No Island Media has released three 30-minute interviews with legendary synth engineer Dave Smith via Google Video. “In the course of reviewing the preliminary interview tapes for our upcoming Dave Smith documentary, we found the depth and breadth of the interview to be of significant worth to music and synth enthusiasts and musicians,” says Lars… Read More Free Video Interviews With Synth Pioneer Dave Smith
MOTU is now shipping Universal Binary (Intel Mac) drivers for its high-speed PCIe (PCI Express) audio interface products, including 2408mk3, HD192 and 24io core systems. This driver update allows users to install their PCIe-424 core system in Apple’s new Intel-Xeon Quad Core Mac Pro Tower for unprecedented PCI audio performance. Users who own a legacy… Read More MOTU Releases Intel Mac Drivers
Cycling ’74 has published a tutorial on using ReWire to move MIDI and audio data between programs on a computer. It’s by Darwin Grosse, one of their development gurus and the publisher of the Creative Synth site. It written from the Max/MSP perspective and demonstrates how you can create patches controlled by the host app.
Acon Digital Media has announced the public release of EffectChainer 1.0, a free DirectX and VST capable universal wrapper and multi-effect rack. With EffectChainer you can load, edit and chain as many DirectX and VST plug-ins you want. EffectChainer itself can be used as a plug-in in any host application supporting DirectX or VST. Features:… Read More Free Plug-In Lets You Chain As Many Effects As You Want
Kid Nepro is back with a new release for Korg Triton Series – Volume 11 – Screamin’ B3’s. Description: Screamin’ B3’s is a complete bank of organ sounds for the Korg Triton Series containing 128 new programs. Perfect for all you organ players out there who don’t want to have to carry your B3 Organ… Read More Kid Nepro Intros Screamin B3s
Steinberg has announced a new generation of its Cubase music production software range. Cubase 4 and its streamlined sister product, Cubase Studio 4, include a range of new features and technologies that offer enhanced capabilities and work flow for musicians, producers and other audio professionals worldwide. “We’re very excited about this terrific achievement in music… Read More Steinberg Introduces Cubase 4
ASK Video Interactive Media, a leading creator of software tutorials on DVD, adds to their growing library of titles with a new DVD Tutorial for Celemony’s Melodyne pitch shifting and time-stretching software. ASK’s resident software genius, Morgan Pottruff (aka Morg) is back to host this informative DVD on one of the most unique and acclaimed… Read More ASK Video Releases Melodyne DVD Tutorial
Steinberg Media Technologies has released a new, fully 64-bit-capable version of its ASIO technology. The ASIO 2.2 SDK provides software engineers with a complete set of tools for creating ASIO-ready host applications and drivers for 64-bit versions of Microsoft’s Windows operating system. “ASIO 2.2 and its ASIO 2/64 component will form the backbone of a… Read More Steinberg Releases New ASIO 2.2 Standard
Korg has announced the KP3 Dynamic Effect/Sampler, the latest addition to the KAOSS series. The KP3 provides even more creative power for DJs, musicians and producers while retaining the intuitive, expressive and user-friendly KAOSS interface. New effects, synth sounds, enhanced sampling, computer connectivity and SD data storage are complemented by detailed visual feedback from the… Read More Korg Intros KP3, the Latest Kaoss Pad
Hip-hop and dance music fans are more likely to experiment with drugs, have sex and blow off their social obligations, according to research by University of Leicester psychologist Dr Adrian North. North’s research shows that a person’s musical preference tells a great deal about their lifestyle and interests. When it comes to relationships, beliefs and… Read More Dance Music, Sex and Drugs
