December, 2007 archive

Apple quietly introduced an update to Garageband that adds a cool new feature: iPhone ringtone creation. Anything you’ve got in Garageband, you can turn into a ringtone.
For some people, that may mean the end of getting double-charged for ringtones at iTunes. If you’re a musician, a sound designer or if you’ve got a podcast, you [...]

AudioWarrior has released a new sample library, Elektrik Guitar for Kontakt.
The library features a special electric lead guitar technique that creates authentic guitar-string vibrato that blends the original note into its relative harmonics [up to 3 harmonic tones per note]. This technology lets you emulate leads like Jimi Hendrix’s Star Spangled Banner, or the multi-layered [...]

 

 iStrum Silvertone [0:12m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Ready for another download of great free electronica mp3s?
Then check out Binärpilot’s Bend, above. Then listen to and download Tokyo Matrix 3000, below. Then check out the reams of free mp3s you can download from the Binärpilot site. If you like what you hear, use the contribution button at the site.

 

 Tokyo Matrix 3000 [4:46m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Samplebase has released three new sample libraries:

Deuces — Beats and Basslines is filled with funktified, vinylistic drums & bass loops created by the multi-talented, pioneer platinum producer and songwriter Def Jef. Each of the 25 beats in Deuces includes a customized bass loop to go along with Jef’s signature drum sounds and programming. In addition [...]

Audeon has updated its software synthesizer UFO for Mac OS X as a Universal Binary.
UFO, for Windows/OS-X, is built upon Audeon’s proprietary TransModal Synthesis engine wrapped in a unique and intuitive user interface. Programming a sound consists of placing dots on 2D controllers featuring perceptual attributes such as Periodicity, Brightness, Noisiness, Chaos, etc. Hundreds of [...]

 

 Tronic UFO Demo [3:16m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

 

 Ambient demo [4:11m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Podcasting News has a 2007 Holiday Guide To iCrap.
Our favorite:
Rock My Teeth - The Next Generation In Tooth Whitening

Want a clean, healthy smile, but don’t want to hassle with mainstream tooth-whitening solutions that are proven to be safe and effective?

If so, then Professor Bocelli’s Rock My Teeth may be what you’ve been waiting for! It [...]

The Commodore 64 has developed a cultish fan base, especially among electronic musicians.
Twenty-five years after Commodore introduced the C64 computer, productiehuis ON invited Rob Hubbard to make orchestral arrangements of the game music written by him and Jeroen Tel for some of the most popular C64 games. Now it’s been released as a two CD [...]

 

 Monty on the Run - Original [6:11m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

 

 Monty on the Run - Orchestral: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

‘Song 4 Kylie (I’m In Love With A Girl In A Time Machine)’ by Fast Ood Rockers. Hear anybody else in the mix?

Sinevibes has released MPC Recharger, a collection of sounds for professional rhythm composition with Akai MPC-500, MPC-1000 and MPC-2500 samplers.
Description: 
Aimed at those who seek something different than samples of old vinyl and vintage drum machines, MPC Recharger has been created totally from the ground up, delivering fresh and never-heard-before sounds.
This library brings 20 kits with [...]

Yamaha has released new drivers and firmware updates for their GO46 Mobile FireWire Audio Interface, MOTIF XS Synthesizer Workstation, and n Series FireWire Digital Mixing Studios.
Available for download at: http://www.yamahasynth.com/download/index.html, the new drivers make the GO46 compatible with  Windows Vista, while new IEEE1394 firmware for the MOTIF XS, n8, and n12 improve network capability over [...]

iConcertCal is a cool free application that automatically checks your iTunes library and then makes a calendar of CD release dates and concerts for your favorite bands!
Here are the highlights of the new features available with version 2.0:

A new calendar of upcoming album release dates for artists in your library
Provides links to pre-order upcoming albums
Lets [...]

Inspiration Sounds has released the Funked Up Guitars Sample Pack.
Recorded at 96Khz and 24-Bit resolution using Pro Tools HD and mixed through a Control 24 mixing desk with Focusrite Class A Preamps, it includes 564 guitar loops and riffs played by Cliff Moore.
You can preview this sample library below.
Features :

195 MB Sample Pack (Compressed into [...]

 

 Funked Up Guitars Demo [1:25m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Algoriddim has updated its Mac DJ software, djay 2.0. A completely redesigned user interface makes it more intuitive to use and if features a new high-performance audio engine that supports over 30 different audio and media formats.
djay 2 is 49.95.
Here’s Algoriddm’s rundown of the updated features:

Just when they figured out that synths weren’t going to kill the demand for traditional musicians, now musicians have to worry about getting replaced by robots.
Toyota’s new personal robot is a 152-centimeters (5-foot) tall two-legged robot capable of playing violin. It makes use of its mechanical fingers to push the strings and plays the bow [...]

Synful has announced an update to its virtual orchestra, version 2.4.1.
Check out the impressive MP3 demos below to hear what Synful can do.
What’s New:

Full String Playing Modes. pizzicato, bartok-pizz, col-legno, tremolo, harmonics, sul-ponticello, sul-ponticello-tremolo.
New Powerful Controls. Adjusting harmonic tilt, release time, and release noise level in pizzicato strings creates all kinds of Koto, [...]

 

 Wagner Tristan und Isolde sequence by Eric Lindemann [0:53m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

 

 Synful Plays Rite of Spring [2:32m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download