Digidesign have posted an update 1.0.2. for its plugin Smack because Smack and Smack LE version 1.0 for Mac OS X were inadvertently set to expire on October 9th, 2004. Smack is a new professional compressor/limiter plug-in designed specifically for music applications. Smack features three compression modes, unique compression ratios, and harmonic distortion ideally suited for achieving a wide range of sonic variations and colorations. Additionally, the plug-in supports side-chain processing, multi-channel track types, and the full range of ProTools sample rates and plug-in formats.
Version 1.0.2 has no expiration date for the fully licensed version
Cycling '74 announced an update to version 4.5.2 of Max-MSP, its graphical programming environment. This update features : minor changes and many bugs fixed.
MicroTonic or "µTonic" by Sonic Charge is a VST plug-in featuring a unique drum and percussion synthesizer combined with a pattern based drum-machine engine. it now comes for Mac OS X (10.2 or later) and needs a Mac 500MHz G3. It costs $69.
Because registration is cross-platform, you do not need to purchase an additional registration for the Mac version if you own the µTonic for Windows
Edirol announced the R-1, a portable 24-bit Wave and mp3 recorder and player. The R-1 features two electret mics, external line and mic inputs, a 24-bit internal effects processor (noise reducer, 10-band EQ, reverb and more). it also features a metronome, a tuner, half-speed playback, and A-B repeat to loop one section of an audio file. The R-1 stores files to Compact Flash (up to 2Gb) and comes with a 64MB card which allows a maximum record time of 130 minutes (mp3, 64 kbps mode). it also features an USB port and a phones/optical output.
The R-1 will cost $550 and will be available in late November.
RealGuitar is available as a VSTi version for OS X. In RealGuitar, new features are : added special 'RnC' mode providing the direct access for Rhythm'n'Chords Pro 2.5 MFX plug-in to RealGuitar multi-sample architecture. RealGuitar is now Mac compatible (OSX VSTi only).
A demo version is also available from the MusicLab web site.
SoundField has announced the new Surround Zone plug-in for Digidesign's Pro Tools software. The Surround Zone brings all the control of SoundField's surround and stereo processing to the digital domain. It combines the hardware features of both the SP451 surround processor and the MKV System.
IDrum by Bitshift Audio is a drum machine for Mac OS X. This update adds support in Japanese, German, French, Italian, and Spanish. It also fixes bugs.
Obsession by E-Lab is a RNB & Hip-hop Loop Player. It now comes to version 1.1 and features 3000 Loops, 5000 drumsamples with possibility to import external Rex2 files and 8 tracks of simultaneous loop playback with millions of loop combinations.
Obession is now available on RTAS, VST and AudioUnit formats.
MOTU has just posted on its support page 2 updates for Reverse and Phase plugins for Digital Perfomer on Mac OS X. These versions of the Reverse and Invert Phase are v.1.0.1 and works on DP 4.12.
Five Line Skink 1.2a3 by Toronto Celtic Music Page is an abc music editor, score display and player. The abc notation is a compact, human and machine readable notation that can be used to produce scores, and has more than 20K tunes available. Five Line Skink is a Java application that runs on Mac OS X, Linux, and Windows and can be used to edit, play and display abc file.
Info on this freeware available from the MM Softs section.
Bitcartel announces an update to RadioLover, the MP3 radio song recorder, bringing it to version 1.3, build 63. The update brings improved iTunes integration, options for re-connection, improved multi-threading in the application and many bug fixes.
Kreativ Sounds releases Analog BASStard Refill for Reason 2.5. Analog BASStard is a complete collection of dirty, fat, warm and vintage analog basses. Analog BASStard features: 51 analog bass multisamples recorded from Minimoog, Juno 106, TB303, Pro One and Prophet 5, 128 NNXT Advanced Sampler Patches, 150 NN19 Sampler Patches, 158 Analog Bass Loops and 5 ReDrum analog kits.
The full version of Analog BASStard has 142 Mb. It's available to purchase online via the website for the introductory price 23.5 EU / 29.50$.
The AudioUnit versions of MHC's Studio Setup plugins have been updated to version 2.0.3. The plugins reported falsely that they had two output busses. They have one stereo output and not two. The Studio Setup contains the Space Synth, Fatsondo, Voxynth, Vox FX, Space Effect and Flex FX plugins.
NEO Sounds announces Active MultiMedia, which is is a new SFX Library that contains 500 sound effects and musical effects for use in different multimedia projects (Flash and Web projects, computer games, Video, Radio and more). Sound files on the CD are in different categories: clicks, hard, electronic signals, High Tech, noise FXs, musical effects and more.
The CD version ot Active Multimedia is priced at $69 and the downloadable version is $65.
If your dream is to sell your musics on the Apple iTunes Music Store, Apple has updated the iTunes section of its web site for independant artists, groups and labels. If you're interested in selling your music on the iTunes Music Store, you can complete the online application available from this section.
The Oxford Reverb plug-in is a flexible stereo reverberation generator, designed to complement existing Oxford applications in providing the user with the highest technical and sonic performance coupled with artistic and creative facility. As well as providing stunning presets, the user has full control over all of its many parameters, including a very comprehensive early reflections section, and integrated 5-band EQ.
The Oxford Reverb is available in TDM for Pro Tools HD/HD Accel and in RTAS for pro Tools LE 6 or higher.
The free Soundflower audio routing utility for OS X is just updated. It now works with a new application called Soundflowerbed that allows you to choose any connection and send it to your audio output.
Hartmann the infamous guys behind the Neuron, one of the very few breaktrough in synthesis since VA came on earth, is releasing anytime soon a virtual instrument based on the Neuron technology. The Neuron VS will come:
- with a little USB knob box (which is the dongle in case you wonder…)
- a dongle with a joystick and 4 knobs for a change;
- 250 models to use on the…
- 2 resynators (each with 3 spheres and 3 scapes levels);
- 8 blender types to blend these;
- a multimode filter (24dB lowpass, 12dB lowpass, 6dB lowpass, 6dB highpass, bandpass);
- 7 enveloppes (2 per resynator, 2 freely assignable, one for the filter);
- a Frequency FX Module (EQ / Compressor, Distortion, Ring Modulator, Decimator and SP Warp);
- a Time FX Module (Stereo Spread, Left/Right Delay, Flanger, Phaser and Chorus);
- a Slicer module for "multidimensional" (whatever it is) modulation (12 waveforms), and a LFO;
- if you're the lazy type, there's 300 sounds already programmed,
- and YES the joystick is recorded and automated (nice touch).
For the ones who would have like to twiddle a neuron here is at least a less (compared to the price of the full Neuron) expensive way to do so.
The plug-in is VST and AU compatible, price is set at about 700 € and the dong…controler is called the nuke!
SoundEngine just announced a new collection of keyboards patches for the Korg Triton, "101 Keys" which includes 101 Acoustic Pianos, Electric Pianos and Organs. Theses patches are also available in SoundDiver, Unisyn, and MIDIQuest formats.
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