Week of July 16, 2006 Saturday, July 22 2006 | dmac Nucleus SoundLab Releases Viral Outbreak Volume One Viral Outbreak Volume One is the first in a series of sample libraries based on the sounds of the Virus* TI hardware synthesizer. Using the power of extensive 96khz multisampling, manual looping and professional preset design Nucleus SoundLab brings the TI sound to your sampler! Viral Outbreak Volume One will be available soon for Wusikstation v1/v2/v3, SFZ, and Kontakt 1/2. Viral Outbreak Volume One contains all manner of TI-based sounds. Classic wavetables, raw saw and pulse waveforms (sampled at multiple pulsewidths), unison dance leads, breathtaking pads and even punchy synth drumkits. Details: Over 2gb (Wusik Format) of multisamples comprised of 130+ soundsets. virtually all soundsets stereo-sampled for the greatest depth. Sampled at 32-bit 96khz quality! For resource efficiency, then carefully downsampled to 24-bit 48khz. Nearly 750 Wusikstation v3 presets, many taking advantage of all the new v3 features! (450 presets for Wusik v1) The best preset designers out there: ToTc, Teksonik, Tim Conrardy, Jeremy Janzen, rsmus7 and more! An amazing, TI-inspired, Wusikstation v2/v3 skin by Vera Kinter. Listen to what Viral Outbreak Vol One offers by downloading the MP3 at viraloutbreak.net Viral Outbreak Vol One is available immediately for electronic and standard distribution. The Wusikstation v1-3 version is priced at $84.95 US; the Kontakt/SFZ version is $59.95; and all formats together on a DVD (including shipping) costs $99.95. For more information on Viral Outbreak Vol One - and to order - visit the product page at viraloutbreak.net. Saturday, July 22 2006 | dmac Native Instruments has updated Kore to v1.0.2 Changes: Substantially improved Performance Presets. Default Controller Pages for any third party plug-in. A completely revised manual. Several bug fixes and minor enhancements regarding usability and performance. Updated Kore controller drivers for Windows XP and Mac OS X are also included. The Windows driver's CPU usage is reduced. Crackling issues in multi-client use have been fixed with the OS X driver update. More @ native-instruments.com. Saturday, July 22 2006 | dmac Audiofile Engineering Releases Free Loop Editor Tool Audiofile Engineering™ today introduced Loop Editor™, a simple audio loop editing tool. Designed in Cocoa from the ground up, Loop Editor proudly takes advantage of Quartz, CoreAudio and other solid OS X features. Loop Editor is now available for a price of $0. Loop Editor is available immediately for download here. The company is also very pleased to announce that all their software will be distributed via Appcasts, Loop Editor being the first. If that weren't enough, all future releases of Audiofile Engineering software will have the capability to download and install software updates from within the application. More information regarding Appcasting can be found here. For more information, visit their web site at audiofile-engineering.com. Saturday, July 22 2006 | dmac Source Elements Releases Source-Live VST Plug-In Source-Elements LLC has announced the release of Source-Live for VST, making it fully compatible with Steinberg Nuendo and Cubase. "On line collaboration and podcasting are two of the hottest trends in music production" states Athan Billias, Director of Marketing for technology products at Yamaha Corporation of America, "and the new Source-Live VST allows Cubase and Nuendo users to stream mixes to the Internet directly from their DAW making collaboration and podcasting simpler and quicker." Regularly priced at $395 USD, Source Elements is also announcing a wide-scale Group Buy that could bring the price to as low as $200. With Source-Live the output of your audio mix streams to multiple listeners simultaneously in real-time. Simply e-mail listeners a Live-link and they immediately connect to the stream in real time from anywhere in the world via QuickTime. Utilizing the most current AAC/mp4 algorithms, Source-Live provides listeners with true 24-bit audio quality and is 96k sample rate-compatible. Real-time 'listener management' and password protection within the plug-in allows users control of who's listening in on the session. Source-Live's 'Live-to-File' feature makes generating mp4 files and podcasting a snap. In addition to session monitoring, Source-Live can also be used to stream live events to a streaming server for true internet radio capabilities. Source-Live changes the workflow of many productions by eliminating the need to email or ftp audio files for approvals. It allows for real time and interactive approvals, without setting up a complicated streaming server. Everything is taken care of directly within Source-Live! Owners of Source-Live will be able to customize a browser-based QuickTime GUI for branding and advertising opportunities. Source-Live for VST is compatible with Steinberg Nuendo and Cubase (Mac and Windows), and is available for a limited time at a reduced price via the Source-Live Group Buy. For more information, visit their web site at source-elements.com. Friday, July 21 2006 | dmac DigiMax FS Now Shipping PreSonus Audio is pleased to announce the DigiMax FS is now shipping worldwide. The DigiMax FS is an 8-channel microphone preamplifier with 8 channels of digital optical light pipe ADAT and 96k dual SMUX input and output, balanced analog direct outputs, and TRS inserts on each channel.   The DIGIMAX FS is the perfect solution to add eight class A preamps to expand any digital audio hardware system with optical light pipe I/O including the Digidesign 002, and 002 Rack, Yamaha DM series digital mixers, RME recording interfaces. DigiMax FS Features: - 8 class A microphone preamps w/ trim control - 24-bit resolution, up to 96K sampling rate -  ADAT and 96k dual SMUX input/output - direct outputs on every channel - inserts on every channel - word clock input/output Click here to watch a 30 second video on the new DigiMax FS! Friday, July 21 2006 | dmac Precisionsound Releases Indian Harmonium For HALion, Kontakt, And SoundFont Precisionsound has released Indian Harmonium for HALion, Kontakt & SoundFont The Harmonium is an essential part of Indian music and could be described as a hybrid of an accordion and a pump organ. The characteristic sound could be heard in most Indian folk music and in contemporary music influenced by the "sound of India." The SampleSet contains 228 stereo 24bit wav files divided into 8 programs each for the HALion & Kontakt versions and 7 programs for SoundFont. The HALion & Kontakt programs has separated key sounds for the attack and release samples incorporated in the programs while the SoundFont version has these samples in separated programs. Two special programs with bordunes, sound effects and pump sounds adds to the realism and makes the complete "Indian Harmonium" SampleSet from Precisionsound a must have if you want the sound of an Indian Harmonium in your "ready to play" palette of sounds. Indian Harmonium costs $39 (+$11 if you want it on CD). For more information, visit their web site at precisionsound.net. Thursday, July 20 2006 | dmac AraldFX Releases The Grand Electrix VSTi   AraldFX has released Grand Electrix VSTi, an emulation of the famous CP70 electroacoustic piano. "Grand Electrix" is a sample-based virtual instrument featuring a new stream from disk custom technology ("direct from disk") - the powerful DashSignature Arald piano engine - for very low memory and CPU usage. Samples are streamed in real time from the hard disk, reducing the need for huge amounts of RAM in sample playback. The samples are derived from the acclaimed Hollow Sun library "Definitive CP70," which features every note, recorded with full decay over two levels of dynamics, of the classic CP70B piano. The Arald piano engine features direct from disk streaming of samples with adjustable buffer size for maximum performance on any system. Disk streaming may also be disabled for PCs with huge amounts of RAM. Features: 180 MB multisampled content with full decay, crossfading layers, and no loops Stream from disk custom technology for very low memory and CPU usage Complete control over velocity response, curve, min/max, and sensitivity Temperament Menu (microtuning) Stretch tuning adjustable for customizable "expression color" across the keyboard 3 Band EQ Tremolo Rate and Depth Chrous Rate and Depth Released initially as VST for Windows; OS X AU and VST versions will follow. Introductory price $46 US, offer valid until the end of July 2006. Full price $79 US (orders processed by DASH Signature). For more information, visit their web site at araldfx.com. Wednesday, July 19 2006 | dmac Camel Audio Updates CamelSpace And CamelPhat Multi-Effects Plug-Ins Camel Audio are pleased to announce updates to their multi-effects - CamelSpace v1.3 and CamelPhat v3.3, available as Audio Unit and VST plugins. CamelSpace is a rhythmic multi-effect with eight effects including trance-gate and filter, while its partner CamelPhat offers phattening effects including distortion and compression. The Audio Unit versions now come in Universal Binary format for compatibility with Intel Macs. CamelSpace and CamelPhat are known for their straightforward interfaces, and this update offers many improvements which make them even easier to use. For example, moving the mouse over a knob causes the current value to be displayed and preset banks may now be selected directly from the preset menu. The graphics have also been optimized, resulting in much improved performance on some Windows systems, and better metering on all systems. CamelSpace now ships with over 350 presets, and CamelPhat with over 250. CamelAudio are also pleased to announce the availability of five new banks exclusively to registered users. For CamelPhat there is a new subtle bank from Tim Conrardy showcasing how CamelPhat may be used for gentle as well as extreme effects. There are also new banks for both CamelPhat and CamelSpace from Kriminal, and from the recent preset design competition. This update is free to all registered users who may access the update by registering and logging into the new user support system, accessible from the support page on the Camel Audio website. The demo versions have also been updated, and new demo MP3s have been added. The plugins may be purchased indvidually for $85 or purchased together for the special price of $149. Visit the Camel Audio website now to download the demos, listen to MP3s or buy online. New in this update: Audio Unit versions now in Universal Binary format Mousing over controls displays current value Preset banks accessible from preset menu Five new banks available from the Camel Audio website Optimized graphics performance Faster meter refresh Other minor improvements and optimizations For more information, visit their web site at camelaudio.com. Wednesday, July 19 2006 | dmac Zero-G releases SOUNDCLASH Zero-G presents Soundclash - over 1650 samples and 1.1Gb of the coolest, freshest house and nu electro dance music in the business. Soundclash is a brand new collection of Nu Electro Dance loops and samples crammed full of sounds that are filling the dancefloors right now. Every sample has been painstakingly played, programmed and produced to give you what is probably the best electro house sample collection available today. Combining live guitar and bass and real percussion samples, along with some of the funkiest electro synth loops and tripped out fx, brand new beats and superb single hit sounds. No matter what platform or music software you use, if you need the authentic sounds packing the world's best dance floors right now then check out this huge library! Get ready to experience the blood-pulsing, heart-racing rhythms and melodies of the future of dance. From cool synths to driving beats, all the material you need to get your tracks into the biggest clubs is right here! This is THE SOUND OF MODERN DANCE MUSIC! FEATURED SOUNDS * 934 REX2 files * 1650 Acidized WAV files * 1650 AIFF Apple Loop files * 1.1Gb of sounds * Drum Loops * Combi Loops * Synth loops * Live Bass & Guitar Loops * Percussion Loops * Vocals * FX and Atmospheres * Synth Hits...and much, much more! This multi-format sample collection gives you the ultimate in sampler and software compatibility: Acid-ready WAV files, AIFF Apple Loops. Emagic EXS24 sampler instruments, HALion sampler instruments, Kontakt sampler instruments, Reason Refill and Stylus RMX compatible REX2 Recycle files! Retail Price: UK£ 59.95 / US$ 99.95 / 89 Euro Zero-G's Soundclash is in stock and shipping NOW! To read more product details, to listen to the demo songs and samples, and for details of your nearest distributor or local retailer, check out the website at zero-g.co.uk. Tuesday, July 18 2006 | dmac Kjaerhus releases Spectra v1.1 Kjaerhus Audio has announced the release of Spectra v1.1. The update is free for all registered users. The update includes 318 new presets from sound designers: DJ Bach, Claude Climer and Emdot, a German Users Manual and some bug fixes. Availability The new version is available July 18, 2006 as download from the Kjaerhus Audio web site. Until August 1, 2006 the price is discounted to USD $148.00 as a part of the summer sale. After August 1, 2006 the price is USD $198.00. About Spectra Spectra is a synthesizer plug-in which combines multistage additive synthesis with subtractive synthesis in an easy to operate and intuitive product. It provides you with a wealth of timbral possibilities, ranging from classic synthesizer sounds to re-synthesized instrument sounds and sound morphing. It features a 250 partial additive engine with up to 8 detune-able oscillators per Voice. Up to 100 harmonies can be made on a timeline for re-synthesis and harmony morphing. An audio analyzer is available to convert wave files into harmonies. The subtractive part includes 12 analog modeled filters with resonance, two of those to self-oscillation. Two LFO’s are available for tremolo, vibrato and filter modulations. Five flexible multipoint envelopes with looping and timestretch capabilities are available to control amplitude, filter cut-off, pitch and modulation level for each of the two LFO’s. The effect section features Chorus / Flanger, Delay, Phaser and Reverb. A two bank preset system is available for easy program handling; you can, for instance, browse through one bank and easily save your favorite sounds to the other bank. There is no latency, which makes this the ideal instrument for real time performance in the studio or on stage. For further information please check our kjaerhusaudio.com. Tuesday, July 18 2006 | dmac New Release From IndieSFX: Aircraft Game sound effects specialists IndieSFX have released a new sound effects collection, Aircraft. "Aircraft is themed around air vehicles and includes lots of loops for both jet and propellor based aircraft (including helicopters), with many engine noises having separate versions for inside the cockpit and outside. Sounds for air weapons like missiles, cannon and flares are included too, with some cockpit noises and event effects such as undercarriage and flaps." As with all IndieSFX effects all sounds are unique to IndieSFX and CD quality, supplied as mono and stereo wav files in one zip for easy access. Aircraft is available from indiesfx.co.uk on CD-ROM or by instant download. Visit the site for audio previews and a full sound list. Tuesday, July 18 2006 | dmac Dash Signature AraldFX Grand Electrix VSTi release "Grand Electrix" is a sample based virtual instrument featuring a new stream from disk custom technology ("direct from disk") - the powerful DashSignature Arald piano engine - for very low memory and CPU usage. Samples are streamed in real time from the hard disk, reducing the need for huge amounts of RAM in sample playback. The samples are derived from the acclaimed Hollow Sun library "Definitive CP70", which features every note, recorded with full decay over two levels of dynamics, of the classic CP70B piano. The Arald piano engine features direct from disk streaming of samples with adjustable buffer size for maximum performance on any system. Disk streaming may also be disabled for PC’s with huge amounts of RAM. Features: - 180 MB multisampled content with full decay, crossfading layers, and no loops - Stream from disk custom technology for very low memory and CPU usage - Complete control over velocity response, curve, min/max, and sensitivity - Temperament Menu (microtuning) - Stretch tuning adjustable for customizable "expression color" across the keyboard - 3 Band EQ - Tremolo Rate and Depth - Chrous  Rate and Depth Released initially as VST for Windows; OS X AU and VST versions will follow. introductory price 46 USD, offer valid until the end of July 2006, full price 79 USD (orders processed by DASH Signature) More @ araldfx.com | full size screenshot. Tuesday, July 18 2006 | dmac Sonic Reality Introduce New Line Of Rex Packs Sonic Reality, the creators of Sonic Refills for Reason and virtual instrument plug-ins such as Sonik Synth and Miroslav Philharmonik are proud to announce the release of a new product line called "Sonic Reality Rex Paks". Each Rex Pak title is based on a different style of music and features hundreds of high quality 24-bit loops expertly sliced in Rex2 format for use with software such as Stylus RMX (with special attention to drag and drop compatibility) Reason, Kontakt, Cubase, FL Studio, Pro Tools 7 or any Rex2 compatible DAW or sampler. Offering different combinations of drum and percussion grooves, fills and variations, instrument riffs, construction kits and other production elements, Rex Paks are designed to be easy to use, universally compatible and powerfully flexible in a diverse range of musical productions. The series will span almost every popular genre from Rock to Jazz to Hip Hop to Electronic styles and more. Six titles are shipping this month and will be available from Sonic Reality's affiliate web store as well as from Sonic Reality's world-wide network of dealers and distributors. First to be released are: • Vintage Soul Grooves • Hip Hop: Dirty South • Electronic: Drum n Bass • Sixties MTown Grooves • Vintage Rock Grooves • Nashville Pop Grooves MSRP: $79 each For more information, visit their web site at sonicreality.com. Monday, July 17 2006 | dmac LinPlug Releases Universal Binary Versions Of Octopus, CronoX, And Sophistry LinPlug has released Octopus, CronoX and Sophistry updates as Universal Binary version for Intel based Mac computers. Octopus was also further CPU-optimised and now uses significantly less CPU. Furthermore a couple of small bugs have been fixed. The complete list of changes is Now for Intel-based Mac computers Further reduced CPU load Envelopes now in sync even for very long notes Improved voice stealing Fixed seldom incomplete redrawing when switching oscillators CronoX and Sophistry are now also 100% sound compatible, each instrument can load and play back the sounds of the other instrument accurately. The full list of changes is Now for Intel-based Mac computers Fixed Mod-Wheel to Time-Sampler crackles Fixed crashes when using spreaded osc to fm/am another osc CronoX and Sophistry are now fully sound compatible Rob Papen Albino has also been updated to version 3.0.1 to fix a couple of issues: Reduced CPU load with open layer window Alternative color for text displays Fixed seldom crash on closing editor while sequencer is running Fixed resizing in Logic 5/6 (Mac only) Filters do now bypass when switched off Fixed slow loading of songs with multiple instances of Albino (Mac AU only) Improved sound when feeding filters with spreaded oscillators at full volume For more information, visit their web site at linplug.com.