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Best Service Chinese Traditional Instrument Series As the exclusive distributor for Three-Body Technology, Best Service is pleased to introduce the Chinese Traditional Series featuring five brand new instruments. Best known for their Heavier7Strings, Three-Body Technology extends its range of instruments. Beside the unique virtual Yangqinin "Raindrop & Blade" you will as of now also find five unique Chinese Wind Instruments in the "Chinese Traditional Series". With this latest release, the Sample Engine developed by Three-Body Technology has been completely redesigned. Not only the graphical user interface has been revamped, but also many improvements under the hood ensure a user friendly workflow. The main features of this instrument series among others are... Continue reading: Best Service announces the release of the Chinese Traditional Instrument Series by Three-Body-Technology in News. |
AAS Multiphonics CV-1 Modular Synthesizer Plug-In
Applied Acoustics Systems announces the release of the Multiphonics CV-1 modular synthesizer for macOS and Windows—a brand new space for exploration, experimentation, creation, learning, and fun. Dive into the mind-bending world of modular synthesis with Multiphonics CV-1, a powerful platform for assembling and playing patches. With a simple and straightforward interface, Multiphonics is a fast and efficient creation tool for musicians and sound designers. It is also a great learning environment for newcomers. Multiphonics ships with a comprehensive library of modules, from the basics to unique and sophisticated originals, and a vast and inspiring library of patches crafted by top sound designers. “We are thrilled to be back in the world of modular synthesis, a return to our first love!” says Benoit Charland, lead product designer at Applied Acoustics Systems... Continue reading: Applied Acoustics Systems releases the brand-new Multiphonics CV-1 modular synthesizer plug-in in News. |
M-Audio Oxygen Series MKV Keyboard Controllers M-Audio, synonymous with innovative music production technology, today announced the introduction of a new keyboard controller series, the Oxygen Series (MKV). These new keyboard controllers offer innovative advancements in hardware control enabling producers and performers the ability to create their own cutting-edge signature sounds on stage or in the studio. Available in 25-key, 49-key, and 61-key, the new Oxygen Series (MKV) are USB powered and all feature Smart Chord and Smart Scale technology, Auto-mapping, a built-in Arpeggiator and Note Repeat, offering powerful features for modern music production. The Oxygen Series (MKV) keyboard controllers feature eight backlit velocity-sensitive pads, nine assignable faders (one assignable fader on the Oxygen 25), eight assignable knobs, and full Velocity Control of keys and pads to open worlds of precise music creation... Continue reading: M-Audio introduces the New Oxygen Series MKV Keyboard Controllers in News. |
Spitfire Symphony Orchestra Professional Spitfire Audio is proud to announce availability of SPITFIRE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA PROFESSIONAL — returning to where it all began by completing its definitive anthology that provides the tools to create blockbuster symphonic works for film, games, and television with additional choice and control above and beyond the musically matured four-year-old original SPITFIRE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA release recorded in the hallowed (Lyndhurst) Hall at London’s legendary AIR Studios, supplemented with (up to) eight microphone positions capturing strings, brass, and woodwinds warm embrace with that room’s reverberative lushness like no other, together with three expertly engineered mixes by the award-winning Jake Jackson to create an exhaustively-sampled single package extended in both name and execution, effectively bursting with an encyclopaedic offering of techniques that is surely set to prove popular as another standout collection of libraries loved by many professional composers, comfortably priced to readily represent a 50%-plus saving over purchasing its included libraries individually — as of April 22…An appreciation of why AIR Studios’ Lyndhurst Hall has found favour in film scoring circles will, without doubt, help foster an appreciation of what went into making SPITFIRE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA PROFESSIONAL what it is and why it is that Spitfire Audio makes sounds for film composers... Continue reading: Spitfire Audio completes blockbuster symphonic anthology as SPITFIRE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA PROFESSIONAL in News. |
The Music Mixing Workbook If you’re new to mixing and aren’t sure what to do, or your mixes aren’t anywhere near where you’d like them to be, then The Music Mixing Workbook is exactly what you need. Written by Bobby Owsinski, author of the award winning and highly acclaimed Mixing Engineer’s Handbook (the standard reference book for mixing in schools around the world), The Music Mixing Workbook features hands-on exercises that teach you all the things that make a mix sound great, as well as all the things to avoid along the way.Designed to meet the needs of anyone relatively new to or confused about the once mysterious process of mixing multiple music elements together, the book features 175 different exercises covering every operation needed to complete a modern professional-sounding mix, complete with tips and tricks that come directly from the A-list pro mixers... Continue reading: Bobby Owsinski releases The Music Mixing Workbook in News. |
New Eventide UltraTap Effects Pedal Joining Blackhole® and MicroPitch Delay as the third member of the dot9 pedal family, Eventide Audio’s new UltraTap is a unique multi-tap delay pedal that delivers rhythmic delays, glitchy reverbs, huge pad-like volume swells, and expressive modulated effects in a compact form. The dot9 UltraTap is the result of forty years of development that began in 1981 with Eventide’s Digiplex and Multitap Delay algorithms for its legendary SP2016 Effects Processor, evolved to become the H3000’s UltraTap and culminating in the advanced UltraTap available as both a plugin and H9 algorithm. The new UltraTap pedal further builds on this legendary effect offering the ability to add as many virtual tape heads as desired along with the ability to expressively control head position and output level enabling new and unprecedented effects.The compact top panel offers direct control of twelve parameters to create simple repeats or morph delays into chorus and reverb. The pedal’s Spread function controls the effective distance between up to 64 Taps... Continue reading: Eventide's New UltraTap Pedal Delivers a Multiverse of Tone in News. |
Vienna Synchron Elite Strings Sample Library The Vienna Symphonic Library is pleased to announce the release of Synchron Elite Strings, a brand-new collection of small string ensembles recorded in the large hall of Synchron Stage Vienna. The library of six first violins, five second violins, four violas, four cellos and three basses is an extremely versatile and vivid collection whose natural playability, vitality and flexiblity lends itself well for a variety of genres. It is currently available at an introductory price of $354 (reg. $485) for the Standard Library and $588 (reg. $807) for the Full Library.The Best of the Best With smaller-sized string ensembles, it’s crucial that every musician be a superb performer, and is also capable of contributing to a homogenous group of players. For Synchron Elite Strings, the Vienna team hand-picked the best string players and the concertmaster of the Synchron Stage Orchestra, who themselves are among the best in Vienna, a city famous for its superior string players and their fine instruments... Continue reading: Vienna Symphonic Library releases new Synchron Elite Strings Sample Library in News. |
MOTU UltraLite-mk5 USB Audio Interface MOTU is now shipping the UltraLite-mk5, a ground-up redesign of its award-winning 18 x 22 half-rack USB audio interface for macOS, Windows and iOS. The 5th-generation UltraLite-mk5 matches the connectivity of its popular predecessors with a total of 40 simultaneous I/O channels, including two front-panel XLR/TRS combo-style mic/line/hi-Z guitar inputs with preamps (+74 dB of gain), 6 x 10 balanced quarter-inch analog I/O, 8-channel ADAT optical (switchable to stereo TOSLink), stereo RCA S/PDIF I/O and MIDI in/out jacks, all housed in a fully redesigned steel enclosure with molded aluminum alloy end caps. A new high-resolution, high-contrast white OLED display provides precision metering... Continue reading: MOTU debuts redesigned 5th-generation UltraLite-mk5 USB Audio Interface in News. |
IK Multimedia Total Studio 3 MAX IK Multimedia releases Total Studio 3 MAX, the freshly updated version of their popular software suite for music creation. With 124 included products, Total Studio 3 MAX covers every stage of music production: composing, producing, designing, mixing, mastering and playing. With over 440GB of rich, authentic sounds and over 480 ultra-realistic FX, Total Studio 3 MAX offers users a complete solution for creating music in virtually any style.The widest range of sounds in a single package Total Studio 3 MAX packs a massive 14,600 instruments, including IK's newest releases SampleTank 4 MAX, Hammond B-3X, and MODO DRUM, plus Syntronik Deluxe, MODO BASS and Miroslav Philharmonik 2. That's over 440 GB of sounds, from orchestral to synthesizers to organs, as well as incredibly realistic physically modeled bass and drums. There's virtually no limit to the sounds available, making Total Studio 3 MAX ideal for every genre and style... Continue reading: IK Multimedia releases Total Studio 3 MAX for Mac and PC in News. |
Accusonus ERA 5.2 with Mouth DeClicker Accusonus announces ERA 5.2, the latest addition to their audio repair repertoire. By further improving the range of tools the ERA bundle has to offer, new and existing users alike can now edit, clean and polish their audio, in a way that is quicker and more efficient than ever before.The primary addition is Mouth De-Clicker. Mouth noises, such as lip smacks, saliva crackle and mouth clicks, are the bane of audio editing - they take a long time to manually remove, often require reshoots, and can necessitate expensive hardware upgrades. With Mouth De-Clicker, these are things of the past; the plugin swiftly highlights all unwanted sounds in a track, allowing the user to remove them at ease. A once laborious task, now transformed into a speedy step on the path to better content quality. “One mouse click, zero mouth clicks.” - Stelios Bournous, Product Manager, ERA... Continue reading: Accusonus Announces ERA 5.2, Adding MouthDe-Clicking, Big Sur Compatibility, and More in News. |
Eventide MicroPitch Delay Pedal Eventide Audio announces the availability of its iconic MicroPitch Delay digital signal processing algorithm in a standalone pedal. The second pedal in Eventide’s dot9 family following the 2020 release of the Blackhole pedal, the MicroPitch Delay pedal is available now from dealers worldwide.The MicroPitch Delay effect has been a mainstay of audio production and musical performance since it was first introduced within the legendary H910 and H949 effects processors. Its subsequent appearance in the H3000 Harmonizer® further popularized the effect and cemented its place in musical history as a quintessential studio tool. Now players can harness the power of this iconic Eventide effect with the MicroPitch Delay pedal, which offers a unique combination of dual pitch-shifters with fine-resolution de-tuning, delay and modulation – including new positive envelope and negative envelope modulation sources. Its distinctive architecture yields a wide breadth of sonic applications ranging from subtle tone thickening to creating a rich stereo spread to a host of creative sound design special effects. The rugged, gig-ready red MicroPitch Delay pedal is not just for guitars – the pedal brings unparalleled dimension to any source from vocals to keyboards to drums, strings, brass and winds... Continue reading: Eventide Makes It Big with New MicroPitch Delay Pedal: Your Secret Sauce in News. |
Marantz Professional MPM-4000U Podcast Mic Marantz Professional, a leading manufacturer of sophisticated recording and playback solutions for the broadcasting sector, today announced the introduction of the MPM-4000U Podcast Mic, a no-nonsense, studio-grade USB microphone designed to make podcasting easy. Engineered for any digital broadcasting application where hassle-free, pristine sound capture is required, the MPM-4000U also comes with recording software so aspiring podcasters are ready to create, right out of the box. Ready, Set, Podcast!Tactile Control Where You Need It The control functions you need for complete command of your next recording are conveniently located right on the MPM-4000U Podcast Mic. With dedicated controls for headphone monitoring, Mic Gain and Mute – plus a 1/8-inch headphone output – total control of your next stream or broadcast is exactly where you need it... Continue reading: Marantz Professional debuts the MPM-4000U Podcast Mic in News. |
M-Audio Hammer 88 Pro MIDI Keyboard Controller M-Audio, synonymous with innovative music production technology, today announced the introduction of a brand new full-size, weighted keyboard controller, the Hammer 88 Pro. This new M-Audio controller is created for musicians everywhere that want real piano feel, onboard software controls, and precision playing options for fast and fun music creation, right out of the box. The M-Audio Hammer 88 Pro provides everything a music producer needs that no other full-sized controller offers in this price range, solidifying the M-Audio Hammer 88 Pro as the next industry standard in 88-key keyboard controllers.ONBOARD CONTROL The Hammer 88 Pro gives you all the options you need to control whatever music creation software you choose... Continue reading: M-Audio Introduces the Hammer 88 Pro MIDI Keyboard Controller in News. |
Ableton Live 11 Music Production Software Ableton Live 11 is now available at Ableton.com and at local retailers worldwide. The latest version of Live includes comping and MPE, new devices for experimentation, features for live performance, chance tools and much more. A partial list of what’s new in Live 11 includes: Comping Comping – Live organizes multiple passes of an audio or MIDI performance into individual takes. The best parts of these takes can be stitched together for the final result. Linked-track editing – Link two or more tracks to edit their content simultaneously. MIDI Polyphonic Expression MPE support – Add bends, slides and pressure for each individual note in a chord, add subtle expression variations, morph between chords and create evolving sonic textures more easily... Continue reading: Ableton announces the release of Live 11 Music Production Software in News. |
Eventide Clockworks Bundle Effects Plug-In Suite Eventide Audio celebrates its 50th anniversary with the introduction of the Eventide Clockworks Bundle, bringing DAW users a virtual rack full of the groundbreaking effects processors that propelled Eventide to success. Each of the eight processors in the Windows and Mac OS X bundle represents a creativity-unleashing milestone in audio technology. In 1971, in a New York City basement, Eventide Clockworks revolutionized the audio industry by creating the world’s first studio effects processor – the Instant Phaser – and pro audio's first digital device, the Digital Delay Line. Over the course of the following decade, Eventide continued to introduce new processing paradigms – the world's first Harmonizer®, the H910, followed by the Omnipressor®, Instant Flanger, H949, and the SP2016. Meticulously modeled to accurately produce these legacy effects – with dual versions of the H910 & H949 – the Eventide Clockworks bundle of plug-ins also includes sonic and DAW-friendly features even beyond the hardware’s capabilities... Continue reading: Eventide Rewinds Time with the Clockworks Bundle Effects Plug-In Suite in News. |
Spitfire Audio Abbey Road One: Sparkling Woodwinds and Legendary Low Strings Having successfully cemented a creative partnership with world-famous Abbey Road Studios late last year as ABBEY ROAD ONE: ORCHESTRAL FOUNDATIONS inaugurated its ABBEY ROAD ONE: FILM SCORING SELECTIONS series showcasing the foundational film scoring sound of Studio One by carefully capturing a full, symphony-sized (90-plus- piece) orchestra inside the world’s largest purpose-built recording studio, Spitfire Audio is proud to announce availability of its attractively-priced ABBEY ROAD ONE: SPARKLING WOODWINDS and ABBEY ROAD ONE: LEGENDARY LOW STRINGS siblings — smaller libraries captured in that same iconic studio, this time inspired by classic films and offering pre- orchestrated themes to focus on accomplishing certain performance elements as a perfect fit for seamlessly working with(in) ABBEY ROAD ONE: ORCHESTRAL FOUNDATIONS or equally well on their own, as well as working with any other orchestral library — as of February 18…Abbey Road Studios is indisputably the most famous recording studio in the world and a global music icon. As the world’s first purpose-built recording studio, opening on November 12, 1931, almost anyone who’s musically anyone has walked up the eminent entrance steps to 3 Abbey Road in London’s St John’s Wood. While embracing classical recordings and big bands to the first British rock ’n’ roll records, and defining the sound of the ‘Swinging Sixties’ and beyond, Abbey Road Studios has been home to the artists who have shaped music history and popular culture... Continue reading: Spitfire Audio releases Abbey Road One: Sparkling Woodwinds and Legendary Low Strings in News. |
Voxengo TEOTE 1.2 Automatic Spectral Balancer Voxengo is happy to release TEOTE version 1.2, an automatic spectral balancer plugin for professional music production applications, available in AAX, AudioUnit, VST, and VST3 plugin formats, for macOS and Windows computers. TEOTE was designed to be a very useful tool for both mixing and mastering. It automatically performs such tasks like gentle resonances taming, de-essing, tilt equalizing, usually performed during mixing and mastering. In mixing, TEOTE sounds good on pretty much any material. The new “Flat/Eq.Loud/EQL+Rock” switch selects an additional profile setting, which may be useful during mastering. The “Eq.Loud” setting applies a 2-2.5dB, 0.8-1 octave wide, boosts to 60, 1.57k and 9.1kHz spectrum areas. The “EQL+Rock” additionally applies a boost to 3.4kHz spectral area, which is often used in rock and metal music. When using these settings, a post-equalizer after TEOTE usually becomes unnecessary. These settings are best used for “Slope” values below -4.2dB/oct; for higher “Slope” values they may be excessive. Note that these profile settings may make the sound a bit “thin”, so they are not universally-applicable. Also... Continue reading: Voxengo TEOTE 1.2 Automatic Spectral Balancer Plug-In Released in News. |
AAS Chromaphone 3 Virtual Instrument Applied Acoustics Systems announces the official release of Chromaphone 3—an all-new version of its acoustic object synthesizer for macOS and Windows. Chromaphone 3 is a two-voice eight-physically-modeled-acoustic-resonator synthesizer with advanced editing capabilities that produce a delightful mixture of real-life presence and distinctive timbres that can’t be found anywhere else. Chromaphone 3 ships with 1000+ presets taking full advantage of its state-of-the-art acoustic object synthesis. Here are some of Chromaphone 3’s new features: - Home view—the Home view presents a distraction free and laid-back browsing and tweaking experience... Continue reading: Applied Acoustics Systems releases the Chromaphone 3 Virtual Instrument in News. |
M-Audio Oxygen Pro Series Keyboard Controllers M-Audio (m-audio.com), synonymous with innovative music production technology, today announced the introduction of a brand-new series of keyboard controllers, the Oxygen Pro series! These new keyboard controllers have been made for music producers everywhere that want professional grade features, maximum control of their virtual instruments, and precision playing options on a fun and easy to use controller. The M-Audio Oxygen Pro controllers are the ultimate studio and live performance tools, allowing you to keep your focus on creating music – not programming your software. Available in 25, 49, 61, and Mini key versions, the entire Oxygen Pro Series are USB powered and all feature an OLED screen, smart chord and smart scale technology, auto-mapping, a built-in arpeggiator and note repeat, which are all essential to modern music production. The Oxygen Pro 25, 49, and 61 all have 16 RGB backlit velocity-sensitive pads, nine assignable faders (excluding the Pro 25), eight assignable knobs, 5-pin MIDI output, and an incredibly smooth-feeling keyboard bed that provides maximum control of your software. The Oxygen Pro Mini packs eight performance pads, four knobs, and four faders into a more compact design... Continue reading: M-Audio introduces New Oxygen Pro Series Keyboard Controllers in News. |
M-Audio BX3 and BX4 Compact Multimedia Speakers M-Audio (m-audio.com), synonymous with innovative music production technology, today announced the introduction of two brand-new multimedia monitors, the BX3 and BX4. These new monitors have been meticulously created for users to experience media like never before! Designed for live streaming, gaming, watching movies or listening to music, M-Audio’s BX3 and BX4 monitors provide the ultimate solution for compact pro-grade sound.BX3 and BX4 speakers both feature 120 watts of crystal-clear sound, military-grade Black Kevlar® woofers and computer-optimized natural silk dome tweeters, providing... Continue reading: M-Audio releases New BX3 and BX4 Compact Multimedia Speakers in News. |
Spitfire Audio ABBEY ROAD ONE: ORCHESTRAL FOUNDATIONS Spitfire Audio is proud to announce a partnership with world-famous Abbey Road Studios, showcasing the foundational film scoring sound of Studio One on ABBEY ROAD ONE: ORCHESTRAL FOUNDATIONS — carefully capturing a full, symphony-sized (90-plus-piece) orchestra inside the world’s largest purpose-built recording studio, with world-class first-call musicians recorded by four-time GRAMMY® Award-winning engineer Simon Rhodes using Abbey Road Studios’ stunning selection of microphones, magically creating the supremely sampled core of an easy-to-use expandable virtual instrument library like no other, split into strings, woodwinds, brass, and percussion, pre-orchestrated as a perfect fit for established music-makers (wanting to quickly sketch an idea at high quality) and newcomers (learning how to write for an orchestra) alike, and available to pre-order — as of October 22…Continue reading: Spitfire Audio releases ABBEY ROAD ONE: ORCHESTRAL FOUNDATIONS Sample Library in News. |
Eventide TriceraChorus Classic Chorus Effect Introduced in January for the Eventide H9 Harmonizer® multi-effects pedal, Eventide Audio is now releasing its TriceraChorus effect as a plug-in for Windows, Mac OS X and iOS. TriceraChorus is inspired by the classic tri-choruses and stompbox choruses of the 1970s and early 1980s. It pairs rich bucket brigade delay-style tri-chorusing with another classic effect of the 1980s: Eventide micro-pitch detuning, which can be used to thicken the sound, to add static chorusing, and to spread the stereo field by detuning the left and right signals in opposite directions. Combined, these tools can create syrupy, smooth, and deep modulations on anything from flat synths and strings to dry vocals, guitars, and more. The TriceraChorus effect was designed to inspire experimentation with a UI optimized for live performance.TriceraChorus has three chorus voices and three chorus modes. A three-phase LFO modulates the delay times for the Left, Center and Right voices for movement across the stereo field... Continue reading: Eventide Releases TriceraChorus Classic-Inspired Chorus Effect for Desktop, iPhone and iPad in News. |
iZotope Neoverb Intelligent Reverb Plug-in iZotope Inc., the experts in intelligent audio technology, has released Neoverb, a reverb plug-in that combines industry-leading Exponential Audio technology with an intuitive, AI-powered workflow to help music producers and mix engineers quickly find the right space for their vocals and instruments.Neoverb’s Reverb Assistant feature lets users get to a starting point quickly in real-time and can also combine three different reverb engines at once, either through the Assistant or with an intuitive Blend Pad interface. Other highlights include Intelligent Pre and Post EQs that make suggestions to shape and tame reverb in the mix. Neoverb Features: - Reverb Assistant: With an easy four-step assistant that adjusts iZotope Neoverb’s settings in real time, users can get a great reverb for any track and create complex, customized reverbs, without spending time in menus... Continue reading: iZotope Introduces New Intelligent Reverb Plug-in, Neoverb in News. |
Accusonus ERA 5 Audio Repair Plug-In Bundles Accusonus announces ERA 5, the fastest audio clean-up solution for video and audio creators. In its biggest update yet, version 5 adds several new plugins to enhance and repair low-quality audio, and makes improvements to every single one of your favorite ERA plugins. Accusonus’ audio clean-up solutions appeal to both professional editors and creators that are just starting out. The smart design of the ERA 5 tools greatly reduces time-consuming audio repair workflows to a simple twist of a dial. Whether you work with video, film, podcasts, voice overs, broadcast, streaming or music production, the ERA 5 plugins will help you sound great with minimal effort and in record time. ERA 5 Bundles are being announced in parallel with SFX Cellar, Accusonus’ brand new library of carefully-curated, royalty-free sound effects... Continue reading: Accusonus releases ERA 5 Plug-In Bundles and SFX Cellar Sound Library in News. |
Vienna Symphonic Library Synchron Strings Pro The Vienna Symphonic Library is pleased to announce the release of Synchron Strings Pro, fusing artistic expression, a wealth of detailed articulations, natural note transitions and sonic excellence within a resource-friendly, easy-to-use product. Synchron Strings Pro includes a few articulations from the previously released collection Synchron Strings I, but most articulations, such as “agile” legatos, portamentos, espressivos, and many more, are new recordings. The ensembles of 14 first violins, 10 second violins, 8 violas, 8 cellos and 6 basses were recorded at the large “Stage A” of Synchron Stage Vienna with eight separate phase-coherent microphone configurations.A New Level of Authenticty The magic of string ensembles is in the way expert musicians perform note beginnings and releases, and that’s exactly what the Vienna team captured with long notes, legatos and portamentos of Synchron Strings Pro. The library provides all of the originally played attack and release variants... Continue reading: Vienna Symphonic Library releases new string ensemble library - Synchron Strings Pro in News. |
Sample Logic Trailer Xpressions 3 Virtual Instrument Welcome to TRAILER XPRESSIONS 3, pushing scoring and sound design to powerful new places. Sample Logic is proud to present the next chapter in their wildly successful TRAILER XPRESSIONS series. This time around we're laser-focussed on explosive one shot hits & effects combined with the more ambient side of sound design with vocals, harmonic textures, drones and atmospheres. This collection of sounds has a versatility unrivaled in the trailer effects world. The TX3 interface brings speed and ease-of-use to your workflow like never before, making it seamlessly simple to craft the right cue for any cinematic production. MOLD & SCULPT SOUNDS LIKE NEVER BEFORE With TRAILER XPRESSIONS we up the ante on the sound-shaping possibilities, so that you can wring every ounce of musicality out of these samples. This time around we've added controls that can wildly transform audio into creative rhythms and mangled, reversed soundscapes. The REVERSE button can be applied to all samples or just a selected few, beginning playback from the sample start slider and running in reverse, back to the start. Try adding delay and convolution reverb to craft your own otherworldly drones. Stretch just one sample across the entire keyboard with the new STRETCH button, perfect for high-pitched zings or rumbling growls. There are now a full range of ADSR controls, for shaping the amplitude envelope of each sound... Continue reading: Sample Logic releases Trailer Xpressions 3 Virtual Instrument in News. |
Eventide Blackhole Reverb Pedal Eventide has announced immediate availability of Blackhole® – a reverb pedal as big and mysterious as the cosmos. Escape Earth and create haunting echoes, ethereal landscapes and otherworldly ambience.Like all Eventide pedals, Blackhole allows players to fine-tune every aspect of the effect. With its new user-friendly, intuitive interface, just about anyone can shoot for the moon and land beyond the known universe. A historic element of Eventide’s sound, the Blackhole algorithm was introduced in Eventide's DSP4000 Ultra-Harmonizer® hardware processor and now opens a host of possibilities on a pedalboard. With Blackhole, users can pick and choose from five otherworldly presets to create supermassive atmospheres with the ethereal reverb of Blackhole, soar through nimbus clouds with the airy delay of Dark Matter, achieve sonic supernovas with the resounding swirl of Nebula, experience an uncharted galaxy of sound with the warmth of Singularity, and achieve a stellar rotation of sonority with Pulsar – or get creative and create presets on their own... Continue reading: Eventide's Blackhole Reverb Pedal: Beyond the Event Horizon in News. |
M-Audio Keystation 88 MK3 Keyboard Controller M-Audio, synonymous with innovative music production technology, today announced the introduction and immediate availability of their new Keystation 88 MK3 USB/MIDI keyboard controller. This new addition to the best-selling Keystation family brings 88 velocity-sensitive keys and comprehensive controls that expand the range of playable notes, expressive capabilities, and enhance the player’s recording workflow, all in a lightweight, gig-ready package. Keystation 88 MK3 includes octave range buttons, pitch-bend and modulation controls, and a volume control to play, perform and record with music software without requiring a mouse or trackpad. It also features transport controls and a ¼-inch (6.3mm) sustain pedal input to use an external control pedal, such as the M-Audio SP2 (sold separately), for genuine piano sustain. The Keystation 88 MK3 adds 5-pin MIDI output and semi-weighted keys as a step-up from the Keystation Mini 32 MK3 and Keystation 49 MK3... Continue reading: M-Audio releases the new Keystation 88 MK3 USB/MIDI Keyboard Controller in News. |
Native Instruments MASCHINE+ Production System Native Instruments has announced MASCHINE+, an entirely standalone system that embeds the iconic MASCHINE workflow into a powerful, flexible groovebox that can be used without a computer. “This release marks a pivotal moment in Native’s history,” says CIO and President, Mate Galic, “and it’s something that’s been highly requested by the MASCHINE community. Since day one, MASCHINE has been about combining the power of modern computers with a fast, fun, hardware-based workflow. Today we come full circle by combining those key elements – together with some of the most iconic sounds from KOMPLETE – in a powerful standalone instrument. Not only is MASCHINE+ a new flagship for our range, it also sets a new benchmark for exciting future products and continued development.” MASCHINE+ brings new freedom to the same fast, fun, and flexible approach to making music inherent to the rest of the MASCHINE line... Continue reading: Native Instruments announces MASCHINE+, a Standalone Performance and Production System in News. |
Eventide Generate Polysynth Plug-In Take chaos to the next level with Generate, a marquee polysynth developed by Newfangled Audio and distributed by Eventide. Generate combines all the features expected in a first-class synthesizer with revolutionary chaotic oscillators to create beautifully complex pads, warm moving keys, jittery sequenced basses, out-of-control leads, and “oh my God” textures. With Generate, what initially looks like randomness contains underlying patterns, interconnectedness, constant feedback loops, repetition, self-similarity, fractals, and self-organization. Each of Generate’s five chaotic generators brings out these underlying patterns to create an oscillator that can smoothly fade from a sine wave to total chaos, with an expanse of territory to explore in between. The musical textures created include distortion, harmonics, grunge, static, and noise – all of which can be predictably or unpredictably modulated... Continue reading: Take Chaos to the Next Level with Newfangled Audio's Generate Polysynth from Eventide in News. |
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