December, 2004 archive

Audio-Technica has announced the 2000 Series UHF True Diversity Wireless Microphone Systems, the company’s latest entry in its extensive line of professional wireless systems.
The 2000 Series is a 10-channel frequency-agile UHF wireless system designed to suit a variety of applications, including MI/live performance, fixed installation, public address, A/V rental houses, and places of worship. It [...]

Big Fish Audio has released Hit Zone II, a 4GB library of Top 40 Pop/Hip Hop/R&B -basses,beats,keys,licks,fills & funky FX.
In response to the success of Hit Zone Volume One, producers Bunker 8 Digital Labs have tricked out this latest “Hit Zone” release with more layers of complex sounds that rival even the first. Hit [...]

Realtraps has announced their new GoboTrap system, consisting of a light-weight carriage with wheels that accommodates either standard or “Gobo” MiniTraps.
The traps are stacked sideways on the carriage to create a gobo that’s four feet wide, and two or three traps can be attached for a total height of either four or six feet. The [...]

Mackie has announced that the Spike Powered Recording System is now shipping to authorized dealers throughout Europe.
Spike is an all-inclusive compact recording system that includes all of the hardware and software necessary to ad 24-bit 96kHz music production to a Mac or PC. Included with the Spike Powered Recording System is the Mackie XD-2 USB [...]

LOUD Technologies, in cooperation with Amoi Electronics, has opened a new distribution and sales office headquartered in Shanghai, China. This office will manage the distribution of Mackie, EAW, EAW Commercial, TAPCO and SIA branded professional audio products throughout China.
“The establishment of LOUD China will allow us to better leverage our highly complementary professional audio brands [...]

GarageBand users can learn how to create musical compositions from anything - vocals, guitars, MIDI keyboards, and even the kitchen sink - with the help of Take Control of Recording with GarageBand, the latest ebook by Seattle musician Jeff Tolbert.
An excerpt from Tolbert’s previous book is featured in the Synthtopia article, GarageBand Tips and Tricks.
Tolbert [...]

Fraunhofer IIS, Thomson and Agere Systems unveil free MP3 Surround evaluation download. Full versions of MP3 Surround encoder and decoder available from www.mp3surround-format.com.
MP3, the world’s most popular audio compression format, goes multi-channel. Scientists and engineers from Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS, who developed MP3 together with their colleagues from Thomson, the exclusive licensing representative [...]

SpinAudio has announced the release of RoomVerb for PowerCore 1.0.
RoomVerb is based on Virtual Room Acoustic modeling technique designed to simulate various acoustic spaces from small bath rooms to large halls using a single set of parameters. Such an approach provides a unified way of controlling reverb and removes the limits inherited in traditional reverb [...]

The kings of kinky electro-pop are back with a new release: Remixed – a diverse collection of remixes by underground DJs and producers.
Remixed offers the listener tracks that are generally raunchier and more complex than the dreamy electro-pop of the duo’s previous release, Dream Days.
The final result is a varied, infectuous electro-dance album, on which [...]

AudioBooksForFree has announced an MP3 player that provides alternative to the sleek, cool designs of most MP3 players - the AK-MP3 player. The AK-MP3 player is build into the body of the ammunition magazine of Kalashnikov automatic rifle.
“This is our bit for World Peace,” jokes one of the partners behind AudioBooksForFree, Andrey Koltakov. “From now [...]