February, 2006 archive

The FCC has proposed a $1 million fine against Behringer USA for apparent violation of the FCC’s equipment authorization rules. The equipment found to be in violation of the FCC rules includes audio processors, equalizers, mic preamps, sample-rate converters, mixers, amplifiers and lighting controllers.
The FCC has concluded that Behringer violated its rules by marketing in […]

John Blacet has announced the winners of the Blacet Too Many Panels Design Contest.
Blacet recently announced the contest, to help deal with his “extreme excess of Multi panels”. Budding synth module designers were challenged to make a useful synth module that used 5 jack holes, and one pot hole.
The Winners:
There were about 50 entries. According […]

Apple today announced iPod Hi-Fi, a high-end ($349) iPod boombox dock with remote. The Hi-Fi is portable, and can run from six D-cell batteries or wall power.
“Apple is reinventing the home stereo with the new iPod Hi-Fi, the first iPod accessory that adds true high-fidelity sound quality to the iPod,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO.
At […]

Apple today unveiled two new Mac mini computers with the Intel Core Duo processor. The new models are more powerful, and at $599 and $799, more expensive than ever.
The new Mac minis feature the Apple Remote and Front Row so users can play music, enjoy photo slideshows, watch DVDs, iMovies, music videos, video podcasts and […]

Big Fish Audio has announced two new releases, Nu Metal City and 101 Below.
Nu Metal City
Description: A head-banging collection of construction kits covering a variety of styles, including Nu Metal, Metalcore, Death Metal, and Industrial Rock. Inspired by the music of such artists as Slipknot, Korn, Anthrax, and Nine Inch Nails, NU METAL CITY features […]

Version update 1.3 for Marquis Compressor is now available for download, Voxengo has announced
Marquis Compressor is an universal compressor plug-in module in PC VST format which is both suitable for track and mix compression.
This version introduces a very useful ‘Sound’ mode selector. It is now possible to switch between the default “Phasy” sound mode to […]

Google Video has an interesting free video of a historical performance of Alvin Lucier’s famous sound piece for human brainwaves Music for Solo Performer.
This interpretation was done directly from the poetic score, never having heard or seen the original music performance.
Performance Details

Brainwave performer: Andrew Brouse
Audification by Automates Ki: Maxime Rioux
Video Production: César Saez
Inspiration: Alvin Lucier

Kid Nepro is now offering a special bundle package on their five CD- ROM collection for Native Instruments samplers. All sounds are compatible with Native Instruments Kontakt, Kompakt, Intakt and Battery Samplers. Now you can get all five CD-ROMS with over 7000 samples and over two gigs of sample data on one easy to load […]

Zero-G has announced the arrival of the ACIDized WAV versions of their Best of Zero-G compilation packs (previously released in Apple Loops format):

PRO PACK (11,000+ samples)
DANCE PACK 1 (11,000+ samples)
DANCE PACK 2 (9,000+ samples)

The fourth title, WORLD PACK (9,000+ samples), will be released in April 2006.
Features:

An average of over 10,000 loops and samples per title […]

via Axehole: Experimentalist Anonymous has posted a journal of building a modular synth in a month.
“During the month of January, 2006, I built an analog modular synthesizer from the ground up. At Oberlin, where I go to school, January is a time for students to work on individual projects of their choice. It has always […]

Kreativ Sounds has released GNWeird Loops, the second bonus loops pack freely available for all their previous and future customers.
GNWeird stands for GLITCH, NOIZE and WEIRD and that’s exactly what this bonus contains: 8 bit and atari copycats, weird sounds, noisy drums, retro crazy bits and other ‘carefully’ destroyed loops.
Features:

50 original and royalty-free bass loops
Each […]

Peace Love Productions, a provider of royalty free loops and music samples, now offers new downloadable loop packs direct from their web site.
In anticipation of the release of ACID 6, Peace Love Productions is offering downloadable loop packs. The genres cover Reggaeton, Hip Hop, Trance, Break Beat, Latin House, Euro, Electro, Country, and Dj FX.
Each […]

Zygoat Creative Technical Services has announced the immediate availability of Doggiebox 1.3, an update to its percussion sequencing software for Mac OS X.
Version 1.3 introduces some significant features and improvements, including:

Velocity adjustment is now possible on a beat-by-beat basis (right- clicking on a drum will pop up an adjustment slider)
Editing operations can now be performed […]

Digidesign has announced that in May 2006 it will release versions of Digidesign Pro Tools LE 7 and Pro Tools M-Powered 7 software that are compatible with the new Intel-based MacBook Pro and iMac computers. These new versions of Pro Tools software will enable customers to combine the improved processing power of Intel-based Mac computers […]

Auxar has a new release, Laugan.Evil - The Bowl, that is available as a free MP3 download.
The track is the first part in a series of acoustic experiments in recording overtone music. All ‘natural oscillators’ played by Laugan Evil. More information is available at Auxar.com.
A podcast is also available of music on the Auxar label. […]