Mac and Music News
Nov 22 - 12:47 PM | Virtual Instrument > AudioWarrior |
AudioWarrior has released "The Mighty Wurlitzer Theatre Organ" instrument collection for Kontakt. This 3 instrument collection includes the legendary Wurly Theatre Organ considered by some as the first live performance sampler instrument with built in sound effects like sleigh bells, drum roll, church chimes, and real traps [drums] inside the actual body along with tuned-pipe simulated violin, tuba, voices, oboe, cello, etc. "The Mighty Wurlitzer" theatre organ was designed, originally by Robert Hope-Jones, as a "one man orchestra" to accompany silent movies. In all, Wurlitzer built over 2,200 pipe organs.
The Music Hall instrument is actually a concert instrument, capable of playing classical as well as non-classical repertoire. It was the only Wurlitzer installation still in use that has dual identical, but independent consoles. Smaller instruments in the UK exist in their original installations, such as the Gaumont State Cinema, Kilburn and the Blackpool Tower Ballroom in the UK. These instruments are still being played several times a week. The B3 organ uses an AudioWarrior secret sampling/sweetening formula that "brings out the rich swirling harmonic resonance characteristics of this fantastic band instrument". The Church Organ uses the same formulas as above to bring out the huge cave-like reverb and pipe attack of a massive Notre Dame style Cathedral Pipe Organ.
Requires Kontakt 2 or higher. Mac OS X/Windows XP/Vista.
Price: $49
The Music Hall instrument is actually a concert instrument, capable of playing classical as well as non-classical repertoire. It was the only Wurlitzer installation still in use that has dual identical, but independent consoles. Smaller instruments in the UK exist in their original installations, such as the Gaumont State Cinema, Kilburn and the Blackpool Tower Ballroom in the UK. These instruments are still being played several times a week. The B3 organ uses an AudioWarrior secret sampling/sweetening formula that "brings out the rich swirling harmonic resonance characteristics of this fantastic band instrument". The Church Organ uses the same formulas as above to bring out the huge cave-like reverb and pipe attack of a massive Notre Dame style Cathedral Pipe Organ.
Requires Kontakt 2 or higher. Mac OS X/Windows XP/Vista.
Price: $49
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Nov 21 - 04:46 PM | Music Software > Algoriddim |
Today algoriddim released the next generation of djay, its successful DJing application for Mac OS X. With its completely redesigned user interface and audio engine, djay 2.0 delivers much improved performance as well as even more powerful mixing capabilities.
New features include an innovative Automix mode for automatic visual music mixing, a built-in Sampler tool and a Live Microphone with real-time echo and voice pitch changing making way for unlimited mixing possibilities.
New features include an innovative Automix mode for automatic visual music mixing, a built-in Sampler tool and a Live Microphone with real-time echo and voice pitch changing making way for unlimited mixing possibilities.
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Nov 21 - 12:47 PM | Computer Hardware > Edirol |
The M-16DX is a breakthrough all-digital mixer and audio interface. Unlike analog mixers, the 24-bit/96kHz M-16DX offers powerful features such as high-resolution EQ, scene memories, and EDIROL's Room Acoustic Control. Roland has released version 2 software for the M-16DX.
The free v2 software includes Cakewalk SONAR and Apple Logic modes that enable these powerful DAWs to be controlled out of the box with the knobs on the hardware assigning to their equivalent software controllers, all at the touch of a button. In Logic, for example, the hardware M-16DX appears in the software's list of compatible controllers and the equivalent controls are tied together automatically once it's selected. The new v2 software can, of course, be used to control all other software that has a MIDI learn fac ...
The free v2 software includes Cakewalk SONAR and Apple Logic modes that enable these powerful DAWs to be controlled out of the box with the knobs on the hardware assigning to their equivalent software controllers, all at the touch of a button. In Logic, for example, the hardware M-16DX appears in the software's list of compatible controllers and the equivalent controls are tied together automatically once it's selected. The new v2 software can, of course, be used to control all other software that has a MIDI learn fac ...
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Nov 20 - 04:47 PM | Music Software > SuperMegaUltraGroovy |
SuperMegaUltraGroovy today announced the immediate availability of FuzzMeasure Pro 3, an audio and acoustical signal-analysis software package for Mac OS X Leopard.
Features :
- Easy to use, one-click measurement workflow
- High quality printed and on-screen graphs
- Commercial audio hardware support
- Delay finding for live sound use
- Automatic correction for device latency
- Point-and-click record comparisons
- Reads standard microphone calibration files
- Harmonic distortion plots
- Calibrated SPL level meters and graphs
- Multiple time and frequency domain views
- ISO 3382 Reverberation Time
- Cumulative Spectral Decay waterfall plots
- Impedance Measurements
- Thiele Small Model Fitting
- QuickLook and Spotlight plugins
FuzzMeasure Pro 3 costs $150 for new users; current registered users can upgrade for $75. Users that purchased since June 1, 2007 will receive a free upgrade. Note that Mac OS X version 10.5 (Leopard) is required to use FuzzMeasure Pro 3.
Features :
- Easy to use, one-click measurement workflow
- High quality printed and on-screen graphs
- Commercial audio hardware support
- Delay finding for live sound use
- Automatic correction for device latency
- Point-and-click record comparisons
- Reads standard microphone calibration files
- Harmonic distortion plots
- Calibrated SPL level meters and graphs
- Multiple time and frequency domain views
- ISO 3382 Reverberation Time
- Cumulative Spectral Decay waterfall plots
- Impedance Measurements
- Thiele Small Model Fitting
- QuickLook and Spotlight plugins
FuzzMeasure Pro 3 costs $150 for new users; current registered users can upgrade for $75. Users that purchased since June 1, 2007 will receive a free upgrade. Note that Mac OS X version 10.5 (Leopard) is required to use FuzzMeasure Pro 3.
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Nov 20 - 02:47 PM | Virtual Instrument > Precision Sound |
Precisionsound has announced the release of Monzter Bazz library, the perfect companion to Monzter Guitars, recorded with the same goal to give you a produced and ready to play killer sound suited for Nu Metal and heavy contemporary music in general.
The articulations :
- Long sustained notes in 4 velocity layers
- Release samples for the long notes in 4 velocity layers
- Hard staccato notes in 4 velocity layers
- Soft staccato notes in 4 velocity layers
- Slide Up notes in 2 velocity layers
- Slide Down notes in 2 velocity layers
- Slide FX and noises
The range of the Bass is B1 to B3 recorded in 3 ways parallel, Line (LI), Clean (CL) and Overdrive (OD). The SampleSet contains 1 361 24bit mono WAV samples mapped in 39 programs for HALion and Kontakt.
Monzter Bazz costs $69 (+$11 if you want it on CD).
The articulations :
- Long sustained notes in 4 velocity layers
- Release samples for the long notes in 4 velocity layers
- Hard staccato notes in 4 velocity layers
- Soft staccato notes in 4 velocity layers
- Slide Up notes in 2 velocity layers
- Slide Down notes in 2 velocity layers
- Slide FX and noises
The range of the Bass is B1 to B3 recorded in 3 ways parallel, Line (LI), Clean (CL) and Overdrive (OD). The SampleSet contains 1 361 24bit mono WAV samples mapped in 39 programs for HALion and Kontakt.
Monzter Bazz costs $69 (+$11 if you want it on CD).
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