VirSyn has released a new version of their resynthesizer, Cube 2.2. Cube 2.2 comes with a vastly improved resynthesis for complex and inharmonic sounds. Also included is a free soundbank and some bugfixes. You can preview the sound of VirSyn with the Vivaldi demo below. Demo versions for Win/Mac are available, along with more sound… Read More VirSyn Cube Updated
Winter NAMM Show: Cakewalk announced new versions of SONAR Home Studio and SONAR Home Studio XL titles. SONAR Home Studio 6 and SONAR Home Studio 6 XL feature the power of Cakewalk’s flagship SONAR 6, but at an entry-level price. New Features: Designed for compatibility with Microsoft® Windows Vista Core feature set based on SONAR… Read More Cakewalk Announces Updated Sonar Home Studio
Winter NAMM Show: Digidesign announced Digidesign Structure, the latest RTAS virtual instrument plug-in developed by the Advanced Instrument Research (A.I.R.) group. A professional sampler workstation designed and optimized specifically for Pro Tools, Structure includes a premium comprehensive sample library from EastWest and features support for importing SampleCell, EXS24, and Kontakt 2 sample libraries. “Everybody’s been… Read More Digidesign Launches Structure Sampler Beta Test
2007 Winter NAMM Show: Notion Music announced version 1.6 of Notion, their flagship music composition and performance software. The update adds new scoring features, improves file handling, adds support for lyrics, and expands Notion’s capabilities beyond classical music genres. Among the new scoring features in Notion 1.6 are support for lyrics, chord symbol entry and… Read More Notion Makes Scoring Easier
Namm Update: SONiVOX announced the release of Broadway Big Band (BBB). Broadway Big Band delivers real sounding woodwind, brass, and rhythm section instruments with unparalleled flexibility for any style of music. With an introductory price of $2295 (!), BBB weights in at a 100 Gigabytes and delivers a huge array of big band instrument articulations,… Read More SONiVOX Intros Broadway Big Band Virtual Instrument
MakeMusic announced today the release of Finale SongWriter 2007, a new version of their entry-level music notation software. SongWriter lets users compose and arrange music, hear their work and print sheet music. This latest version runs natively on both Intel- and PowerPC-based Macintosh as well as Windows computers. Notes can be entered via a computer… Read More Finale SongWriter Update
2007 Winter NAMM Show: Audio Impressions announced a comprehensive new musical library with powerful software that, according to the company, deliver quality, realism and real-time control never before possible. The library uses the company’s real-time orchestration algorithms to change the number of virtual players and even the size of their enviroment to provide optimal sound.… Read More Audio Impressions Reveals Realtime Instruments
2007 Winter NAMM Show: Vienna Symphonic Library introduced three new Collections, including Appassionata Strings, Bösendorfer Imperial, and Vienna Konzerthaus Organ. Appassionata Strings As the name suggests, these string ensembles are quite simply, passionate. Their lush, broad and emotive cinematic sound defies expectations for a virtual instrument. The large ensembles of 20 violins, 14 violas, 12… Read More Vienna Symphonic Library Intros New Sound Libraries
2007 Winter NAMM Show: Submersible Music previewed the new 2.5 version of DrumCore software at the NAMM Winter Show Show in Anaheim, CA (January 18-21st). DrumCore 2.5 adds new features that increase DrumCore’s capabilities as a MIDI instrument and make workflow easier when writing songs. New Features: MIDI Standalone Mode – Now DrumCore can act… Read More NAMM: Submersible Music Debuts DrumCore 2.5
2007 Winter NAMM Show: M-Audio announced the KikAxxe virtual vintage synthesizer, developed by partner Way Out Ware. Way Out Ware previously created the highly regarded virtual version of the ARP 2600, the TimewARP 2600. The KikAxxe brings together a faithful emulation of the classic ARP Axxe synthesizer, an analog-style 16-step sequencer, programmable drum machine and… Read More M-Audio, Way Out Ware Intro KikAxxe Synthesizer
