Published on January 31st, 2009.
Author: Darren McEntee
Category: Industry News.

MODARTT releases a physically modelled virtual copy of a Walter pianoforte, Vienna, ca 1790. This beautiful historical instrument belongs to the famous pianist Paul Badura-Skoda.
Paul Badura-Skoda, born in 1927, is a pianist, music editor and pedagogue with an outstanding repertoire of more than 200 recordings, focusing mainly on the piano works by Mozart, Beethoven and [...]

Published on January 28th, 2009.
Author: Darren McEntee
Category: Industry News.

Industry leaders converge at EconMusic to address developing trends and key issues effecting the digital music business.

ContentNext Media, the media and information company covering the business of digital media and parent of paidContent.org, announced today the EconMusic Conference, a half-day event that will examine the state of the digital music industry and the direction in [...]

Published on January 27th, 2009.
Author: Darren McEntee
Category: Industry News.

Native Instruments today introduced ACOUSTIC REFRACTIONS, a new KORE SOUNDPACK that combines organic and synthetic qualities in innovative and inspiring ways. Based on unusual acoustic sample material and brought to life through advanced sound programming, this new library for KORE 2 and the free KORE PLAYER provides charismatic, highly original instruments for any musical project [...]

Published on January 27th, 2009.
Author: Darren McEntee
Category: Industry News.

Equinox Sounds has released ‘Subconscious Dubstep’, a downloadable loop pack containing 12 Dubstep and Grime construction kits.
The collection contains a total of 197 melodic and rhythmic loops and phrases featuring drumloops, basslines, synthlines, guitars, organs, melodies, FX plus drum loops and their isolated parts (snares, kicks, hi-hats, shakers, claps, bells, etc.)… all presented in ACID/WAV [...]

Published on January 25th, 2009.
Author: Darren McEntee
Category: Industry News.

SKnote has announced the release Specter, a new mastering VST effect plug-in for Windows. Although it was developed for mastering it is also very useful on single instruments, groups or effects. The main goal was to make it “transparent”. The main difference from other similar effects is that the input signal isn’t split in bands. [...]

Published on January 24th, 2009.
Author: Darren McEntee
Category: Industry News.

Sonic Reality Announces “Cinema Sessions” Sound Collections for Infinite Player Plug-in
January 23, 2009
Cinema Sessions Vol.1-3 have sought after moods, soundscapes, textures, special effects, exotic ambience, wild symphonic performances and other sounds needed for film, tv and game production. From climbing chaotic symphonies in the style of “A Day In The Life‰ to eerie [...]

Published on January 24th, 2009.
Author: Darren McEntee
Category: Industry News.

Point Blank Presents Learn to Make Minimal with Ableton Live
Point Blank’s latest online music course has proved so popular with Logic users that it has now been launched on Ableton Live. The four week Pro Producer course is aimed at producers of Minimal and Tech House and has attracted students from all over the world [...]

Published on January 24th, 2009.
Author: Darren McEntee
Category: Industry News.

MUTOOLS has released MU.LAB 2.5 – ReWired.
MU.LAB 2.5 highlights:
* ReWire Master support for both audio and MIDI!
Plug in any ReWire application like Propellerheads Reason or Ableton Live
into MU.LAB’s flexible architecture which also handles VST plugins and audio file streaming!
* Enhanced drag & drop support!
* Enhanced composition and sequence editing!
* Enhanced plugin support!
* Important compatibility improvements [...]

Published on January 23rd, 2009.
Author: Darren McEntee
Category: Industry News.

Karma-Lab Releases KARMA M50 Software (for the Korg M50)
KARMA Developer Stephen Kay has now made it possible for M50 owners to have the same KARMA functionality as the higher-end Korg M3 and OASYS, with the release of KARMA M50 Software for the Korg M50 ($199). Running on your PC (Mac/Windows), the software provides you with [...]

Published on January 22nd, 2009.
Author: Darren McEntee
Category: Industry News.

PreSonus Establishes PreSonus Software, Ltd.
Long known for its award-winning audio hardware, PreSonus announced that it has established PreSonus Software, Ltd., a new entity based in Ireland. “Software and hardware together are far more powerful than either alone,” declares PreSonus CEO Jim Mack. “But in many cases, when users attempt to use hardware with software, [...]

Published on January 22nd, 2009.
Author: Darren McEntee
Category: Industry News.

At the Winter NAMM show in Anaheim, California, Vir2 Instruments announced its new virtual instrument for pop, jazz, funk, and big band horns, MOJO: Horn Section.

MOJO offers offering the most flexible and innovative approach to pop, funk, jazz, and big band horns ever created in a virtual instrument. Inspired by legendary groups like Tower [...]

Published on January 22nd, 2009.
Author: Darren McEntee
Category: Industry News.

AmpliTube Fender® Announced: The Official Fender® Software Amp and FX Suite

AmpliTube® Fender® is the only official Fender® guitar/bass amp and FX software suite, made by IK Multimedia in cooperation with music icon Fender® Musical Instruments Corporation. With a collection of 45 pieces of gear, including some the most sought-after classic and modern Fender® amps (Twin [...]

Published on January 20th, 2009.
Author: Richard.Hunter
Category: Featured, Virtual Instruments.

The current arms race in software instruments is nowhere more evident than in software drum machines, in large part because modern music is so dependent on percussion in all its forms, meaning that there’s always plenty of demand for new drum tools. DR-008 seemed like quite an instrument when I acquired it just a [...]

Published on January 8th, 2009.
Author: Darren McEntee
Category: Industry News.

ProducerLoops.com has released 4 new downloadable sample packs from their France-based content partners, Bluezone Corporation.
‘Psy Trance Reflexion’ is a set of high quality samples and loops for Trance producers. The pack contains 127 loops, 49 synth sounds / pads and more than 220 drums. Includes WAV, AIFF and REX2 formats. ‘Psy Trance Reflexion’ is available [...]

Published on January 6th, 2009.
Author: Darren McEntee
Category: Industry News.

Muse Research, Inc. has announced that they have reached an agreement with Univer Sons / Ultimate Sound Bank of Paris, France to include their USB Plugsound BOX collection of six virtual instruments with their new RECEPTOR 2 Hardware Plug-in Player. The Plugsound BOX collection features 6 superb virtual instruments covering a wide range of sounds [...]