Once again, AAS rises the bar in the recreation of the classic Rhodes and Wurlitzer electric pianos. Not only Lounge Lizard EP-3 comes even closer in terms of authenticity but it also preserves the action and feel of the originals.
FOUR WHEEL DRIVE. TRAKTOR DJ Studio 3 featuring 4 decks and countless innovations. Native Instruments proudly presents TRAKTOR DJ Studio 3 – the next generation of professional DJ software! The largest technological leap forward since TRAKTORs introduction, version 3 brings with it numerous innovations for DJing at clubs and parties. Some of the most thrilling new features are the expansion from 2 to 4 playback decks and an emulation of the new, much sought-after Allen & Heath Xone:92 4-channel club mixer. Five professional, tempo-synced effects and an even easier operation will see you mixing hypnotic DJ sets. The integrated access to the Beatport Online Music Store, the worlds leading internet dance music specialist, means you will always have just the right track to hand. The new version is set to rock the clubs as of November.
PSP Audioware have releases the 608 Multidelay plugin. The PSP 608 MD is perhaps the most fully featured delay plug-in available on the market (VST, AudioUnit, RTAS and HTDM for Mac OSX and VST, DirectX and RTAS format for PC).
Roland is proud to announce the release of the much-anticipated Massenburg Hi Resolution Parametric EQ Plug In. In the winter of 2004 the company announced that it would, for the first time, open up its successful V-Studio platform to outside plug-in developers via the VS8F-3 Plug-In Effect Expansion Board. This historic announcement marked a bold initiative at Roland, whereby the company will give V-Studio users access to both high-quality Roland plug-ins and optional 3rd party plug-ins.
There are a lot of exciting things going on at the development of Gearjunkies, some of which are close to going online. But before we want to take that step, we would like to let some more people play around with it and rub it in before we consider it ready.
WWAYM updated Dynamix to v1.5 and released a Mac OS X version. Available as a VST plug-in, Dynamix is a completely new way to waveshape your sounds. You can use it as a supreme compressor or a mastering limiter, you can distort your sound and if you use more instances of Dynamix at the same time, you can use it as an EQ or as a multiband compressor. Enlarge the stereo space with the stereo knob, give your sound the feeling, you always wanted.
The critically acclaimed plug-in bundle is now the top of its class, featuring outstanding sound quality, more signal processing power, stunning visual interface design, and world class customer support at a tremendous value. These new Version 5 plug-ins cover the essential aspects of sound design, tracking, mixing and mastering.
Renoise is the next generation of music tracker software, combining studio quality sound and virtually infinite expandability with a clear and concise interface putting every parameter and option literally at your fingertips. Renoise has been updated to version 1.5.1.
Way Out Ware has perfected the software synth version of the ARP 2600, called the TimewARP 2600. They have created a remarkable digital simulation of the 2600s fat analog sound while keeping all of the original control features. Plus, some new goodies have been added, making the TimewARP 2600 even better than the real thing!
Spectrasonics today announced the release of the New Orleans Strut mini drum loop collection to benefit the victims of Hurricane Katrina. The library features 50 ALL NEW live grooves from seven world-class drummers.
From the company that revolutionized vocal production with Auto-Tune comes AVOX, the Antares Vocal Toolkit. With AVOX, Antares has combined five state-of-the-art vocal processing modules to give you the power you need to create stunning vocal tracks in any musical style as well as design unique vocal effects for audio post production applications.
According to their Japanese website, Korg has announced the Legacy Collection – Digital Edition. This collection consists of updates to the Wavestation and MDE-X plug-ins plus the addition of a virtual version of the Classic M1 synth. All three elements of the Korg Legacy Collection – Digital Edition will support RTAS, VST and Audio Units plug-in formats for Windows XP and Mac OS X.
Steinberg announced today that Studio Case II, its new budget music production package, is shipping to its resellers worldwide. Studio Case II is a combination of Cubase SE3, Steinbergs new entry level music production software, with SE versions of six high quality VST instruments. Available for both PC and Macintosh computers, Studio Case II provides a full set of upgradeable, entry-level music production software.
Cakewalk has introduced the next version of their music sequencing software and digital audio workstation Sonar. Striking the perfect balance between passion and precision, SONAR 5 shatters the limitations found in ordinary digital audio workstations. Offering a complete spectrum of creative technologies, SONAR 5 inspires your artistic expression. These technologies are fully integrated within a cutting edge engineering and mixing environment to transform your musical dreams into professional finished productions.
Steinberg is pleased to announce that the update to version 3.1 of its Nuendo Media Production System is now available. Nuendo 3.1. includes new features targeted at professionals in post and audio production. The free Nuendo 3.1. update offers a variety of new features which are mainly targeted at post production for film and television. Additionally, this version of Nuendo provides significantly optimized workflow and performance features; it is also the first which is capable of interfacing with Euphonix hardware control by means of the Euphonix EuCon protocol.