Tone2 has just released PC version of its new virtual synthesizer, the very promising Gladiator (Mac version to be available before Christmas, we will announce it asa it's available). Instead of using usual synthesis, Tone2 has created Harmonic Content Morphing (HCM) Synthesis. This new synthesis method is based on a large and expandable repertoire of standard waves like pulse, unique synthetic waveforms as well as resynthesis waves like trumpets, organs, pianos and voice samples. These waves can be modified in real-time, altering its harmonic structure, syncing, waveshaping (see below the incredible variety of synthesis tools, filters, etc.). In total there are more than 30,000 different spectra available for combination and modulation.
The Stereo Pack bundle includes Stereoizer, Stereoplacer and Monofilter, allowing the user to analyse, enhance control and fine tune audio with a high degree of precision.
These plug-in could be used to :
- Re-adjust the stereo image of individual sounds
- Add stereo depth to mono source files
- Wide/narrow existing stereo images
- Improve bass definition
- Re-focus bass frequencies where stereo FX have been used
- Correct problems in sounds sampled from vinyl
- Correct phase issues
- Make frequency splits
- Re-master old recordings
- Prepare for mastering to vinyl
- Tighten smeared stereo imaging
- Handle live recordings and instruments
-etc.
The bundle is compatible MacOSX and PC, and the plugs are available in VST and AU formats. Demo versions are available and the bundle costs $99.
This week, we present a new review in our Articles section : Ambrosia WireTap Studio.
Our reviewer says all about this useful app, and to quote him : "[Sometimes] you'd like [to have] a small software, very light on CPU and which could be launch immediately. And what about an innovative audio editor, non-destructive and lossless, or the possibility to simultaneously record two audio sources, and manage recordings in a clever library, etc.
That's exactly what is offering Ambrosia with WireTap Studio, the new version of its WireTap Pro. Let's see if it holds all its promises."
Audeon's software synthesizer UFO is finally available for Mac OS X as a Universal Binary.
UFO is an innovative synthesizer plugin for Windows/OS-X, built upon Audeon's proprietary TransModal Synthesis engine wrapped in a unique and intuitive user interface. Programming a sound consists of placing dots on 2D controllers featuring perceptual attributes such as Periodicity, Brightness, Noisiness, Chaos, etc. Hundreds of simultaneous parameter modulations can be achieved by simply drawing coloured arrows on these 2D controllers.
Audeon offers a temporary discount on all versions of UFO. Until December 31st, orders placed on our online store using the UFO-XMAS coupon code will benefit from a 20% rebate off the regular price.
UltimateSoundBank offers a 66% discount on PlugSoundPro, their workstation combining a massive 8 Gb core library, easy groove manipulation, preset management and universal compatibility.
PlugSoundPro uses the very last version of the UVI Engine : 64 parts, 64 MIDI channels, key-switch, streaming, a synth engine with envelopes, LFO, Filters, quality audio processors. Plus a complete and flexible groove manipulation tool, including automatic synchronisation, MIDI and audio drag & drop.
Ueberschall completes with Vol. 10 Adlibs the Liquid Player series. The Adlibs volume comes with vocal phrases and gives musicians and producers the possibility to add new color or ideas to tracks and songs.
The library contains over 2400 adlibs and phrases, both verbal and non-verbal, performed by three female and five male singers. No additional effects e.g. compression or any other processors have been used in Ueberschall's Liquid Adlibs to ensure the purest results possible.
The integrated Melodyne technology engine gives freedom to modify, quantize, re-groove, timestretch, pitch or change the formant of every single part of an adlib or phrase for individual expression.
Liquid Adlibs contains many different styles and lyrics (British and American vocalists) to choose from: Pop, Dance, Soul, RnB, Ragga, Rave, Electronica, screams and spoken words.
Ueberschall's Liquid Instruments Vol. 10 Adlibs is available for USD199 (174 €)
The editor has added lots of new features and improvements :
- Increased Audio Quality with less CPU usage
- Highly improved envelope code, making envelopes punchier and removing
occasional envelope aliasing noise.
- Arpeggiator and sequencer : keyboard entry mode via menu, allowing to enter notes by playing them.
- Added Ensemble and Compressor effect
- Optimized Amp FX (50% less CPU) and to a less extent other effects
- Increase the resolution of the modulating effects (chorus , flanger etc) ,
- FX commands : allows you to copy , paste , clear , swap , randomize , load &
save fx's
- Chord memory : this has 4 modes, off, learn, play & alt + strum timing.
- Unison 2 / 4 / 6 with detuning.
- Oversampling 16x added
-etc.
And furthermore, there is more than 400 new presets, using all the new features like Chord Memory, Unison and EnsembleFX. So there is now 66 banks and 1700 presets.
FabFilter launches a December holiday sale. There is a 20% discount on all plug-ins: FabFilter Pro-C, Timeless, Twin, Volcano, Simplon and One, and on all plug-in bundles.
This offer is valid until December 31, 2007. To take advantage of this holiday sale, go to the online FabFilter shop.
All FabFilter plug-ins and the various bundles are available for Windows and Mac OS X in VST, RTAS and Audio Units plug-in formats.
Between 15 November and 31 December, enter to win one of three Spider III amps. The lucky grand-prize winner will receive a Spider III 150 2x12 combo, the second-prize winner will receive a Spider III 75 1x12 combo and the third-prize winner will receive a Spider III 30 1x12 combo !
Celemony has released new versions of Melodyne Studio and Melodyne cre8. With version 3.2.2 both programs are now compatible with Mac OS X 10.5.1 (Leopard). All problems related to the use of ReWire and the MelodyneBridge have been solved. Overall performance (176.4 kHz compatibility) and stability of Melodyne is improved and a solution to avoid problems when using the Spot-to-Pro-Tools feature with Pro Tools version 7.4 is included.
DDMF has released version 1.0 of its tracking equalizer IIEQPro as a Universal Binary Audio Unit for the Mac OS X platform. It features 10 bands with 12 filter types per band and is fully parametric.
At the same time the Windows version has been updated to 1.3, as the whole thing is now based on JUCE. Specifically the control behaviour has changed a bit; in most hosts it is possible to enter values directly, and you can switch into velocity-sensitive mode for fine tuning. A number of presets have been included and mouse wheel support has been added.
The price is still "whatever-you-feel-appropriate".
Algoriddim has released version 2.0 of djay for Mac OS X. A completely redesigned user interface makes it even more intuitive to use, and a new high-performance audio engine supports over 30 different audio and media formats.
New features :
- Full screen mode
- Automix: With Automix, djay will automatically mix live any iTunes playlist of your choice with amazing transitions.
- New Audio Effects : Reverse playback, Scratching, Backspin, Instant Echo and Reverb (without a single slider), Gain, Pitch-Bend, Voice Pitch-Shifter, Audio Unit Effects for the Microphone
- Undo/ Redo in Real-Time
- Live Microphone
- Fully automatic audio hardware detection and configuration
- Etc...
djay v2.0 is available now for Mac OS X 10.4 and 10.5 and costs $49.99 / €39.99.
Inspiration Sounds has released the Funked Up Guitars Sample Pack. Recorded at 96Khz and 24-Bit resolution using Pro Tools HD and mixed through a Control 24 mixing desk with Focusrite Class A Preamps, it includes 564 guitar loops and riffs played by "internationally renowned Guitarist", Cliff Moore. However, it has been dithered down in Pro Tools HD to 44.1Khz 16-Bit to ensure compatibility with the wide range of keyboards that don't offer 24-Bit file import.
Features :
- 195 MB Sample Pack (Compressed into a .ZIP File)
- Includes Clean and Distorted versions of each loop
- Keys are in C, D, E, F, G, A & B
- Total of 564 Loops, Riffs and Slides
- File names indicate key and tempo
- .WAV Format
- PC/Mac Compatible
The Funked Up Guitars Sample Pack is available now from the Inspiration Sounds website for £19.95 / US $41.24.
Universal Audio today announced the web release of v4.9 software for the UAD Family of DSP Card's & Powered Plug-Ins(tm). Version 4.9 includes 14-day fully functional demos of both the new SPL Transient Designer and new Precision Buss Compressor; a classic center-console mix compressor.
Key SPL Transient Designer Features :
- UA modeled, SPL authorized and endorsed AU/VST/RTAS plug-in version of Transient Designer's unique Differential Envelope Technology
- Increase or decrease the transients of percussive sources for greater impact, or a softened response
- Sustain of sources can be transparently shortened or increased for increased musicality
- Reduces or increases room sound or preexisting reverb on virtually any source
- Highly useful as a gate substitute, a transparen ...
First introduced during the 2006 Winter Namm, PSP Xenon is now available.
Xenon is a full band, dual-stage limiter plug-in (AudioUnit, VST and RTAS for MacOSX UB ; VST and RTAS for PC) featuring an integrated Leveller, advanced K-System metering and psycho-acoustically optimized wordlength reduction. PSP Xenon offers 64-bit precision processing throughout its entire signal path, and can operate at sample rates up to 192kHz.
One of the good news is that it is available for PPC G4 and G5 : when introduced last year, it was only planned for Intel Mac.
Yamaha offers new drivers and firmwares (available here) for the following FireWire/mLAN products : the G046 audio interface, the Motif XS workstation and the n Series digital mixers.
The new drivers make the GO46 compatible with Windows Vista. The firmwares for MOTIF XS, n8 and n12 mixers improve network capability over mLAN (without further precision).
Are you wondering if it's worth updating to Kontakt 3 ? Or are you just curious, or perhaps have you never tried Kontakt before ?
Native Instruments answers by offering a free demo (version 3.0.1) for Mac OS 10.4 or higher (458 MB) and Win XP (407 MB). You can use it as a stand-alone and as a plug-in via Audio Units, VST 2 and RTAS.
You will benefit by complete function range with all presets, the full PDF manual, and play with a demo library instruments from the categories Band, Orchestral, Synth, Urban Beats, Vintage and World. Demo limits are sessions limited to 30 minutes and no Save and no Total Recall.
This update offers many features, such as the new Full String Playing modes (string pizzicato, bartok-pizz, col legno, sul ponticello, tremolo, sul ponticello tremolo, mute).
The String Playing modes are the first to use Synful new synthesis engine, preserving full 24 bit fidelity while allowing the flexible morphing capabilities needed for Reconstructive Phrase Modeling (RPM), their proprietary technology.
Numerous features have been added, like new controls (release time, noise level, sforzando, tremolo speed, etc.), the ability to map any MIDI continuous control to any parameter, natural divisi (the players arrange themselves automatically across the notes of a played chord)...
Many bugs have also been fixed. This update provides support for Mac OSX (Leopard) UB and Windows XP/Vista 32/64 (in AU, VSTi and DXi plugin formats).
Ohm Force has just released updates for the Mac OS X versions of all of its plug-ins.
Changes:
* Corrected a problem to prevent the installer from blocking on 10.5.
* A lot of various GUI fixes for VST, RTAS & AU.
* Corrected tempo problem on Cubase 4.
* All presets in Audio Unit & Pro Tools format.
* Updated manuals are now far more precise on those recurring questions.
* Mac OS X 10.2 support is dropped.
* Pro Tools 6 support is dropped.
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