NAMM Show Update: Stanton DJ announced the SC System, the company’s new set of digital controllers for the professional DJ. This was one of the nicer pieces of DJ gear introduced at the Winter NAMM Show. The Stanton SC System is comprised of the SCS.1d deck and the SCS.1m mixer; both advanced control surfaces that… Read More Stanton DJ Intros Sexy DJ Digital Control System
NAMM Update: With the release of several new download collections, the Vienna Symphonic Library rolled the odometer, surpassing one million published samples. According to Vienna Instruments, this is by far the largest accumulation of samples by a single company. The Vienna Symphonic Library also recently began offering download products. These collections are available from the… Read More Vienna Symphonic Library Rolls The One Million Samples Odometer
SONiVOX has introduced Samurai Hip-Hop, a set of DJ and producer audio loops offering thick & juicy beats, and sonic textures for their musical productions. Thick & juicy beats. Yum! Description: Many forces were combined to generate the material compiled for Samurai Hop-Hop, vintage analog instruments, butchered synthesis algorithms, funky noisy tools in the middle… Read More Samurai Hip-Hop
[display_podcast] Winter NAMM Show: EASTWEST previewed Quantum Leap Forbidden Planet, a virtual sample-based synth collection of more than 1,000 cutting-edge presets which allows users to combine, morph, process and modulate sample-based sounds. I’m not sure if it’s the sounds or the graphics, but their preview video reminded me of BT’s This Binary Universe. Forbidden Planet… Read More Quantum Leap Forbidden Planet
Namm Update: Arturia unveiled version 1.0 of Origin Keyboard, a new hardware soft synth that they previewed last year. “The Origin project has proved much more demanding and complex than we initially thought,” says Frédéric Brun, President of Arturia. “The modularity of the architecture, combined with the nature of the engine, based two TigerSHARC’s, and… Read More Arturia Unveils Version 1.0 of Origin Synthesizer
Cakewalk has announced The Minimoog Tribute Expansion Pack for Rapture and Rapture LE. Created by Craig Anderton, the Minimoog Tribute Expansion Pack pays tribute to Bob Moog’s legacy. Using Rapture’s advanced engine, Craig has created a truly innovative collection that blends classic Minimoog sounds with modern synthesis. It’s hard to get excited about another virtual… Read More Cakewalk Releases Minimoog Tribute Expansion Pack
EastWest intro’d Quantum Leap Pianos, a detailed collection of some of the world’s finest grand pianos. Description: More than half a million dollars’ worth of pianos are included in this collection, all meticulously recorded by EastWest/Quantum Leap producers Doug Rogers and Nick Phoenix. These include a $225,000 Bechstein D-280 Concert Grand. Other pianos featured in… Read More NAMM Update: Eastwest’s Quantum Leap Pianos
Submersible Music is now shipping KitCore Deluxe, which bundles KitCore (a MIDI drum instrument based on DrumCore) with the drum/percussion sounds and MIDI grooves found in DrumCore Deluxe. KitCore Deluxe gives MIDI-based musicians (on both Mac and PC) access to the drumkits and MIDI beats found in DrumCore Deluxe at an affordable price. It works… Read More Submersible Ships KitCore Deluxe MIDI Drum Plug-In
2008 NAMM Show: Spectrasonics previewed their brand new flagship virtual instrument Omnisphere, and kicked off what looks like it will be a massive hype campaign for a synth that’s not due until September. Omnisphere combines a wide variety of hybrid realtime synthesis techniques, an epic library of ‘Psychoacoustic’ sounds, and many innovative features. The new… Read More Spectrasonics Previews Omnisphere Virtual Instrument
SoundToys today announced the release of V3.02 of their entire software line. This is a free update for current users and features compatibility with Logic 8, Apple’s Leopard OS, and DigiDesign Pro Tools 7.4 on Mac and Windows. In addition to the compatibility testing, v3.02 also includes improvements in DSP efficiency for native applications, so… Read More SoundToys Adds Logic 8, Leopard, ProTools 7.4 Compatibility
