Apogee Electronics has introduced a new member of their ONE audio interface family, ONE for Mac. ONE for Mac is a 2 IN x 2 OUT USB Audio Interface/Microphone, designed to be an affordable all-in-one solution for recording music on your Mac.
XILS-lab has introduced StiX, a virtual drum machine that they say offers ‘an incredible variety of drums sounds of different eras’.
Audiority has introduced Polaris – a new echo/reverb plugin, inspired by early hardware digital reverbs of the late 1970s. Here’s what they have to say about it:
At Superbooth 16, startup company Polyend was making the debut of their new PERC MIDI percussion robotics system. We talked with founder Piotr Raczynski, who gave us a sneak preview of the new system:
Native Instruments today introduced Rising Crescent , which they are calling “the first Maschine Expansion to explore the sounds and rhythms of the modern orient.” Rising Crescent pulls from musical cultures in and around the Mediterranean, and combines them with modern bass production techniques. The expansion is aimed at producers of all genres in search… Read More Native Instruments Intros ‘Rising Crescent’ Maschine Expansion
iZotope has announced the release of Mobius Filter, a new effect plug-in that “creates the sensation of infinite movement.” Based on the auditory illusion of the Shepard Tone, the filters within Mobius Filter produce the sense of perpetually rising or falling effects that can be manipulated with an X/Y pad. The ascending or descending results… Read More iZotope Releases Mobius Filter Plug-in Delivers ‘Psychotropic Sonic Textures’
Celemony has just announced an update to Capstan, the company’s software solution for the removal of wow and flutter. Capstan is used worldwide by classic record labels along with mastering and restoration studios, broadcasters and archivists, to rescue valuable historical recordings. Based on Celemony’s patented DNA Direct Note Access technology, the software is capable of… Read More High-Resolution Wow and Flutter Removal With Updated Celemony Capstan
Madrona Labs has introduced Virta, a voice-controlled software synthesizer for Mac & Windows. Here are some examples:
Novation has created an online player version of their Launchpad controller, Launchpad Intro, that can be used with a QWERTY keyboard or a plugged-in Launchpad controller. Taking advantage of the browser’s built-in web MIDI capabilities, Launchpad Intro enables users to remix songs within the Google Chrome browser using QWERTY keyboard, or using a plugged-in Launchpad.… Read More Novation’s Virtual ‘Launchpad Intro’ Uses Chrome + QWERTY
In collaboration with artist and sound designer Daniel Stawczyk a.k.a. Status, Applied Acoustics Systems has released their Synbiosis sound bank for the Chromaphone 2 synthesizer and AAS Player plug-ins. Synbiosis is sound designer Daniel Stawczyk’s fifth volume in AAS’ Sound Bank Series and his first one for Chromaphone. This 130-preset collection includes arpeggiators, basses, bells,… Read More AAS Releases Synbiosis Sound Bank for Chromaphone 2
