June, 2004 archive

Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH has announced the availability of its Nuendo DTS Encoder plug-in. The plug-in makes the DTS format available to all Nuendo users, and is now shipping as a cross platform version for Mac OSX and Windows 2000/XP.
DTS is one of the world’s leading surround formats, with over 22,000 cinemas featuring DTS audio [...]

If a synth fan is taking a trip to Orlando, chances are they are not going to Disneyworld. Nearby Winter Park, Florida is the home of the Keyboard Museum, home of over 1,300 vintage keyboards and synthesizers!
The Audio Playground Keyboard Museum came to life in June of 1992, and since then it has amassed a [...]

Age takes its toll on the keyboards of classic synths, which can make them difficult to play. Archive Sound specializes in rebuild kits for synths of the past.
Age deteriorates the critical rubber bushings which are the “heart & soul” of Pratt-Read key mechanism, the action used in many of the great synths of the past, [...]

Analog Modular Systems specializes in selling rare and unusual analog synthesizers, including big modular systems.
AMS is based in Las Angeles, and has about ten year’s experience dealing in classic analog equipment. In addition to selling systems, they also service and restore analog synths both electronically and cosmetically.
Their stock is extensive, and typically includes items from [...]

Digidesign has announced that the software-only and the boxed versions of six of Bomb Factory™ 4.1 plug-ins are available through the online DigiStore.
Customers will now be able to select the purchase option that best suits their needs, and utilize purchased plug-ins within minutes of purchase. All of Bomb Factory’s eleven plug-in products support AudioSuite™, RTAS®, [...]

TC-Helicon has announced the VoiceLive, a voice processor for live performance. Built in a sturdy floor case, the VoiceLive is like a stompbox for vocalists.
VoiceLive is a floor processor aimed at musicians who want complete control of their vocal sound on stage. That sound includes EQ, Compression, pitch correction, natural harmony and vocal effects.
“The need [...]

PrecisionSound has released a SampleSet for Fender Rhodes fans, the Dusty Electric MK II.
For Dusty Electric Mk II, PrecisionSound used a well-tuned and serviced Rhodes® Stage Piano Mark II (Seventy Three) from 1980. All notes were recorded in 24bit without any post treatment. What you get is the pure and true sound and response of [...]

Apple has introduced the AirPort Express, the first wireless base station that can be plugged directly into the wall for wireless Internet connections and USB printing, or thrown into a laptop bag to bring wireless freedom to hotel rooms with broadband connections. Airport Express features analog and digital audio outputs that can be connected to [...]

Digidesign is shipping The Liquid Channel, a professional channel strip that can emulate any preamp or compressor.
Digidesign, the North American distributor of Focusrite products, is marketing Focusrite’s The Liquid Channel-a professional channel strip that transports classic front-end processing into the digital age. The Liquid Channel is capable of accurately emulating any mic pre and compressor [...]

Electronica duo Cherry Bikini, Sophie Boscallini and Armand Abagliani, specialize in sexy dance music that pushes buttons and pushes limits. Their music is catchy dance electronica, in the vein of Soft Cell, Basement Jaxx, Goldfrapp, and Lords of Acid. They describe it as “cosmopolitan electronica for the whole world.”
Their songs often deal with sexuality with [...]

Innova Recordings is a record label that features jazz, new classical, experimental and electronic music. The label features many interesting artists and champions new music.
Innova is geared towards work that is unlikely to find a home in the mainstream record industry. Innova has no profit motive. Artists take on the financial risk of releasing their [...]

Digidesign has announced the availability of the Digidesign 64-bit Expansion Chassis. Designed and built by MAGMA, the Chassis expands the capabilities of Pro Tools|HD Accel systems by compensating for the PCI slot limitations typical of most host computers, giving users access to all the DSP and video power needed for the most demanding music and [...]

Native Instruments is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of software synthesizers for personal computers, and an innovator in the field of music and audio software.
Founded in 1996, Native Instruments was one of the first companies to use the possibilities of real-time sound synthesis on Macintosh and Windows platforms. Its products, targeted at both audio [...]

Zero-G is one of the largest content providers specializing in music samples and sound effects for professional music production.
The users of Zero-G products include many of the world’s foremost recording artists, producers, session players, remixers, multi-media developers and film composers. As a result, Zero-G samples are regularly featured in radio and television programmes, major motion [...]

Zero-G has released Sounds of Polynesia, a unique virtual instrument that features the sounds of Polynesia and the South Pacific.
Sounds of Polynesia is a unique virtual instrument for everyone who would like to discover the rich sounds of the South Pacific and use them in their music. The sample library was produced by Airileke (’Airi’) [...]