Mac and Music News

Camel Audio unveils its new CamelCrusher plugin in VST and Audio Units formats. CamelCrusher is a versatile 'colouring' multi-effect plugin. It offers two characteristically different distortion sounds which can be blended together to create a wide variety of tones and textures. Great for guitars, drums and plenty more! There's also a warm, smooth analogue-style low-pass filter, with buckets of resonance. Assign a MIDI controller and start tweaking!

Best of all, CamelCrusher is available free of charge in our Software section.

Teragon Audio has updated its KickMaker VST to version 1r4. This release features : MIDI control, new low-pass filter, improved GUI, new presets and several bugfixes. KickMaker is a synthesizer designed specifically to create good kick drum sounds. It uses four independent oscillators and a wide range of effects, allowing one to create perfectly customized beats. KickMaker is the perfect solution for producers who are tired of using factory samples or ordinary drum machines, and want an easy way to create a wide range kicks for their tracks.

This update is available in the MacMusic Software Section.

Native Instruments has updated KORE to version 1.0.2. This new version improves substantially performance presets, adds default controller pages for third party plug-in, and contains a new and revised manual. This release also fixes several bugs and features performance and usability enhancements. A new OS X driver - fixing issue with multi-client use- is also available

This update is available as a free download.

URS has released the URS Everything EQ Bundle Universal Binary Audio Units and VST versions for Intel Macintosh Mac Book Pro. All URS Universal Binary versions will require a minimum of Mac OSX 10.3.9. This is due to Apple's Universal Binary architecture requirements. AU and VST users will notice the new stereo Plasma VU meters on the Stereo versions and improved Plasma meter ballistics on both mono and stereo versions.

URS will release Universal Binary versions for Compressor plug-in catalog in the weeks to come.

Native Instruments announces an update to version 3.1 for its Traktor DJ Studio. This release adds GUI improvements, usability improvements, and fixes several bugs. Traktor DJ Studio is an allowing software solution for professional DJ, mixing, mix recording and live remixing, using tracks in MP3, WAV, AIFF, and Audio CD format. Traktor DJ Studioexceeds the possibilities of traditional DJ equipment by implementing a vast range of mixing features that only software can provide. This includes graphic waveform displays, tempo recognition and automatic synchronization, up to 10 cue points and 10 tempo-precise loops per track, and a track database with ultra fast search function.

JazzMutant releases Lemur Version1.5. Import fully-packed and ready-to-use modules, take advantage of the constantly growing template library or design interfaces from scratch. Complete control with visual feedback via bi-directional MIDI and OSC data flow coming along with easy MIDI and OSC assignment including live automation display – to name a few - the new features of Lemur Version 1.5 make it a breeze to achieve stunning interfaces that will open new ways of novel control . Version 1.5 features a highly improved JazzEditor with revised workspace that provides a much more efficient way to design your personal interfaces and permits to easily route your control data - MIDI and OSC - to your applications on one or more computer. Customizable window tabs allow you to keep your editor window well organized all the time.

IK Multimedia announces updated versions for Amplitube and Ampeg SVX. These updated versions fix installation issues with Apple Logic and MOTU Digital Performer. AmpliTube is a plug-in for guitar players allowing them to simulate the entire guitar array used to craft any guitar tone including amplifier, stomp-boxes and post effects modeling. Ampeg SVX is a bass amp modeling plugin including over 20 Ampeg bass amps, such as SVT Classic, the SVT 5 PRO, the BA500 or the B15R, and of course effects designed for bass : Chorus, Delay, Flanger, Phaser, Octaver, Wah, Auto Filter, Distortion, Graphic EQ and Compressor.