March, 2005 archive

Smart Loops has announced that it is now shipping their Dry Studio Kit and Percussion Kit Multi-format CDs, with ACID, REX2, and Apple Loops formats on the same CD. Both CDs include over 300 grooves and samples, each in all three loop formats.
Both the Dry Studio Kit and Percussion Kit loops CDs were previously available [...]

Edirol is shipping the R-4 4-channel portable digital recorder. The R-4 has been expanded to include support for Broadcast Wave Format file (BWF). The R-4 can now write the required metadata to comply with BWF standard. This allows the R-4 to function as an even more powerful portable 4-channel field recorder with a wider range [...]

K-Sounds has introduced Piano 2 for the Korg Triton. Piano 2 features stereo, velocity-switched samples of a Kawai EX concert grand piano, fully programmed and ready to play. Unlike other Triton-format libraries, Piano 2 also includes a sample-based emulation of sympathetic string resonance.
Sixteen solo piano programs and twenty-three combinations cover a wide variety of applications [...]

Propellerhead Software has announced the availability of Sonic Reality Volume 11 Retro Keys, 19 Vocal Textures and 20 Mello T by download from the Propellerheads’ PropShop.
Sonic Reality already has a history as creators of Samples and Refills for Reason. “The Sonic Refills are a great source for the content hungry user of Reason 3.0″ Kristoffer [...]

MacJams.com and Tune Media have announced the availability of a free collection of Apple loops for users of GarageBand, Logic, or other compatible programs.
The collection, Tune-up Mini, is an extension of Tune Media’s Tune-up for GarageBand series of loops. Tune-up Mini contains over 100 high quality loops composed and recorded especially for this package and [...]

Digidesign has announced the new EQ III DigiRack plug-in available for free at www.digidesign.com. EQ III is a high-resolution, double-precision 48-bit EQ plug-in available for Digidesign Pro Tools and Avid systems. EQ III supports TDM, RTAS, and AudioSuite formats, and is available in 1-band, 4-band, and 7-band configurations for optimized CPU/DSP efficiency. In addition to [...]

BandmatesLoops has introduced a new GarageBand loop library, Inspiration Volume 1. It’s an all-inclusive collection massive enough (1000+ classic BM loops and more) to warrant a DVD.
Bandmates Inspiration Volume 1 features over 1000 fully unique, world-class loops created from live professional performances. To achieve maximum sonic detail and realism, multisampled MIDI instruments are not utilized. [...]

Jessica Vale is a multimedia artist based in New York city. Her debut CD, The Sex Album, features eleven tracks made from the sounds of recorded sex, manipulated into melodies, beats and ambience.
“Every sound you hear that is not a vocal, was once live sex,” explains Vale. “We did not use a ‘traditional’ instrument on [...]