At the Winter NAMM Show, the MIDI keyboard controllers introduced were uniformly more powerful and more affordable than ever. Edirol introduced the PCR-300/-500/-800 line, which all offer more controls than previous models, including an array of sliders and even a DJ-style crossfader.
Winter NAMM Show: EASTWEST introduced six new virtual instrument collections, as well as a new 64-bit, fully networked, advanced sample engine, PLAY. PLAY Advanced Sample Engine At the heart of EASTWEST’s new virtual instruments is PLAY. The PLAY system is a professional, fully integrated solution for those with the most demanding production requirements. The PLAY… Read More EastWest Debuts New Virtual Instruments
It looks like Stanton DJ is taking the needs of electronic laptop musicians seriously. They’ve introduced the ÜBERSTAND laptop stand, designed for the traveling laptop DJ or musician. The ÜBERSTAND folds for easy travel. Unfolded, it safely elevates a laptop above the workspace while providing a specially crafted shelf for the Stanton ScratchAmp or any… Read More Stanton Intros DJ Laptop Stand
Mireth Technology has released a new version of Music Man, its Mac OS X ripper/converter/burner/player digital music software. Version 2.0 of Music Man uses an updated tabbed interface with quick drag and drop zones for playback, conversion, burning and writing to flash. It also provides direct links to DRM free music stores as well as… Read More Mireth Technology Releases New Version Of Music Man Digital Music Software
We’re not sure we like TerraTec Producer‘s tagline for its Komplexer virtual synth – the “Synthesizer of Emotions”. But you have to like their latest news on the synth – it will be available for Apple Macintosh in April 2007. Offering both virtual analog synthesis and wavetable synthesis, Komplexer, which was released for PC in… Read More TerraTec Producer´s Komplexer, aka The Synthesizer of Emotions, Coming To Macs
Smart Loops has released 3 new drum loop libraries in their SL MultiTracks series: 6/8 Slow-Medium Thick Brushes 1— 37 stereo mix loops and one-shots perfect for rock, jazz, blues, and country songs. 129 individual track loops for discrete mixing of kick, snare, overheads, and toms; recommended tempo range 45-110 BPM. Medium Straight Rock 2A—… Read More Smart Loops Releases 3 New SL MultiTracks ACID Drum Loop Libraries
Cakewalk today announced new versions of its SONAR Home Studio and SONAR Home Studio XL titles are shipping Worldwide. At their core, SONAR Home Studio 6 and SONAR Home Studio 6 XL feature the power of Cakewalk’s flagship SONAR 6 paired with a feature set, price, and ease-of-use geared towards home studio owners and budget-conscious… Read More Cakewalk Ships SONAR Home Studio 6 and SONAR Home Studio 6 XL
Native Instruments‘ Massive 1.1 is now available, featuring 140 new sounds, virtual-analog oscillator modes, an Acid Filter and a Hardclipper Effect, adding “even more beef to the already enormous sound spectrum of Massive”. Registered Massive customers receive the update for free. For everyone else a new demo version for Mac and PC is available for… Read More Native Instruments Massive Gets More Massiver, 303 Filter
VirSyn has released miniTERA 2, The Sound Machine. New features of Version 2 Easy Sound browsing with categories and attributes. Up to four layer per preset for massive sounds. Onboard reverb effect Dual mode for modulation effects Modified signal flow for better transparency of layered sounds. MIDI channel selection 100 new presets/sounds Intel based Mac… Read More VirSyn Releases miniTERA 2 Synth
FXpansion has announced that ORCA, a free experimental monosynth based on detailed and accurate models of analogue synthesizer circuits and components, is now available in RTAS (Pro Tools) and AU (Mac) format. ORCA was previously released in VST format. According to the company, “ORCA is an experimental monosynth built to showcase some exciting new technology… Read More Free Synth Now AU, RTAS Compatible
