April, 2005 archive

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.

Waves Ltd has announced the release of MaxxBCL, a new processor that combines Waves’ MaxxBass enhancer, Renaissance Compressor, and L2 Ultramaximizer limiter in one hardware unit for the first time. In addition, the new unit’s analog-to-digital and digital-to-analog converters exceed the performance of the acclaimed converters in the L2 Ultramaximizer hardware unit, a processor [...]

Emoove music, an independent online record company and distributor, is offering bedroom producers access to host their own web page, dedicated marketing, graphic design, and artist management & development.
It offers a non-exclusive deal, where the artist has nothing to do but keep making the music. The emoove Fifty/Fifty deal means the artist gets the benefits [...]

Miglia Technology has announced the immediate availability of a new version of MediaBank HS-R. MediaBank HS-R now sports a high-speed Oxford 912-based FireWire 800 interface to increase the data transfer rates. Furthermore, the power supply unit has been upgraded to cope with the larger and more power-hungry drives appearing on the market.
Eric Ferraz, Product Marketing [...]

Spectral Computers has announced a new line of high-powered Windows-based computer systems — two standard systems plus a custom-build option — each optimized for audio and qualified by leading software manufacturers. Spectral Computers are designed to deliver a level of performance and reliability far beyond that offered by the consumer products so often found in [...]

Crysonic has announced Spectralive, the first VST to utilize the patent pending process spectral vitality. The Spectralive process is a novel and proprietary approach for imparting Vitality and warmth to all your audio material.
Producer JC Parker comments, “I had the privilege of being one of the the beta testers and this is, without question, the [...]