After the ION, Alesis decides to reduce the recipy of its VA synth to a smaller package. The Micron is a 37 keys VA synth, using the same engine as the ION, and it features 8 voices and 4 multitimbral parts. Each voice is 3 oscillator, 2 multimode filters, 3 envelopes, 2 LFO, Sample and Hold, and a tracking generator.
Alesis announced Playmate Vocalist: a vocal remover and microphone processor with a built-in CD player and Vocal Zapper: a ultra compact vocal eliminator.
TerraTec Producer, part of TerraTec Gmbh announced the exclusive alliance with Waldorf AG of synth fame. All the forthcoming products from Waldorf will be marketed by TerraTec and a new range of TerraTec product will grow from this alliance.
What would you need to bring company to your Vermona synths full of separated outs? In need of more channels on your mixer? Here comes the Regent, not a lot of information at present but there is a 3 band EQ on each channel, Jack plugs I/Os (combo Neutrik on the PA version so maybe a preamp there…), Power from mains is internal, wood sides to be classy.
Apple rounded out today's NAMM announcements with a peek into what's next from Apple's music software. The "next generation" of Logic so far sounds a lot like this version of Logic, but with enhanced support for Apple Loops, the looping technology built into Apple's Garage Band and Soundtrack software which the company is pushing as a "powerful open-standard file format for real-time matching of audio loops and sound effects." Let's hope Apple promotes this "open-standard" approach; it'd be great to see Apple Loops in MOTU Digital Performer or even Ableton Live.
Most of what Apple's revealing about the next Logic is in the form of new software synths and effects: Sculpture, a new component-modeling based synth for physical modeling of instruments with extensive modeling and resonant bod ...
The latest release of Apple's loop-based video scoring software adds MTC/MIDI beat clock sync, user customizable effect presets, improved support for large audio files, document compression, and enhancements to media manager and timeline. (It's unclear, incidentally, whether any of those options are available in Apple's latest, Garage Band.) A serial number is required to download the update (below).
The new HHB Portadrive by is now available, coinciding with the Winter NAMM 2004 show. The Portadrive records over four hours of uncompressed eight-channel 24-bit/96kHz or over twenty hours of four-channel 24-bit/48khz audio onto a resilient and removable 40GB hard disk. The recorder includes eight line inputs, four line outputs, eight channels of digital I/O and six high gain, very low noise XLR microphone inputs. All mic inputs feature individual phantom powering
The HBB Portadrive is being shipped by distributor Sennheiser Electronics Corporation.
Ergonis software announces that his MIDI sequencer software easy beat will become available for Mac OS X. Easy Beat features up to 16 tracks plus a metronome track, 128 instruments plus 9 drum kits,multiple views, score printing and export of QuickTime movies and AIFF files.
The public beta version of Easy Beat 2.0 for Mac OS X can be downloaded here :
This is a smaller update that enhances operation within Digital Performer (problems with controlling knobs and sliders in BATTERY are solved). Plus it includes some smaller optimizations for all Mac OS X users.
Known issues:
- Loading a kit in RTAS/OSX: After choosing a new kit in the open dialog the kit cannot be openend by means of the open button, without prior selection of a sample folder. Opening kits using double click works, though.
- No manual value entry: Under RTAS OSX it is not possible to enter values for controls manually.
- Crash while load: BATTERY is likely to crash if you close the plugin battery window while BATTERY is loading a kit.
- No "umlauts" supported: The OSX version of BATTERY will not support the loading of kits that contain umlauts or special charact ...
Prosoniq announces at NAMM '04 the availability of Rayverb, an inverse retraycing reverb VST plugin. Raytracing is a technique used in the generation of computer generated imagery (CGI) to create reflective surfaces, so Rayverb allows you to change the position of your sound source within the room, change the material of the walls, apply material from a different ambience or even alter the proportions of the room, all in realtime.
More information and a demo will be available shortly after the NAMM show.
PSP Nitro is a multimode filter VST, RTAS and AudioUnit plug-in. It offers many filter types derived from analog prototypes, featuring 4 sound processing operators , a wide variety of filters and other effects, two LFOs with advanced sync possibilities, envelope detector with adaptive mode and ADSR generator, virtual cables and MIDI control.
The demo version of PSP Nitro should be available to download in the beginning of January 2004.
The ads and second hand gear section has been updated to better serve internationnal members. All ads are sorted by country (see the scrolling menu). From now on, in each country you can propose your ad and then members from your own country will automatically open up the ads for the right country. We hope this new service will develop exchanges between MacMusic members.
MacMusic is not exclusively dedicated to synthesizer freaks. So a new section called "instrument" has been created to promote the sales of your guitar, French Horn or any other instruments. It will be easier to empty your loft!
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TerraTec Producer, part of TerraTec Gmbh announced the exclusive alliance with Waldorf AG of synth fame. All the forthcoming products from Waldorf will be marketed by TerraTec and a new range of TerraTec product will grow from this alliance.
Apple rounded out today's NAMM announcements with a peek into what's next from Apple's music software. The "next generation" of Logic so far sounds a lot like this version of Logic, but with enhanced support for Apple Loops, the looping technology built into Apple's Garage Band and Soundtrack software which the company is pushing as a "powerful open-standard file format for real-time matching of audio loops and sound effects." Let's hope Apple promotes this "open-standard" approach; it'd be great to see Apple Loops in MOTU Digital Performer or even Ableton Live.
The latest release of Apple's loop-based video scoring software adds MTC/MIDI beat clock sync, user customizable effect presets, improved support for large audio files, document compression, and enhancements to media manager and timeline. (It's unclear, incidentally, whether any of those options are available in Apple's latest, Garage Band.) A serial number is required to download the update (below).
This is a smaller update that enhances operation within Digital Performer (problems with controlling knobs and sliders in BATTERY are solved). Plus it includes some smaller optimizations for all Mac OS X users.
The ads and second hand gear section has been updated to better serve internationnal members. All ads are sorted by country (see the scrolling menu). From now on, in each country you can propose your ad and then members from your own country will automatically open up the ads for the right country. We hope this new service will develop exchanges between MacMusic members.
