October, 2005 archive

An updated version of DJ-1800, a self-contained professional DJ system for the Mac, has been released. DJs who like to use hardware controllers during their set will be able to make the most of their kit with the new release, because it includes extensive controller support.
Version 2.2 of the professional DJ software includes support for […]

Behringer has announced that it is shipping the F-CONTROL AUDIO FCA202, a compact FireWire audio interface for laptop and studio musicians. At US $99, the 202 is the most inexpensive Firewire audio interface yet.
Features include:

Two ¼” connector inputs and outputs for connecting synthesizers, mixers and more;
High resolution 24-bit A/D and D/A converters offer 96 kHz […]

Zero-G has introduced Vocal Forge, a new virtual instrument powered by Native Instruments Intakt.
Vocal Forge is based on a library featuring 800 patches and over 2,500 samples in 1.2GB of new material, sourced from pro vocal performances.
Male and female MCs, sweet R+B, gospel singers, dance and pop vocals all recorded with accompanying harmonies. There are […]

Brian Moore Guitars is now shipping the iGuitar.USB, a guitar that plugs directly into a computer’s using a USB connector.
Features:

Built-in USB digital audio connects your guitar directly to you computer
Record instantly in your favorite application such as Garageband. Logic or Cakewalk
Play directly into the latest software programs such as Guitar Rig by Native Instruments and […]

Beta Monkey Music is getting funky with the release of Rock Hard Funk, a two-CD collection of funk and funk-rock drum loops and samples.
“With this latest addition to the Beta Monkey collection of drum loops and samples, we’ve included the kinds of grooves and features that our users have requested over the past year. Plus, […]

Toto Japan has introduced the ultimate toilet seat/MP3 player, the Apricot series toilet seat.
Not content to settle for the usual high-tech toilet gadgets, such as a seat-heater, automatic washer and robotic action, Toto has added a full-fledged MP3 player with SD card slot.
We’re not making this up.
The control panel can be attached to the wall. […]

Precisionsound has released Philicorda GM 751, an organ sound library for HALion, Kontakt & SoundFont.
Description:
VOX and Farfisa organs may be the most known of the “squeaky” pop organs of the -60ties, but the Philicorda GM751 is probably the coolest. The Swedish pop group “Soundtrack of our life’s” may be the once who put this vintage […]

Mackie has released a new Tracktion 2 update: version 2.0.2.8. This latest update includes several great feature enhancements and bug fixes, including:

International language support: Tracktion 2 can now display all elements of its program in French, German and Spanish in addition to English.
New render track dialog: Choosing render track in the “export” function now opens […]

MXL has introduced the new MXL 604 Dual Capsule Instrument Miking System. Building upon its predecessor, the MXL 603, the new MXL 604 delivers a wide dynamic range making this new microphone suitable for the most demanding instrument miking applications according to the company.
A cardioid condenser pressure gradient microphone with an interchangeable omni-directional capsule, the […]

ModernBeats.com releases a second Brass themed sound library for software samplers entitled “Brass Elementz 2″ covering today’s Urban, Hip Hop, & Crunk musical genres.
Brass Elementz 2 contains over brass stabs, chords, & riffs across 27 multi-format sampler presets tailored for Hip Hop production. The set is organized into 2 categories: “Brass Chordz-n-Riffz” & “Brass Instruments”. […]

Korg brings a heightened level of realism and feel to its line of portable digital pianos with the new SP-250. It provides an expanded range of expression and performance with an outstanding new stereo piano sound, which is matched to the company’s newest RH3 keyboard action.
The SP-250 features all-new piano PCM with velocity switched stereo […]

Propellerhead Software has announced the release of the Reason Drum Kits 2.0 ReFill, a collection of drum kits for Reason 3.0 that goes far beyond traditional professionally sampled drum libraries.
Utilizing Reason 3.0’s new Combinator device, RDK 2 captures in single patches the sound, the room, EQ, effects, signal routing, the player’s feel and multiple output […]

Epiphone has announced the highly anticipated E Series guitar amplifier line, a follow up to the highly successful Valve Series of amplifiers. E Series amplifiers were first unveiled at the 2005 Musikmesse trade show in Frankfurt, Germany.
“With the E Series, we wanted to create a great sounding line of amplifiers with meaningful, not complicated, features,” […]

Bremmers Audio Design has released of the 4.0 version of MultitrackStudio, the audio / MIDI multitrack recording program for Windows.
MultitrackStudio, first released in 2001, has been designed with tape-based recording in mind, making it easy to learn, yet powerful. The 4.0 release focuses on working faster, easier and with more power.
Offline mixdown has been added […]

Prominy has released the LPC Electric Guitar Libraries, capturing the sound of Gibson Les Paul Custom and including over 60 Gigabytes, approximately 150,000 samples, in Kontakt 2 format.
Included are:

Over 7,200 .nki files - Single note, 5th-dyad chord, 4th-dyad chord, mute (tight, medium, loose), octave, vibrato (single note, 5th-dyad cord, 4th-dyad chord, octave), single bend, unison […]