Steinberg has announced the update to its The Grand virtual concert grand piano product. The Grand 2 features an entirely new added grand piano, surround capabilities as well as a range of features designed to maximise computer resource efficiency. “This update firmly establishes The Grand as one of the leading virtual piano instruments worldwide,” comments… Read More Frankfurt Musikmesse: Steinberg Announces The Grand 2
K-Sounds has introduced Piano 2 for the Korg Triton. Piano 2 features stereo, velocity-switched samples of a Kawai EX concert grand piano, fully programmed and ready to play. Unlike other Triton-format libraries, Piano 2 also includes a sample-based emulation of sympathetic string resonance. Sixteen solo piano programs and twenty-three combinations cover a wide variety of… Read More K-Sounds Intros Piano 2 for Triton
Steinberg has announced that Groove Agent 2, an update to its Groove Agent virtual drummer plug-in, is now shipping worldwide. “This latest version of Groove Agent offers more drum styles, sounds and grooves for just about any musical arena imaginable,” states Helge Vogt, Steinberg’s Product Manager for Virtual Instruments. “GA2 not only sounds great and… Read More Steinberg Ships Groove Agent 2
East West introduced Quantum Leap RA, a sample library of rare and ethnic instruments, at the 2005 Winter NAMM Expo. RA is a massive 14 Gigabyte virtual instrument that covers a vast array of world instruments, many unique and unusual, from six areas of the world including: Africa; Americas and Australia; Europe; Far East; India;… Read More Quantum Leap RA Features Rare and Ethnic Instruments
NAMM 2005: Spectrasonics released version 1.2 of Stylus RMX. The new version of the groove software adds over a dozen new features including three brand new effect modules, as well as enhanced compatibility with major host applications. The update is now available as a free download for all registered users from the Spectrasonics website in… Read More Spectrasonics Stylus RMX Update
MOTU debuted the MOTU Symphonic Instrument ($295), a cross-platform instrument plug-in that with an 8GB library of orchestra sounds for composing, sequencing and rendering realistic orchestral performances, at the 2005 Winter NAMM show.
MOTU introduced Version 2.0 for both of their instrument plug-ins, MachFive and MX4 at the 2005 NAMM show. MachFive Version 2, MOTU’s universal sampler plug-in, includes unlimited parts per instance, a full-screen preset browser, a new modular synthesis architecture, keygroup layering with rule-based switching, larger sample and keygroup editors, a complete built-in mixer, LoopLab groove… Read More MOTU Debuts V2 of MachFive and MX4 at NAMM
2005 NAMM Show: Steinberg Media Technologies has announced the launch of Groove Agent 2, an update to its successful Groove Agent virtual drummer. Replete with dozens of fresh, up-to-the-minute styles and a battery of quality new drum sounds, Groove Agent 2 offers the latest drum grooves and styles within the comfortable confines of modern DAW… Read More 2005 NAMM Show: Steinberg Groove Agent 2
2005 NAMM Show: Steinberg Media Technologies has announced a new addition to its highly successful “virtual player” range of virtual musicians: Virtual Bassist. “Featuring the talents of the programming team behind Virtual Guitarist and Groove Agent, Virtual Bassist provides all manner of bass guitar phrases, sounds and styles,” comments Helge Vogt, Steinberg’s Product Manager for… Read More Steinberg Introduces Virtual Bassist
NAMM 2005: Applied Acoustics Systems today announced the upcoming release of the String Studio synthesizer for Mac OS X and Windows. String Studio is scheduled for release at the end of the first quarter of 2004. The String Studio synthesizer swaps the traditional oscillator, filter, and envelope pattern for real-life string instrument components. At the… Read More NAMM 2005: Applied Acoustics Systems Announces String Studio Synth
