Cycling ’74, a San Francisco-based music software company, has released Max/MSP v. 4.6 and Jitter v. 1.6 which add Universal Binary support for Intel-based Macs. Max, a graphical programming environment for music and media applications, allows its users to schedule events with millisecond accuracy, create complex mappings for incoming data, and run a large number… Read More Max/MSP/Jitter Updated for Mac Intel
CME, makers of the BitStream 3X MIDI Controller, have announced a new promotion that qualifies the first 999 registered customers who purchase the BitStream 3X to receive a free, custom-fitted aluminum case. The Bitstream 3X is designed for controlling Virtual Instrument, DAWs, and even other MIDI hardware. This compact desktop unit is the only 3… Read More CME Offers Free Case For BitStream 3X
Sonic Studio has announced that their newest professional application, soundBlade, is now shipping. First shown at the 120th Convention of the Audio Engineering Society in Paris, the product has entered distribution channels worldwide. soundBlade runs natively on the secure and user friendly Mac OS X, and relies on Core Audio for default I/O so hardware… Read More Sonic Studio Ships soundBlade
Crysonic has announced the release and availability of Spectraphy, the first Mastering grade look-ahead brickwall limiter of its type to utilize the principals of mechanical physics for audio processing. The approach represents a paradigm shift in the way these types of DSP effects have been designed to date. The unique method employed easily allows the… Read More Crysonic Announces Spectraphy Mastering Limiter/Maximizer
Virtuasonic has released Synesthesia, a library of impulse responses, in the Mac-friendly AIFF format. This collection was previously available only in WAV format and contains over 1,000 experimental impulse responses designed to turn any convolution engine into a powerful multi-FX processor. Synesthesia is particularly suitable for sound design and electronic music, but it can become… Read More Virtuasonic Releases Synesthesia IR Library In AIFF Format
Soniccouture has introduced Abstrakt:Bass, a complete bass workstation for Kontakt 2. Abstrakt:Bass is described as a virtual one-stop bass shop – electrics, upright, effects drones, dub basses, dry snappy synths, massive snarling filter sweeps, distorted groans and moans – all in one package. Every type of bass sound is covered in the Library, making it… Read More Soniccouture Intros Abstrakt:Bass for Kontakt 2
Gigfiles.com, an online sample library store, has announced The Minimoog Voyager bass library. According to the company, the library has been recorded from a Minimoog Voyager v3.01 and offers the best of Minimoog basses from the original soundbank. Features: Each sound is recorded for six seconds or more 4 levels of velocity for exactly the… Read More Minimoog Voyager Bass Audio Library
Sample Logic has released a new sound library, Ambience, Impacts, and Rhythms, (A.I.R.) that focuses on blending three essential building blocks for the composer into one library. Powered by Native Instruments’ Kontakt 2 player, Ambience, Impacts, and Rhythms is available for AU, DXI, RTAS, VST and standalone configurations. The two DVD set contains over 6GB… Read More Sample Logic Intros Ambience, Impacts and Rhythms Sound Library
NUSofting has introduced version 1.0 of Marimka VSTi for Windows. Marimka is a virtual instrument that is targeted to ethnic folk sounds, in this case marimba and balafon. Marimka is also capable of other percussive sounds like frame drums. Marimka is not merely an acoustic emulation, at extreme settings it reveals a strong synthetic timbre,… Read More NUSofting Intros Marimka VST Instrument
Universal Audio, a manufacturer of high-quality vintage audio hardware and DSP software plug-ins for digital audio workstations, today announced the immediate availability of the UAD-1e Express PAK and UAD-1e Expert PAK, PCI Express DSP Cards & Powered Plug-Ins. The UAD-1e Express PAK (US$499 street) and Expert PAK (US$999 street) will both ship in Q3 2006… Read More Universal Audio Ships UAD-1E Paks
