April, 2007 archive

With the release of Tassman 4.1, Applied Acoustics Systems has finished their transition to support Intel-based Mac systems is now over. All of their Professional and Session Series instruments are now available on Mac OS X as Universal Binaries.
The Tassman 4.1 Update includes Intel-based Mac system support, RTAS plug-in on both Mac OS X and [...]

From now until July 31, 2007, Korg USA is offering a $100 rebate on 61, 76 or 88-key TR Music Workstation purchased from authorized Korg dealers in the U.S.A.
Promotion details and downloadable rebate coupon can be found at www.korg.com/promo.
The Korg TR Music Workstation offers new samples and sounds, a sequencer, USB computer connectivity, an SD [...]

Edirol has introduced the M-10DX 10-channel digital mixer, which features a 24-bit/96kHz processing engine and a backlit LCD so you can see the effects in operation as well a graphical spectrum analysis. The new mixer offers built-in pro-quality FX, including insert effects, reverb/echo and finalize effects, flexible analog and digital I/O, Room Acoustic Control for [...]

Audio Damage has updated Dubstation to version 1.2 on both Windows and OSX.
Here are the updates:

Dubstation now works at all sampling rates, up to 192kHz. There was a problem with RAM allocation that made long delay times at higher sampling rates work oddly. This has been fixed, and Dubstation now works (and sounds) exactly the [...]

SonicSpecialists has released Urban Fire: Sounds of the Super Producers Volumes 1 & 2. “Urban Fire” is a series of premium drum libraries geared towards today’s Hip-Hop & Pop producers and was developed by the engineers at SonicSpecialists.
Description:
Utilizing high-end hardware and software from companies such as SSL, Universal Audio, Empirical Labs, and Neve, they have [...]

The Who’s Pete Townshend, with the help of mathematician and composer Lawrence Ball and software engineer David Snowdon, has created a computer system called The Method which allows users to make unique pieces of music created by inputting personal information, sounds and a rhythm. Users will ’sit’ for the software in the same way a [...]

Prosoniq has announced that version 2 of TimeFactory time and pitch manipulation software is shipping. They ask all customers who have purchased version 1.7 or higher after January 1st, 2007 to claim their free upgrade by submitting a short note with a proof of purchase with their 1.x serial number, or the relevant Prosoniq support [...]

ManiacTools has released MIDI Converter Studio 5.6, a specialized software utility for musicians and sound professionals that converts MIDI files to popular music file formats, such as MP3, WAV, OGG and WMA. The software is very simple and straightforward, and is capable of processing various types of MIDI files – MIDI 0, MIDI 1, [...]

Bjork is calling on fans to make the video for her new song Innocence. A post on Bjork’s official website is calling upon the help of any budding video makers:
Björk has suggested the idea, that the video to Innocence of Volta is to be made by anyone who wants to. She has asked the Madwebcarpenters [...]

Ueberschall has released Trance ID, a new sample collection that offers a huge variety of sequences, lead sounds, basslines, pads, atmospheres and fx, as well as hundreds of drum and percussion samples and loops.
Responsible for the production of Ueberschall Trance ID are Mike Koglin, Marc Steinmeier, Steve Baltes, and Ole Cramer. This team has produced [...]