Mac and Music News

TriTone Digital has released AngelTone which is a digital mastering EQ that utilizes "state-of-the-art modeling" to combine analog mastering EQ sweetness with digital precision and recall.

AngelTone features five bands. Three bands are capable of full-range parametric operation. The two extreme bands feature both full-range peaking and shelving EQ modes. All parametric and peaking bands have access to the entire range of EQ frequencies available in AngelTone, allowing for powerful sculpting and precision. It also features four classic EQ models : "Milly", a sweet but precise tube EQ ; "Sonny" is based on one of the oldest parametric EQ designs and has a tight solid-state low end ; "Massy" is based on a modern beast of a tube EQ that is noted for its sweet sound and broad curves ; "Avy" ...

Moog has released version 3.0 of the Voyager Editor Librarian which is a program designed to be the ultimate tool for organizing and creating presets for the Minimoog Voyager. Through a MIDI connection, this program can pull single presets or the entire bank of presets from the Voyager - as well as replace individual presets or the entire bank. Once the presets are in the computer - all parameters are displayed on the graphical user interface, including EDIT mode functions like Pot Mapping, Touch Surface Destinations and Filter Poles. The settings of the front panel controls are displayed with high resolution editing available, so this program can also be used to learn how the factory presets work as well as edit sounds with precision. In addition - the "Genetics" function can be used to create new presets by morphing or mutating two presets together into a whole new bank.

Voyager Editor Librarian 3.0 is available now at a retail price of $79.

Applied Acoustics Systems unveils the Sound Banks Series, a new line of products that expands the sonic possibilities of their current and future crop of software instrument plug-ins. The Sound Bank Series will propose new preset collections on a regular basis covering various genres and themes.

The first release of this series is Analog Essentials for the Ultra Analog VA-1 synthesizer. This 148-preset add-on offers a selection of high quality arpegios, basses, pads, percussions, sound effects, and various synth sounds.

The Analog Essentials sound bank is available now from the AAS Store for $39. For more information and a preview of Analog Essentials, visit the address below.

Our friends from SonicState.com have started streaming a new IPTV video show called The Top 20 Greatest Synths. The show is based around interviews with synth users and collectors like Will Gregory (Goldfrapp), Roger O'Donnell (The Cure), Ade Utley (Portishead) and Howard Jones (Howard Jones!) and features footage, photos and facts about the greatest electronic instruments ever made.

"We've based the chart on the votes that have been coming in plus a bit of poetic license to include some outsiders, underdogs and a few surprises!" Sonic founder Nick Batt and former BBC producer Simon Power have been pleased with the response to previews of the show already available to watch at Sonic.

"It's basically an excuse to rant about all-things-synth in a show that's shamelessly nostalgic abou ...

FLux has released its first series of plug-ins in VST and RTAS formats. Solera offers four primary dynamics functions: Compressor, De-compressor, Expander and De-expander, which can be independently switched on or off as required. For each you can set the threshold, the ratio and a knee. The Pure series takes up exclusive technologies of Solera with specialized plug-ins featuring only one particular dynamic section. The Pure series includes a compressor, a de-compressor, an expander and a de-expander. And last but not least, Epure is a 5-band equalizer that uses a "State-Space" implementation to produce the best possible signal to noise ratio whatever the settings are.

All of them are available for Mac OS X (UB). Solera, the Pure series and Epure carry an MSRP of €470 each. Note that these plug-ins use a dongle as copy protection; demo versions can be obtained by purchasing a "Demo Pack", which includes a dongle, for €70.

Eliosound has announced that it has changed its company name to Eiosis... don't ask why, it's done that's all !

... by the way, the ELS Vocoder v1.0 is out.

Tech 21 brings a fresh perspective to the standard delay pedal. By incorporating a clean Boost function, up to 9dB, your solos will jump out with greater dimension. The Boost D.L.A. is designed with user-tweakable, "lo-fi" analog technology. By manipulating the controls, you can infuse degrees of warmth and life characteristic of vintage delays. The circuitry intentionally injects the inherent imperfections of vintage units, which is what makes them so seductive and nostalgic. A single, continuously-variable Time control provides a full sweep, up to 1000 milliseconds, of delay. The Boost D.L.A. parameters are engineered so that you can explore and custom tailor such delay styles as digital, vintage tape and bucket brigade.

• Uniquely combines delay and clean boost, up to 9dB, in on ...

Muse Research has released version 1.1 of the UniWire plug-ins for both Windows and Mac OS X, including Universal Binary support on the Mac. Available now in VST and Audio Units formats the installers also include the Universal Binary version and a much improved Windows version of the "Receptor Remote" software.

For more information, please visit their web site.

Elysia has announced the mpressor, a new tool for creative dynamics processing. The mpressor provides several special functions that create fat and freaky sounds by employing a punchy control behavior, colorations full of character and extreme settings.
The circuit design of the mpressor is completely based on discrete analog technology. The entire signal processing is realized with single transistors in permanent Class A mode, and even the sidechain and power supply are composed of fully discrete circuits. Each of both linkable channels offers a switchable Auto-Fast function that allows very fast, yet distortion-free compression without any artifacts. The Antilog circuit generates explicit compression effects such as pumping and breathing. The variable area filters impress sonic seals w ...

ExpDigital has announced the launch of the Infinity API, a free cross platform development kit designed for musical software development with specific focus on developing VST plugins. It is written in object oriented C++ with support for Mac OS X (PPC and Intel) and Windows.

For more information, visit their web site.

Mixvibes has announced the U46MK2, an USB mobile recording interface for both laptop and desktop computers. It offers a 4-IN / 6-OUT multi-channel audio interface with a separate Mix output.

Features :

- 4-in 6-out multi purpose USB audio interface
- 2 phono inputs and 4 line inputs
- Microphone inputs with gain control
- +48V phantom power for condenser mic.
- Direct instrument input for Electric guitars
- (Hi-Z) with gain control.
- 6 line analog outputs with separate mix output
- Headphone output with level control
- 4 channel recording and 6 channel playback at the same time; full duplex
- 4-in 6-out at 44.1 kHz / 4-in 4-out at 48 kHz
- WDM, MME, ASIO, and DirectSound support
- Ultimate Audio Tools software package with the full version of MixVibes 3DEX

The U46MK2 will be available in march 2007 for $199.

Quantegy Recording Solutions, THE magnetic tape manufacturer for the professional video, audio, and instrumentation markets, has officially announced the discontinuation of various magnetic tape product lines. A complete listing of discontinued products is available on their web site.