NAMM Update: Cakewalk announced free Expansion Packs for Rapture and Dimension Pro synthesizers for Mac and PC. The Expansion Packs are available now as free downloads to registered Rapture and Dimension Pro customers from www.cakewalk.com. The Rapture and Dimension Pro Expansion Packs are in direct response to success of the new Cakewalk Instruments line and… Read More Free Expansion Packs for Rapture and Dimension Pro Software Synthesizers

VirtuosoWorks, makers of NOTION music composition and performance software, has released five Sound Kits, adding extra sounds and techniques to the standard orchestra that ships with NOTION software. These new samples were recorded in Studio One at Abbey Road Studios using London Symphony Orchestra players and include Expanded Strings, Percussion, Brass, Woodwinds and Harpsichord. The… Read More VirtuosoWorks Expands Sound Library For Notion Software

Coinciding with the completion of the Symphonic Cube (10 Vienna Instruments, now shipping), the Vienna Symphonic Library announces its North American Vienna Instruments Tour, to take place in July 2006. Chief editing engineer Paul Steinbauer will present the Vienna Instruments in detail, revealing his secrets of orchestral production, performing and creating pieces live, and answering… Read More Vienna Instruments Announces North American Tour

In 2003, Discovery released 8BIT FAMILY, a sample collection of vintage videogame sounds. Discovery has released a 2nd edition, 8BIT FAMILY 2, ($55) is a CD-ROM with over 530 MB of 16-bit, 44.1 kHz recording in Acidized WAV, REX2, KONTAKT, BATTERY, RNS for REASON 3.0.4 formats. The biggest features are “Construction Kits” taking the convenience… Read More 8bit Family II Captures Vintage Videogame Sounds