Mac and Music News
Through Sunday January 30, 2011
Nov 9 - 11:47 AM | Music Hardware > Kurzweil Music |
The LE line includes the sound set from the PC3, in addition to many of the PC3's most popular features like Setup Mode, Song Mode and Quick Access Mode. The LE's streamlined user interface has been designed to allow for a quick learning curve and unprecedented ease of use. This new, interactive U.I. provides a constant stream of useful information to players; move a controller and the LE will display the controller's name, value and the parameter to which it's been assigned. (Example - Knob 5: 43 Reverb Wet/Dry).
Features :
• Fatar TP-8; 61-note semi-weighted action with velocity and aftertouch sensitive keys
• 8 backlit impact-sensitive drum ...
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Nov 9 - 10:02 AM | Virtual Instrument > Ueberschall |
With the release "Sounds of Berlin" Ueberschall covers the different sub-genres of minimal sound – from 120 BPM Afterhour-House to 130 BPM Dancefloor-Techno -- and is oriented around labels and themes such as "Kompakt", "Mobilee", "Vakant", "Boxer" and "Cocoon". The 1 GB content is built for professional club sound needs. 1258 Loops & Samples provide enough material to be invited to countless sessions and hours of inspiration and creativity.
Each of the 75 construction kits is broken d ...
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Nov 6 - 03:57 PM | Virtual Instrument > TeamDNR |
Synplantation Volume 1 for Sonic Charge Synplant is a package of 32 unique and usable sounds, as well as a bank of the same sounds with all FX removed. This first bank focuses on punchy basses, dynamic plucked/emulative sounds, and dark, emotive pads.
Available now for $5. Audio examples are available at :
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Nov 6 - 02:29 PM | Audio Hardware > Little Labs |
The VOG was originally designed to capture the chest resonance of vocalists or voice over artists, enabling them to still have a proximity type effect without having to be so close to the mic, hence the name, VOG, or Voice of God. However, when I heard it on kick drum and bass, it became clear this would be the go to device to make these instruments sound huge.
The VOG lets users sweep a sharp peak resonance from 20 to 300 Hz, while anything below the peak is rolled off at a steep -24dB per octave. This lets users focus on the low end they want, while eliminating low-end mush and unnecessary woofer excursion.
A subharmonic can be the focus, or the fundamental, or upper harmonics. On a kick drum, for example, the overall effect of turning VOGs frequency knob sounds like someone is tightening or loosening the drumhead. In a mix, VOG allows users to place the bass spectrum instruments so they do not interfere or get in the way of each other.
The VOG should be shipping in December 2009 and will have a suggested retail price of $420.
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Nov 6 - 12:11 PM | Audio Hardware > Miktek |
Not all new companies arrive with considerable fanfare, but Miktek did; garnering a Pro Audio Review Excellence Award for the CV4 large-diaphragm multi-pattern tube condenser microphone.
Premiering products also included the C5 pencil condenser as a single or matched-pair, and C7 dual large-diaphragm FET condenser.
Miktek microphone components are sourced from top manufacturers in the US, Europe and Asia and hand-assembled at their factory in Nashvil ...
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