October, 2006 archive

Smart Loops has released the Smart Loops Studio Pack, a download-only loop pack that includes four essential instrument libraries– Dry Studio Kit, Electric Guitars, Bass Guitars and Percussion Kit. Now musicians and producers can simply download a complete back-up band’s worth of audio loops for creating rock, pop and other styles of music.
With over 2,500 […]

Mig Music has announced a new collection of patches for Propellerhead Reason’s Subtractor synth.
The Subtractor Patches Reason Refill Volume 1 contains 256 new Subtractor patches including warm analogue synths, fat basses, cool sweeps, different beeps n’ noises, hard industrial sounds, interesting synth pads, lush strings, big beat sounds and fx.
Any Reason user interested in purchasing […]

Notion Music, makers of Notion music composition and performance software, have expanded the Notion Realize Music Challenge with three entry categories and more prizes to be awarded. The Grand Prize remains a recording session with the world-renowned London Symphony Orchestra at the legendary Abbey Road Studios.
Dubbed the Notion Realize Music Challenge, the competition runs through […]

Twelve years ago, Thomas Dolby left music to develop Beatnik software, technology used in two-thirds of the world’s cell phones. Now, pumped up by new technologies and changing business models in the music industry, and re-invigorated by reaction to his initial tour dates earlier this year, Dolby is writing his first album of new music […]

Smart Loops has announced the launch of SL Hit Tracks, downloadable audio loop packs that recreate the live drum performances of hit songs from artists like Led Zeppelin, The Who, The B-52s, Sublime, Van Halen, and others. Musicians can now rehearse, perform and record their own versions of hit songs with a live drum track […]

Behringer has announced Podcastudio FireWire, described as a complete podcast studio with FireWire interface.
The podcasting kit comes with a studio-grade FireWire audio interface which includes the Behringer Edition of Ableton Live Lite 4 music production software for PC and Mac computers. The package also includes an 8-input mixer, high-quality headphones and a studio microphone plus […]

Smart Loops has released its flagship Pro Drum Works libraries in REX format. Now musicians using Reason, Pro Tools, Digital Performer, Logic, Cubase, Nuendo, and other REX-compatible audio software can create millions of unique drum tracks with the extensive Pro Drum Works Volumes One and Two libraries.
Pro Drum Works is the most comprehensive drum loop […]

RealTraps has recently upgraded ModeCalc, their graphical room mode prediction software. This free download (Windows only, 1.3 MB) helps people design a new listening room, or assess the low frequency response in an existing room. The new version offers several clever features, including a display that better identifies modes that are too close together, and […]

Pettinhouse has released Vinyl Drumkits, a drum kit library on two CDs for NI Battery 2-3 or Kontakt 2.
The Acoustic kits reproduce the typical sound of the ’70s useful for anyone that wants to recreate the groove and feel of the old crackly vinyl. They are perfect for dance, funk, soul, rock, pop and any […]

When we first found Portia Surreal, the topless DJ, we thought that she was an anomaly. Surreal’s background is in the underground fetish and goth scenes, and she bills herself as an erotic fetish dj extraordinaire.
When DJ Diva came to our attention, it was clear that Surreal wasn’t spinning topless along. Diva may have topped […]

Dangerous Music has introduced the D-Box, a new multi-purpose hardware product for DAW users.
The new unit was designed for the compact or mobile environment and the modern workflow of computer musicians and audio professionals on the go. The 1U rackmount box combines 8-channels of the world-renowned Dangerous Music analog summing technology and a collection of […]

FabFilter has released two new effects plug-ins: FabFilter Timeless, a stereo tape delay plug-in with flexible feedback routing, optional time stretching, two high-quality filters and unique drag-and-drop modulation slots; and FabFilter Simplon, a simple filter plug-in especially suitable for live performance with the same high-quality filters.

Timeless is a perfectly modeled classic tape delay but capable […]

Rain Recording has introduced two laptops that “will redefine mobile Workstations”, according to the company. Both LiveBook and LiveBook Studio feature Intel’s Core 2 Duo technology and are deigned to provide stable and consistent performance in applications where failure is not an option.
“The new revisions and enhancements in LiveBook and LiveBook Studio provide the ability […]

Stanton has announced that it is redoubling its efforts to create and maintain the right products and solutions for DJs. The company stands full force behind the FinalScratch 2 system and hardware.
Native Instruments recently announced that it had terminated its relationship with Stanton. The companies had collaborated on Stanton’s FinalScratch DJ system.
Stanton will continue to […]

Muse Research has announced that a new version of its UniWire plug-in for Mac and PC is available.
Version 1.1 of the UniWire plug-in consists of a universal installer that works on Mac or PC, and will install VST, AU, or RTAS versions of the UniWire plug-in as appropriate. Also included with the PC version of […]