December, 2005 archive

Image-Line has introduced FL Studio 6, an update to the virtual studio that features a combination of core enhancements and new plugins.
Leading the changes is the new, larger, resizable Mixer, with fully flexible inter-track routing and PDC functions. MIDI functionality has been extended to include a wider range of external controllers as well as foot-pedal [...]

Novation has expanded its line of Remote MIDI controllers.
The ReMOTE SL25 was the first controller keyboard that detects the software you are using in your virtual studio and logically ‘automaps’ that software’s controllers to the keyboard’s own front panel knobs and sliders. The SL25 also featured two bright LCDs which can show 16 different parameter [...]

iPod cases are starting to get…well, a little kinky.
Fluffpod has introduced Fluffpod video, a furry iPod case for Apple’s latest iPod, available in white or pink.
Also available for download is a Fluffpod video QuickTime movie, a short film that features a model getting dressed to go out, and then lovingly caressing her Fluffpod.
“People have asked [...]

FabFilter has released FabFilter Twin, a synthesizer plug-in for Windows and Mac OS X. FabFilter Twin features high-quality oscillators, smooth and analog-sounding filters, and unique drag-and-drop modulation slots that make complex sounds easy to design.
FabFilter Twin contains two pure and solid-sounding oscillators with triangle, sawtooth, and square wave forms. Hard sync, pulse width, [...]

Focusrite has announced an update to the software for its Saffire FireWire audio interface. The software update, v2.0, is free for owners and can be downloaded from the Focusrite site.
Update features:

Enhanced 192kHz and FireWire operation
Improved graphics contrast – even easier navigation through SaffireControl
Rollover help for SaffireControl in the form of Tool tips – simply place [...]

UniversumKiosk has introduced two new sound libraries that feature the voltage-controlled sounds of rare classical electronic music studio gear.
The sound libraries were created in cooperation with the Institute of Sonology, Royal Conservatory The Hague.
The libaries are available in Kontakt II, EXS 24MKII, Reason, Gig 3.0 and Mach 5 formats for US $60 each.
Descriptions:
Sonic Sorcery Sounds [...]

Blacet, a modular analog music synthesizer manufacturer, has introduced a new module, the BG 2520. The BG is not an audio module, but a module that can be used to monitor levels within a modular system.
The BG is a 20 element LED bar graph display module. It’s designed to take some of the mystery out [...]

Griffin has introduced iTrip Auto, the latest addition to its lineup of iPod accessories that send your iPod’s audio output to your car FM tuner so you can listen to your iPod on your car’s built-in stereo.
Trip Auto accommodates every dock connector iPod, including iPod nano and 5th Generation iPods with video. The iTrip Auto [...]