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SAE Institute and Native Instruments Announce Inclusion Of Komplete 5 As

Admin — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:42:44 +0000

Since the introduction of the SAE Institute Apple Computer partnership, which ensured a laptop for every entering Diploma student in the US, SAE Institute has worked with its industry partners around...

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IK Multimedia Announces ARC Promotion!

Admin — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:42:41 +0000

A unique opportunity to correct your studio acoustics forever IK Multimedia is proud to announce a limited time promotion for musicians looking to correct their studio acoustics forever at our...

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Genesis announces new products for the 7^th year at International CES

Admin — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:42:39 +0000

Genesis Advanced Technologies, manufacturer of high-end luxury loudspeaker and amplifier systems is happy to announce new and prototype products to be shown at the 2009 International Consumer...

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SAE Institute teams up with Euphonix Artist Series

Admin — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:42:36 +0000

MC Control and MC Mix Deliver Unmatched Flexibility for Educators… SAE Institute, the leading provider of pro audio and multimedia education worldwide, is incorporating Euphonix MC Control and...

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AUDIO-TECHNICA SELECTED AS THE OFFICIAL HEADPHONE SUPPLIER FOR THE NEW GR

Admin — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:42:34 +0000

Over 60 pairs of ATH-M30 Headphones were utilized for the museum's exhibits Audio-Technica, a leading innovator in transducer technology for over 45 years, has been selected as the official...

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Jobs At Apple Weightloss Explained

Admin — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:24:34 +0000

The speculation surrounding Apple CEO Steve Jobs weightloss over recent months has been reaching fever pitch with claims of imminent death and the like circulating wildly. In a recent statement Jobs...

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First Podcast of the Year Records Weds

Admin — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:24:32 +0000

I don't know about you, but I really enjoyed the Holiday break this year. Bright, crisp, still weather, no illness and a well behaved child, all meant that it was most relaxing. Good thing it...

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Tribal House Sounds

Admin — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:24:30 +0000

Bluezone have been in touch to tell us that they are launching a new Pack called Tribal House. Here's the details in their own words... If you are looking for House and Tribal drumloops, this pack...

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Blue Microphones In Europe

Admin — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:24:29 +0000

TC Electronic and Blue Microphones have announced that TC Electronic is appointed as the exclusive European distributor for all products and accessories of Blue Microphones. Here's all the details...

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Virtual Analog Synth In Mac Version

Admin — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:24:27 +0000

Discovery Pro Mac is a 12 oscillators Virtual Analog VSTi and Audio Units Synthesizer. Key Features4 layersWAV and SoundFont (SF2) support2X oversampling/undersamplingbuilt-in arpeggiator syncFM12...

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SFX Machine Pro For RTAS

Admin — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:24:25 +0000

The Sound Guy, Inc. has announced the release of SFX Machine Pro for RTAS. Here's their press release... SFX Machine, a flexible multi-effects and sound design tool, is now available in RTAS format...

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Hip Hop Construction Kits

Admin — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:24:23 +0000

Equinox Sounds has released Hip Hop Foundations, a downloadable loop pack containing 17 Hip Hop construction kits. The collection contains a total of 221 melodic and rhythmic loops and phrases...

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Origin Updated

Admin — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:24:21 +0000

Arturia has announced version 1.0.6 of the Origin firmware, a free update for all registered owners, featuring fixes and improvements in the following areas:Increased stability in Multi Mode. ...

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New AudioBox Drivers

Admin — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:24:20 +0000

PreSonus has released new software drivers for its AudioBox USB 2x2 audio interface. The new drivers improve performance stability with the Windows Vista operating system and can be downloaded free...

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Pure Analog Phrases And Expressions

Admin — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:24:18 +0000

Puremagnetik has released Modular Patterns which they describe as a grab bag of over 300 pure analog phrases and expressions recorded through a variety of boutique and legendary modular synthesizers....

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New Year Treat: Gforce Podcast

Admin — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:24:16 +0000

Luckily, this one is still online, but not for long, it's a playlist of tunes that have Gforce Software instruments involved - Oddity, ImpOscar, MiniMonsta, M-Tron and M-Tron Pro. Artists...

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Ebay Oddity: Suzuki Waruku MIDI Koto

Admin — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:24:15 +0000

Now this is a real gem, this looks to be part of the Omnichord family but what do I know – basically zero. Here's what it says on the auction from thuggin_way777: "WARAKU was very expensive...

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M-Audio Ship Torq 1.5

Admin — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:24:13 +0000

Torq 1.5 from Last NAMM Back at the beginning of the year, we talked the creator of Torq (Chad Carrier) about the new stuff in version 1.5, with the promise that it would be along real soon....

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Korg SQ10 and MS-20 Groovebox

Admin — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:24:11 +0000

Via MatrixSynth, via Newueel This self explaining video shows a way on how to turn your MS-20 into a fat groove machine using a Korg SQ-10 analog sequencer. Watch it, try it, enjoy it !!! No...

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Producers Past: Rupert Hine

Admin — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:24:10 +0000

Some nice synth work on this one - I dont remember it at all, sounds a lot like Bowie and I'm not sure which one is Hine, but here's what it says on Youtube (via eiffe). Rupert Neville Hine...

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The Future Of Downloads Is Multi-Track

Admin — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:24:08 +0000

During the holiday season one finds that more time than usual is spent putting the world to rights with fellow journalists at various watering holes in the name of festivity. Nursing my own delicate...

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Cinematic Soundscapes, Ambiences And Atmospheres

Admin — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:24:06 +0000

Ambient Works is the latest from Ueberschall. Here's their press release... Ambient Works This comprehensive ambient workstation is the perfect choice for film, commercials and documentaries. ...

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Parametric Equalizer Algorithm

Admin — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:24:05 +0000

BTE Audio has extended its line of Equalization Algorithms with the PEQ4 which they describe as a high performance digital equalization algorithm that simulates the sound and feel of the...

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All You Need To Know About Sonar 8

Admin — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:24:03 +0000

Garrigus.com has announced the release of the Sonar 8 Power! book (ISBN: 1-59863-821-1) by Scott R. Garrigus (author of the Cakewalk Sonar and Sony Sound Forge Power book series). Sonar 8 Power is...

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128 New Patches For Vanguard

Admin — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:24:01 +0000

Le Lotus Bleu tell us that X-Tra Moods offers 128 fresh new patches for Vanguard, carefully organised in one bank. Here's the details from the press release... General orientation of the presets :...

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Nano Nano

Admin — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:23:59 +0000

With all this Nano chat going on here at Sonic we thought we'd share a little culture on Christmas day courtesy of regular Sonic reader and contributor Fumitaka Anzai and his rendition of the Chopin...

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Bland Aid

Admin — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:23:58 +0000

Merry Christmas from Professor Norris from Professor on Vimeo With many appearances on Sonic's videocasts "Professor" Marc Norris has built up something of a cult following. This Christmas he's...

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Those 3 and U2

Admin — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:23:56 +0000

U2's 12th studio album, No Line On The Horizon, will be released by Mercury on March 2. The album was produced by long-time collaborators Brian Eno and Danny Lanois, with additional production by...

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Sonic LAB: Dave Smith Instruments MoPho (video)

Admin — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:23:55 +0000

As a special Christmas treat from us, we're putting this review from William H online today, before we shut down and head home to fill ourselves with Christmas cheer. It's William's look at...

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Put Some Lo-Fi Into Pristine Audio…

Admin — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:23:53 +0000

de la mancha say that imperfection is an effect plug-in to put some lofi back into your pristine 64bit audio. They had this to say, "Who wants hi fidelity reproduction when you can reduce the...

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New Convolution Reverb Libraries

Admin — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:23:51 +0000

Studiodevices has released two new professional impulse responses libraries. Here's what they have to say in their press release... After the popular and professional impulse responses library Bree...

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UA Releases UAD-2 Omni

Admin — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:23:50 +0000

Universal Audio have announced the release of the UAD-2 Omni, a comprehensive package including all thirty-four UAD-2 Powered Plug-Ins accompanying either a Duo or more powerful Quad DSP card. Here's...

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Minimal Techno And Tech-Funk Breaks

Admin — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:23:48 +0000

Sample Magic have announced the release of Minimal Techno and Tech-Funk Breaks. Here's their press release : Hot on the heels of the best-selling Nu-Rave and critically acclaimed Funky House...

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Seasonal Offers From Presonus

Admin — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:23:46 +0000

PreSonus have been in touch to tell us that they are offering two amazing rebates during the holidays this year. They say that to keep things jolly, Randolf the rockin' reindeer is bringing them to...

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Kaltman Creations Introduces Cost-Effective Handheld RF Spectrum Analyzer

Admin — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 22:35:04 +0000

Mark Kaltman, President of Kaltman Creations LLC, announced today the introduction of a new Handheld RF Spectrum Analyzer that breaks all "Spec vs. Price" barriers. The new model, the Spectran...

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All Ohm Force Plug-ins Updated

Admin — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:21:44 +0000

Ohm Force has released updates for all of its plug-ins. The updated effects are: Ohmicide:Melohman v1.23Ohmboyz v1.51Frohmage v1.51Predatohm v1.41Hematohm v1.31Mobilohm v1.21Quad Frohmage v1.31 All...

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Sonic Studio updates soundBlade to v1.3.1

Admin — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:21:44 +0000

Sonic Studio has updated soundBlade to v1.3.1. This new release provides fixes for bugs and new features including: Fixes for DDP Open using CD-Text. Support for multiple auditions. New Track view...

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Waves releases Waves Center

Admin — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:21:43 +0000

Waves has announced the release of Waves Center, a new processor that separates phantom Center content from Side (L/R) content. With Center, you can zero in on the phantom center and bring out or...

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Synful releases Synful Orchestra to v2.5.1

Admin — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:21:43 +0000

Synful has announced the release of version 2.5.1 of Synful Orchestra, which features the new French Horns first seen in the 2.5 beta released a few weeks ago. The new Synful Orchestra 2.5 French...

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RJProjects releases Aqualizer v1.1

Admin — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:21:42 +0000

RJProjects has announced the release of version 1.1 of Aqualizer, a free, open source, parametric equalizer plug-in that was created by Josse van Dobben de Bruyn and Jelle van Mourik as the practical...

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Ueberschall releases Ambient Works

Admin — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:21:42 +0000

Ueberschall has announced the release of Ambient Works, a Liquid Player-based sample library of Cinematic Soundscapes, Ambiences and Atmospheres. Ambient Works has far reaching current and new media...

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MeldaProduction updates MDrummer to v2.08 and MAnalyzer to v1.03

Admin — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:21:42 +0000

MeldaProduction has released updates for MDrummer (v2.08) and MAnalyzer (v1.03). MDrummer v2.08 changes: Acoustic drumsets have been remixed to get better sonic quality, less noise, etc. Version...

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Jeroen Breebaart releases Red Phatt Pro

Admin — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:21:41 +0000

Jeroen Breebaart has announced the release of Red Phatt Pro, a new VST effect plug-in for Windows that provides flexible and powerful dynamics processing and supports advanced compression techniques...

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Kong Audio updates Chinee Series plug-ins

Admin — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:21:41 +0000

Kong Audio has released updates for the Chinee Series plug-ins. The latest versions are: ChineeErhu v1.42ChineeGuzheng v1.62Chineekong V2+ v2.89Matouqin v1.12ChineeNanxiao v1.42ChineePipa...

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Hypersynth releases ion-editor

Admin — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:21:40 +0000

Hypersynth has announced the release of ion-editor, a VSTi MIDI-editor for advanced controlling of the Alesis ION analog modeling hardware synthesizer in your DAW. For rejecting the mouse flicker and...

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KResearch releases KR-Delay FS v1.1 for Windows and Mac OS X

Admin — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:21:39 +0000

KResearch has announced that it has renamed the freebie KR-Delay to KR-Delay FS and released version 1.1 for Windows and, for the first time, Mac OS X Universal Binary in VST and AU plug-in...

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M-Audio releases Torq v1.5 DJ Software

Admin — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:21:38 +0000

M-Audio has announced the immediate availability of Torq 1.5 DJ software for Mac OS X and Windows. Torq 1.5 brings even more creative options to the digital DJ workstation designed to merge live DJ...

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vvvv group releases vvvv v4.0 beta 20

Admin — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:21:38 +0000

vvvv group has released beta 20 of vvvv v4.0. General: Save gets more insisting, secure and expressive in its error messages. Copy & paste uses windows clipboard. you also can paste the xml...

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AtomSplitter Audio updates Distroyr to v2.0

Admin — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:21:38 +0000

AtomSplitter Audio has updated Distroyr to v2.0. Changes: Feedback denormals bug fix. Modified Bit crush for more variation. Modified Distort for more variation. Major optimizations on CPU. 10...

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Christian Budde releases Simple Chorus

Admin — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:21:37 +0000

Christian Budde has released Simple Chorus, a free plug-in that was originally created as part of Christian's Delphi ASIO & VST Open Source Project. It is one of several examples and the full...

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MachineCodex Software updates AudioCodex to v1.48

Admin — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:21:37 +0000

MachineCodex Software has updated AudioCodex to v1.48. This update fixes a bug relating to Watched Folder playlists with many thousands of items. This version is much more explicit during delays in...

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discoDSP releases Discovery Pro for Mac OS X

Admin — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:21:37 +0000

discoDSP has announced the release of the Mac OS X version of Discovery Pro. Discovery Pro Mac is a 12-oscillators Virtual Analog VSTi and Audio Units Synthesizer featuring 4 layers, WAV and...

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Rogue Amoeba updates Audio Hijack Pro to v2.9

Admin — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:21:37 +0000

Rogue Amoeba has updated Audio Hijack Pro to v2.9. Most noticeably, this update provides a significantly polished UI for the audio recording tool. It now sports a status LCD, as well as an improved...

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nX-Sound.de releases nX-Synth 2

Admin — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:21:36 +0000

nX-Sound.de has released nX-Synth 2, a polyphonic 32-voice "Powersaw" synthesizer plug-in. Features: 1-32 voices (selectable). 3 Oscillators: Classic analog waveforms + the new powersaw. Pulse width...

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