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.
Elektron had already told us they would bring something new to the NAMM show. And today they are giving us (and you) just a little sneak preview of what to expect. If we look closely, it appears to be an Octatrack with colorful drumpads (like we saw on some of the NI instruments). However, Elektron is sticking to their usual practise of NOT saying anything more then this. We’ll have to wait til NAMM!
Leading up to the coming NAMM Show, more and more images of new products appear on the net. This time it’s a new instrument from MOOG. That what we can show you however is just a ‘front plate’ of a synth called the SUB 37. Source is MOOG forum itself. This SUB 37 will one of two new products MOOG will introduce at the NAMM.
Akai Professional is continually updating and enhancing the MPC experience. Today they have announced that the version 1.6 of the MPC software is available for download now, adding new features and fixing a number of bugs.
Roland’s new FA series completely reimagines the music workstation, streamlining it for effortless real-time power, ultra-fast workflow, and maximum versatility. Ready to support any type of music you play, the FA-06 and FA-08 come packed with a massive sound collection inherited from the flagship INTEGRA-7, a ton of studio-quality effects, and expressive real-time controls, plus onboard sampling with zero load time for instant audio playback from the 16 backlit pads.
Fantastic news for all the gearjunkies and gearheads outthere! Roland is returning one of his legend instruments, the TR-808 drummachine. For now they haven’t released much information yet, but yesterday they released this video below and are very clear about it that there will be a comeback for the TR-808. The new name will be AIRA.
In celebration of its 15th anniversary, Red Bull Music Academy has teamed up with award-winning director Ralf Schmerberg to create a full-length feature film.
ROLI, a ground-breaking music technology startup based in London, will be exhibiting at the NAMM Show for the first time. They will be presenting their Seaboard GRAND, a new musical instrument that has attracted a great deal of attention in musician and tech communities, as well as the press. The NAMM Show is the world’s largest trade-only event for the music products industry. It is held every January in Anaheim, CA, and this year’s dates are Thursday, January 23th to Sunday, January 26th.
While outfitting the first dedicated film music mix room in the world with Dolby Atmos capability, multi-award-winning film scoring mixer Dennis Sands needed an elegant solution to connect the multi-channel surround processor to his monitor system. When Sands and his design consultants, Ron Lagerlof of Visioneering Design and Andy Potvin from Dolby Laboratories, Inc., learned that Focusrite would shortly begin shipping the RedNet 6 MADI Bridge, they knew they had found that solution, and—sight unseen—ordered and installed one of the first units to be produced.
The GRAMMY-nominated indie folk band Milk Carton Kids found the sound and the look they needed to take out on the road with Ear Trumpet Labs’ Edwina and Edna microphones.
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.
Storn MAGA, “first” commercial Analog Synthesizer created by Storn System, MAGA‘s name itself taken from the name of fourth month in the Sundanese calendar, since the ideas and concepts about MAGA was born in April 2013.
Cyclone is a true low-level hardware emulator. It simulates all the important circuits of the Yamaha TX16W, including the main 68000 CPU, the properietary Yamaha DSP circuits, the 12-bit sample memory and the 400kHz non-linear DACs. Cyclone not only looks like a real TX16W, it sounds like a real TX16W and it runs the exact same software as a real TX16W.
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.
Taking you on a unique journey into uncharted sonic territory, the ChartBreaker set is filled with intricate sound impressions that will help you set the mood perfectly for your next club banger. A blend of 200 rich sounds brought together to infuse your track with cone trashing basses, mashed-up synths, vivid leads, evocative vocals, hypnotic arpeggios and swooping effects. All to bring you the best in raw club sounds and the ideal companion for storming the charts.