HowAudio.com has just released a new tutorial video called "Cubase 4: Essential Training". It features 8 hours of instruction with long-time Cubase user and Steinberg product specialist, Matthew Loel. T. Hepworth. Not only will it help beginners learn the basic fundamentals of Cubase with the HA! QuickSTART Overview, but more experienced power-users will benefit from Matthew's invaluable real-world tips and coverage of advanced topics. Chapters include integration of external audio and MIDI hardware, real multi-channel surround sound, VST3 instruments and effects, Cubase's Universal Sound Manager and Score Editor, notation and score printing, and more!
"Cubase 4: Essential Training" is available as a standalone DVD ($34.95), or become a HowAudio.com member for $199/annually or $19/monthly and get complete access 24/7 to every tutorial in their library—over 1100 movies on 40 topics—presented by working music professionals who are experts in their respective fields.
Native Instruments has just released Deep Transformations and FM8 Transient Attacks, two new Kore Soundpacks for Kore 2 and the free Kore Player. FM8 Transient Attacks delivers 200 newly created FM8 sounds with a raw, edgy style while Deep Transformations represents the first multi-effect Kore Soundpack.
These release confirm NI determination to firmly establish the Kore Soundpacks line as the most valuable, diverse and inspiring range of sound material for studio and stage.
Deep Transformations and FM8 Transient Attacks are available for download purchase in the NI Online Shop for a suggested retail price of $79 / €69 and $59 / €49 respectively.
Roland has announced the GW-8 which is the next generation of Roland's GW-series workstations with intelligent backing-track functionality.
Features :
- Contemporary music workstation with high-quality 128-voice sound engine derived from Roland's renowned sound-module lineup
- Wide variety of contemporary sounds and intelligent backing styles, plus additional banks of ethnic sounds and styles from around the world
- USB Memory Player feature allows direct playback of MP3, WAV, AIFF, and SMF files from USB key; Centre Cancel feature for audio files enables karaoke-style sing-along
- Newly designed graphical display, plus Style Select button, Analogue Modify knob, and D-BEAM
- Style Converter and Playlist Editor software included
- Onboard 16-track sequencer for saving your interactive performances
Rode unveils the NTG-3, the latest result of years of development by RØDE engineers.
Features :
- Designed to withstand adverse environmental conditions
- 50% less self-noise than the majority of shotgun microphones
- True condenser (externally RF biased)
- Extremely low handling noise
- High level of immunity to radio frequency broadcast
- Superior broadcast sound quality
- Weather resistant aluminium storage cylinder included
Roland has announced the Juno in a stage version at the London International Music Show.
Designed from the ground up for live performers, Juno Stage is a 128 voice expandable synthesizer which features an extra-large display, USB backing-track functionality, a Click output for drummers, dedicated performance knobs, hands-free patch select, instant master MIDI control functionality, and much more.
Korg unveils the brand new nanoSeries devices which are designed to meet the needs of artists who like to make music on the go but don't want to make any sacrifices in the control department. The range features three compact products: nanoKEY, nanoPAD and nanoKONTROL.
nanoKEY : 25 velocity-sensitive keys, transmitting either as MIDI notes or (via a separate mode) Control Change (CC) messages. Octave shift (natch). Pitch, modulation.
nanoPAD : 12 trigger pads and an X/Y touch pad with roll and flam mode.
nanoKONTROL : 9 faders, 9 knobs, 18 switches, transport controls, MIDI notes, 168 CC messages. There are even attack and decay times for the switches, allowing them to work as faders, filter controls, effects settings, etc...
- 7 filter bands.
- Lowpass and highpass filters up to 48 dB/octave.
- Peaking and shelving filters.
- Stereo, L, R or MS processing and monitoring.
- No pre-warping effects, that is, correct response up to Nyquist.
- HQ mode with upsampling for an even more accurate response.
- Soft Engage technology on all filters to prevent pops and crackles.
- Mousewheel support.
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PeSonus has finally announced the avaibility of its FireStudio Lightpipe, a 32 input, 32 output, 24-bit/96k lightpipe to FireWire computer recording system for professional-quality digital audio recording.
Compatible with both Windows and Macintosh computer systems, the FireStudio Lightpipe allows you to convert up to 32 channels of ADAT or SMUX optical lightpipe input/output via FireWire providing a multi-channel computer interface for digital mixers, AD/DA converters or ADAT recorders.
Features :
- 24-bit/96K FireWire (IEEE 1394) interface
- Word Clock I/O
- MIDI I/O
- JetPLL Jitter Elimination Technology
- Balanced TRS Stereo main outputs with volume control
- Headphone amplifier with volume control
- Dual SMUX for 16 channels at 96k over ADAT
- Fast-acting LED input metering
- 34 x 4 mixer matrix
- Mac OSX, Windows XP and Vista32 compatible
- Works with Cubase, Logic, Nuendo, Sonar, Digital Performer and many others.
The FireStudio Lightpipe is available now at a list price of $699/€669.
Ableton Live Lite 7 M-Audio Enhanced edition has arrived, with some impressive new features. And for registered Live Lite users, it's free.
Ableton Live Lite 7 now sports up to eight tracks, more effect instances, an enhanced audio engine, 64-bit mix summing, multiple time signatures, new and improved devices, side-chaining, refined MIDI timing and more.
And if you've ever thought about upgrading to the full version, now's a great time to do it. Ableton is giving Live Lite users an additional 50 EUR/USD off the price of upgrading to Ableton Live 7 and Ableton Suite.
MOTU has introduced the 896mk3, a cross-platform FireWire audio interface with on-board effects and mixing.
Features include eight XLR/TRS "combo" style analog inputs with high-quality preamps, true hi-Z guitar inputs, a total of 28 inputs and 32 outputs, 192 kHz analog operation, signal overload protection, a 32-bit floating point DSP for digital mixing and effects processing, two banks of configurable optical I/O and much more.
Effects include :
- Classic Reverb with five different room types, three frequency shelves with adjustable crossover points, shelf filtering and reverb lengths up to 60-seconds
- compression/limiting with two forms of compression : a standard compressor with conventional threshold/ratio/attack/release/gain controls and the Leveler , an emulation of the legendary LA-2A optical compressor
- EQ with 7-band parametric EQ modeled after British analog console EQ's, featuring 4 filter styles (gain/Q profiles), LP and HP filters with slopes that range from 6 to 36 dB
The 896mk3 will ship this summer for a price of $1,295.
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.
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Ableton Live Lite 7 M-Audio Enhanced edition has arrived, with some impressive new features. And for registered Live Lite users, it's free.
