Trilium Lane Labs announces two new plugins available on November : TL Aggro, a vintage modeled analog FET compression and TL AutoPan, an analog style stereo and surround panning.
These two plugins will be available for Pro Tools LE and Pro Tools HD on Mac OS X.
On October 13, MacMusic announced new features of Pro Tools 6.7 and now Digidesign announces upgrade fees :
- registered owners of Pro Tools|HD and HD Accel systems running Pro Tools TDM 6.4 or higher are eligible to receive Pro Tools TDM 6.7 update for free via web download on November 1st. Pro Tools TDM 6.7 Updater CDs will be available in November. Owners running Pro Tools software versions older than Pro Tools TDM 6.4 can purchase the Pro Tools TDM 6.7 upgrade for $175. Remember that PT TDM 6.7 is not compatible with Pro Tools|24 MIX systems.
- Pro Tools LE 6.7 is a free update for Pro Tools LE system owners who purchased PT systems on or after September 25 (available by update Request Form).Other owners can purchase the Pro Tools LE 6.7 upgrade for $75. Please note that PT 6.7 LE will not be available for download (CD only) and is not compatible with DIGI 001.
Apple introduced the iPod U2 Special Edition as part of a partnership between Apple, U2 and Universal Music Group. The new U2 iPod holds up to 5,000 songs and features a gorgeous black enclosure with a red Click Wheel and custom engraving of U2 band member signatures. the U2 iPod costs $349.
You can also watch the iPod U2 special event at the California Theatre in San Jose, CA, with Steve Jobs, Bono, and The Edge.
Cycling '74 announced the release of Soundflowerbed, a monitoring application for its popular free Soundflower audio routing utility for Mac OS X.Soundflower is a free system extension for Mac OS X 10.2 and 10.3 that allows users to route audio between Core Audio applications. Soundflowerbed resides in the OS X menu bar allowing the user to tap into Soundflower channels and route them to an audio output device.
Soundflowerbed is available from Cycling '74 web site.
Cycling '74 and Octiv Inc announced Octirama, a Surround Dynamics Processor for Digidesign ProTools Systems. Octirama is the first full-featured, multi-band dynamics processor for 5.1 Surround Mastering for the Digidesign TDM environment. Octirama incorporates sophisticated four- and five-band processing for each of five channels plus sophisticated bass management for precise control of peaks and loudness.
Octirama will be available from Cycling '74 in fourth quarter 2004.
Apple launched a European Union version of its iTunes Music Store, giving music fans in Austria, Belgium, Finland, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal and Spain the same innovative features and breakthrough price of euro 0.99 per song that have made iTunes the number one online music service in the world. The EU iTunes Music Store features over 700,000 songs from all four major music companies and more than 100 independent record labels.
Apple also updated its audio player iTunes to v4.7 wich features best syncs with iPod and iPhoto.
Spectrasonics today has announced the release of Stylus RMX Realtime Groove Module. Stylus RMX is a groove-based virtual instrument plug-in. Stylus RMX is the first product to offer the combined power of Groove Control with Spectrasonics Advanced Groove Engine (S.A.G.E. ) technology giving users dramatic new control over groove production and performance.
Stylus RMX (Audio Unit, RTAS, and VST) is priced $299/249 Euros. More info on the MacMusic softwares section.
The new red company from Ted Fletcher is releasing a new box....a blue one ;o): The M16 is a transformer console including 16 preamps with mic/line inputs, phantom power, phase reverse , high pass, mute/solo, pan and of course direct output.
Edirol releases UA-25 USB Audio and MIDI interface, a bus-powered, aluminum-cased, 2 channel USB audio interface with two phantom powered XLR mic preamps and a built in Analog limiter, for those sessions when you only get one take. Also, Edirol claims to be "#1 when it comes to stable drivers for our Audio Interfaces". One novel feature of the UA-25 is the ability to send sound from its inputs back though to its outputs in the digital domain, allowing recording of audio from one application into another.
ps clouvel : UA-25 USB is now shipping and costs $295.
Tascam has announced an affordable monitoring system for home recording and practicing. This self-powered satellite system provides 5W per channel to the desktop speakers and 15W to the ported sub. The left and right speakers use NXT technology drivers for full-range sound in a thin driver package. Created for musicians looking for an affordable speaker system that doesn't take up a lot of desk space, the VL-S21 is an excellent entry-level monitoring solution.
Metric Halo has released ChannelStrip Native for OS X. ChannelStrip Native includes Audio Units (AU), MAS, VST, and RTAS support, all in one license. With one license for ChannelStrip Native, Mac OS X users can use ChannelStrip with just about every major audio program available for Mac, including Logic 7, Cubase SX 3, Digital Performer 4.5, Nuendo 2, Pro Tools 6, Final Cut, and GarageBand, amongst others.
Registered users can upgrade by contacting Metric Halo. The upgrade is $149.99 and the full version is $345.
FXpansion have updated the VST to Audio Units adapter to version 1.5. This new version is now compatible with Logic 6.x and 7.x, Final Cut Pro 4.x, Digital Performer 4.5, Soundtrack and GarageBand, and allows VST plug-ins to pass Apple's AU Validation.
GMedia updated the Audio Units version of ImpOSCar, which is now compatible with the latest version of Apple AU Validator and with Logic 7. ImpOscar is the virtual recreation of legendary Oscar synthesiser, released in 1984 and which became a favourite instrument of Ultravox, S-express, Jean Michel Jarre and Underworld.
OrganWorks announced MidiJet, a new wireless MIDI system, designed to replace standard MIDI cables. Up to 64 wireless MIDI connections can be made with MidiJet system in the same environment.
M-Audio announces two new drivers for audio interfaces Delta 1010 and Delta 1010 LT. They fix MIDI timing and recording issues, OSX unistall problem, compatibility with Cubase SX and Peak and audio quality issues with AP249.
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