Mac and Music News
Through Friday August 19, 2011
Aug 16 - 09:33 AM | Virtual Instrument > Toontrack |
This MIDI pack comes with an array of jazz drums - from subtile big band swing and waltz to rowdy blues.
- Full song categorization
- Two individual performances in each song folder: basic and intermediate
- Leading instrument categorization in full 8 bar or more loops
- Rudiment and ending sections
- Big Band, Bossa, Blues and Samba styles in straight and/or swing feel
All played masterfully and with impeccable nuance and timing by jazz legend in his own right, Morgan Ågren.
Morgan's soulful and awe-inspiring drumming has received praise and accolades in prestigious publications as well as from business peers such as Frank Zappa, Steve Vai, Gavin Harrison and Mike Keneally.
- Full song categorization
- Two individual performances in each song folder: basic and intermediate
- Leading instrument categorization in full 8 bar or more loops
- Rudiment and ending sections
- Big Band, Bossa, Blues and Samba styles in straight and/or swing feel
All played masterfully and with impeccable nuance and timing by jazz legend in his own right, Morgan Ågren.
Morgan's soulful and awe-inspiring drumming has received praise and accolades in prestigious publications as well as from business peers such as Frank Zappa, Steve Vai, Gavin Harrison and Mike Keneally.
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Aug 15 - 11:41 AM | Plug-ins > Brainworx |
Bx_meter will show you Peak and RMS values of your mixes, and in addition to that it will show you the relation between both with the centered DYNAMIC LEDs.
bx_meter has a Mid / Side mode (Sum and Difference) in addition to the standard L/R mode, and it offers 3 different weightings to be used to display the dynamics. Just like all the other Brainworx tools you will find several solo switches and nice extra features like the floating dynamic LED mode.
The vertical layout will make it easy for you to place bx_meter on the right side of your screen without burying other plugins or important sequencer data, and the size of the meter is big enough to show you even the slightest details.
On sale: August 22nd.
List price: 99 EUR / 145 US$
Intro pricing will be announced.
Public beta is avalaible to downmoad.
bx_meter has a Mid / Side mode (Sum and Difference) in addition to the standard L/R mode, and it offers 3 different weightings to be used to display the dynamics. Just like all the other Brainworx tools you will find several solo switches and nice extra features like the floating dynamic LED mode.
The vertical layout will make it easy for you to place bx_meter on the right side of your screen without burying other plugins or important sequencer data, and the size of the meter is big enough to show you even the slightest details.
On sale: August 22nd.
List price: 99 EUR / 145 US$
Intro pricing will be announced.
Public beta is avalaible to downmoad.
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Aug 15 - 08:44 AM | Virtual Instrument > Producer Loops |
Trance Elevation Bundle (Vols 1-3) brings together this best-selling series with an immense set of 30 club-ready Trance Construction Kits in ACID, Apple Loops, REX & Reason Refill formats. With dry, processed, up/down filter loops & MIDI files, this versatile collection is perfect for even the most demanding producer.
The Trance Elevation series was produced by Jonathan Blakoe of 'Static Blue'.
The Trance Elevation series was produced by Jonathan Blakoe of 'Static Blue'.
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Aug 13 - 04:23 PM | Virtual Instrument > Direct Synth |
DirectEMX major upgrade (by directsynth)
A new version of DirectEMX is available (v1.04).
This major upgrade offers 64 bit support for Windows and a new midi implementation called DirectMIDI that expands compatibility and possibilities.
It includes:
- Windows 64 bit version.
- Compatibility with Cubase 6.
- DirectMIDI implementation:
- Dumps are working from any hosts!
- Sending whole pattern banks is now possibe.
- Pattern renaming is possible.
- Knob mouse mode: Circular or vertical
- Audio Unit not yet available but coming soon
The Demo limitation have also changed.
A new version of DirectEMX is available (v1.04).
This major upgrade offers 64 bit support for Windows and a new midi implementation called DirectMIDI that expands compatibility and possibilities.
It includes:
- Windows 64 bit version.
- Compatibility with Cubase 6.
- DirectMIDI implementation:
- Dumps are working from any hosts!
- Sending whole pattern banks is now possibe.
- Pattern renaming is possible.
- Knob mouse mode: Circular or vertical
- Audio Unit not yet available but coming soon
The Demo limitation have also changed.
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Aug 12 - 06:57 PM | Plug-ins > SoundToys |
Announcing SoundToys V4.1.2 Logic on Lion (OS X10.7) and additional fixes. This update is for Mac OS only.
This update is free to all registered V4 users and available from your SoundToys account.
Here's the full list of fixes in this release:
- Plug-ins now pass validation in Logic on Lion (OS X 10.7).
- Fixed random CPU spikes.
- System Performance improvements.
- Fixed issue causing ProTools transport delays.
- Fixed occasional crashing on delete.
- Faster loading in Pro Tools.
- AU, VST: Fixed click before regions.
- Graphics performance improvements.
- Fixed issue causing various alerts.
Free Update: V4.1.2 Logic/Lion (OS X10.7)
This update is free to all registered V4 users and available from your SoundToys account.
Here's the full list of fixes in this release:
- Plug-ins now pass validation in Logic on Lion (OS X 10.7).
- Fixed random CPU spikes.
- System Performance improvements.
- Fixed issue causing ProTools transport delays.
- Fixed occasional crashing on delete.
- Faster loading in Pro Tools.
- AU, VST: Fixed click before regions.
- Graphics performance improvements.
- Fixed issue causing various alerts.
Free Update: V4.1.2 Logic/Lion (OS X10.7)
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