March, 2007 archive

IK Multimedia is pleased to announce that Miroslav Philharmonik Classik Edition, the introductory version to the highly popular virtual instrument orchestral plug-in, is now shipping.
A complete and full-featured orchestral virtual instrument covering solo instruments and ensembles. With 250 orchestral sounds spanning the entire orchestra in 1.5GB of samples, Miroslav Philharmonik CE is one of the [...]

Musikmesse: Stanton DJ has launched the T.90 USB High-Torque Turntable, a professional turntable with high-torque direct drive motor and a USB output. With Key Lock built-in, DJs can adjust the tempo of a record without affecting pitch, while USB and S/PDIF digital outputs make the T.90 USB great for archiving vinyl.
Features:

High-torque direct drive motor and [...]

Musikmesse: Cakewalk today released Session Drummer 2 Hip Hop Pack Vol. 1, an expansion pack for Session Drummer 2.
The Session Drummer 2 Hip Hop Pack provides the essential sounds to get your productions started quickly. The Hip Hop Pack includes royalty-free kits, samples, and MIDI patterns that allow you to create thousands of Hip Hop [...]

Musicmesse: Sonoma Wire Works and Sonic Reality are bringing drum content from Sonic Reality’s R.A.W Universal Collection to Sonoma Wire Works’ InstantDrummer format. This will give RiffWorks recording software users access to new drum loops and grooves in the widest range of styles such as R&B, Funk, Electronic, Hip-Hop, Rock, Jazz, Country, and others.
Recorded in [...]

Apple today announced Complete My Album, a new iTunes service that lets you turn individual track purchase into a complete album purchase at a reduced price by giving you a full 99 cent credit for every track they have previously purchased from that album.
“Music fans can now round out their music collections by upgrading their [...]

KEYFAX NewMedia has announced the world’s first arpeggio editor for the Motif ES, S90ES, and MO series workstations.
ArpManager, an independent application written in France and exclusively distributed by KEYFAX, enables users to compile and create brand new arpeggio collections on a PC.
Featuring a simple user interface, you can drag and drop individual arpeggios from one [...]

Streamworks Audio has announced SWA Mastering Revealed.
This instructional video covers the most important steps when mastering, such as tonal balance by means of Equalization, applying compression to your audio source to tighten up the dynamic range as needed, as well as Loudness maximizing to give your song that punch.
The video also covers additional areas that [...]

gigtrak is a next generation website for musicians - a professional grade management and marketing application designed to make our members more efficient, saving them time and energy so they can spend more time on making music happen.
gigtrak has teamed up with the leading music industry information portal CelebrityAccess to power the gigtrak database with [...]