MusicWorks Atlanta is now shipping The Guide to MIDI Orchestration, a reference for creating maximum orchestral realism with current technology. Since its initial release in 1997, Paul Gilreath’s The Guide to MIDI Orchestration has been the premiere text on creating realistic emulations of a symphony orchestra using samplers and computer recording techniques. Recent years have… Read More Updated Guide to MIDI Orchestration Now Shipping
Manifold Labs has announced that its standalone plugin player Plugzilla now offers the PSPaudioware ProZilla Pack as part of its standard set of studio-grade instruments and effects. “With ProZilla Pack, PSPaudioware has set the standard for high-end mastering plugin. Marrying this product-set with the power and portability of Plugzilla gives audio professionals a new level… Read More PSP Brings ProZilla Pack to Plugzilla Standalone Plugin Player
Voxengo has introduced Transmodder, a transient-driven filtering system in PC VST plug-in format. Transmodder allows the user to modify the audio material by means of dynamic filtering, in accordance with the transient content of the signal, delivering excellent sonic pronunciation and definition. The core element of Transmodder is transient analyzer which processes narrow- or broad-band… Read More Voxengo Introduces Transmodder Filtering System
Waves Ltd., developer of the first audio plug-in, has created a new class of limiter to follow the company’s L1 and L2 limiters, the L3 Peak Limiter. The L3 Peak Limiter begins by using a linear-phase crossover with user-definable frequencies to divide the audio into five bands without phase distortion between bands. The signal then… Read More Waves Introduces Multi-Band Auto-Summing Limiter
Precisionsound has released Kloo Mandolin, a new sampleset in HALion /Kontakt & SoundFont formats. This unique Mandolin was built by the instrument maker Ulf Kloo in 1997 for the musician Leif Isebring. Kloo Mandolin has an extended range from G2 to D6. The release contains 489 individual 24 bit Mono WAV samples, 12 programs for… Read More Precisionsound Kloo Mandolin
Apple’s GarageBand is one of the hottest new music applications in years, and it brings state-of-the-art music technology to a broader audience than ever before. It’s a fantastic tool for making music quickly and easily, and lets you do a lot using just your computer and the loops that come with the program. Other GarageBand… Read More GarageBand Tips and Tricks
PreSonus Audio Electronics is now shipping the Firepod, a 10 input/10 output 24-bit/96K FireWire recording system. The Firepod comes ready to go with eight PreSonus Class A custom microphone preamplifiers along with free Cubase LE – 48 audio/96 MIDI track recording software. Retail price on the Firepod is $799.95 with an estimated street price in… Read More Presonus Ships Firepod
Blue Sky International is introducing MediaDesk, a new compact 2.1, full-range monitoring solution designed specifically for critical mixing and monitoring on the desktop. Ideal for computer-driven audio recording and production in a close-field environment (less than one meter), MediaDesk incorporates two Blue Sky ultra-compact amplified satellite speakers, with a complementary powered subwoofer. Blue Sky’s monitoring… Read More Blue Sky MediaDesk Monitors Bring Studio Monitoring to the Desktop
Mackie recently introduced Spike, a digital recording solution that combines a high-quality USB-based audio/MIDI interface with software for sequencing and mixing. Mackie is marketing Spike with the phrase “Recording music on your computer doesn’t have to be such a pain in the ass.” We tested Spike to see if it lives up to that promise.… Read More Mackie Spike Recording System Review
Muse Research has announced that its first product, Receptor, is shipping today, and will be available through music retailers worldwide. Receptor is a dedicated music device designed to run VST plug-ins in both studio and live applications. Using proprietary Muse software, Receptor can run VST software from the best developers in the world without the… Read More Muse Research Ships Receptor
