Zygoat Creative Technical Services has announced the immediate availability of Doggiebox 1.3, an update to its percussion sequencing software for Mac OS X. Version 1.3 introduces some significant features and improvements, including: Velocity adjustment is now possible on a beat-by-beat basis (right- clicking on a drum will pop up an adjustment slider) Editing operations can… Read More Sequence Doggie Style
Spectrasonics has announced support for its Stylus RMX – Realtime Groove Module on Apple Computer’s new Intel Macintosh platform. The new version of Stylus RMX supports all Mac OS X Universal Binary VST and Audio Unit hosts, including Logic Pro 7.2, Garageband 3, Ableton Live 5.2, and others. Stylus RMX is a groove-based virtual instrument… Read More Stylus RMX Goes Intel Mac
Symbolic Sound has announced that it has developed a new technique for morphing, warping, and synthesizing sound in the Kyma sound design environment. The Tau and its accompanying graphic editor provide tools for creating natural sounding multi-way audio morphs, insane transmogrifications (is that BT talking?), and mysterious synthesized effects. Symbolic has posted a page of… Read More New Sound Synthesis Technology Announced by Symbolic Sound
Music Lab has released Version 2.0 of the RealGuitar VST instrument. A number of new unique features added to version 2 let you emulate guitar performance in even more realistic way while creating solo and accompaniment parts for your songs. Pattern Manager (available only in 2L version): RealGuitar is now equipped with powerful multi-functional built-in… Read More MusicLab Releases RealGuitar 2.0
NAMM 2006 Winter Show Update: Steinberg Media Technologies announced its commitment to developing its audio software products such as Cubase and Nuendo for the latest generation of Intel-based Macintosh computers. “Steinberg’s development activity for this exciting new platform is continuing apace,” says Steinberg’s Director of Engineering, Markus Stehlik. “The latest version of our VST plug-in… Read More Steinberg Announces Mactel Commitment
NAMM 2006 Winter Show: E-MU Systems announced its new Emulator X2 Software Sampler for PC, introducing a host of tools that includes SynthSwipe automated hardware sampling, TwistaLoop non-destructive audio manipulator, Morph Filter Designer to create custom filters, Multi-Function Generator for advanced LFO/envelope/arpeggiator programming, advanced Transform Multiply convolution DSP tool, real-time control of multiple loop points,… Read More NAMM Update: E-MU Introduces X2 Software Sampler
NAMM 2006 Winter Show: MOTU debuted the MOTU Ethno Instrument, a cross-platform virtual instrument that gives users access to an 8GB library of world/ethnic instruments, loops and phrases. “Ethno is truly unique because it combines ethnic instruments with world loops and phrases, all in one window,” said Jim Cooper, Director of Marketing for MOTU. “This… Read More MOTU Intros Ethno Virtual Instrument
Cakewalk introduced Rapture, described as “the ultimate wavetable synthesizer for igniting the sounds of today’s pop, dance, and electronic music.” Rapture is the latest dual platform synthesizer to come from the Cakewalk Instruments engineering team. In Rapture, musicians will find powerful and flexible wavetable synthesis in an inspired creation tool that enables vast sonic possibilities… Read More 2006 NAMM Winter Show: Cakewalk Rapture Software Synth
NAMM 2006 Winter Show: Arturia introduced a hybrid of two classic Sequential Circuits synthesizers that changed the face of music during the ’70s and ’80s, the Prophet V. The warmth of the Prophet 5, one of the first programmable polyphonic analog synths, is combined with the digital textures of the Prophet VS in the Prophet… Read More Arturia Prophet V Virtual Synth Builds on Classic Sequential Circuits Synth Sounds
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
