Mac and Music News
Through Saturday July 28, 2007
Jun 29 - 02:47 PM | Audio Hardware > TC Electronic |
TC Electronic announces the immediate availability of C400XL, a dual gate/compressor. C400XL uses advanced TC Electronic multiband dynamics technology to compress any source - from vocals and percussion to guitars and even keyboards. The unit is adaptable to any source, analog or digital, and a gate, compression or a combination can be easily applied. And finally, the source-based compression, intuitive user interface and mix knob for parallel compression makes for an easy-to-use unit that produces high-resolution results.
Main features :
- Balanced analog XLR
- Balanced digital (AES/EBU)
- Precision gating – ultra fast and click free
- De-essing
- Dual engine compressor or gate
- High resolution input and gain reduction metering
- Threshold LED indication
- True dual mono, stereo or serial operation
- Brickwall limiting for peak stop and hot levels
- Dual band expansion for non-percussive sources
C400XL is available now at a retail price of €320 excl. VAT.
Main features :
- Balanced analog XLR
- Balanced digital (AES/EBU)
- Precision gating – ultra fast and click free
- De-essing
- Dual engine compressor or gate
- High resolution input and gain reduction metering
- Threshold LED indication
- True dual mono, stereo or serial operation
- Brickwall limiting for peak stop and hot levels
- Dual band expansion for non-percussive sources
C400XL is available now at a retail price of €320 excl. VAT.
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Jun 29 - 02:19 AM | Virtual Instrument > Cakewalk |
Cakewalk has announced the release of Cakewalk Studio Instruments. Basically this is a collection of virtual instrument featuring a drum kit, a bass guitar, an electric piano, and a string section.
Highlights :
- An entire band all in one package: Electric Piano, Bass, String Section, & Drum Kit.
- Easy to use animated user interface with powerful controls (cymbals crash, bows bow, bass strings vibrate, etc.).
- Play stand-alone or use it in your favorite recording software.
- Professionally recorded patterns and instrument sounds.
Cakewalk Studio Instruments is available for Mac OS X (UB) in VST, AU and standalone versions at an estimated street price of $49.99.
Highlights :
- An entire band all in one package: Electric Piano, Bass, String Section, & Drum Kit.
- Easy to use animated user interface with powerful controls (cymbals crash, bows bow, bass strings vibrate, etc.).
- Play stand-alone or use it in your favorite recording software.
- Professionally recorded patterns and instrument sounds.
Cakewalk Studio Instruments is available for Mac OS X (UB) in VST, AU and standalone versions at an estimated street price of $49.99.
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Jun 27 - 12:14 PM | Virtual Instrument > AraldFX |
AraldFX has released StormGate1, a rhythmic gate that lets you shape audio with amplitude patterns.
Features :
- Free drawn amplitude envelope.
- Powerful envelope drawing tools: Free, step, spike and exponential.
- Variable quantization grid.
- 16 patterns with variable length and chaining support.
- Steps of one octave or one octave triplet.
- Intelligent host loop support.
- Advanced synchronization.
- Swing on octaves and sixteenth.
- Volume controls for original and gated audio, with cross-fading control.
- 13 functions for editing the envelope (including randomizations).
StormGate1 is available for Mac OS X (UB) in VST and AU formats and guess what ? It is free so... enjoy !
Features :
- Free drawn amplitude envelope.
- Powerful envelope drawing tools: Free, step, spike and exponential.
- Variable quantization grid.
- 16 patterns with variable length and chaining support.
- Steps of one octave or one octave triplet.
- Intelligent host loop support.
- Advanced synchronization.
- Swing on octaves and sixteenth.
- Volume controls for original and gated audio, with cross-fading control.
- 13 functions for editing the envelope (including randomizations).
StormGate1 is available for Mac OS X (UB) in VST and AU formats and guess what ? It is free so... enjoy !
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Jun 26 - 02:45 PM | Plug-ins > Antares |
Antares Audio Technologies has announced the impending release of Harmony Engine - Vocal Modeling Harmony Generator, a real-time harmony generating plug-in.
Key Features :
- Four high-quality, formant-corrected harmony voices with independent vocal character, vibrato, and pan settings
- Antares Throat Modeling technology that processes each harmony voice through a physical model of the human vocal tract
- A variety of innovative Harmony Control modes, from fully automatic to individual control of every note :
* Fixed or Scale Intervals - Simply set the key and harmony voice intervals and let Harmony Engine do the rest
* Scale Degree or Chord Name - Define harmony chord-by-chord, complete with inversions and variable vocal ranges
* Chord by MIDI - Define ...
Key Features :
- Four high-quality, formant-corrected harmony voices with independent vocal character, vibrato, and pan settings
- Antares Throat Modeling technology that processes each harmony voice through a physical model of the human vocal tract
- A variety of innovative Harmony Control modes, from fully automatic to individual control of every note :
* Scale Degree or Chord Name - Define harmony chord-by-chord, complete with inversions and variable vocal ranges
* Chord by MIDI - Define ...
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Jun 26 - 01:13 PM | Plug-ins > Puremagnetik |
Puremagnetik has released RackPak for Ableton Live 6. Developed exclusively by some of Ableton's own sound designers, RackPak is a collection of over 100 audio effects racks for performance and studio use.
RackPak includes :
* Over 100 Advanced Effects Racks
* Space, Filter & Distortion Menus
* Live Performance & DJ Racks
* Mastering and Instrument Strips
* Glitch and Beat Processors
For more information, please visit the link below.
RackPak includes :
* Over 100 Advanced Effects Racks
* Space, Filter & Distortion Menus
* Live Performance & DJ Racks
* Mastering and Instrument Strips
* Glitch and Beat Processors
For more information, please visit the link below.
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