Mono/Poly for Reason uses Korg’s proprietary CMT (Component Modeling Technology) to precisely model the electronic circuitry of the original analog instrument, capturing the exact sound and parameter response of the original. Originally introduced as part of Korg’ s Legacy Collection, Mono/Poly can now be integrated into Reason as a Rack Extension.
Groove 3 have cooked up something special for Sonalksis users! Right now you can get their “Sonalksis Plug-Ins Explained” video tutorials at an amazing price during their month long “The More You Spend, The More You Save” sale. Spend $25 and get 10% off, spend $50 and get 20% off, and spend $75 or more and get a whopping 33% off your entire order. Just add products to your cart and the discounts are automatically applied.
Meet the all-new vjay, enhanced for iPhone and iPad! It’s our biggest update yet. Take your video mash-ups to another level with unprecedented tools to seamlessly mix and scratch video content just as a DJ would with music. Update today! Loving vjay? Be the first to tell your friends that vjay is currently available free for one week, as it was just picked App of the Week on the App Store worldwide!
Cleaver people with their cleaver ideas! The people at Kontor Records wanted to come up with an idea to improve the result on their promo mailings. They came up with the idea to grab the attention by using good old ‘vinyl‘. But with vinyl you need a player to play the record. So they included one in the mailing.
This month, Producertech have unveiled two fantastic additions to their range of online courses, both of which uncover the secrets behind producing professional-quality house music with Logic Pro. The first of these courses is by none other than Dale Anderson, one of the leading figures in the house music scene for over a decade, having appeared on multiple compilations including Ministry of Sound, Renaissance, Defected and Armada. The second course is by one of the most prolific and award-winning in-house contributors to the Loopmasters sample pack range, Andy Lee.
Today Propellerhead announces the immediate availability of Thor for iPad. Reason’s flagship synth makes a leap to the iOS platform and offers a custom mobile interface, expressive playing features and the same great sound as in Reason.
“Making music with your mind” sounds like a sci-fi fantasy, but the fantasy has become reality for several physically-disabled music fans. iZotope user DJ Fresh was there as part of this inspiring project sponsored by Smirnoff. Watch the video to learn about the making of “Mindtunes” and catch a glimpse of Ozone 5 Advanced in action.
With an invite by Focusrite, two Gearjunkies team members went on a roadtrip to the Belgian city of MOL, where one the best studios of Europe is located. At the Galaxy Studio they got a hands-on demonstration of the Focusrite Rednet audio system.
Sample Magic has announced the launch of a new five-day Production Academy with Sound on Sound’s Paul White. The Production Academy is the latest educational offering from Sample Magic, an immersive five-day music recording and production course based on the best-selling Producer’s Manual written by Paul White.
Novation TV spent a day with Teddy, where he showed them around Future Recording Studios 2 and played a brand new version of Guy’s 1988 hit ‘Teddy’s Jam’ on the Novation MiniNova.
Vampire Weekend’s joyful melding of indie rock and Afro pop has lifted the band to international A-level status. Their newest album, Modern Vampires of the City, debuted at #1 on the Billboard Top 200 chart. Producers Ariel Rechtshaid and Rostam Batmanglij recorded, produced, and mixed the album in Los Angeles studios and Brooklyn apartments, lounges and backyards — a mobile strategy made possible by mirrored recording systems, Universal Audio’s Apollo audio interface, and Thunderbolt technology.
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.
Science! We love science, especially when it is brought to us in a fun way. Below is a video by Brusspup in which he performs the Chladni plate experiment. For us it is just cool to see what sound can do, how it shapes certain forms at certain frequencies. Again, just cool!
Elektron Music Machines has released a new Sound pack for the Octatrack. The Nintari Flashback Sound pack is assembled by Puremagnetik and contains samples from the legendary Atari 2600 and NES consoles. The mixture of seriously raw waveforms, lo-fi squeaks and 8-bit drum sounds will beam the Octatrack straight back to the future. Press start to continue!
Native Instruments launched the Freedom of Sound sales special on REAKTOR and select REAKTOR-based instruments and effects. The special celebrates the unrestricted freedom to design completely new instruments and sound devices REAKTOR provides. During the offer period, REAKTOR is available at the NI Online Shop for $99 / 99 € / ¥ 9,800 – a saving of $300 / 300 € / ¥ 30,000 compared to Native Instruments’ online shop price.