April, 2005 archive

VirSyn Software Synthesizer has announced Cube 2, successor of the award-winning software synthesizer Cube.
Cube 2 is a musical instrument and the ultimate tool for sound designers who wish to have instant and intuitive access to all principal components every imaginable sound is build from. Every sound can be decomposed in a sine spectrum representing the […]

Tiger Direct, an online computer retailer, today filed a lawsuit against Apple Computer in the United States District Court for the District of Florida. The suit alleges Apple Computer engaged in trademark infringement and unfair trade practices in connection with its recent marketing campaign for the latest version of its MAC OS X operating system, […]

Beta Monkey has released a new collection of drum loops, Alt and Modern Rock 3. With nearly 700 MB of 24 bit grooves for today’s rock styles, Alt and Modern Rock III features a combination of contempory drum grooves and feels.
Featuring more than 530 24-bit drum loops and 128 multi-velocity drum and cymbal samples organized […]

Mac OS X version 10.4 Tiger, the next major release of Apple’s advanced operating system, will go on sale Friday at 6:00 p.m. at participating Apple Authorized Resellers and Apple retail stores worldwide. All 105 Apple retail stores will host “Tiger World Premiere” events from 6:00 p.m. to midnight offering workshops and hands-on demonstrations of […]

Prominy has announced new sample library; LPC Electric Distortion & Clean Guitar, for GIGA STUDIO 3.0 / 2.0, capturing the sound of Gibson Les PaulTM Custom. The LPC guitar library includes over 60 Giga-bytes, approx. 150,000 samples
Features:

243 .gig files which includes over 7,200 instruments
Single note, 5th-dyad chord, 4th-dyad chord, mute(tight, medium, loose), octave, vibrato(single note, […]

Griffin Technology has announced that they are now shipping the AirClickUSB Remote, a unique wireless remote control for Mac and PC computers.
The AirClickUSB Remote uses RF technology that allows users to control their computers from up to 60 ft. away. Users do not have to be in line of sight, making AirClick ideal for controlling […]

Apple today unveiled the fastest, most powerful Power Mac G5 desktop line ever, featuring dual 64-bit PowerPC G5 processors running up to 2.7 GHz and including Mac OS X version 10.4 “Tiger,” the world’s most advanced operating system. The new Power Mac G5 line delivers higher performance graphics options with more memory and built-in support […]

Apple has announced that it has made its award-winning line of widescreen flat panel Cinema Displays more affordable than ever by reducing the price of the 20-inch model to just $799 and the 23-inch HD model to just $1,499. In addition, Apple’s new 2.7 GHz Power Mac G5s and 1.67 GHz 17-inch PowerBooks now feature […]

Zero-G has released World Pack for GarageBand, which comes in at over 9,000 samples and instruments. In addition to hand-picking the best loops and samples from a wide range of successful ‘world/ethnic’ products from their back-catalog Zero-G have added approximately 3,000 new unique loops and instrument samples from Africa and the Middle East.
All that content […]

SessionLoops is shipping their first popular artist drum library in REX2 format.
Optimized for use in REX2 compatible software such as Propellerheads’ Reason, Drum Foundations Volume One - Classic Rock Sessions, features master drummer Simon Phillips (Jeff Beck, Mick Jagger, Pete Townshend etc.) professionally recorded at Woodcliff Studios in Los Angeles.
With hundreds of loops organized in […]

SM Pro Audio is now shipping the new A08 8 channel analog to ADAT A/D format converter in the US through it’s distribution partner Kaysound Imports.
The A08 is a compact high quality half rack sized 8 channel analog to ADAT format converter. With 8 analog inputs and one ADAT output interface, the A08 is well-suited […]

CME, in conjunction with Terratec, has announced the mLAN-enabled UF400e FireWire audio expansion board for UF series MIDI/USB keyboard controllers.
With the UF400e, CME UF series become the world’s first mLAN compatible MIDI/USB keyboard controllers. Through a single FireWire interface, these keyboard controllers can be connected with Yamaha digital mixers, synthesizers, audio work stations and all […]

Spectrasonics has announced the release of Burning Grooves, a Groove Control activated S.A.G.E. Xpander library for their Stylus RMX virtual groove instrument.
The company recently released four other Xpanders based on their award-winning Backbeat, Retro Funk, Liquid Grooves, and Metamorphosis collections. The release of the Burning Grooves Xpander is the first time the popular drum groove […]

Native Instruments has announced that Synthetic Drums 2 is now available in stores worldwide.
Synthetic Drums 2 is a massive collection of cutting-edge drum and percussion sounds, created in cooperation with more than twenty of the world’s most innovative electronic music producers and sound designers.
More than 1800 synthesized and processed electronic drum samples provide an outstanding […]

Auxar, a netlabel, has announced a free EP release,  Laugan Evil - Aeon Blend [Auxar003], that is available for free download.
The release features “4 dark melodic ambient patterns with a twist.”
Download the tracks (for free) from Auxar.com. A podcast of the EP is also available.