RME has announced that the HDSPe AES is now shipping. This new PCI Express card is fully identical to the successful HDSP AES-32, a PCI based card. Both cards can be used simultaneously in one computer, thus using the available slots (PCI / PCIe) as efficient as possible. These cards provide 8 AES inputs (16 channels) and 8 AES outputs (16 channels) at 192 kHz sample rate. They support Single, Double and Quad Wire transfer and direct conversion between these formats. Two MIDI I/O ports and a word clock I/O are also available. The word clock input adapts to Single, Double and Quad Speed automatically.
Features Highlight :
- Support for 192 kHz at full channel count
- Native support for Double and Quad Wire transfer
- Direct conversion between these formats
- SteadyClock for highest jitter suppression and clock regeneration
- Intuitive and clearly laid-out user interface
- TotalMix: 512 channel mixer with 42 bit internal resolution
- 48 level meter Peak/RMS, hardware-computed
Delano Audio has announced the release of it's new website of downloadable sound effects and samples, created by sound professionals for professional sound users. Debuting with over 14,000 sound effects, the Delano Audio site focuses on professional formatted downloads of Broacastwave files, 4 channel Surroundsound, Appleloops Sound Effects and Reason Refills.
The inital offerings are sounds from the prestigious Digiffects Sound Library and the online search system is fast, fun and effective. Individual Broadcast Wave sounds start at $4.99 each and Surround Sounds are available for $7.99.
Studio Electronics unveils the Orion Galaxy Omega 8, a new all-analog 8-voice poly synth. In fact the synth isn't completely new, it's "just" an Omega 8 in a wonderful seventies flavoured design.
Here is the description found on their website :
"what is this? it is art. it is light. it is glorious design brought to life by Antoine Argentieres, the man, who sagely let his fondness for Stanley Kubrick's past century enigmatic odyssian vision of the future (and re-visioning of pivotal past events) inspire a house fit for the majestic voice and verve of the Omega8––a cathedral of transformation; the great work of the synth; a mind before matter mystical alignment of awareness: light and sound waves that reveal the ORION GALAXY, expanding and growing and luminous."
Today LinPlug has released SaxLab 2 for Mac OS X. The main concern in this upgrade was to prevent easy handling, improve the sound quality to obtain the best possible result and to support all types of saxophones.
Main Features :
- High-Quality Soundsets for bass, baritone, tenor, alto and soprano saxophone.
- Monophonic with real sax behaviour
- Adjustable mix of the Air layer, the Keys layer and the main tonal layer
- User-definable, velocity-sensitive amplitude envelope
- Tonal characteristics of the instruments overall sound are user definable
- Real-time control of amplitude, brightness and the roaring of the sound.
- Three modes of mono performance: Legato, Retrigger and Alternate
- Separate control of Up/Down PitchBend and Scoop
- Adjustable pitch, air and body frequency deviation per note
- Envelope, LFO and MIDI-controlled vibrato and tremolo
- Specialized Stereo Chorus and Stereo Reverb effects
- Full Micro Tuning capability (loads TUN files)
- MidiLearn available for every control
- Sample accurate timing, full automation and settings are saved with the song
SaxLab2 is available now for Mac OS X in VST and AU formats. The license fee is $199 / €149 including a comprehensive 38 page manual in English, French and German. Anyone who purchased SaxLab 1 on 1st December 2007 or later will be shipped a free SaxLab 2 upgrade license, for other users the upgrade from SaxLab 1 is $39 / €39. A demo version is available.
SKB Corporation introduces the new 1SKB19-RSF4U "4U Studio Flyer" model as part of its expanding Studio Flyer line. Ideal for those looking to safely transport laptop computers, disk drives, audio interfaces or other rack-mount remote recording equipment, the 1SKB19-RSF4U is a larger version of the original 2U Studio Flyer, adding 2U of rack space and a larger surface that can hold a variety of laptops or flat screens.
The Studio Flyer 4U features a standard 4U rack mount space and a laptop compartment with convoluted foam interior in the lift-off lid for laptop protection. Cable pass through allows the laptop and interface to remain cabled up at all times. Convenient removable front and back doors offer easy access to rack gear. The interior rack depth to the back door has been expanded to 15-1/2".
Rotomolded for durability, the case features 8 adjustable cleats, four in-line wheels, a pull out handle and two cushioned rubber over-molded carry handles. The reinforced nylon trigger release latching system includes a TSA locking latch which enables the traveler to safely lock the case and still have it inspected by airline security.
The Studio Flyer 4U is available now with a U.S. estimated street price of $269.99.
After many requests, Soniccouture have released the Hang Drum in LOGIC EXS24 format. A Hang is a melodious percussive steel musical instrument created in Switzerland. It uses some of the same physical principles as a steel drum.
The product features 2 different drums, with over 1000 samples each, and up to 21 velocity layers. The Hang drums have been sampled in 6 different areas (Gu, Ding, Outer Ding, Tone-field Centre, Tone-Field Edge, and in-between the Tone-field). Each area was sampled being played with Finger, Slap and knuckle.
Features :
- 2.4 GB Library
- Multiple Articulations
- Up to 21 Velocity Layers
- Includes both Mk.1 + Mk. 2 Hang Drum Models
- Over 1000 24 bit Stereo 44.1 Samples per Drum
The Hang Drum is available now and is priced at £49 (download) / £52 (DVD). Audio examples are also available at the following address.
There's certainly truth to the long-standing adage, "What's old is new again." EastWest, exclusive US distributor of Best Service products, proves this true by making eight new sample collections by Best Service, which feature European historical instruments, available to today's users. The newest sound libraries, developed in cooperation with Realsamples, include Pianoforte, Early Pianoforte, Grand Piano, English Harpsichord, Dutch Harpsichord, Dulcitone Celesta, English Spinet and Italian Harpsichord.
Each collection features eight different samples of each note, four different release sounds of each note as well as 32 different velocity layers as opposed to the typical four to five found in most piano collections. No mastering is applied to the samples, giving users access to the raw recordings for additional control of the end result. For further realism, each instrument was recorded in 192 kHz/24 bits resolution and down sampled.
All samples offered in each collection are License-free, available in DVD or CD sets and are ready to be played in Kontakt 2, EXS24, GigaStudio, HAlion-Presets or .wav formats (excludes GigaStudio® versions). For more information, please visit their web site.
We all know how a multi-band filters work: You can independently change the audio level in each band. Now imagine you could shift the pitch in each band up or down ranging from a few cent to 6 octaves in realtime. That's what VirSyn is working on with the upcoming Prism - The Pitch Designer.
More info to come soon. Until then you can listen to mp3 demos that VirSyn has left to whet your appetite.
Note : VirSyn's new Take Five FX bundle contains its current five fx plugins Bark, Matrix, Reflect, TDesign and VTape. If you buy Take Five FX before July 31st, 2008 you will get Prism for free.
Crysonic today announced the immediate availability of their Mac Pack Audio DSP plug-ins Bundle. The Mac Pack brings together three complimentary products :
- SINDO V2, a stereo image expander (widener) and narrower
- nXtasy V2.1, an "analog" harmonic saturation DSP
- SpectraPhy LE V1.6, a physics based audio limiter and maximizer
The Mac Pack bundle is available now to purchase on-line from the Crysonic web site for $99 until the 14th of August 2008 which is a saving of over 50%. The bundle includes the plug-ins in AU and VST Universal Binary (Intel / PPC) formats.
Yesterday LinPlug has announced that it has reduced the license fees for both the LinPlug Organ 3 and the LinPlug Octopus plug-in instruments. They are now available for €99 (previously €129) / $129 (previously $149) each.
The upgrade from daOrgan to Organ 3 is now also €10 / $10 cheaper than before: €49 / $69.
Mathijs Indesteege aka Mathew Lane has announced the release of DrMS, a spacial processor plug-in which presents a new way to approach the manipulation of stereo audio.
Based on MS (Mid-Side) processing, DrMS splits the stereo signal into four sections rather than the normal two, giving you new levels of control: zoom in, add depth, change width or any combination and more. Each of the four sections has a resonant high pass filter to clean up the lows and a tilt equalizer to soften the highs, plus a sample-based delay line to slightly shift the signal against the other sections. The level and combination of the different sections will result in various changes of the stereo field.
The flexible controls ensure a wide range of applications, both for mixing and mastering as well as for post production. Use DrMS for tasks going from simple MS encoding/decoding, over stereo field and depth enhancement, to fixing mono compatibility issues and more.
For easy A/B comparison between original and processed signal, an autogain circuit is build in to ensure a level matched output.
DrMS is available now as AU/VST2/RTAS plug-in on Mac OSX and as VST2/RTAS plug-in on Windows for a fee of 25€ (ex. VAT). A demo version is also available.
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