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Mackie Recording Studio Makeover Contest "Looking for an 'extreme' makeover? Forget the TV reality shows. Now through August 30, 2003 Mackie is offering a free recording studio or rehearsal space maker over to two lucky winners. These prizes are worth up to $10,000. The recording studio makeover includes a D8B Digital Mixer, a pair of HR824 Active Studio Monitors and a HDR24/96 Hard Disk Recorder/Editor. The rehearsal space makeover includes an SR32*4 Live Sound Mixer, two C300 Loudspeakers and two M*800 Power Amps." Click here for more information. Also, new announcements from Steinberg, Clavia, PrimeSounds, and Arturia in News. |
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Midi Quest 9 and Midi Quest XL "Midi Quest 9 - the most advanced editor/librarian available for Windows XP, 2000, NT, ME, and 98. This new version of Midi Quest now supports over 600 instruments from 60 manufacturers, includes over 70,000 patches and features the most advanced SysX editing and organizational tools found anywhere. Midi Quest XL is the new professional version of Midi Quest. This version pushes the limits of Universal Editor/Librarians by offering an extensive collection of unique features." Click here for more information. Also, new announcements from Jeskola, Raw Material, Smartelectronix, and Steinberg in News. |
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MusicLab's SmartFlute "MusicLab is proud to announce a new series of virtual instruments called SVI (Smart Virtual Instruments). What is the advantage of the new SVI series over samplers and ROMplers, whether hardware or software based? In addition to samples, any SVI plug-in features intelligent models of the authentic instrument performance. SmartFlute is the first DXi2 plug-in of the SVI series, emulating authentic flute sound and performance techniques. SmartFlute features: 8Mb of high quality stereo flute samples; Indian Flute; Pan Flute; Piccolo; Shakuhachi; and Flute Tong. It provides 'Smart' parameters/models; Porta - adds/controls portamento/breath between some notes; Accent - controls long note dynamics alteration; Modulation - adds/controls modulation for some notes; Tremolo - adds/controls tremolo for long notes; and Full automation of all parameters." For more information, and a special DigiFreq Deal 10% discount, click here! |
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Radio Airplay 101: Payola "It's remarkable how many bands think that giving advertising or CDs to a station is illegal. What actually is illegal is when you are playing at a club, and you pay the sound guy to get you set up first. That's more illegal that anything a label does for a station." Click here to read this MusicDish article. Also, new announcements from FASoft, CutterMusic, Steinberg, and Malcolm Haylock in News. |
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Cubase SX Complete: Beginners' Guide A Free Download - "This a special cut-down version of Cubase SX Complete. It contains sufficient detail to enable someone coming to Cubase SX for the first time to start making music. In addition to chapters from Cubase SX Complete, Laurence Payne's Cubase SX FAQ is provided, in its entirety, as an appendix." Click here to download the free PDF e-book file. Also, new announcements from Big Fish Audio, PSP, Digidesign, and SpinAudio in News. |
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Free Gorgeous Piano Loops Hark Productions is working on a new loop collection called Gorgeous Piano. This collection will contain many chordal and fingered piano performances from popular music styles, and it will deliver them as audio sample loops to allow musicians to compose songs using real piano parts. The collection is currently being developed, but during this time the company would like to offer listeners a taste of what they will hear on the new collection. As such, they are providing a free preview pack containing 5 fingered progression loops, each 8 bars long. Click here to download the free preview pack. Also, new announcements from PSP, Five12, Sonic Foundry, FMJ-Software, and Digital Leisure in News. |
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Cubase SX/SL Mixing & Mastering "Producing one’s own music on the computer today is no longer limited to playing instruments and arranging them. To make full use of the software and to keep control over the whole production process from the idea to the CD, a musician must also be a sound engineer and mastering expert. This easy-to-read and practical book helps the reader improve his arranging, mixing and mastering skills, using the powerful features Cubase SX/SL has to offer. Apart from a basic introduction into sound engineering it provides numerous tips and tricks to help the user improve his results significantly. Mixing and Mastering in Cubase SX/SL is the companion for both beginners and advanced users alike. An enclosed CD-ROM includes a demo version of Cubase SX and lots of audio examples." Click here for more information. Also, new announcements from BIAS, Big Fish Audio, Wizoo Sound Design, and Edirol in News. |
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Adobe Acquires Syntrillium's Cool Edit "Adobe Systems Incorporated announced an agreement to acquire the technology assets of Syntrillium Software, a leader in digital audio tools. Syntrillium's flagship product, Cool Edit Pro, will join the company's existing line of professional digital video products that include Adobe Premiere, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Encore DVD and Adobe Photoshop." Click here for more information. Also, new announcements from GuitarWavs, Native Instruments, Muon Software, Manyetas, and FXpansion in News. |
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FX Teleport "FX Teleport is a unique revolutionary DAW networking solution. From now on it's not only possible, but also very easy to use as many computers as you want for your DAW. Just launch your favorite VST host on one machine and VST instruments and FX on the others and enjoy working on your audio processing farm. You can even dedicate a whole computer to your favorite VST synth." Click here for more information. Also, new announcements from FX Teleport.com, Allen & Heath, IK Multimedia, and Big Fish Audio in News. |
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irock! 300W Wireless Music Adapter "My Kia Rio is a very economical car. As such, it only came with the basics including a lowly FM stereo radio with cassette player. Well, as far as I’m concerned, cassette is dead. I use a portable MP3 player to listen to my tunes. But what if I want to listen to my tunes in the car? Sure, I could record them onto cassette and play them that way, but I don’t have time for that. This is where the irock! 300W from First International Digital comes into play (no pun intended)." Click here to read my review. Also, new announcements from Wizoo, IK Multimedia, and MOTU in News. |
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Elemental Audio Announces Windows Support "Elemental Audio Systems announced the availability of version 1.1 of Firium, Eqium, and Inspector. Previously only available to Mac VST and Audio Unit users, Windows users of applications from Steinberg Cubase and Emagic Logic to Image-Line Fruityloops and others can now harness the power of Elemental Audio's suite of plug-ins. In addition to introducing Window VST support, Version 1.1 is an across-the-board update to all currently supported plug-in formats (Mac VST OS 9/X and Audio Unit)." Click here for more information. Also, new announcements from Elemental Audio, Applied Acoustics Systems, Big Fish Audio, Drawmer, and IK Multimedia in News. |
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Reason Updated to Version 2.5 "Bring out the champagne, the waiting is over! Propellerhead Software has now started shipping Reason 2.5, the much awaited upgrade to their flagship music software, containing four brand new sound processing tools and two utilities for signal path routing. The upgrade is free to all registered Reason 2.0 users." Click here for more information. Also, new announcements from Propellerhead Software, TC Works, Emagic, Big Fish Audio, and Burning Blue Audio in News. |
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REAKTOR 4 and REAKTOR SESSION "The fourth generation of REAKTOR brings modular music making to an unprecedented level that sounds brighter, smoother, and warmer than ever before. REAKTOR 4 comes with new modules as well as with an enhanced functionality. REAKTOR 4 includes the acclaimed anti-aliasing oscillators from the PRO-53 for a rich analog sound. Several outstanding new filter macros provide the backbone for a series of world-class samplers and synthesizers. REAKTOR SESSION gives unlimited access to REAKTOR instruments, samplers, effects, and live tools." Click here for more information. Also, new announcements from Native Instruments, Spectrasonics, Vienna Symphonic Library, and Creative in News. |
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XPower Powerpack 300 Plus "Have you ever been in an emergency situation where your car stalled and needed a jump-start? How about when a flat tire needed changing but the spare didn't have enough air? Did you ever experience a home power outage and needed emergency lighting or electricity for your radio, television, or cordless phone? What about non-emergency circumstances such as camping or a job site where you needed to power some small tools or appliances? Most people will say that they've experienced at least one or maybe even all of these predicaments. So what if I told you there is a new product on the market that can solve them all? It's called the XPower Powerpack 300 Plus from Xantrex Technology." What does this have to do with music? Well, think about it. If the power goes out in your home, you can still do some jamming. Or maybe you want to do some composing while you're out on the road or on a camping trip. Just plug your keyboard or audio recorder into the Powerpack, and away you go. I take my Powerpack with me whenever I leave the house, and keep it plugged in whenever I'm at home so I can be sure it's ready to go when the lights go out. Click here for more information. Also, new announcements from J. River Media Center, Root Solutions, SoUnDEnGiNe, and Native Instruments in News. |
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Power Books Now 30% Off! * Cakewalk Power * Sound Forge Power * Sonar Power * Sonar 2 Power * Sound Forge 6 Power All of these books are now 30% off! Click here for more information and the discount! Also, new announcements from Big Tick, Steinberg, Synapse Audio, and ConcreteFX in News. |
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Sony to Buy Software Assets of Sonic Foundry "Sony Pictures Digital and Sonic Foundry, Inc. announced Sony Pictures Digital has struck an agreement to purchase all of Sonic Foundry's desktop software products and related assets for $18 million cash and assumption of certain trade payables, accrued liabilities and capital leases associated with the desktop software business. Sale of the desktop software assets includes Sonic Foundry's popular, industry-leading ACID, Sound Forge and Vegas series of software products, as well as other related assets." Click here for more information. And click here for a discussion about this topic. Also, new announcements from Sonic Foundry, McGraw-Hill/Osborne Media, and Big Fish Audio in News. |
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DigiFreq Deal on iZotope's Trash Extended "Distortion, the perfect seasoning for any track. A hint of tape saturation on a vocal track. A dash of overdrive on a keyboard part. A pinch of fuzz on a lead guitar. No matter what you're serving, a little distortion goes a long way towards getting a good sound. iZotope Trash is your 64-bit spice rack of distortion. No matter what you're serving, it's got something to add to your tracks.Trash is also a killer amp simulator. Extremely realistic modeling of amp cabinets and speakers. A lot of them. Classics, combos, boutique models, stacks... a tone and character for any occasion. And a whole bunch of cabinets that don't even exist in the material world... Telephones. Clock Radios. Sheet Metal. Plexiglass tubes. Piano cabinets, and more!" I've managed to get an extension on the special deal on Trash for us DigiFreqer's... 10% off the regular price until May 30th. Click here for more information and the discount! Also, new announcements from Tiny God, Arturia, Vovoid, and Pioneer in News. |
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Your Reason Software License From Propellerheads Software: "Lately, we’ve been contacted by users who have sold or are planning to sell their copies of Reason 1.0 after they upgraded to Reason 2.0. Doing so is a breach of the license agreement and will forfeit all your Reason license numbers. We hereby ask you to take a moment to read the following text to stop you from doing something you might regret. If you have not, and are not planning to sell your copy of Reason, this email does not apply to you. You may, however, still want to read it to stay aware of the policies that apply to selling your software." Click here for more information. Also, new announcements from Cakewalk and Wave Arts in News. |
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Ambience 5.1 Sound Effects Collection "Legendary film score composer and sound designer Frank Serafine has announced the new Ambience 5.1 Sound Effects Collection. Ambience 5.1 is a 20-DVD collection of surround sound samples from both natural and city environments. The ambient sounds include traffic, rain, waterfalls, forests, wind, countryside, neighborhood, weather, aquatic, crowds, and more. Ambience 5.1's audio files come in AIF as well as 5.1 DVD audio formats. Ambience 5.1 will begin shipping in August 2003." Click here for more information. Also, new announcements from Frank Serafine, The PAN Network, Soundart, and Soundminer Inc. in News. |
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SFX Machine RT "The Sound Guy, Inc., announced the release of SFX Machine RT, a real-time version of the company's award-winning audio effects plug-in. SFX Machine RT includes hundreds of presets, from conventional effects like choruses and flangers to unusual, ear-catching effects. The plug-in's underlying modular synthesizer engine has an easy-to-use interface, enabling selection and modification of effects with just a few mouse clicks. Each version of SFX Machine RT also includes 'MIDI Learn' parameter control for real-time preset modification, providing new dimensions of interaction that were impossible with the earlier software." Click here for more information. Also, new announcements from The Sound Guy, i3, rgcAudio, Manyetas, and IK Multimedia in News. |
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New Preset Cookbooks for iZotope's Trash iZotope has released three new 'preset cookbooks' for their new Trash product: Trash Recipes for Drums, Trash Recipes for Bass, and Trash Recipes for Guitar. These new 'cookbooks' provide you with the knowledge you need to use Trash effectively. They are available to everyone as free downloads. Click here for more information. In addition, the DigiFreq Deal for Trash is still available. Get 10% off! Click here to visit the DigiFreq Deals page for more information. Also, new announcements from iZotope, FXpansion, Brainspawn, PowerFX, and Applied Acoustics Systems in News. |
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Yellow Tools Culture "A Yellow Tools Modular Virtual Instrument - contains nearly 9GB (2 DVDs) of authentic and highly otimized sounds of world, ethno, industrial and orchestral percussion instruments, combined with a high-end audio engine which includes amazing features." Click here for more information. Also, new announcements from Yellow Tools, Ross Bencina, LinPlug, Big Tick, and Steinberg in News. |
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Celemony Melodyne 1.5.2 "Melodyne 1.5.2 combines Celemony's signature musical algorithm technology (Local Sound Synthesis) and superior sound quality. It offers a vast range of intuitive editing tools to shape your music the way you like it. Tighten a recording track by track after the session took place or pitch certain notes or tracks. You can even go one step beyond mere editing functionality and use Melodyne as an inspirational tool to create unique sounds by making use of the best formant editing tools around in 1.5.2." Click here for more information. Also, new announcements from Celemony, Software Technology, Tobybear, and ConcreteFX in News. |
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Audiotrak Pro-Quality Audio Cards "Audiotrak, a leading provider of pro-quality audio solutions, announced it has begun shipping a line of consumer audio products in North America for the desktop and notebook PC markets. Audiotrak's premier product is its signature design, the Prodigy 7.1 audio card that delivers high fidelity at 24-bit, 192kHz. The company's external solutions include the Maya EX7, Maya EX5, and OptoPlay for high fidelity, surround-sound playback on notebooks. Audiotrak's exclusive Advanced NSP software allows consumers to add pro-quality effects to any audio source and record multi-channel content up to 7.1 channels at 24-bit, 96kHz." Click here for more information. Also, new announcements from Audiotrak, MOTU, Recordare, and Anwida in News. |
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Issue 18 has been published! Here's what you'll find in this issue: 1. Scott's Notes - Shuttle PC, Powerpack, WaveArts, and Trash 2. DFreqCONTEST - PowerFX Dyad DXi Virtual Instrument 3. DFreqDEALS - WaveArts and iZotope 4. DFreqREVIEWS - ACID Pro 4, Jade Hill, Unstrung, and Pendergast 5. DFreqDISCUSS - Using MusicLab's SlicyDrummer & Fill-in Drummer 6. DFreqFEATURE - The New DigiFreq Audio PC 7. DFreqSHAREWARE - SongWriter Submission Assistant and WAVClean 8. DFreqFREEWARE - CPU Hawg and Cellofan VSTi 9. DFreqBUYWARE - 300 Spectacular Sound Effects, Vol. 1 10. DFreqTIP - Easier Cakewalk Editing with the Scroll Lock Key 11. DFreqFUN - Tim's Atari MIDI World To read this issue, you need to be a subscriber. If you're not already, just click here. It's free! If you are already a subscriber, please allow 3 to 5 days for the delivery of your issue. |
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WaveArts TrackPlug and MasterVerb Deals TrackPlug: "All-in-one EQ, Compressor and Gate plug-in for VST (Mac/PC), MAS, and DirectX host applications. We've placed powerful controls directly inside the EQ and dynamics displays, and we've stocked it with professional and CPU-efficient algorithms, so you can insert TrackPlug into every track in your mix!" MasterVerb: "Professional reverb plug-in for VST (Mac/PC), MAS, and DirectX host applications. Spacious and lush, MasterVerb is a true stereo reverb with a natural sound and a silky-smooth decay." I've managed to get special deals on TrackPlug and MasterVerb for us DigiFreqer's... 10% off the regular price of each. Or 10% off a special bundle price for both. Click here for more information and the discounts! Have a good weekend! Scott |
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Sonic Foundry Vegas 90-Day Challenge "To enter the competition, entrants must produce a 60-second commercial about Sonic Foundry's Vegas using Sonic Foundry's Vegas. There are no creative restrictions; entrants are free to develop any concept, as long as the spot demonstrates Vegas' rich multimedia non-linear editing and DVD authoring capabilities. The Vegas 90-Day Challenge starts on April 14 and runs through July 14. Prizes include an HP multimedia PC from Intel; a suite of Sonic Foundry programs; media from Artbeats, Videometry and Digital Media Networks; Final Draft A/V; DVD replication from Discmakers; and more." Click here for more information. Also, new announcements from Sonic Foundry, DashSynthesis, and Manyetas in News. |
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Ultrafunk Ends All Development And Sales Here's a letter that I got from Ultrafunk over the weekend. It went out to all their customers. The letter reads as follows: "We regret to inform you that we have decided to end all sales and future developement of our Sonitus:fx series of audio plug-ins as of Thursday 01-May-2003. All products will be supported for six months after the above date, this also includes bug fixes and update releases for any critical issues that may appear during that period. Currently we are trying to find another company or party that might be interested in taking over future development and sales, if (and when) this happens, you will of course be the first to know... Thank you all for your creative and valuable feedback through the last four years, we really appreciate it." Click here for more information. Also, new announcements from Electronisounds, Native Instruments, Sonic Foundry, Jeskola, and BitHeadz in News. |
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Big Fish Audio's Brush Artistry "Brush Artistry is a collection of classic and contemporary drum loops and samples that feature the wonderful sound of brushes. This beautifully recorded library contains a full variety of organic brush patterns, including traditional swing, be-bop swing, ballad swing, jazz waltz, bossa nova, samba and country, as well as modern six-eight, folk, funk and latin styles. Each brush style is recorded at multiple tempos and includes full kit loops, intros, fills, ending and 'snare only' tracks. The unique 'snare only' track for each style and tempo can be used with the included drum kit samples (or use your own) for endless brush track possibilities. This collection contains an audio CD with over 71 minutes of loops and samples, as well as an Acidized WAV CD-ROM version, consisting of nearly one thousand audio files." Click here for more information. Also, new announcements from Big Fish Audio, FXpansion, Muon Software, Synapse Audio, Big Tick, DiscoDSP, and SpeedSoft in News. |
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Project5 All Access Tour "The Project5 All Access tour will feature a real-world view of how Project5, the new standard for Windows-based soft synth studios, engages creativity through the seamless integration of instruments and tools. The Project5 All Access tour will be hosted by Cakewalk product specialists, and will provide an in-depth overview of Project5 with its multiple audio & MIDI effects, software synths, multi-format samplers, pattern-based sequencers, and audio looping tools to deliver an unparalleled music creation experience." Click here for more information. Also, new announcements from Cakewalk, reFX, Renoise.com, and Raw Material Software in News. |
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