September, 2005 archive

Berklee College of Music has introduced a new class, Hip-Hop Writing and Production. Students learn the techniques that hip-hop producers use to create hit songs.
“Learn writing and production considerations unique to hip-hop, how to analyze and recreate different styles of hip-hop, and how to use this foundation to produce your own songs using Propellerhead’s Reason [...]

Kagi Media has announced Mix It Like A Record, a DVD/Pro Tools session based mixing course taught by multi-platinum, Grammy-winning engineer, mixer and producer Charles Dye.
A comprehensive mixing course, where Dye (Lauryn Hill, Jon Bon Jovi, Sammy Hagar, Julio Iglesias) goes into the studio to teach how to get record-quality mixes. Featuring three hours of [...]

Propellerhead Software has announced the availability of the ReMote Protocol SDK to manufacturers of control surface hardware.
ReMote has been introduced with Propellerhead’s Reason 3.0 Music Production Instrument software in early 2005. Remote is a protocol for handling communication between control surfaces (MIDI keyboards, remote control devices, etc.) and software applications (e.g. Reason). It handles everything [...]

Electro-Acoustic Research (EAR) has announced a limited quantity release (10 units each) of five synth modules, in Doepfer Eurorack format.
EAR features the work of two established modular synth designers, Mike Brown of Livewire and Peter Grenader of Plan B. EAR has also announced that it will be the exclusive manufacturer of Tony Allgood’s Oakley Sound [...]

Spectrasonics has announced the release of the New Orleans Strut mini drum loop collection to benefit the victims of Hurricane Katrina. The library features 50 live grooves from seven world-class drummers. One hundred percent of the proceeds from the $25 library will go to Habitat for Humanity’s relief effort in rebuilding homes for the victims [...]

VSTunnel is a new plug-in that lets users connect several sequencers over the Internet.
The VSTunnel Plug-In is used like an insert effect in the sequencer’s master out channel.When started,a wizard starts,which allows the user to start a session or to join another session. When users create their own session,they decide whether to make it public [...]

Godlyke Inc. has announced a new addition to the HAO line of hand-built effects, the SP-1 Sole Pressure booster/overdrive for guitar.
Originally designed as a low frequency booster, the Sole Pressure is an ideal pedal for those who want to add more lows and warmth to thin-sounding guitars and generate the fattest tones imaginable. With the [...]

Big Fish Audio has introduced two new sample libraries, Afro Latin Producer and Electro Breaks. Both libraries retail for $69.95, and features samples in Reason, Audio, EXS24, HALion, Kontakt, REX, and WAV formats.
Afro Latin Producer
Description
From the beaches, bars and clubs of Brazil, Argentina and Cuba, Loopmasters bring you an exclusive selection of inspirational [...]

Version 3.1 of Steinberg’s Nuendo Media Production System is now available. Nuendo 3.1 includes new features targeted at professionals in post and audio production. The update is available for Mac and PC from http://www.steinberg.net.
“While Nuendo 3.1 introduces significant new features for the fast-growing Nuendo post production community, it also includes an impressive list of improvements [...]

Livid has released the Tactic model “m2”, a hybrid hardware-software design. Tactic Pro 1.5 runs on almost any Macintosh computer.
“With the Tacitc m2 we’ve introduced a more powerful set of tools while keeping our hand-crafted instrument design,” states Jay Smith, President of Livid Instruments. “Our set of software tools, effects, and hardware integration further extends [...]