November, 2005 archive

Big Fish Audio has introduced Hybridizer 2, a sample library described as a “digital nightmare”.
Description:
Not unlike the distant raging child of some preborn dreadnought of rage, the beast has spawned once again. Hybridizer 2™ has awakened within your nightmare and promises to never allow sleep again.
Bunker 8 Digital Labs™ has taken the reigns off this […]

Korg’s microKONTROL and KONTROL49 USB-MIDI controllers are now being bundled with a variety of popular software products suited for dance music creation and performance — Ableton Live Lite 4 Korg Edition; SampleTank 2 Korg Edition; Korg MDE-X effects; Reason Adapted for KORG and UVI Korg Edition — collectively known as the Creative Kontrol Pack, Volume […]

Steinberg Media Technologies has announced Hypersonic 2, the update to its Hypersonic music workstation, featuring 1.7 GB of top-quality sounds, 1,800 factory presets, four sound generation engines as well as excellent resource efficiency.
“This update extends the strengths of the Hypersonic concept considerably by adding even more quality sounds and more creative potential while still being […]

Precisionsound has released Lyra for HALion, Kontakt & SoundFont
Description:
The beautiful sound of the Lyra has been captured in up to seven velocity layers. The total amount of samples in this SampleSet is 302.
All samples have been seamlessly looped when necessary and all notes have 3 velocity layers of release samples for maximum realism.
Two 24bit HALion […]

Retro-King has introduced the Plexi 45, a replica of the mid 60’s JTM 45 amplifier. This amp is hand-wired point-to-point on a vintage style turret board and is built to the exact specs of the original (Retro-King adds a 100 pico cap across the normal volume for added clarity).
The output tranny is built for Retro-King […]

Moog Music has introduced the Bass MuRF, a new version of the award winning MuRF voiced specifically for bass instruments.
New to the Bass MuRF is a shelving filter on the lowest band, with a cutoff frequency of 110 Hz. This means that all very low frequency content passes through the Bass MuRF’s filter section clear […]

Moog has announced the CV Input Expander: VX-352 for the Voyager Rack Mount synthesizer.
Similar in looks to the VX-351 Output Expander for the Voyager, the VX-352 gives you access to all 10 CV Inputs including 7 Control Inputs plus a Sample & Hold Input and Rate inputs for both the Envelope and LFO.
The VX-352 gives […]

Ueberschall has announced a new music construction kit, Urban Jointz, a sample/loop library that is aimed at urban RnB and Hip-Hop producers who are looking for modern production elements: banging drums, hard hitting basses and keys.
Urban Jointz covers the spectrum of urban music crafted in the styles of the hottest chart-topping producers in the game […]

Groove Monkee has released the first library in a new series of ‘Style Packs’ for Toontrack’s DFHS. Style Pack #1 - Metal contains over 600 royalty free beats for Hard Rock and Metal music. The grooves are mapped for both DFHS and General MIDI and are available in four formats: DFHS single track, GM Single […]

Griffin Technology has announced radio Shark software version 2.0. radio Shark is designed to make time-shift recording of AM or FM radio simple.
radio Shark lets you start and stop recording at any time while listening, lets you schedule recordings and create presets of your favorite radio stations.
Griffin’s 2.0 version of its radio Shark software for […]

Effectrode, a company that specializes in tube effects, has created a new vacuum-tube based pedal, the Tube-Vibe, inspired by the Uni-Vibe.
The Tube-Vibe features a pure tube analog signal path which delivers a lush and organic sound. The design architecture also ensures wide dynamic range according to the company.
Specifications:

The Tube-Vibetm uses top quality MIL-SPEC NOS tubes […]

M-Audio has introduced the ProSessions Producer series of instrument libraries. Co-produced by Sonic Implants in EXS24, HALion, Kontakt, MachFive and Reason formats, ProSessions Producer is a library of ensembles drawn from the vaults of the renowned soundware developers at Sonic Implants. All are designed for maximum playability and realism.
The initial launch of the ProSessions Producer […]

Syntheway has updated Master Hammond B3, a virtual Hammond plug-in for Windows VST hosts. The MHB3 is capable of variations one expects from this type of organ, and is suitable for any flavor of music, be it Rock, Jazz, Blues, or Gospel.
Features

B3 Mode Selector: B3 Standard, Fast Bright, Slow Bright, Fast Dark, Slow Dark, Full […]

M-Audio and Digidesign have introduced Pro Tools M-Powered 7. This new version extends support to five M-Audio USB peripherals–Black Box, M-Audio Ozone, MobilePre USB, Fast Track USB, and Transit–while delivering significantly expanded MIDI, audio recording and editing capabilities; greater mixing power and flexibility; enhanced efficiency; and improved ease of use.

Compatibility with select M-Audio USB products […]

Native Instruments has introduced the B4 II, the latest version of its classic drawbar organ virtual instrument.
According to Native, the new version offers even more authenticity and flexibility due to further significant advances in sound synthesis and amplifier emulation technology, and brings a wide range of additions and improvements that make it the most versatile […]