Mac and Music News
Through Tuesday August 4, 2009
Jul 13 - 11:33 AM | Virtual Instrument > Waldorf |
Waldorf has updated Largo to version 1.1.0. This update is not only a "bug fix", it also carries a bunch of new features e.g. the Mod Delay, a completely revised Reverb and an extended multi-part function plus several additional enhancements. The PDF manual has also been updated.
On top of that, anyone interested in the Largo software synthesizer can now get a 30-day evaluation license. Put the Largo synthesizer to the test ! Use and abuse it 30 days without any limitation.
Please note that you will need an internet connection to activate the demo version of Largo.
On top of that, anyone interested in the Largo software synthesizer can now get a 30-day evaluation license. Put the Largo synthesizer to the test ! Use and abuse it 30 days without any limitation.
Please note that you will need an internet connection to activate the demo version of Largo.
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Jul 13 - 06:47 AM | Music Software > Digidesign |
Here's a new Pro Tools Corner issue by our VIP Moderator Brian White from audioMIDI.com.
"Have you ever heard a mix that had elements so wide they sounded as if they were originating from beyond the speakers? Often, this is the result of a stereo width enhancer processing the audio in a way that tricks our brain into thinking the speakers are farther apart than they really are. This week, in the second installment of "Mixing with AIR," I will break down the new AIR Stereo Width plug-in and share with you some of the tricks and pitfalls of stereo enhancement processing while mixing."
If you have a Pro Tools related question that you would like Brian to take a shot at answering or have any feedback, please post-it in our Mac ProTools Forum or Pc ProTools Forum. Brian will do his best to select the questions that seem to stump the most people.
"Have you ever heard a mix that had elements so wide they sounded as if they were originating from beyond the speakers? Often, this is the result of a stereo width enhancer processing the audio in a way that tricks our brain into thinking the speakers are farther apart than they really are. This week, in the second installment of "Mixing with AIR," I will break down the new AIR Stereo Width plug-in and share with you some of the tricks and pitfalls of stereo enhancement processing while mixing."
If you have a Pro Tools related question that you would like Brian to take a shot at answering or have any feedback, please post-it in our Mac ProTools Forum or Pc ProTools Forum. Brian will do his best to select the questions that seem to stump the most people.
Pro Tools Corner - Mixing on AIR: Part 2 - Stereo Width | Post a comment ? |
Jul 11 - 04:47 PM | Industry > audioMIDI.com |
AudioMIDI.com and PSP offering Nitro for $10.00 until 8/09/09 (reg. MSRP $149!). Nitro is a powerful Windows/Mac plug-in featuring four sound processing blocks containing a variety of filters, a phaser, bitcrusher and more along with a highly flexible routing scheme.
Said audioMIDI.com's Russ Jones, "This is the third in our series of super "no-brainer" plug-in deals, bringing powerful music software tools to the end user at unheard of prices."
audioMIDI.com will offer an affordable upgrade path to PSP's full EffectPack bundle including the Lexicon PSP 42, PSP 84, PSP 608 MultiDelay and PSP EasyVerb for just $249.00.
Nitro is available for purchase via electronic serial number at this special price until 8/09/09, exclusively from :
Said audioMIDI.com's Russ Jones, "This is the third in our series of super "no-brainer" plug-in deals, bringing powerful music software tools to the end user at unheard of prices."
audioMIDI.com will offer an affordable upgrade path to PSP's full EffectPack bundle including the Lexicon PSP 42, PSP 84, PSP 608 MultiDelay and PSP EasyVerb for just $249.00.
Nitro is available for purchase via electronic serial number at this special price until 8/09/09, exclusively from :
audioMIDI.com | 1 users'comment |
Jul 11 - 03:11 PM | Virtual Instrument > AcousticsampleS |
AcousticsampleS presents his new library : AkousKontr, a very expressive upright bass sample library.
Features :
• The AkousKontr is a four strings Upright bass recorded at 24bits 44.1khz both from the pickup and with an electro-static microphone
• 779 Mo (1710 samples) sample library, no loops
• Sustain samples: 5 different velocities per note and 2 round robins separated in microphone and pickup samples.
• Release samples: about 13 different velocities per note.
• Hammer-on samples easily triggered with the keyboard thanks to the advanced scripting
• Advanced Vibrato effect controlled via modulation wheel
• Multiple slides effects
• Harmonics, ghost notes, string hits samples
• Percussion samples
• KONTAKT 2 and 3 format only, it uses a lot of script for hammers, slides, mixing, release level. Easy to use KONTAKT interface.
• priced at €49
Visit the website for screenshots and audio demos of the library.
Features :
• The AkousKontr is a four strings Upright bass recorded at 24bits 44.1khz both from the pickup and with an electro-static microphone
• 779 Mo (1710 samples) sample library, no loops
• Sustain samples: 5 different velocities per note and 2 round robins separated in microphone and pickup samples.
• Release samples: about 13 different velocities per note.
• Hammer-on samples easily triggered with the keyboard thanks to the advanced scripting
• Advanced Vibrato effect controlled via modulation wheel
• Multiple slides effects
• Harmonics, ghost notes, string hits samples
• Percussion samples
• KONTAKT 2 and 3 format only, it uses a lot of script for hammers, slides, mixing, release level. Easy to use KONTAKT interface.
• priced at €49
Visit the website for screenshots and audio demos of the library.
AcousticsampleS AkousKontr | 1 users'comment |
Jul 11 - 02:33 PM | Music Hardware > Roger Linn Design |
Her is a message from Roger Linn :
"We're still hard at work but regrettably won't be able to meet our earlier estimate of a 3rd-quarter 2009 ship date. The recent changes in the economy have caused us to rethink our design, which had become too expensive. One problem is that Dave's customers and my customers had different views of what the product should be, so we had been working on a more elaborate design that we thought would please them both. Then the economy tanked. Oops. The other issue is that Dave and his team have been having such success with their analog synths that they've been spreading themselves pretty thin trying to work on both projects.
So given these circumstances, we'd prefer not to state another release date estimate at this time, but when we do we promise to post it here along with any other information we're able to release. Also, given that Dave and his team have their hands pretty full and that a beat-oriented product is more of a Roger product anyway, we'll probably be selling it through Roger Linn Design instead of from both companies as we had previously considered.
I'd personally love to tell everybody all the details of the product design, features and price as we did with our initial designs of the product, but there's that pesky problem of keeping the information from our competitors. So we need to keep tight-lipped for now and regrettably can't answer any questions. Thanks also to those who have kindly asked to place advance orders. However, we don't feel it's right to accept orders until we are able to release the price or more information about the product.
And now I must get back to work. :)
- Roger"
"We're still hard at work but regrettably won't be able to meet our earlier estimate of a 3rd-quarter 2009 ship date. The recent changes in the economy have caused us to rethink our design, which had become too expensive. One problem is that Dave's customers and my customers had different views of what the product should be, so we had been working on a more elaborate design that we thought would please them both. Then the economy tanked. Oops. The other issue is that Dave and his team have been having such success with their analog synths that they've been spreading themselves pretty thin trying to work on both projects.
So given these circumstances, we'd prefer not to state another release date estimate at this time, but when we do we promise to post it here along with any other information we're able to release. Also, given that Dave and his team have their hands pretty full and that a beat-oriented product is more of a Roger product anyway, we'll probably be selling it through Roger Linn Design instead of from both companies as we had previously considered.
I'd personally love to tell everybody all the details of the product design, features and price as we did with our initial designs of the product, but there's that pesky problem of keeping the information from our competitors. So we need to keep tight-lipped for now and regrettably can't answer any questions. Thanks also to those who have kindly asked to place advance orders. However, we don't feel it's right to accept orders until we are able to release the price or more information about the product.
And now I must get back to work. :)
- Roger"
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