Mac and Music News
Through Sunday October 30, 2011
| Apr 1 - 11:57 AM | Misc > Toontrack |
Toontrack Music announces a new product line for its drum sampler Superior Drummer 2.0 - S2.0 Producer Presets. To launch its first ever release under the new line, Toontrack has collaborated with allenmorganaudio to create a versatile presets package designed by acclaimed producer/mixer/re-mixer himself, Allen Morgan.
Allen Morgan has worked with a diverse range of artists spanning from country giants such as Taylor Swift, Dolly Parton and Reba McIntire to pop acts like NSYNC and rock acts such as Nine Inch Nails and Stevie Nicks. Allen is known for his innovative mixing and his ability to create unique, expansive soundscapes and being able to lend a contemporary touch to all his work without ever losing track of the organic feel. Aside from traditional mixing and producing, he is also ...
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| Mar 31 - 02:14 PM | Misc > DontCrac[k] |
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Until Monday, May 3d, DontCrac[k] is running a cool promotion on two new Flux bundles as well as on the Waldorf Largo soft synth !
Flux:: Elemental Pack Bundle : MSRP : $319 Promoted at only $219 !
The "Elemental Pack" is a comprehensive toolbox with the elemental components needed to take control over the dynamic processing when recording, mixing or mastering.
Flux:: DynaMix Pack Bundle : MSRP : $1399 Promoted at only $979 !
"DynaMix Pack - Everything you'll ever need in order to master the dynamics of your audio recordings, be it recording, mixing, or mastering. A Premium Class bundle off ...
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| Mar 31 - 12:47 PM | Virtual Instrument > Modartt |
Modartt has announced the release of version 3.6 of Pianoteq which includes a new K1 Grand Piano.
The K1 grand piano is the latest piano creation of Modartt virtual piano factory. According to them, this new instrument combines stunning dynamics, sharp attacks and powerful fortissimos with a very nice woody percussive quality. The result is an amazing musical instrument that invites you to improvise straight away. Its many qualities make it suitable to all styles of music and work beautifully in recording. A new tone colour and a fresh sound: you will enjoy playing it.
The K1 grand piano is free to all Pianoteq customers by being included in the latest version 3.6. Besides including the K1 Grand Piano, version 3.6 lets you decide where to store your add-ons and fxp file settings. It also changes the way it names plug-in files in order to avoid future upgrade problems.
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| Mar 31 - 11:18 AM | Virtual Instrument > AcousticsampleS |
AcousticsampleS releases Elektron, an electro acoustic nylon guitar library with new strumming script.
Features :
• The Elektron library is a Godin Multiac electro-acoustic guitar with nylon strings.
• 2,06Go of samples recorded at 24 bits, 44.1kHz.
• 5 play modes: (Normal, Legato, Hammers, Slides, Strumming).
• The strumming mode features a new guitar strumming engine and an harmonization feature to produce guitar-like chords.
• 10 downstroke velocity layers and 10 upstroke (20 samples per note) played alternativey.
• 16 release samples per note.
• Hammers samples, ghost notes and various fretnoises.
• Strumming script that helps you play chords, hammers, legato like on a real guitar.
• Fender Frontman 212R cabinet simulation.
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| Mar 30 - 02:14 PM | Music Hardware > Radikal Technologies |
The Accelerator by Radikal Technologies is a polyphonic Synthesizer with eight subtractive voices. Each voice consists of three oscillators, two multimode filters, 6 envelope generators, three voice LFOs and one section LFO. An additional noise source with independent multimode filtering and variable signal routing has been added for more sonic flexibility. A very nice balanced lightweighted keyboard with 61 keys, keyboard split option, aftertouch and velocity sensitivity completes the new synthesizer.
The Accelerator is perfectly prepared for your Live performances. A lot of synthesizers nowadays do not offer direct patch selection anymore. Instead of using direct access push buttons you have to dial in the desired patch and press enter. The Accelerator makes sound selection instantly ...
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