Solid State Logic unveils a new compact and very flexible, high quality mixer : the SSL X-Desk. Designed to be at the heart of high-end project studios, it's a "superanalogue" line mixer with eight dual-input mono channels, stereo and mono auxiliary sends and comprehensive monitoring control.


Key Features:

Main channels:
- 2 inputs per channel (e.g. line inputs and DAW returns)
- Insert point on each channel
- Direct out on each channel (Pre- or Post-fader)
- Stereo Cue send on each channel (can be used as a "small fader" second input) with volume and pan
- 2 mono Aux sends per channel
- 100mm Alps faders

PreSonus presents Studio One, a new music creation and production application for Mac OS X and Windows XP/Vista that makes audio recording, MIDI sequencing, and audio mastering ridiculously simple right out of the box, yet provides a wealth of professional features.

Fresh code, innovative drag-and-drop MIDI mapping and plug-in management, auto-configuration with PreSonus hardware, unlimited tracks and plug-ins per track, and a powerful, inventive Start page that literally puts the whole project right in your hands are just a few of its features.

Key Features :

• Single-window work environment
• Powerful drag-and-drop functionality
• Unlimited audio tracks, MIDI tracks, virtual instruments, buses, and FX channels
• Content browser with convenient sort options and preview player
• Integrated mastering solution with automatic mix updating, waveform editing, effects, Red Book CD burning, and digital release

Solid State Logic is proud to announce the release of Duende V3 and new X-Verb plug-in.


Duende V3 doubles the power that the Duende platform can be upgraded to with the introduction of an entirely new audio engine. Duende's new Hybrid Core Processing engine combines all of the advantages of dedicated DSP with use of your computers CPU processing power. V3 enables users to upgrade Duende Mini to 64 channels and Duende PCIe

Tomo Audiolabs unveils Lisa, a 6 band stereo Eq with dynamics on each band. Instead of a "classic" multiband compression which can create phase problems between the bands, this unit uses a totally different approach : it compresses or expands on the selected bands.

We don't have more details for now but this Lisa looks very sexy... despite its price : around €12.000.

Things do take time but we're finally there ! After months (not to say years) of hard back-end recoding, here's the visible part of the iceberg that announces the official launch of MacMusic's modernized V4 version.

We hope you will enjoy the new layout that prints more useful visual content for a smoother and more efficient surfing experience. We have done our very best to make the HUGE content available on our sites easier to find through a clearer layout and very powerful search tools.

That is a first step in many new attractive site features to come... Some sections such as the forums have not yet been updated but that should be done very shortly...

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