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Sony has created a musical game called Block Jam
Synths and workstations

Sony has created a musical game called Block Jam

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Block Jam is a musical interface controlled by the arrangement of 25 tangible blocks. By arranging the blocks musical phrases and sequences are created, allowing multiple users to play and collaborate. The system takes advantage of both graphical and tangible user interfaces. Each block has a visual display and a combination of a gestural input and a click-able input. Each Block metaphorically contains a sound group that can be chosen via the gestural input, the click-able input changes a block functionally. Thus, musically complex and engaging configurations can be rapidly assembled. The tangible nature of the blocks and the intuitive interface promotes face-to-face collaboration, and the presence of the GUI allows for remote collaboration across a network.

LiveLab releases LiveSlice 1.1
Studio Software

LiveLab releases LiveSlice 1.1

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LiveLab has recently released an update for LiveSlice. This is a major update with tons of new features and important bugfixes. Two new banks of presets by The Outziders are included. The banks can be used both in the demo and full version. The 39.95 euro introduction offer is valid until 20 Nov.

MHC releases Ambient Keys
Studio Software

MHC releases Ambient Keys

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MHC announces the release of Ambient Keys 1.0. Ambient Keys is a synthesizer, which plays an extensive set of ambient 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.

Steinberg announces Hypersonic 2
Studio Software

Steinberg announces Hypersonic 2

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Steinberg today announced that Hypersonic 2, the long-awaited update to its successful Hypersonic music workstation product, will be available soon. Featuring 1.7 GB of top-quality sounds, 1800 factory presets, four sound generation engines as well as excellent resource efficiency, Hypersonic 2 will be available in November 2005.

Steinberg updates Cubase System|4
Studio Software

Steinberg updates Cubase System|4

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Steinberg announced a new update to its highly successful Cubase System|4 music production system. Cubase System|4 now includes Cubase SL 3.1 with new features and capabilities as well as a new driver for Mac OSX 10.4 Tiger, ensuring full compatibility with Apples latest operating system.

Audio Ease updates Altiverb to v.5.1.1.
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Audio Ease updates Altiverb to v.5.1.1.

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Altiverb is a sampled acoustics Reverb plugin for that offers stunningly realistic one, two and four channel sampled acoustics of real halls, cathedrals, bathrooms and virtually any real acoustic environment. Included are dozens of acoustic samples ranging from the Amsterdam Concertgebouw to bathrooms and closets.

Support for DJ hardware controllers in v.2.2. of DJ-1800
DJ GEAR, Studio Software

Support for DJ hardware controllers in v.2.2. of DJ-1800

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DJs who like to use hardware controllers during their set will be able to make the most of their kit with the new release of DJ-1800. Version 2.2 of the professional DJ software now includes support for popular controllers, including the Hercules DJ Console, the Kontrol-DJ and any other MIDI controller. The new version also features a clearer interface, which is even more responsive when new tunes are loaded.

SKYLIFE releases SampleRobot v.1.5 Update
Studio Software

SKYLIFE releases SampleRobot v.1.5 Update

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SampleRobot is the missing link between sound source and software sampler. It was never easier to record audio and to create multi-samples in one go. SampleRobot works as a copying machine for sounds featuring advanced recording and auto-loop searching algorithms. If there are MIDI connections available between an instrument and a computer SampleRobot sends out MIDI note messages and controller information, note by note. The external device gets the MIDI information and plays back the sounds. At the same time SampleRobot is in audio recording mode. Just a few mouse clicks and a fully detailed sampled synthesizer with all internal sound programs is on your hard drive ready to be played with any available software sampler.

Synths and workstations

Hartmann headed for bankruptcy

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Hartmann, manufacturers of the Neuron and Neuron VS, have stated that they are on the brink of bankruptcy. A subcontracter which produces the Hartmann products sold a large number of products from their stock against under-cost prices, without the knowledge of Hartmann, to internet resellers. The result of these illegal sales is the total breakdown of the Hartmann sales structure.

LiveLab releases update for LiveSlice
Studio Software

LiveLab releases update for LiveSlice

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LiveLab has released a new version of their LiveSlice plugin. This beat slicer can do much more than just slice your beats. You can load up to 64 wave files at a time, slice them up and combine the slices in the multitrack arranger. Each slice is coloured based on the content so you can easily tell them apart – this makes manual rearranging a lot easier. With up to 256 slice on each loop liveslice is as much a granular synthesizer as a beat slicer. As you can also sequence notes you can do simple melodic arrangements too (bases and arps).

Basement.Arts updates Frantic filter plugin
Studio Software

Basement.Arts updates Frantic filter plugin

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Basement.Arts released an version 1.1. update for its filter plugin Frantic. Frantic introduces an analogue sounding dedicated filter into the modern digital production environment. The VST-PlugIn, modelled after such famous analogue legends as the Korg MS20, Oberheim Xpander, OSC Oscar, Sherman Filterbank and the classic Moog Filter, sets a new standard in digital signal processing.