New Virtual Instrument Literally Makes Rock Music

Soniccouture has introduced The Skiddaw Stones, a new virtual instrument that lets you make rock music from sampled ancient rocks: The Skiddaw Stones are probably the most unusual and certainly the oldest instrument that Soniccouture has sampled. A Lithophone ( litho = stone, phone= voice ) dating from 1840, The Skiddaw Stones are composed of… Read More New Virtual Instrument Literally Makes Rock Music

Can LaDiDa For The iPhone Make Reverse Karoake Sexy?

Remember how universally reviled Microsoft Songsmith was? iPhone developer khu.sh has taken the idea behind Microsoft Songsmith, reverse karaoke auto-accompaniment, and packaged it as the iPhone app LaDiDa. Can khu.sh succeed where Microsoft failed? It’s not clear from the video or the information on the khu.sh site how flexible LaDiDa is, in terms of styles… Read More Can LaDiDa For The iPhone Make Reverse Karoake Sexy?

Native Instruments Absynth 5 Software Synthesizer

Native Instruments has introduced ABSYNTH 5, a synthesizer specializing in evolving sounds. New features in ABSYNTH 5: Expanded Sound Library – ABSYNTH 5 contains more than 200 new synth sounds, fully taking advantage of the new filter and effects, to create brand-new, unusual sound material. In addition, there are 30 new effect settings for using… Read More Native Instruments Absynth 5 Software Synthesizer

Native Instruments Audio 2 DJ USB Audio Interface Now Available

Native Instruments has announced availability of the AUDIO 2 DJ, an ultra-compact 4-channel USB 2.0 audio interface for digital DJing. Description: Delivering the exact same audio quality and performance as the acclaimed AUDIO 8 DJ and AUDIO 4 DJ interfaces that are used by professional club DJs worldwide, the AUDIO 2 DJ offers users of… Read More Native Instruments Audio 2 DJ USB Audio Interface Now Available

Steinberg Intros CI2 Advanced Integration USB Studio

Steinberg has introduced the CI2 Advanced Integration USB Studio, which combines an audio interface and control surface with Cubase AI 5 for a complete production solution. CI2 costs €229.00/£191.00 and will ship to Steinberg resellers worldwide from the end of September 2009. Description: CI2 features many workflow features designed to make the entire hardware and… Read More Steinberg Intros CI2 Advanced Integration USB Studio