October, 2007 archive

Beta Monkey Music has released Drum Werks Volume IX, a collection of slow and mid-tempo acoustic rock drum loops. Drum Werks IX offers nearly 600 acoustic drum loops and samples in comprehensive Groove Sets, from moody 60 BPM vibes through power rock stomping at 90 BPM.
The Drum Werks IX Power Rock Collection is designed to [...]

Soniccouture is offering their VA Drums Brush Kit as a free download.
The 150mb Drum kit features mixable direct and ambient microphones, Drum roll emulation via the Roll Control KSP script, multiple velocity layers and articulations. The kit was recorded at Peter Gabriel’s Real World Studios in Bath, England.
Brush kit is available in Kontakt 2 + [...]

BandmateLoops and new content partner Westgate Studios have unveiled a new line of Woodwind Virtual Instruments.
Westgate Studios Woodwinds are divided into five volumes, featuring an expressive collection of instruments. All five volumes can also be purchased together (Complete version) at a significant discount.
Westgate Studios Woodwinds currently support GigaStudio—with more formats available in the near future.
Each [...]

Turntables may not be practical, sensible or reasonable in this day and age, but they can still be great tools for enjoying music, and just as important, they can still be sexy as hell.
Here are our picks for the seven sexiest turntables in the world.
The Rega Planar 78

The Rega Planar 78 is a minimal mono [...]

Blue Cat Audio has released a new version of its spectrum analysis DirectX and VST plugins for windows. The new versions bring several user interface and performance improvements. Blue Cat’s FreqAnalyst is still completely free, and Blue Cat’s FreqAnalyst Pro is available for a special price for a limited time, as a single plugin or [...]

Roland has updated the Edirol R-09 WAVE/MP3 Recorder to be compatible with 8-GB SD High Capacity (SDHC) cards. With the update, the R-09 now also offers manual file splitting—activated by a single button push while the R-09 is in RECORD mode.
“We are always looking for ways to increase the functionality and capability of our products,” [...]

AMG’s ExpansionPack for GarageBand is a diverse collection of instruments for GarageBand.
The collection promises 92 brand new instruments for GarageBand, including brass, vintage synths and keyboards and Celtic instruments.
While the collection is promising, it’s let down by the quality of the sampling and sample editing. Some of the samples are very noisy - [...]

After 25 years, the ultimate edition of Blade Runner is about here, and we are psyched.
The film, considered by many to be one of the top ten science fiction movies of all time, and certainly one of the most influential, has held up amazingly well, along with its vision of a post-apocalyptic, dystopian world.
It also [...]