May, 2005 archive

Applied Acoustics Systems has updated its entire product line for compatibility with OS X.
Their entire product line: Tassman 4, Lounge Lizard EP-2, Ultra Analog VA-1, and the upcoming String Studio VS-1, is now compatible with Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger).
An update for registered users is available free of charge from the Applied Acoustics website.

Sonoma Wire Works has announced the launch of RiffCaster internet broadcast service for RiffWorks users. RiffWorks, included with Line 6 GuitarPort RiffTracker, is a popular, easy to use guitar recording application. Uploading files to RiffCaster is a great way to post songs and obtain technical and creative feedback from the enthusiastic RiffWorks community. File storage [...]

Moog Music has announced that after 50 years, Bob Moog is a Doll! The new Bob Moog Soft Vinyl Doll is now available for purchase.
This is the official Bob Moog doll authorized by Moog Music. The doll has been customed designed by Archer Prewitt from a sculpture by Kei Hinotani in celebration of Bob’s 50 [...]

Precisionsound has introduced Cembalo, a big Harpsichord sampled in stereo with 2 velocity layers for both the notes and release notes, 241 samples in total, recorded in 24bit and dithered down with Apogee dithering to 16bit.
There are also additional Cembalo FX programs included with 67 stereo files of string clusters, ambient noises and hits.
All programs [...]

Digidesign and IK Multimedia have announced a free update to SampleTank 2 SE from SampleTank SE — a sample playback plug-in that is part of the Music Production Enhancement Suite software and plug-in bundle included with all new Digidesign Pro Tools|HD and Pro Tools LE systems.
A SampleTank 2 SE software CD will be packaged with [...]

Check out the free tune My Revolution – from Dibaba’s upcoming album.
Feedback for Dibaba’s first single Kill Rock ‘n’ Roll (Let It Bleed):
“…comes on like early Kraftwerk before exploding…”
Download the track from the Dibaba site.
 

Moog Music has announced a one-of-a kind event, Ether Music 2005.
Thereminists and theremin enthusiasts from around the world are invited for 3 days of interactive workshops and stellar performances Thursday, August 4 though Sunday, August 7, 2005.
Featuring performances by Lydia Kavina, Pamelia Kurstin, Barbara Bucholz, Armen Ra and an open mic night! A complete schedule [...]

Rain Recording has introduced the LiveBook mobile audio workstation. Due to its low power consumption components and quadruple-vented convection design, the LiveBook is built to handle the demands of audio recording and mixing, even in less-than-optimal environments. The LiveBook base model features a Pentium M processor with Centrino Technology, 1 Gig of RAM, 4 USB [...]

Open Labs has announced that the company will be increasing the speed of the processor in the LE and GS models of its award-winning NeKo line of computer keyboard production stations as well as the OMX LE Integrated DAW with no price increase.

These models will now be equipped with a 3.0 GHz Pentium 4 processor, [...]

iriver has announced three additions to the award-winning portable music H10 series.
Player navigation, color display, photo viewing, FM tuner, voice recording and touch strip control are consistent experiences across the family, which comes in 20GB*, 6GB, 5GB and 1GB capacities. The new players come in a variety of modern colors and support a broad range [...]