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

AudioGate™Version 2.0 file format conversion software includes new file editing tools, Korg’s enhanced “AQUA” dithering algorithm, plus CD/DSD disc creation capabilities Korg’s MR Series recorders — the MR-1, MR-1000 and MR-2000S — introduced affordable DSD 1-bit recording and archiving. Korg includes its AudioGate™file management/conversion software free with every recorder. The newly released AudioGate Version 2.0 [...]

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

Voxengo PHA-979 version 2.1 update is now available for download.  Voxengo PHA-979 is a track phase and time alignment audio plug-in, available in AudioUnit and VST plug-in formats, for Mac OS X, Windows XP and Windows Vista computers.
Version 2.1 update implements a very useful feature – multi-band correlation meter that greatly simplifies phase- and time-aligning [...]

Published on May 29th, 2009.
Author: Darren McEntee
Category: Industry News.

Air by 9 Soundware is an instrument in EXS24 format. The concept behind the sound set was to use sounds generated by air to create a transparent-sounding percussive instrument. Functionally similar to a hi-hat, the instrument was designed to add rhythmic movement to arrangements, but in a subtler manner.
The samples are of quick blasts of [...]

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

Updated Voxengo Tube Amp v2.0 and Voxengo MSED 2.1 free audio plug-ins have been released.  These plug-ins can be loaded into any audio host application that conforms to the VST or AudioUnit plug-in specification.  Plug-ins are compatible with Windows XP, Windows Vista (32- and 64-bit) and Mac OS X 10.4.11 and above (Intel and PowerPC) [...]

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

FabFilter has released FabFilter Timeless 2, the successor to the original Timeless delay plug-in. New features such as mid/side processing together with virtually unlimited modulation possibilities ensure that Timeless 2 will warp and mangle your sounds more enthusiastically than ever. At the same time, the streamlined “what-you-use-is-what-you-see” interface makes it even more of a pleasure [...]

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

Heartbeat by 9 Soundware is an instrument in EXS24 format. The sound set was constructed from samples of human heartbeat recordings, which were enhanced for drum-like punch. The percussive instrument features sounds of pulses resembling kick drums, as well as other internal organ activity.
The instrument is based on 224 samples. They were captured using an [...]

Published on May 19th, 2009.
Author: Darren McEntee
Category: Industry News.

Voxengo Elephant update version 3.3 is now available for download. Voxengo Elephant is a mastering limiter plug-in for professional music production applications, available in AudioUnit and VST plug-in formats, for Mac OS X, Windows XP and Windows Vista computers.
Version 3.3 update includes the following changes:
* “Radial” knob mode can be now disabled completely.
* “Off-Line Render” [...]

Published on May 18th, 2009.
Author: Darren McEntee
Category: Industry News.

DWS updates…
There is 2 more weeks to get the Dirty Dose at the intro price of $21.99.
They’ve also included a FREE bonus product for all people who buy the Dirty Dose during the intro offer period.
The Bonus product is called RX7 vs 301, and is only available to those who buy the Dirty Dose during [...]

Published on May 18th, 2009.
Author: Darren McEntee
Category: Industry News.

Precisionsound releases Vintage Keyboard Collection Volume 1
This SampleSet contains 3 obscure and great sounding keyboards from the past that has been given new life and enhanced performance due to modern technique and the sample formats  NI Kontakt, Steinberg HALion, SoundFont and Rx2 for grooves.
The keyboards:
Stylophone 350s
Bergman Klavitron
ACE 3000
You  get:
- 51 Rx2 grooves
- 88 HALion programs
- [...]

Published on May 18th, 2009.
Author: Darren McEntee
Category: Industry News.

Bremmers Audio Design is pleased to announce the release of the version 5.2 of MultitrackStudio, the audio / MIDI multitrack recording program for Windows.
The notation editor has been improved significantly in the 5.2 release. Readability is improved, key changes are supported, more tuplets are recognized etc. The Multi MIDI Editor now does notation as well, [...]

Published on May 15th, 2009.
Author: Darren McEntee
Category: Industry News.

A press release from MODARTT :
Using a newly extended model, PIANOTEQ can now reproduce the beautiful sound of the vibraphone. Two virtual vibraphones, V-M and V-B, are provided as embedded add-ons and included in the latest update of PIANOTEQ 3 for demo evaluation.
The V-M is a virtual copy of a Musser vibraphone that belongs to [...]

Published on May 15th, 2009.
Author: Darren McEntee
Category: Industry News.

Twisty downtempo, Fatboy-style breakbeat, west coast breaks, even drum n bass…if your beat is broken, The Electron Smasher crushes it to pieces. It contains nearly 600 loops, and over 100 drum loop construction kits, so you’ve got tons of variations. And you can mix it up and layer, build up and break down, stretch your [...]

Published on May 15th, 2009.
Author: Darren McEntee
Category: Industry News.

Native Instruments today introduced NORTH INDIA, a new sound library that captures and recreates the charismatic tones of classical North Indian music with unparalleled authenticity. It also marks the launch of the new “Discovery Series” of KORE SOUNDPACKS, which will translate the sonic heritage of various regions of the world into distinctive sound collections for [...]

Published on May 15th, 2009.
Author: Darren McEntee
Category: Industry News.

Glacier by 9 Soundware is a set of instruments for the EXS24 sampler within Apple Logic Pro. The theme of the sound set is glaciers. They are depicted with renderings of glacial shimmer, floating ice, violent avalanches, intense wind, as well as simulations of actual sounds of melting glaciers.
The instruments are based on 50 samples [...]

Published on May 12th, 2009.
Author: Darren McEntee
Category: Industry News.

After the breakneck success of their best-selling Deep Kicks pack, Simplosive are back pushing the limits with 500 industrial strength kick drum one-shots.
Each kick in the pack is 100% copyright-free and modeled using a combination of high-end analogue outboard and top-notch digital filters.
100 deep, dirty and powerful kicks are presented with five filter and compression [...]