Petri is a sample player that generates its own sequences and selects up to eight random samples from a folder of your choosing. It was designed to create glitchy, IDM-inspired drum patterns very quickly. More than simply creating randomized sequences, Petri uses a series of probability algorithms that respond to however sparse or dense you would like the patterns to be, simply by dragging a slider. If you prefer, all randomization can be turned off, and Petri can instead be used as a traditional sample player with sequences input by hand using a familiar 8x8 matrix editor.

Petri is $30 and there is a free demo available to try out the app. The demo version is identical to the paid version except for a 2-second sine wave burst around every 30 seconds. Once you buy a registration code, the program is authorized and will no longer sound the sine wave interruption.

Soundprovocation announces upgraded effects' collection "Sweeps & Whooshes V2". The pack now includes new effects and new categories added. These pure sounds were meant to assist audio professionals: musicians, sound designers, radio and TV producers, DJs. Effects are dedicated to blow-up expressivity and power into your music and production.
The collection contains seven categories of 250 royalty-free effects:

- Drops (17)
- Noise Sweeps (32)
- Short Sweeps & Whooshes (77)
- Simple (25)
- Tone Sweeps (39)
- Tone Sweeps Crunchy (25)
- Whooshes (35)
Format: Aiff, 24 bit, 44100 Hz. Total size: 371MB.

The price remains the same for new customers - 19.99 EUR.

Independent developer Joerg Piringer today introduces RealBeat 1.0, his new music creation app for Mac OS X computers. Featuring an intuitive, easy-to-use interface, RealBeat is a software based sampler that enables anyone to record sounds, cut and loop and create rhythms out of them.

Features
- Simple interface
- Sampler (record sounds easily)
- Text to Speech (let your computer speak for you)
- Looping of sounds
- Modify the sound (pitch, reverse, distortion, reverb, etc.)
- Sequencer (make rhythms)
- Semi-automatic rhythm creation
- Patterns (modify the rhythm easily)
- Export sounds
- Resample sounds
- Works with internal microphone (or line-in) and external sound interfaces

This massive library features more than 26 GB of sounds, instruments and loops, containing more than 50 000 samples, and covering every aspect of music and sound production. So much for figures, here are the sounds we don't have to introduce anymore, in full version:
- Plugsound Pro : the award-winning global library
- Synth Anthology : 30 years of synthesis history
- Xtreme FX : the most famous sound design tool
- Mayhem of Loops : thousands of useful loops
These magic collections are the secret weapon for a lot of producers around the world. Now united in one single and easy package.

GbRemote emulates GarageBand's most frequently used transport functions - Play, Record, Back, Forward, Beginning and Loop - as well as Master Volume control and Mute. View all tracks in a song, select a new current track, and change individual mute and solo track attributes - all while away from the confines of computer and mouse. All controls are sized for easy touch accuracy and visibility.

gbRemote automatically adjusts its layout for best viewing and functionality in both landscape and portrait orientations. In portrait mode, all controls are easily accessed with one hand.

Besides supplementing the use of mouse and keyboard to control GarageBand, gbRemote also serves as a "control surface" for GarageBand. It makes music creation more productive and allows control of GarageBand from anywhere in the studio within Wi-Fi coverage. This flexibility is particularly valuable in recording situations.