Mac and Music News
Through Tuesday August 30, 2011
Apr 11 - 11:36 AM | Computer Hardware > Roland |
- Two combo XLR/TRS inputs with premium mic preamps (VS Preamps), two TRS outputs, coaxial I/O, headphone out, and MIDI I/O
- Graphical Control Panel software provides fast, intuitive control of the VS Preamps
- Phantom power, ground lift, and Hi-Z switches
- One-click AUTO-SENS function intelligently sets optimal input levels for the preamps
- Extreme low-latency VS Streaming driver
- Low-noise, wide-range power supply
- Compact with durable aluminum body and Direct Box functionality
- Bundled with Cakewalk SONAR X1 LE
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Apr 11 - 10:54 AM | Music Hardware > Eowave |
Koma is a analogue hardware (Desktop) BassLine inspired by classical mono synths from the 1980s.
To this particular sound of the 80s, Eowave adds a touch of moder-nity with new controls and parameters saving features. The 16 steps sequencer has 4 rows: 1 for the notes and 3 freely assignable to a parameter of your choice that enables to create living sequences with sonorities like Vince Clark or Jan Hammer.
Oscillator section
- analogue VCO with square saw sub (sub can be 1 or 2 octaves below the master freq), noise. -VCO can be modulated by LFO and PW -Variable glide
- mixer to mix the 4 waveforms( Saw, Square, Sub, Noise)
Filter section
- Full analogue VCO, Filter, VCA, external audio with a trimmer to feed the filter
- 24dB low pass filter Roland Style (Back to the 80's)
VCA section
- VCA is affected to env1
- 2 envelopes ADSR (Amplitude and Filter), with attack goes from 2ms to 10sec)
LFO section
- LFO with 8 waveforms (triangle, ramp up, ramp down, square, random, digital noise, staircase up, staircase down)
Connections
- audio in audio out MIDI in Usb (for software update and MIDI in&out)
Sequencer
- 16 steps sequencer with LED
- 4 rows: 1 row controls gates and notes.
- 3 other rows are freely assignable to any parameter of the front panel. -You can transpose the sequencer with an external MIDI keyboard.
Availability: 2n quarter 2011
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Apr 11 - 08:40 AM | Plug-ins > |
Ideal for movie and music postproduction, AudioStage can now be used in latest versions of Avid ProTools, Merging Pyramix, Steinberg Nuendo or Apple Logic Pro, and allows to visually place and animate audio tracks in totally editable 3D environments.
AudioStage 1.1 is available immediately in Longcat's online shop for Windows and Mac OS X, with VST/AU/RTAS plug-in connectors.
Also available is the free AudioStage Lite 1.1 edition, which is downloadable from Longcat Audio's website.
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Apr 8 - 12:09 PM | Computer Hardware > Focusrite |
Available early 2012...
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Apr 8 - 11:50 AM | Music Software > Steinberg |
- Based on proven Cubase technology used by professionals around the world
- Award-winning 32-bit floating-point Steinberg audio engine with flexible routing and fully automatic delay compensation
- Supports up to 64 MIDI and 48 audio tracks simultaneously in DVD quality (24-bit/96 kHz)
- Includes outstanding virtual instruments: HALion Sonic SE workstation, MPC-style Groove Agent ONE drum machine, Prologue synthesizer
- Comes ready with 33 audio effect processors, including PitchCorrect for vocal intonation correction and the great-sounding AmpSimulator
- Cross-platform 32-/64-bit for Windows and Mac OS X Intel
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