Mac and Music News
Through Saturday August 15, 2009
Aug 11 - 11:06 AM | Misc > SAE institute |
SAE is the world's biggest private educator with more than 50 campuses around the globe, and many thousands of students have enjoyed the superb facilities and expert tuition on offer at them. But now anyone with an internet connection can also get an SAE education as the company launches SAEOnLine, a revolution in on-line education. It will bring SAE's expertise in music production, games programming (from SAE's sister company Qantm who specialise in superb game-based courses) and film production to homes in far flung places around the world or to people too busy to take on a full time educational course.
SAEOnLine currently offers 22 courses (see the link below for details), expected to rise to 25 and beyond over the coming weeks. These cover every aspect of creative technology includi ...
SAEOnLine currently offers 22 courses (see the link below for details), expected to rise to 25 and beyond over the coming weeks. These cover every aspect of creative technology includi ...
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Aug 10 - 03:12 PM | Virtual Instrument > SONiVOX |
SONiVOX has released Aggro Electro Boom, a virtual instrument plug-in for Mac and PC designed for fast and professional contemporary beat creation for hip hop and electronic music producers. Aggro is the latest in the company's "Playa" product family and carries an MSRP of $149 and an introductory street price of $99.
Aggro's distinctive user interface allows effortless integration of midi keyboards and MPC pad controllers, bridging the gap between MPC style beat creation and the computer-based virtual instrument environment.
Aggro is packed with more than four gigabytes of instruments designed for sonic and stylistic versatility, including earth-shaking basses, blazing leads, trippy pads, slamming construction kits and more. All the sounds were recorded and programmed by SONiVOX's s ...
Aggro's distinctive user interface allows effortless integration of midi keyboards and MPC pad controllers, bridging the gap between MPC style beat creation and the computer-based virtual instrument environment.
Aggro is packed with more than four gigabytes of instruments designed for sonic and stylistic versatility, including earth-shaking basses, blazing leads, trippy pads, slamming construction kits and more. All the sounds were recorded and programmed by SONiVOX's s ...
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Aug 10 - 01:14 PM | Event > Arturia |
Arturia launches its "10 Year Anniversary Contest". What is the challenge ? Send Arturia your most creative response to the following question : "How Arturia changed your life ?".
Qualifying material can be video, music or any other creative content in line with the topic. The contest will end on September the 30th and results will be announced on October 9th.
The winners will receive :
1/ Origin synthesizer
2/ 10 Year Suite
3/ Analog Factory Experience
4/ one of the Arturia Analog Classics software
5/ Arturia T-Shirt and USB flash drive
For more information, please visit the link below :
Qualifying material can be video, music or any other creative content in line with the topic. The contest will end on September the 30th and results will be announced on October 9th.
The winners will receive :
1/ Origin synthesizer
2/ 10 Year Suite
3/ Analog Factory Experience
4/ one of the Arturia Analog Classics software
5/ Arturia T-Shirt and USB flash drive
For more information, please visit the link below :
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Aug 10 - 12:29 PM | Plug-ins > 112dB |
Redline Equalizer by 112dB is a versatile parametric equalizer with novel features. Combining mastering-quality processing with unrivaled workflow, Redline Equalizer provides high precision control over the entire audio spectrum with perfect transparency and absolutely zero phase shift.
Whether it's silky smooth highs or ultra-tight lows you're after, Redline Equalizer delivers. Boost or cut up to an incredible 60dB per band without any harshness or boom. Choose dynamic EQ to make your equalization curves adjust in realtime to the source material. Pick either linear phase for extreme transparency, or from several vintage phase and cut/boost characteristics to make your tracks stand out in a mix. And with its proprietary S.A.M. (Smart Auto-gain Makeup) you will never have to manually ba ...
Whether it's silky smooth highs or ultra-tight lows you're after, Redline Equalizer delivers. Boost or cut up to an incredible 60dB per band without any harshness or boom. Choose dynamic EQ to make your equalization curves adjust in realtime to the source material. Pick either linear phase for extreme transparency, or from several vintage phase and cut/boost characteristics to make your tracks stand out in a mix. And with its proprietary S.A.M. (Smart Auto-gain Makeup) you will never have to manually ba ...
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Aug 10 - 11:41 AM | Plug-ins > D16 Group |
D16 Group has announced that Toraverb v1.0.1 is now available for Windows and Mac OS X in VST and AU plug-in formats priced at €35. It is also now included in D16's Total Pack and Silver Line bundles. Demo versions are available.
Toraverb is not a classic-type reverb unit like spring, room, hall or plate. It is a concept algorithm reverb. Using a set of easily accessible parameters, it allows the user to create practically ANY type of reverb.
Features :
• High quality of diffusion algorithm.
• Modulated tail.
• Cross-talking spatial reflections.
• Early and late reflections equalization.
• Presets organised into groups.
• MIDI learn function.
• 64-bit internal processing.
Toraverb is not a classic-type reverb unit like spring, room, hall or plate. It is a concept algorithm reverb. Using a set of easily accessible parameters, it allows the user to create practically ANY type of reverb.
Features :
• High quality of diffusion algorithm.
• Modulated tail.
• Cross-talking spatial reflections.
• Early and late reflections equalization.
• Presets organised into groups.
• MIDI learn function.
• 64-bit internal processing.
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