At the coming AES New York, Bettermaker will show a new product that will complete their EQ range. The new ATM Bettermaker EQ542 is a stereo analog parametric equalizer with plugin recall in 500 format.
Last week we showed you the leaked advertisement of a new line of Minifoogers, so we kinda knew they were coming soon. And today Moog acknowledged the rumours by introducing … the new Minifoogers. A series of compact – easy to use stomp boxes designed primarily for use with electric guitar and bass. Each Minifooger is housed in a rugged cast aluminum enclosure and features a 100% analog signal path, true bypass design, optional battery power, and a single expression pedal input providing hands-free control of one specified parameter within each unit.
For ADE, there’s always the possibility a visitor could come back the next year as a performer. To make this possible, Waves are making their ADE debut by introducing The Art Of The Mix, a four-day event series featuring mixing workshops led by some of dance music’s biggest stars including Dave Audé and Omid 16B. In between sessions, Yoni Leviatan of Waves will be demoing the Element synth and give visitors a chance to play it themselves.
Even though JBL are not that well know in Europe for their product line of reference monitors, unlike in the US, their new 3 series may help with this. The new 3 series are JBL entry level reference monitors that come in 2 models. The LSR305 with a 5″woofer and the LSR308 with a 8″woofer. We will test the LSR308 and compare them with the competitors in the same price range. To that extent the price range isn’t entry level for your average producer. But of course there is a difference in sound quality. So these monitors are more like the 2nd pair you’d buy if you learned your first monitors don’t cut it anymore.
Yet, … another quite original and ‘special’ new controller/instrument. According to developers Naonext it is much more than a controller, a real instrument: an interface based on movement, the Crystall Ball allows for intuitive control of MIDI synthesizers and computer-aided creation software.
Since 2006, Masterpiece Mastering owner Billy Stull, referred to by the legendary Rupert Neve as a man with “golden ears”, has taught audio engineers from around the world the craft of commercial CD mastering at one of his intensive three-day training sessions on Texas’ beautiful South Padre Island.
Elektron have, together with Goldbaby, released a new sound pack for the Octatrack. The MPC Memories Sound pack pays a tribute to the MPC60, the beat making machine that forever changed the course of musical history. Goldbaby has put this gem of an instrument to work and has used it to sample hundreds of vinyl hits, drum machine one shots, and FX sounds. From now on, the Octatrack can’t stop, won’t stop.
The elements of perfect guitar tone start here: HARMAN’s DigiTech announced the introduction of its Element and Element XP, two versatile guitar multi-effects pedals that offer hundreds of sounds, effects, amps and cabinets, drum machine and much more.
Below are some of the new releases we have encountered this week on the Loops and Samples front. Just like the quality of the audio software we use these days the quality of the content we use (loops and samples) equally matches the high standards of this software. Below is this weeks selection.
Due to overwhelming demand, a repress of I DREAM OF WIRES: HARDCORE EDITION has been announced, an independent documentary epic exploring the history, demise and resurgence of the ultimate electronic music machine, the MODULAR SYNTHESIZER. Available to order now from the new SCIENCE WITH SYNTHESIZERS webshop, and coming soon to other select retailers.
WaveDNA is excited to announce a significant update to the full version of Liquid Rhythm beat generation software, including powerful new MIDI sequencing and editing tools to create and remix drum patterns. This can now be achieved either directly in Ableton Live clips via Max4Live as a plug-in, or as a stand-alone application. Additionally, the company has released Liquid Rhythm Intro, a condensed version of Liquid Rhythm to increase accessibility for the electronic musician, music producer, DJ and film/television composer communities of music creators.
Melodyne offers unique possibilities for the enhancement of audio – from vocal tuning to rhythmic editing and even harmonic restructuring. In the course of a series of free seminars, Celemony explains how to make effective use of these possibilities to correct and polish recordings.
The Future Retro Mondovox provides new ways to play, control, and breathe new life into your MIDI sound modules. With the Mondovox, you can polyphonically play up to 16 monophonic synthesizers in ways you would expect to find in features-laden polysynths, expanding upon those ideas for many new and exciting possibilities.
Recently we showed you the video of the new Electrodyne 2501 pre amp. This week Pete’s Place informed us that the 2501 and the 2511 Equalizer are being launched. In January of 2009, Electrodyne and Pete’s Place Audio teamed up to bring back the classic Electrodyne brand in 500 Series module form with the launch of the 501 discrete two-stage studio preamp and 511 two-band inductor EQ. Now, almost five years later, the two companies have come together once again to offer dual mono-channel, 19-inch rack-mounted versions of both products known as the Electrodyne 2501 and 2511.
The very attentive users on the Sequencer.de forum did catch another ‘booboo’ from a retailer. It seems that Sweetwater already have printed their coming catalog and already posted a new line of Minifoogers by Moog. The new series are all analog effect pedals and consists of a MF Trem, MF Delay, MF Ring, MF Boost and MF Drive.