Phaedra is a Kontakt Player 2 dedicated to analog synths, featuring over 4 GB of sounds, 20,000 samples and 720 patches (VST 2.0, DXi, ASIO, AU, RTAS, Mac & PC).
Producer Sam Spacey has constructed Phaedra with the same attention to detail as a huge orchestral sample library. Each of the 20,000 samples has been edited and looped by hand, with loops being very long.
Nearly every single preset has each separate note sampled so as to eliminate aliasing within the instrument's range.
Categories include : Synth 1, Synth 2, Bass, Leads, Pads, Sequences, FX, DnB, Synth Builder & Multis
Some synths used for Phaedra : Mini Moog D, Welsh Moog, Yamaha CS5, CS-15 & CS-30, Korg Monopoly & MS-20, Studio Electronics SE-1, Roland SH-101, Crumar Multiman, Akai AX-73, etc.
Primacoustic has announced Maxtrap, a corner bass trap which is combination broadband absorber and bass trap that employs three sound absorbing principles at once to control the acoustics in a room. These help eliminate secondary reflections and flutter echo, absorb standing waves, and control bass down to 75Hz.
Placed in a corner, the MaxTrap features an elegantly finished front panel that is housed in a high-density wood composite frame. The panel is made from 3" thick high-density fiberglass that is fully encapsulated in micromesh with resin hardened edges to absorb mid and high frequencies. To help tame standing waves and increase low-frequency absorption, a deep air cavity behind the face panel extends back 17" to the corner, creating the bass trap. This is augmented with a heavy s ...
New Mac version of Audacity, the famous, free and open source audio editor, could never be released.
As it is said in the editor dedicated forum, version 1.3.4 and upper will be released only if some kind soul want to compile and debug them.
Naturally, PC and Linux users are not concerned...
Who's said that Mac-users are always ranting and raving ? Sometimes, it seems to be justified.
AudioWarrior has just released Bass Rig For KONTAKT. This library for Kontakt contains high quality samples based on the legendary Fender Electric Jazz Bass( J-Bass), Schecter Scorpion [Low B] Electric Slap Bass, and an all wood large Acoustic Upright Bass with w-i-d-e organic resonance and the best sounds of classic analogue Bass Synths. Note that Bass Rig includes fret/finger noise and string buzz.
Bass Rig For KONTAKT is available now for Mac OS X and Windows XP | Vista, it costs $49. Kontakt 2 or higher is required.
Prosoniq announces that the Audio Unit version of Morph is now available.
The Audio Unit version works on both PPC and Intel Mac, running MacOS X 10.4 or 10.5 (Leopard).
It is fully compatible with the latest versions of Logic and GarageBand, as well as with several other Audio Unit hosts (without further precision from the editor).
A crossgrade for owners of their current RTAS Mac and VST Mac products is also available.
Physical Music has announced that the Audio Unit version of TimeFreezer for Mac OS X is now available in beta state, and free for registered Mac users.
VKFX 2.0, a free update to registered users of VKFX, is available. This excellent plug, dedicated to keyboards (as Rhodes, Wurli, Clavinet aso) has been totally redesigned by Alfonso De Prisco and Thomas Serafini from Overloud who has used same GUI engine for their fantastic sounding reverb Breverb.
There are numerous changes and features in VKFX version 2.0.
First, all formats are now UB (for Mac Intel). And a standalone version is now available, perfect for live keyboard players.
Here are some others :
- Preset loading on MIDI program change.
- Working Audio Unit automations
- Undo/Redo buttons are now lit when the corresponding actions is available
- Changes in speed knob labels that act as offset controls in sync mode
- D6-C filter/EQ plugin included in installers
- etc.
The Mac OS X version of Sonic Charge MicroTonic has been updated to v2.0.3. This update provides several fixes :
- Fixed a compatibility problem in the Audio Units version that made the separate outputs of µTonic unusable in Apple Logic version 8 and MOTU Digital Performer.
- Fixed a GUI compatibility issue under OS X 10.5 with certain hosts (e.g. Logic, GarageBand) that caused the user interface to come up white and empty when opening the plug-in.
- Exported MIDI files can now be imported into MOTU Digital Performer.
- The Mac version now features an uninstaller application. It can be found under the Sonic Charge µTonic folder in your Applications folder.
On top of that a new free patch compilation with 75 new programs and 125 drum patches is also available for all registered users. For more information, please visit the link below :
By the time the doors open at NAMM 2008, the optional eight-channel A-D converter card for Focusrite's new ISA828 eight channel pre will be available from all good pro audio stores across the globe.
The ISA828 eight channel 192kHz A-D converter is the first audio A-D converter to utilise Burr-Brown Pro Audio Amplifiers and PCM4220 A-D converter chips. With cutting-edge conversion technology seated within Focusrite custom analogue circuitry, the card delivers unparalleled performance; specifications include a dynamic range of 122dB and jitter less than 250 picoseconds.
The card can be retrofitted at any time and, thanks to its convenient 25 pin D-Type connector, integrates seamlessly with ProTools HD as well as other popular hard disk recorders and mixing desks. Digital formats include an eight-channel single/dual wire AES/EBU and SPDIF output, as well as an eight-channel ADAT lightpipe (SMUX/SMUX2) output. Wordclock i/o is provided via dedicated BNC connectors.
Studiodevices releases a brand new professional Library of impulse-responses named "Bree Casedy" for the use with Studiodevices Reflections LE or any other convolution reverb plug-in. With an amount of 700 MB, this collection sounds very detailed and was produced using the brand new American reverberator, released in summer 2007. The ultra high density 24 bit and 96 kHz impulse-responses are capable to meet the highest demands. Every impulse-response is available in stereo und true-stereo, was selected carefully and optimized by experienced audio-engineers for the following convolution process manually. Bree Casedy Library contains programs of the following styles: Studio, Drums, Chamber, Ambience, Concert Hall, Room, Environment.
Bree Casedy Library is available via download or CD-ROM (+ extra fee). Introductory offer until January 31st, 2008 — €59.99. Retail Price from February 1st, 2008 — €79.99.
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