Look familiar?

PowerFX Soundation Studio is like Garageband 1.0 – except that it isn’t a Mac app.

Instead, it’s the latest example of browser based music software. In this case, Soundation is a virtual studio that runs your web browser.

Click here to try it out now.

Here’s what PowerFX has to say about Soundation:

Soundation Studio is the web based sequencer that enables you to make music, ringtones and audio clips directly from the internet without downloading any software. This beta version includes over 400 royalty free audio loops, 9 different effects, track automation, basic loop editing, loop audition, master channel control and mix down to desktop.

Soundation won’t be stealing Logic or Sonar’s thunder anytime soon.

But Soundation may be good enough to let people discover the benefits of working with a browser-based virtual studio.

PowerFX has released HumBox VM1, a VSTi sampler/synthesizer that combines vocal samples with synthesis manipulating tools.

The HumBox can be used for scat melodies, solo lines, non verbal backing vocals and original sound effects. The plug-in comes with 10 voice banks, 50 vocal style characteristics, an intuitive interface with volume and pitch envelope settings.

The HumBox is PC only VSTi plug-in and is available from PowerFX for $49 as a digital download.

• eXode Trance Refill
• Scandinavian Roots Refill
• Hip Drums Refill

eXode Trance Refill is the latest offering from Reason guru “eXode”, who has previously created an expansion Piano refill for Propellerheads, a soundset in Reason 4 and the Mjolnir Refill.

The Trance Refill contains over 350 Thor, Combinator, sequence and effects patches with a hard slant towards electronic dance music. The download is for REASON 4 only and is available for $59.

Hip Drums Refill was created from recordings of the Yamaha Hip Gig drumset. These drums have a tight, focused sound which is ideally suited for musical styles Pop, Funk and Rock.

The refill includes 252 Rex files and 2 multisampled NN-XT key mapped kit patches in General Midi format. This combination makes the Hip Drums Refill a complete drum production tool and the download is available for $29.

Scandinavian Roots offers 19 multi-sampled instruments like the Hurdy Gurdy, Kantele, Swedish Bagpipes, Pump Organ and the Offerdahl Pipe and over 980 REX file loops. Additionally, the refill contains 26 NN-XT patches and 28 Combinator patches and is available for $79.

Here are the descriptions:

Burning Circuits – ACID/WAV FORMAT

AudioAndroid, the UK producer/confessed toy molester has tweaked his way into the new circuit bending scene with the digital release of “Burning Circuits” . This download contains over 420 MB and 345 sound files of toy bends, robotic voices, kid keyboard surgery, electro FX, percussive glitches and contorted electronics all acidized into one shots and loops for easy use. If your looking for some tortured and tormented toy/computer/Keyboard sounds to quench your circuit bends n breaks thirst, then “Burning Circuits” is for you!

Burning Circuits is available for $59

Toy n Voice – ACID/WAV FORMAT

Following the hot circuit bender and render trend here are 35 sound files of manipulated toys and robot voices to tron-ify up your productions from the circuit glitch master “AudioAndroid”.

Toy ‘n Voice is available for $10 for the 35 file sample pack

The video pits Sweet Ann, the girl from Cy-beria, VS. Kitto, the reigning & raging rock queen from the outback of Australia:

It makes a great case for bringing in a real vocalist, doesn’t it? You can find out more about Kittopea Violet at her MySpace page.

If it all sounds a bit creepy and cool, check out the demos at the PowerFX site or visit Sweet Ann’s Myspace page.

“We are extremely excited about the release of Sweet Ann and developing vocal libraries for Vocaloid,” said PowerFX CEO Bil Bryant. “Vocal synthesis and voice modelling is an evolving technology that is still in its infancy, but the developments and functions of Vocaloid2 make it such an incredibly useful tool for any digital music maker that we had to get involved.”

Description:

Sweet Ann is a pure “popstress.” Her realistic vocals include a warm vibrato and an unmatchable range. While she can sing lead or harmony parts, PowerFX envisions her as essential to the music labs of producers and electronic dance artists who depend on unique vocals for their genre.

“I always looked at Vocaloid like the initial drum machines. I think innovative electronic musicians will really be able to make new and creative music based on the technology Yamaha has been developing,” continued Bryant.

Sweet Ann’s vocals come from a singer who was recorded extensively, enabling PowerFX to create a comprehensive library of her vocal sounds. Vocaloid software users type in words and assign melodies to Sweet Ann. She then emulates the words and notes given to her. Expressive effects, vibrato and dynamics can also be added to her singing. All of this makes for an exciting songwriting and recording process.

Users can compose using Sweet Ann as their demo vocalist, and even create and experiment with new musical styles, from remixes, vocal fx, and DJ scratch vocals, to jazz, pop, funky house music and electronica genres, all with the benefit of Sweet Ann as their virtual vocalist.

PowerFX’s Sweet Ann vocal library package is available for $149 directly from PowerFX and includes a stand alone version, a VSTi plugin with real-time keyboard performance and ReWire connectivity to a host sequencer.

• Electro-House contains over 900 files of hypnotic tech-funk that will captivate any dance floor.
• Elektro House Producer is an up to the minute collection dance floor killers produced by Andy Lee of Barcoda and includes over 800 wav, 500 Rex files as well as 35 patches for NNXT, HALion, EXS-24 and Kontakt. Both products are available for $69 as a digital download.

Also released, Bass Massiva a huge collection of electro house bass sounds for HALion/EXS-24/Kontakt from Colour Sonics. This download contains over 640 patches of 24-bit sounds files available for $39 download is an essential bass tool offering which has sourced sounds from the Juno 60, ARP Odessey, Virus, Moog Voyager, Mini Moog and many more including some early Russian synths.

Bonus “Hi-Tec” blank backdrops to use with your own Combinator devices complete the offering. 12 of the most famous vintage drum machines ever made, including the Roland TR-808, Oberheim DMX, MXR-185, Roland TR-909, Sequential Drumtraks, Simmons SDSV, Roland TR-707, Emu Drumulator, Casio SK-1, Roland TR-727, Linn 9000, and Rhythm Ace are reproduced in this collection.

The VDM-1 is for the drum machine “purist” who demands a true reproduction of these machine’s great tones, and or for the producer who needs to have the “real thing” on hand for production work.

These are not “hyped” versions of the originals like other libraries, but a genuine “As close to the original as you can get” collection, all sampled with Class A preamps and hi-resolution A/D converters.

And for even more diversity, 4 Different versions of each sample are included – Natural, Distorted, Production and Old School Reverb. These alternative drum tones were crafted and mastered with the best audio tools available today as well as a rare vintage reverb unit.

The VDM-1 ReFill contains 675+ files, 131 MB with a download size of 74 MB, works with Reason version 2.x and higher and costs $49.

The acoustic pianos consist of the Bösendorfer 290, the Steinway D, the Baldwin Vertical and the Yamaha C7. Each piano has been recorded in Moscow, by Russian classical recording engineers using up to 20 different stereo dynamic levels for 40 seconds plus release and noise layers in a perfectly acoustically tuned environment. The end results are highly accurate emulations of these legendary instruments. The Bösendorfer download is $89 and the other pianos are $59 each.

Also available for download are the Colour Sonics “Vintage Electric Pianos” collection including the Wurlitizer, the Rhodes MKI and II and the Yamaha CP-80. Each download contains multiple presets and patches for HALion and Kontakt 1-2.1. These electric piano downloads cost $29 each.

• Street Cred – Acid / Wav Format
  Street Cred is a new hip-hop CD with over 320 beats, basses, keys, guitars and FX in styles like crunk, spank rock, hypy electro and dirty south. Produced by Radioactivebeats honcho Michael Davis.
• Pop Tools – Acid / Wav Format
  Need pure pop sounds for your productions? Pop Tools comes with over 330 acidized loops of guitar, bass, drum, percussion, synth pads, and ambiences to help. A great songwriting tool that can find it’s way in to all kinds of music styles and productions, from advertising to DV composing to sounds. A collection of loops that easily work with each other.
• Breakdown Beats – Acid / Wav Format
  This collection will have you producing Nu Skool, Broken Beat, Florida, and Funky Breaks in very little time. This is a construction kit style collection consisting of 452 loops. Do-it-yourself Beats, Vocal FX, Guitars, Basses, Synths, Turntables, Percussion, and more.

Pop Tools, Street Cred and Breakdown Beats are available as digital downloads for $49 each, and on CD upon request. All are available in the Acid/Wav format and Breakdown Beats is also available as in Rex2 format.m.

Swiss Army Synth uses sample-based subtractive synthesis and comes with 17 bass patches, 15 synth lead patches, 19 pad patches and a money back guarantee.

Features:

• Sound generation: Sample-based subtractive synthesis
• Polyphony limit: 256 voices
• Sound sources: Samples, analogue-style oscillators (alias-free)
• Filters/Effects: LP, LP ladder, distortion, comb-filter, frequency shifter, bit/sample rate-reduction, formant-filter, gate, delay, chorus, stereo-widener, frequency shift based flanger.

Source: PowerFX

?€œThe SoundShuttle is the fastest, easiest, most proficient and
ultimately least expensive way to purchase loops, samples and sound
effects?€, stated Bil Bryant, Managing Partner for PowerFX. ?€œThis
takes using and purchasing samples and sound effects to a whole other
level?€ he concluded.

After purchasing and downloading the SoundShuttle, users are
automatically logged in to the entire PowerFX Sound Shuttle library for
instant access to thousands of sounds and samples. The plug-in is most
intelligent and efficient way to search and purchase sounds to date,
with looping preview files, real time synchronization with host,
unzipping sounds on the fly and drag -n-drop downloads to your host
make this an incredibly useful tool. Users can store and save
SoundShuttle purchases right from within the application, where you can
assess and download sounds again and again.

?€œThis makes searching for sounds a very creative and inspirational
process, stated Bil Bryant. By using plugin architecture to assess an
internet database, we believe that the Sound Shuttle will provide a
whole new set of creative possibilities for everyone using sounds?€.

Currently, the SoundShuttle can be used in conjunction with popular
creation software company products, using the VST platform such as,
Cubase VST, Nuendo, Ableton Live, Fruity Loops and more. It is
available for an introductory price of $19.95 with 10 free sound
credits at the PowerFX web site. SoundShuttle is available as a VST PC
plugin, with VST Mac, Audio Units and RTAS versions coming soon.

More information is available at: www.powerfx.com