Mac and Music News

Beta Monkey Music Releases Double Bass Mania: Drum Loops for Metal and Hard Rock
Loud. Double Bass Mania offers 13 different "groove folders" dedicated to double kick-fueled brutality: blastbeats, classic 80's metal 16th note grooves, mid-tempo nu-metal riffs, triplet grooves, and flurry after flurry of fills. In all, 697 MB worth of "acidized" .WAV format loops as well as single hit drum and cymbal samples. Enough pounding percussion to satisfy even the most die-hard metalhead for months, so play loud!

1040 (697 MB) original, license-free drum loops and drum/cymbal samples. All loops and samples are "acidized" 16/44 .wav format loops.

LinPlug is proud to release version 2.2 of the Alpha Classic Synthesizer. the version 2.2 has been released, featuring more than 750 presets and many detail enhancements.
Alpha Classic Synthesizer update features: available as Audio Unit , oscillators that can run in "Free mode" ( don't have to be synced to Note On), improved Spread (polyphonic unisono), improved oscillators and improved filters.

Alpha Classic costs 59 Euro in the EU, 59 US-$ outside the EU, and the upgrade is free.

M-Audio announced that Keystation 49e and Keystation 61es Midi keyboards are now shipping. These two models are Usb compatible, with 49 and 69 notes, and Mac OS 9.1/Mac OS X compatible.

Keystation 49e costs 119 euros and Keystation 61es costs 199 euros.

Lynx Studio Technology has announced the final release of the OSX Core Audio drivers for their LynxTWO, L22 and AES16 products. More than a year in development, the final release allows the Lynx products to utilize the power of Apple Computer's popular Core Audio protocol, and operate with all G5 model computers. The OSX driver is now shipping with all AES16, LynxTWO and L22 interfaces.

Current owners can download the driver free of charge from the Lynx website

BIAS Inc. announced that the Spark to Peak spring cross-grade promotion first launched at this year's Musikmesse, will be extended until August, 31st 2004. The "Spark to Peak" cross-grade will be offered from now until August 31st through the worldwide network of BIAS resellers and distributors for $299 US.

This month RecordingMusicien (july/August) propose for free a light version of the fully usable small brother of Tera2. It is available as a Mac/PC, Vst/AU format. In addition the journal propose four pages on a detailled analysis of this soft, including some unbelievable presets.

Quite a hit, better follow this magazine !

Arturia's products are mainly used in conjunction with hardware interfaces. In particular, the Moog Modular V, minimoog V and CS-80V need proper MIDI keyboards for optimal performance. In that context, and following some concerns raised by customers, Arturia is interested in knowing more about the way you work - or plan to work - with MIDI keyboard controllers.

Thank you for taking their brief on-line survey.

IK Multimedia is proud to announce that T-RackS 24 analog modeled mastering software for MacOS X is now shipping. T-RackS is dedicated entirely to audio mastering with actual physical models of tube circuitry. It offers a complete workstation made of 4 discrete processors. This standalone version for Mac OS X features :new Authorization Wizard and an easy step-by-step guide to authorizing.

T-RackS 24 for MacOS X is now available at $/€299 MSRP. Users that bought T-RackS 24 after 1st December 2003 can download it for free from the user area on www.t-racks.com Users that have purchased it previously can upgrade for a price of $79/€89 online.