NAMM Update: At NAMM, Digidesign debut the first two virtual instruments from Digidesign Advanced Instrument Research: Xpand!, a free multi-synthesis sound factory workstation plug-in, and Hybrid, a high-definition synthesizer plug-in, available soon in RTAS format. Digidesign announced that the R&D virtual instrument design group that it acquired from Wizoo in 2005 has been renamed the… Read More Digidesign First Two Virtual Instruments
NAMM Show Update: Digidesign is shipping Synchro Arts VocALign PRO, a new and more powerful version of the VocALign automatic audio alignment tool. VocALign PRO provides audio, post production, and multimedia professionals the greatest flexibility and power to quickly complete audio alignment tasks — automatically, within the industry-standard Pro Tools environment as an AudioSuite plug-in… Read More Digidesign Ships Synchro Arts VocALign PRO
At the NAMM 2006 Winter Show, held recently in Anaheim, California, Cycling ’74 had its core apps, Max, MSP and Jitter, running on an Intel-based Macintosh OS X system. We talked with Cycling’s Darwin Grosse about the new versions. He said that they were running on one of Apple’s Intel development boxes. He also noted… Read More NAMM Secrets: Cycling Running Core Apps on Intel Macs
NAMM 2006 Winter Show Update: M-Audio announced the availability of the ProjectMix I/O / Live 5 Studio Bundle—a complete hardware/software music production suite. The bundle for Mac or PC includes M-Audio’s ProjectMix I/O and Ableton Live 5 production software. “Live 5 has totally redefined the way people are making music,” says Adam Castillo, M-Audio’s marketing… Read More M-Audio Ships ProjectMix I/O / Live 5 Studio Bundle
Native Instruments introduced KORE, the world’s first Universal Sound Platform. KORE opens up significant new possibilities for the operation of software instruments both in the studio and on stage, and marks the first host system by Native Instruments. “After ten years of developing software instruments, our goal was to create the one solution that finally… Read More Native Instruments Intros Kore Universal Sound Platform
NAMM 2006 Winter Show: IK Multimedia announced that AmpliTube 2.0 will be shipping in February. AmpliTube 2 is the sequel to IK’s award-winning guitar amp and effects plug-in, AmpliTube, a major upgrade and a completely redesigned new application. A complete guitar amp modeling solution and guitar effects powerhouse. The new AmpliTube 2 offers everything needed… Read More Amplitube 2.0
NAMM 2006 Winter Show: M-Audio has introduced Podcast Factory Deluxe, the latest in the company’s portfolio of podcasting solutions. M-Audio calls Podcast Factory Deluxe “a complete podcasting solution”. Included is an M-Audio MobilePre USB audio interface, two Nova condenser microphones with desktop stands, Ableton Live Lite 4 software to record audio and add a soundtrack… Read More M-Audio Intros Podcast Factory Deluxe
2006 Winter NAMM Show: Cycling ’74, a San Francisco-based music software company, demonstrated UpMix, a surround processing and upmixing software package for VST and RTAS formats on both MacOS and Windows platforms. The flagship plug-in, named UpMix, provides functionality that can speed the repurposing of stereo audio content into a surround environment. By providing a… Read More Cycling ’74 Intros Surround Processing and Up Mixing Technology
Audio Ease has released a set of jumbo jet interior acoustics for Altiverb, the convolution reverb of Audio Ease. The samples are available at audioease.com for unrestricted demo download for a limited time, so you can listen to your audio in the cockpit, the passenger cabins or on the lavatory of a jumbo jet. Aviodrome… Read More Put Your Audio in a Jumbo Jet
Native Instruments has announced its development plans regarding the newly announced Intel-based Macintosh computers. The company welcomes Apple’s move towards new, powerful processor technology and is already working on enabling its products for use on the upcoming iMac and MacBook Pro computers. As part of Native Instruments´ commitment to the new platform, all future product… Read More Native Instruments Announces Mac on Intel Plans
