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Blue Cat Audio Liny EQ 5.0 Plug-In
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Blue Cat Audio Liny EQ 5.0 Plug-InBlue Cat Audio has released Blue Cat's Liny EQ 5.0, a complete rewrite of their low latency linear phase EQ plug-ins. Blue Cat's Liny EQ is an 8 bands linear phase graphic equalizer with very low latency and comprehensive visual feedback: it processes audio signals without phase distortion, with an unusually short latency (less than 3 milliseconds). Version 5.0 has now a brand new, fully customizable user interface, and includes many new features and enhancements: premium visual feedback with EQ curves, spectrum and spectrogram displays, new EQ shapes, single and dual channels modes, a new presets manager, Windows AAX support, multiple display sizes, new MIDI and automation mapping capabilities, and much more (full list below).

The plug-in is available alone or as part of Blue Cat's Master Pack, a bundle including the company's recommended plug-ins for mastering...

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Musicrow Analogica for Native Instruments Reaktor
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Musicrow Analogica for Native Instruments ReaktorMusicrow releases Analogica, an advanced analog filter emulation for Native Instruments Reaktor. Analogica is now available individually, or as part of Musicrow's Golden Ensembles 3 bundle for Reaktor. Analogica is a fat and smooth analog sounding filter. It offers a distinctive warm character, sweet and beautiful self oscillation sound, flexible design and an intuitive interface.

Analogica enables you to fulfill any filtering mission with ease. It is not only suitable for elementary filtering tasks, but also capable of producing beautiful raw distortion sounds, interesting rhythmic patterns and unusual musical effects...

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Native Instruments ABBEY ROAD 50s DRUMMER
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Native Instruments ABBEY ROAD 50s DRUMMERNative Instruments introduced ABBEY ROAD 50s DRUMMER, a new KONTAKT instrument featuring the sound of two classic drum kits from the 1950s. The kits provide the distinctive drum sound of the era, which was necessary to compete with the electrified instruments gaining popularity at the time. Recorded with both state-of-the-art and period equipment at Abbey Road Studios in London, 50s DRUMMER also includes a groove library, mixer presets, and a new set of brush articulations, delivering the authentic feel of rock and roll, rhythm and blues, country, and jazz from the 1950s.

ABBEY ROAD 50s DRUMMER features rare instruments from the very earliest years of popular music. The first kit is an early 1950s Gretsch Cadillac Green Nitron with...

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Cakewalk Music Creator 6 Touch on Steam
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Cakewalk Music Creator 6 Touch on SteamCakewalk, the world's leading developer of easy to use products for music creation and recording, announced the availability of Music Creator 6 Touch on Steam, a leading platform for the delivery and management of PC, Mac, and Linux games and digital entertainment.

Music Creator 6 Touch makes it easy to create original music with no musical experience required. Music Creator has all the tools, loops, instruments, and FX needed to create, edit, and mix music, transforming any Windows 7 or 8 computer into a music studio. Musicians can share music with the world by burning a CD or using SoundCloud to post music on Facebook and Twitter...

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Toontrack Music Basic Fills MIDI Pack
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Toontrack Music Basic Fills MIDI PackToontrack has released Basic Fills MIDI, a follow-up to the popular Basic Rock MIDI that was released earlier in the year. The Basic Fills pack focuses entirely on the one thing you can never get enough of: fills. The little twists and turns that accentuate, ornate or make for smooth transitions in your songs – the bits and pieces that make your music elevate and transcend.

"I sometimes find that drummers over-complicate things and dramatize their fills too much. I am not a complicated drummer and never aspired to be. I don't want to get in the way of the song, just make it lift off where it truly needs to and harness it in between", says drummer Martin Kristoffersson...

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WaveLab 8 Audio Editing and Mastering Software
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WaveLab 8 Audio Editing and Mastering SoftwareSteinberg Media Technologies GmbH announced the release of its highly acclaimed audio editing and mastering suite, WaveLab 8, alongside the smaller derivative, WaveLab Elements 8. WaveLab 8 features a brand-new speaker management system, loudness metering and processing, single-window plug-in management, a master control panel, iZotope’s MBIT+ master dither, Voxengo’s CurveEQ, brickwall limiter and tube compressor, SuperClips, metadata support and over 150 improvements to its user interface and comprehensive tool set.

“The eighth generation of WaveLab clearly shows that we continue to invest in providing the highest level of quality, reflected in the wealth of enhancements to existing features while bringing new, advanced mastering and restoration tools by Steinberg, iZotope, Voxengo and Sonnox to mastering studios around the world...”

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Advanced Kontakt 5 Video Tutorial
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Advanced Kontakt 5 Video TutorialUsing Kontakt just to play back factory samples is like driving your Audi S5 in 4th gear at 25 mph. Boring! If you want to break the speed of sound, this accelerated course shows you how to put pedal to the metal and squeeze every ounce of horsepower from Native Instruments' supercharged sampler.

Seriously, Kontakt is a tweaker's dream come true. From recording your own samples to creating you own custom instruments, Kontakt does it all! You can even create your own scripts to graphically design your own user interface. Yes, this is one deep sampler that enables you to conceptualize and build instruments that are uniquely yours...

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IK Multimedia iKlip 2 and iKlip Studio for iPad mini
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IK Multimedia iKlip 2 and iKlip Studio for iPad miniIK Multimedia, the leader in mobile music-creation apps and accessories, is shipping the new range of its smart iPad holders for stage, studio, office or home. The new iKlip™ 2 for iPad, and for iPad mini, are enhanced versions of the most popular iPad microphone stand holders for musicians and presenters, while iKlip Studio for iPad mini completes the range of IK’s practical tabletop stands for 7” tablets.

All the new iKlips are made in Italy from durable-but-light thermoplastic, and sport a sleek industrial design. Although the new ergonomically designed iKlip models were created with musicians in mind, they are also perfect for business presentations and speeches; educational, video and camera applications; health or kiosk-type information systems and everyday use in the office, at home or on the road...

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Blue Cat Audio Updates 5 Audio Plug-ins
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Blue Cat Audio Updates 5 Audio Plug-insBlue Cat Audio has released an update for five of its most recent plug-ins: Blue Cat's DP Meter Pro (audio levels meter), FreqAnalyst Multi (multiple tracks spectrum analyzer), Oscilloscope Multi (multiple tracks waveform visualizer), StereoScope Multi (multiple tracks stereo field analyzer) and Blue Cat's Protector (zero latency brickwall limiter).

These updates mainly address an issue with the AAX version and Pro Tools 10.3.5 on Windows, and bring additional fixes and enhancements for each plug-in on both Mac and PC. The update is free for existing customers and is available for download from the same locations as the previous versions of the plug-ins. What's new for most plug-ins...

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Toontrack EZkeys Country MIDI Expansion
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Toontrack EZkeys Country MIDI ExpansionToontrack has released Country EZkeys MIDI, a new MIDI expansion for EZkeys. As the title suggests, this pack is focusing on the country genre and will showcase the journey this music style has found itself on the past few decades. It includes anything from the classic and rootsy to the timeless ballads and the slick, pop-influenced styles that top the charts of today.

EZkeys is a revolutionary piano plugin and stand-alone instrument that fuses groundbreaking songwriting functionality with amazing sounds. The line includes three separate versions of EZkeys: the stunning EZkeys Grand Piano, the intimate EZkeys Upright Piano as well as the EZkeys Classic Electrics. The latter is the most recent release and includes...

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SONAR X2 Power! - The Comprehensive Guide
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SONAR X2 Power! - The Comprehensive GuideGarrigus.com has announced the release of the SONAR X2 Power! book (ISBN: 978-1-285-19894-1) by Scott R. Garrigus (author of the Cakewalk SONAR and Sony Sound Forge Power book series). SONAR X2 Power! is the first comprehensive guide to deal exclusively with Cakewalk's SONAR X2 MIDI and digital audio sequencing application.

This new edition offers top-to-bottom detailed coverage of the SONAR X2 software (Producer, Studio, and Essential). The book's comprehensive treatment begins with the basics and takes you from setup to final mix with clear, step-by-step instructions and exercises...

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Aphex Project Channel Strip for Project Studios
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Aphex Project Channel Strip for Project StudiosAphex®, a leader in professional audio technology for more than 35 years, recently brought to market the Project Channel, a channel strip loaded with Aphex’s award-winning patented audio processing technology. With the trend of more and more studios forgoing mixing consoles in favor of recording and mixing within computer, a clean and versatile front-end input stage is indispensible.

The Aphex Project Channel, a streamlined version of Aphex’s acclaimed Channel processor, has all the essential processing users need for recording, voice-overs, house of worship and other applications: an Aphex Class A microphone preamp, Aphex’s optical compressor, Aphex’s signature Aural Exciter® processor and Big Bottom® low-frequency processor; ¼” instrument input; and LED metering, all on the front panel. The rear panel includes...

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Windows Version of MOTU Digital Performer 8 Ships
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Windows Version of MOTU Digital Performer 8 ShipsThe Mac version originally shipped in September 2012, but now MOTU is now shipping Digital Performer version 8 for Windows, a major upgrade to their flagship audio workstation software. Significant new features include 64-bit operation, a new video playback engine, Punch Guard™ confidence recording, 17 new included plug-ins, 15 new user interface themes, and new plug-in management features.

"Digital Performer 8 is a must-have upgrade, especially for anyone using — or moving to — a 64-bit operating system," said Jim Cooper, MOTU Director of Marketing. "Plus, it's absolutely packed full of inspiring new plug-ins, cool new themes, and useful features you'll use every day..."

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The Studio SOS Book: Solutions and Techniques
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The Studio SOS Book: Solutions and TechniquesFocal Press publishes The Studio SOS Book: Solutions and Techniques for the Project Recording Studio. Professional studio design is a specialized science, with more than a touch of "black magic" thrown in. Over the past few years, Sound on Sound magazine has made one trip each month to a reader’s studio. These visits have demonstrated that it is fairly simple to make a huge improvement to an untreated project-studio room, without spending a fortune. However, they’ve also proven that beginners’ attempts at DIY acoustic treatments often cause more problems than they solve.

Utilizing knowledge from dozens of visits to readers’ home and project studios, the SOS team imparts easy-to-understand, organized troubleshooting advice. Learn how to...

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Practical Mastering: Mastering in the Modern Studio
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Practical Mastering: Mastering in the Modern StudioFocal Press has published Practical Mastering: A Guide to Mastering in the Modern Studio. Guiding you through the history and emergence of modern mastering techniques, then providing practical hints and tips on how to use them in your set up, Practical Mastering is the book for anyone wanting to master this elusive art form. Providing you with solid mastering theory underpinned by years of professional experience and hands-on advice to getting the most out of your set up.

Using years of practical and professional experience, Mark and Russ offer a discussion of how to effectively listen to and interpret post-mix tracks, showing you how to pick out areas of the mix that could be optimized or need development. Backing this up with professional tips and tricks on how to develop and fine tuning your hearing skills...

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