AudioThing has released ChromaKey for Mac OS X and Windows in AudioUnit, VST plug-in and Kontakt formats.

AudioThing is also celebrating its third birthday with a 25% discount on all products, coupon code: 3YRS

ChromaKey is a collection of sounds ported to Kontakt and VST/AU plugin from AudioThing's soundset for AAS Chromaphone. It features 60 patches divided in 6 categories: Keys, Pads, Plucked Strings, Sequences, Soundscapes, and Various.
Chromaphone physical modelling synthesis combines acoustic resonators to produce dynamic and expressive sounds. Despite the Chromaphone tagline "creative percussion synthesizer", ChromaKey focuses entirely on hybrid and organic melodic sounds.

Details:
60 Instruments.
6 Categories.
616 Samples (44.1kHz / 24-bit).
Format: Kontakt 4/5, VST, AU.
Platforms: OS X, Windows.
Size: Kontakt 465 MB, VST/AU: MAC 430 MB / PC 285 MB.

Price: €12. ChromaKey is available for the introductory price of €9 using coupon code 3YRS until April 28th, 2014.

The Boom Drums are both vintage and modern sounding. We recorded brand new acoustic drums and layered those with old school, vintage sounding samples. To top it all off, we ran everything through an Empirical Labs Compressor to add some analog thickness.

The Boom Drums come with 345 24 Bit WAV samples that can be used in any DAW. It even comes with 7 Maschine kits.

75 Kicks
80 Snares
70 Claps
80 Hi Hats
40 Percussion
7 Drum Kits Formatted for Maschine
15 24 Bit WAV Drum Loops From The Audio Demos

Native Instruments has released the latest version of the world's most popular pro DJ app – TRAKTOR DJ 1.4 for iPad and iPhone. Along with new effects and usability improvements, this free update introduces seamless Mixcloud integration in TRAKTOR DJ and a new partnership with the sharing platform designed for DJs, radio presenters, and Podcasters. To celebrate this collaboration, Native Instruments is holding a special DJ mix competition to win a trip to Ibiza.

After winning the App Store's 2013 editor's "App of the Year", TRAKTOR DJ 1.4 now offers in-app integration with Mixcloud. A valuable new feature, DJs can record their mix, then upload it to their Mixcloud profile directly from within the app. This allows the great benefit of sharing TRAKTOR DJ sets freely online in an instant without having to export and manually upload the file.

Three new unlockable effects have also been added to TRAKTOR DJ's creative features. Iceverb, Transpose Stretch, and Reverse Grain can be accessed for free when a notification window prompts the user to unlock. Playlist and subfolder editing have been improved for better in-app track management in addition to a variety of smaller stability and usability improvements.

The new partnership with Mixcloud brings together TRAKTOR DJ for iPad and iPhone with the largest community of DJs on the web. In celebration, Native Instruments offers DJs the chance to share their sound for a paid weekend getaway in Ibiza. Until May 31, 2014, mixes recorded and uploaded to Mixcloud using TRAKTOR DJ will be automatically be entered in the contest. Acid house legend A Guy Called Gerald will guest-judge the mixes and select the lucky winner.

TRAKTOR DJ 1.4 is now available for download in the App Store for $9.99 / 8,99 € / £6.99 / ¥1,000 for iPad and $1.99 / 1,79 € / £ 1.49 / ¥200 for iPhone. Current users can update their version for free.

Self-confessed synth freak and world-renowned sound designer Rob Papen knows a thing or two about creating the sounds that people want to hear. He’s even published an informative instructional book/DVD set based on his subtractive synthesis masterclasses called The 4 Element Synth — perfectly pitched for the long-running analogue revival, but is best known for his namesake software company, dedicated to producing its trademark Inspiration Soundware.

Several years after its inception, Rob Papen, the company, collectively has 11 superlative software products to its well-known name: Blade (representing the cutting-edge of today’s synthesizers), BLUE-II (so-called ‘Crossfusion synthesis’ since it covers so much musical ground so effectively), Predator (‘phat’ analogue synth with killer presets and first-class features), Punch (speaker-busting, body-rattling drum machine), SubBoomBass (ultra-deep bass synth with built-in step sequencer), RG (electric and acoustic guitar grooves with sequencer and synth effects), RP-AMOD (modulation effects to spice up vocal tracks, enliven instruments, or even beef up drums and loops), RP-Delay (with six delay lines, eight filters, four LFOs, reverser, and more), RP-Distort (for distorting and dramatically altering tracks), and RP-Verb (advanced, transparent, and musical algorithm reverb).
Price: 699$.

'Epic Trailers Vol 2' from EqualSounds is the second instalment from the series, bringing you 5 exciting Construction Kits offering enormous orchestral and synth sounds found in theatrical trailers across the globe. You'll find dynamic instrument arrangements, powerful percussions and a mixture of fast-paced rhythms, guitars and synths.

With over 1.8 GB of breath-taking music divided into instrument group parts, this instalment is a must-have tool for all composers, producers and editors looking for cinematic/ orchestral feel in their creations.

Details:

- 5 Uncompressed Mixed & Mastered Construction Kits
- 16 Score Parts
- 21 Mixed & Mastered track mixes (long & part versions)
- 16 Multitrack MIDI Files
- Up To 35 tracks per Kit
- Tempo, Keys and Time Signatures
- Over 1.1 GB of Content

Formats:
- WAV 24-Bit/44.1 KHz
- MIDI

Price: £19.95