This month Sweetwater's Giveaway is dedicated to Pro Tools : they are giving away a powerful Pro Tools setup to one lucky winner!
The package starts with the 003 Rack Factory which comes with industry-standard Pro Tools LE software, heaps of free plug-ins, and the massive Pro Tools Ignition Pack. The package also includes the following plug-ins : Transfuser, Eleven LE, Strike, Structure, Hybrid, Velvet, and Xpand.
To participate, you just have to answer a bunch of questions at the following address :
QuikQuak unveils Fusion Field, an easy to use diffusion reverb that QuikQuak has created in response to requests for a RaySpace 'light' and a version of Glass Viper's own diffusion reverb. Some audio demos are available.
Features :
- Smooth reverb for the whole diffusion tail.
- Fast editing, for that quick grab effect.
- Clear diffused sound, without early reflections.
- Great for adding sheen to vocals, strings and ambiences.
- Plain visual feedback of filters.
- Adjustable complexity, for lower CPU usage.
- Zero latency.
- Low cost.
Pricing and release date have not yet been announced.
Seelake has just released the AudioStation, a Windows-based user-definable digital audio workstation (Hardware).
It features a mixer that embeds a VST/VSTi host with multiple slots per channel, independent MIDI routing engine per channel, independent Audio monitoring per channel, MIDI/WAV/MP3 player/recorder plus metronomic click. It can be controlled with the provided remote (and integral part of the device), and by any external MIDI controller. Plus it can control every parameter of VST and MIDI parameters of external MIDI devices. It also features a secondary partition with a dedicated OS, separated from the audio one, so it can be used as standard PC with no risk for the audio system.
Features :
- 20 channels with I/O Audio and MIDI.
- Microphone class A preamps with phantom ...
Intua announces BeatMaker which introduces a new generation of mobile instruments and music creation software. Inspired by hardware beatboxes, loop samplers and software sequencers, it combines them to turn your iPod Touch / iPhone into a unique, inspirational software instrument.
For more information, please follow the link below :
Sinevibes announces a new line of sound expansion libraries for the Roland Fantom-G workstations. The GX Series covers a wide range of instruments, from drums to synth.
A total of 8 titles are planned with prices ranging from $29/€23 to $39/€29. You can pre-order the first 4 expansion libraries now, including Drums, Synth, Bass and Atmospheres, as well as a bundle for $79/€59 (37% off). The libraries will begin shipping starting from 20th June. Note that audio examples are available.
TL Audio unveils their latest offering in the new Ebony Series during the highly anticipated first annual London International Music Show (LIMS).
The latest product is a Discrete Class A 16:2 Summing Mixer, housed in a 2U rack unit and with an additional switchable and variable tube stage on the master output. Combining Balanced I/O on XLR and D-Sub connectors with analogue VU metering and balanced insert points, the beautifully named Ebony Summer is sure to impress.
AudioWarrior has just announced the release of the Studio Drums Plugin, a collection of 24-bit stereo precision tuned and expertly programmed drums and percussion in a plugin that works in everything including a standalone version that requires no host sequencer.
Expensive hardwood acoustic kits, cheap trashy low-fi street kits, electronic kits, and world percussion sounds from Nepal, Africa, India, and Ireland in an affordable 32-bit studio quality state of the art plugin with built in effects, stereo to 5.1 surround output, and 256 voice polyphony.
Studio Drums Plugin is available now for Mac OS X and Windows in VST, AU and Standalone versions for a fee of $49.
Allen & Heath unveils the ZED-R16 which combines an analogue recording mixer with a FireWire soundcard, MIDI controls and 'home-studio' routing so you can build tracks in the studio, record live gigs, mix-down and remix.
The ZED-R16 can be employed as a standard analogue mixer while recording multi-track via FireWire or ADAT, a traditional inline mixer recording with send and return per channel via FireWire, or as a MIDI controller via switchable channel faders. It features 16 mono inputs, 2 stereo inputs, a high quality dual mic pre-amp, 4-band fully-parametric EQ, 4 auxes, a stereo bus, 2 stereo returns, and 18+18 FireWire I/O and 8+8 ADAT I/O.
The ZED-R16 can be employed as a standard analogue mixer while recording multi-track via FireWire or ADAT, a traditional inline mixer recor ...
DUY has just announced the release of DUY Silence which is a a new noise reduction plug-in for Mac OS X.
With DUY Silence you'll be able to collect information about your noise using an analysis method, by capturing the track or portion of a track that you'd like to work on. You can visualize the noise on the user interface, in order to edit it according to your needs and criteria, using a complete and intuitive set of tools.
If you've ever tried to clean a track by removing unwanted noise, you'll know how complex and time-consuming it can be. An interview with unwanted noise, an old recorded track... With DUY Silence, simply analyse the noise on your track for a few seconds, set the attack, release and threshold values, and you're done. For further control, you can go into the "Advanced" mode, which will let you change the noise gate settings for each one of the over 1000 frequency bands created within DUY Silence.
DUY Silence is available now for Mac OS X in VST, AU, RTAS and MAS formats. It can be purchased individually or as part of any of the available native packages offered by DUY. Registered users of any of DUY's native plug-ins are entitled to purchase this plug-in at a reduced price. DUY Silence has an MSRP of €399 but is available for the introductory price of €299 until the end of June 2008.
Future Audio Workshop (FAW) has just announced the release of Circle, a new semi-modular software synthesizer, designed to be easy to use, allowing you to concentrate fully on sound design and performance.
Features :
- Ease of Use :
o Designed to be easy to use and intuitive through simple work flows.
o Large easy to see knobs and sliders.
o Connect up modulations via color coded circles in a simple and visual fashion. To preview a modulation, simple place a circle under a knob, and hear its effect.
o See all your connections at a glance, without the clutter of virtual cables.
- Interactive Control :
o Visually interactive MIDI learn. Assign your MIDI controllers in a simple, fast and familiar way.
o Attach multiple Circle controls to a single knob. Speed up an LFO, while closing a filter, while increasing a delay effect time. Experiment with control.
o Use hands on control in a creative way as part of the sound design process.
- Live Performance :
o Single view, high contrast screen, lets you see everything at a single glance.
o Organize and group your sounds for live performance using the sounds browser.
o Use Apple iRemote to change sounds from afar (Mac version only).
- Fresh Sounds :
o 4 oscillators per voice, choose between classic analog or contemporary wave generators.
o Semi-modular voice structure, giving you the freedom to pick and choose from many different sound modules.
o Unrestricted modulation - connect up modulation in an easy and free way.
o Lots of great master effects to choose from.
Circle is availabe now for $199.00 / €149.00 in VST, AU, RTAS and Standalone versions for both Mac OS X and Windows. A demo version is available.
I was among the lucky few beta tester and believe me, this synth is going to be legen, wait for it... dary !!
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