Applied Acoustics Systems Tassman 4.1 Adds Universal Binary and RTAS Support

With the release of Tassman 4.1, Applied Acoustics Systems has finished their transition to support Intel-based Mac systems is now over. All of their Professional and Session Series instruments are now available on Mac OS X as Universal Binaries. The Tassman 4.1 Update includes Intel-based Mac system support, RTAS plug-in on both Mac OS X… Read More Applied Acoustics Systems Tassman 4.1 Adds Universal Binary and RTAS Support

April 27, 2007Leave a comment

Korg Offers Rebate on TR Music Workstation Purchases

From now until July 31, 2007, Korg USA is offering a $100 rebate on 61, 76 or 88-key TR Music Workstation purchased from authorized Korg dealers in the U.S.A. Promotion details and downloadable rebate coupon can be found at www.korg.com/promo. The Korg TR Music Workstation offers new samples and sounds, a sequencer, USB computer connectivity,… Read More Korg Offers Rebate on TR Music Workstation Purchases

April 27, 20071 Comment

Audio Damage Updates Dubstation to Version 1.2

Audio Damage has updated Dubstation to version 1.2 on both Windows and OSX. Here are the updates: Dubstation now works at all sampling rates, up to 192kHz. There was a problem with RAM allocation that made long delay times at higher sampling rates work oddly. This has been fixed, and Dubstation now works (and sounds)… Read More Audio Damage Updates Dubstation to Version 1.2

April 26, 2007April 26, 2007Leave a comment

The SonicSpecialists Release Super Producer Drum Libraries

SonicSpecialists has released Urban Fire: Sounds of the Super Producers Volumes 1 & 2. “Urban Fire” is a series of premium drum libraries geared towards today’s Hip-Hop & Pop producers and was developed by the engineers at SonicSpecialists. Description: Utilizing high-end hardware and software from companies such as SSL, Universal Audio, Empirical Labs, and Neve,… Read More The SonicSpecialists Release Super Producer Drum Libraries

April 26, 2007April 26, 2007Leave a comment

Pete Townshend Says The Next Who Album Will Be Computer-Generated

The Who’s Pete Townshend, with the help of mathematician and composer Lawrence Ball and software engineer David Snowdon, has created a computer system called The Method which allows users to make unique pieces of music created by inputting personal information, sounds and a rhythm. Users will ‘sit’ for the software in the same way a… Read More Pete Townshend Says The Next Who Album Will Be Computer-Generated

April 26, 2007Leave a comment

Prosoniq Ships TimeFactory 2 Time- and Pitch-Manipulation Software for Mac OS X

Prosoniq has announced that version 2 of TimeFactory time and pitch manipulation software is shipping. They ask all customers who have purchased version 1.7 or higher after January 1st, 2007 to claim their free upgrade by submitting a short note with a proof of purchase with their 1.x serial number, or the relevant Prosoniq support… Read More Prosoniq Ships TimeFactory 2 Time- and Pitch-Manipulation Software for Mac OS X

April 24, 2007April 24, 20071 Comment

Ueberschall Releases Trance ID Sample Collection

Ueberschall has released Trance ID, a new sample collection that offers a huge variety of sequences, lead sounds, basslines, pads, atmospheres and fx, as well as hundreds of drum and percussion samples and loops. Responsible for the production of Ueberschall Trance ID are Mike Koglin, Marc Steinmeier, Steve Baltes, and Ole Cramer. This team has… Read More Ueberschall Releases Trance ID Sample Collection

April 23, 2007Leave a comment

PowerFX Releases New Piano Virtual Instrument

PowerFX has announced the release of Grand Colour, a new virtual instrument piano library from Colour Sonics. The library has been split up into individual downloads of particular pianos with each download including patches for Kontakt 1, 2.1 and HALion. The acoustic pianos consist of the Bösendorfer 290, the Steinway D, the Baldwin Vertical and… Read More PowerFX Releases New Piano Virtual Instrument

April 23, 2007Leave a comment

Sony Debuts Sound Forge 9 Digital Audio Editing Application

Sony Creative Software has announced an upgrade to their Sound Forge professional digital audio editing application to version 9. Sound Forge 9 software contains a wide range of new features including multichannel audio support, which allows users to edit, process, and record multichannel audio files. Also new are workflow enhancements such as drag-and-drop editing between… Read More Sony Debuts Sound Forge 9 Digital Audio Editing Application

April 22, 2007April 22, 2007Leave a comment

Free AU Plug-Ins For Garageband, Logic

Maxim Digital Audio (MDA) has a collection of free Audio Unit plug-ins that can be used in Garageband, Logic and other apps that support AU’s. They’ve been available for a while, but we hadn’t highlighted them here yet and they are definitely worth checking out. The plug-ins are Mac versions of plug-ins that are also… Read More Free AU Plug-Ins For Garageband, Logic

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