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Modartt has released Pianoteq Pro – the advanced version of Pianoteq. Its major feature over Pianoteq is per note adjustment for physical parameters.
Features:
- Note per note adjustment for 22 physical parameters: detune, unison width, direct sound duration, hammer hardness piano, hammer hardness mezzo, hammer hardness forte, spectrum profile, hammer noise, strike point, pickup symmetry, pickup distance, impedance, cutoff, Q factor, string length, note resonance, quadratic effect, damper position, damper duration, damper noise, key release noise, volume. Restricted to detune and volume in the Standard version.
- Internal sample rate available up to 192 kHz. Restricted to 48 kHz in the Standard version.
Pianoteq Pro is available now for windows, Mac OS X and Linux for 399€.
This video is a demonstration of video being generated using Quartz Composer and Ableton Live:
The song is a performance of the song Now Now Now. All is done live.
There will be a tutorial showing how to set something like this up shortly.
via ThePurestData
Moog has announced the VST Little Phatty Editor, a VSTi application that provides full control and editing of Little Phatty presets and performance controls via MIDI, from within your VST-compatible host application.
The following actions are supported:
- Full editing of all Little Phatty preset parameters via MIDI CC messages
- Automation of all LP parameters in real time through the VST host application
- Save/Load presets to and from the Little Phatty
- Presets can be saved in VST Editor format
Supported VST Hosts:
PC – Windows – VST 2.4
- Steinberg Cubase SX 1-3, Nuendo 1-2
- Mackie Tracktion 3
- Imageline FL Studio (Fruity Loops) *see issues below
- Energy XT
- Cockos Reaper 3.11
- Presonus Studio-One
- Plogue Bidule
- Tobybears’ MiniHost
- Hermann Sieb’s VST Host
Mac – VST 2.4 (OSX)
- Steinberg Cubase SX, Nuendo
- Plogue Bidule
- Mackie Tracktion
- Cockos Reaper 3.11
- Presonus Studio-One
VST Little Phatty Editor for PC and Mac is available now for $69 USD.
OT: OG Ice T shows how to disassemble a Mac that is giving you problems.
I don’t know about you – but there have been a couple of days where I’ve wanted to do this.
TASCAM has announced the US-2000, a new one rackspace 16-input audio interface that’s expected to sell for under $500.
US-2000 features
- 16-in / 4-out USB 2.0 audio interface.
- 96kHz / 24-bit audio resolution.
- (8) XLR microphone inputs with phantom power.
- (6) 1/4? balanced line inputs.
- (4) 1/4? balanced line outputs.
- (2) 1/4? instrument inputs (chan. 7 & 8 on front panel “combi “jacks).
- Stereo S/PDIF digital in and out.
- 100-LED meter bridge (5 segments for each input and output).
- Zero-latency direct monitoring with mono/stereo switch for each pair of inputs.
- 1/4? balanced stereo monitor output with its own volume control.
- 1/4? stereo high-powered headphone output.
- Mac and Windows compatible.
- Steinberg Cubase LE4 48-track recording software included.
- High-tech, attractive aluminum case design.
If you’ve used the TASCAM US-2000 USB audio interface, leave a comment with your thoughts on it! Read more…
