On October 7, 2005, at the AES convention in New York City, Digidesign will debut the all-new Pro Tools HD 7 software for Pro Tools|HD systems, Pro Tools LE 7 software for Pro Tools LE systems, and Pro Tools M-Powered 7 software for Pro Tools M-Powered systems. Pro Tools 7 software is a cross-platform release, supporting Windows XP and Mac OS X computers.
IK discloses more information about AmpliTube 2, a completely redesigned application offering tremendously enhanced new features. AmpliTube 2 with new DSM technology raises the standard of modeling processors to an unprecedented level of hi-quality emulation and extreme flexibility.
IK is also proud to unveil its first hardware product in combination with AmpliTube 2: AmpliTube StompIO, a dedicated USB foot controller able to fully control AmpliTube 2, live and in the studio, for a new level of integration between hardware and software and a new generation of PC based effects.
The 1.5 update offers a completely new factory patch library, including 500 new Multi Grooves and 250 new Kits created by the acclaimed Spectrasonics sound design team, which take advantage of all the new features and effects that have been added since the original release of Stylus RMX. The complete patch library is now also organized by mood and genre.
Unitonic today announced the upcoming release of Aurora 2.0, a groundbreaking new version of their advanced plug-in synth for Pro Tools|HD Accel systems. Sporting a redesigned interface and a host of features never-before-available on any synthesizer, Aurora 2.0 offers new sonic possibilities with the dynamic interaction and expressive capabilities of a traditional instrument.
FabFilter has released version 1.12 of the FabFilter Volcano filter effect plug-in, and version 3.03 of the FabFilter One synthesizer plug-in. These updates are free for existing users and contain small enhancements and bug fixes. The Windows version has not been changed.
EDIROL announced that it is releasing Version 1.0 drivers for the 64-bit Windows computing platform. EDIROL had previously released beta versions of its 64-bit drivers and is now offering fully-supported Version 1.0 drivers that meet EDIROLs demanding standards for driver implementation.
Revolver is a high-powered convolution reverb that drives like no other, providing total impulse response sculpt-ability, dedicated and routable EQ, two syncable delay lines, and specialized stereo imaging for unprecedented control. With literally hundreds of sounds from rare holy grail out of production reverbs and acoustic spaces, Revolver provides the most compelling impulse library to date. Also included is a complete tool set to shoot your own rooms and gear. Any acoustic space, outboard gear, or signal path can be modeled in a few minutes with Revolver and the Revolver analysis tools.
Luxonix has announced to be released in october 2005, PURITY. It is the next generation of a digital musical instrument workstation and PCM sound module software. PURITY is designed to realize and surpass the hardware musical instrument workstation perfectly on computer based music production environments offering higher sound quality and more usability.
Manytone has announced the launch of ManyGuitar, a guitar and bass sample based synthesizer with a library of over 1 gigabyte of 24-bit samples. The ManyGuitar sound library includes a wide range of guitars and basses. Each instrument has been multi sampled, often at several velocities and with a mute layer included. In addition to the single note samples, there are some chord sets and also some lead guitar styles.
Today Gearjunkies opened their virtual studio section called User Studios. With the User Studios, Gearjunkies can publish their own studio on Gearjunkies and show other people what their studio looks like. The User Studio isn’t limited to a listing of equipment, but every studio can also include lots of pictures, of the studio itself, and pictures of individual instruments.
Linplug has recently updated CronoX3 (Sample Synthesizer) to version 3.0.4. and the same with the Albino (Virtual Rob Papen Synthesizer), which got updated to version 2.2.1.
The Logic Users Group (LUG) is the oldest (11+ years) and largest (20000+ members) Logic community in existence. In 1994 they were Emagics first presence on the Internet, though in 1999 Emagic became independent of the LUG. The LUG are by far the best resource for Logic users around, even people who do not use Logic as their primary sequencer frequent the LUG for the invaluable wisdom found there! The list is moderated by a team of five admins from around the world to produce the highest quality and informative forum possible.
Camel Audio have released version 1.6 of their critically acclaimed additive synthesizer which excels at pads and evolving textures. The update adds an improved noise generator with key tracking for brighter, crisper sounds, an improved reverb, key tracking on the filter, improved editing abilities as well as other feature enhancements and bug fixes.
NATIVE INSTRUMENTS is excited to announce that AKOUSTIK PIANO is now available in stores worldwide. AKOUSTIK PIANO brings four classic pianos to life with unprecedented authenticity, flexibility and ease of use. AKOUSTIK PIANO recreates each nuance and detail of the original instruments by combining elaborate multi-sampling with sophisticated emulation of soundboard resonance and pedal behaviour. At the same time, it remains both efficient and convenient to use for a wide range of musical styles and applications.
Steinberg today unveiled the latest version of its Cubase SE entry level music production software. Cubase SE3 offers professional music technologies tailored to musicians, producers, students and educators. Available for both Mac and PC, Cubase SE3 will be available in October 2005 for only 149.00 Euro.