Image Line Software, the developers of FL Studio, introduces to the market its latest audio tool, the Multiband Maximizer Maximus. It combines high quality Maximizer, Compressor, Limiter, Noise Gate, Expander, Ducker and De-esser. It can be used either as a mastering plugin or as a per-track effect.
Extreme is a hybrid synthesizer which plays an extensive set of extreme waveforms/samples, for example distorted, big, punchy, noisy and wicked waveforms, processing these using a filter, envelopes, an LFO, an ensemble, delays and an effect section which features 133 different effect modes, including crossfading effects and layered effects.
Native Instruments today introduced a new, simplified pricing structure for its software instrument products. The new pricing unifies prices across the diverse NI product range, and makes many of the acclaimed synthesizers and samplers even more affordable.
As you might have noticed Propellerheads software released the long-awaited version 4 of Reason this week. The main new features of Reason 4 are: Thor, a multi-synthesis synthesizer with six oscillator types, four different filters, a step sequencer and a modulation matrix. Fully routable. Fully automatable. Fully everything. RPG-8, a monophonic arpeggiator with multiple play modes, an insert function and a pattern section. And then some. Reason’s new revamped sequencer now features multiple track lanes, vector automation, dedicated device tracks, clips, count-in and more. A lot more. Regroove, a realtime, 32-channel timing and groove handling mixer. Applies non-destructive, freely editable grooves to Reason’s sequencer tracks.
Propellerhead have added video’s at YouTube for us to get a closer look at these new features.
Over the past few months, the LinPlug lab has been hard at work on the new version of our RM series. They have been contacted by many people interested in what it will be like so we thought they give us a special sneak preview here.
Sugar Bytes has updated Artillery to version 2.0.2. The Artillery Effect Keyboard comes with 28 innovative effects and incredible possibilities. The concept is simple but effective: Effects are assigned to keyzones and triggered with MIDI notes. That way you can perform incredible Effect sequences, or put effects in certain places, live or in studio.
After much anticipation Reason 4 has finally arrived. The new version boasts Thor, a highly sophisticated, superior sounding synthesizer, the ReGroove mixer, a new way to adjust the rhythmic feel of tracks, RPG-8, a versatile arpeggiator, a completely rebuilt sequencer coupled with many other workflow enhancements that give musicians the control and power to make great sounding music faster and easier than ever.
Image-Line have released version 2.0 of the PoiZone synth plugin. PoiZone 2 features a refreshed interface and is now available as a standalone application, native FL Studio plugin and AudioUnit plugin, in addition to the existing VSTi plugin version.
Image-Line have released version 1.14 (public beta version) of their DJ software Deckadance.
Universal Audio, a manufacturer of high-quality vintage audio hardware and DSP software plug-ins for digital audio workstations, today announced the web release of v4.8 software for the UAD Family of DSP Card’s and Powered Plug-Ins(tm).
FXpansion has released just a few screenshots on their official forum. Little information in their own words: “BFD2 is more CPU efficient, depending on how you use it. We’ve added a lot of new features and unfortunately things like component modelled compressors and EQ’s do tend to be quite CPU heavy. We are doing everything to make this more acceptable. As a rough guide to CPU usage, on my macbook pro it currently runs at about 15% of CPU with a 32 piece kit, song timeline running in the groove engine, multiple effects in the mixer as well as several concurrent busses running. (which for comparison is about the same as running 30+ tracks in cubase, plus maybe 10 fx).”
Steinberg is proud to announce a new version of its award-winning Nuendo audio production environment.
Yellow tools is proud to release a powerful free version of Independence, the ultimate sampler workstation! Independence Free 2.0 is already based on the new Independence 2.0 version which will also be released this month.
All Flux installers are now in version 1.2.0.16.
Audio Ease is proud to make available acoustics samples (impulse responses) of Gol Gumbaz of Bijapur India, the second largest dome in the world.