Mac and Music News
Through Monday May 11, 2015
May 3 - 02:20 AM | Plug-ins > Echosoundworks |
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
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May 2 - 06:22 AM | Virtual Instrument > Native Instruments |
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 $1.99 / 1,79 € / £ 1.49 / ¥200 for iPhone. Current users can update their version for free.
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May 2 - 06:08 AM | Virtual Instrument > Rob Papen |
Several years after its inception, Rob Papen, the company, collectively has 11 superlative software products to its well-known name: Blade (representing the cutting-edge of today’s synthesizers), BLUE-II (so-called ‘Crossfusion synthesis’ since it covers so much musical ground so effectively), Predator (‘phat’ analogue synth with killer presets and first-class features), Punch (speaker-busting, body-rattling drum machine), SubBoomBass (ultra-deep bass synth with built-in step sequencer), RG (electric and acoustic guitar grooves with sequencer and synth effects), RP-AMOD (modulation effects to spice up vocal tracks, enliven instruments, or even beef up drums and loops), RP-Delay (with six delay lines, eight filters, four LFOs, reverser, and more), RP-Distort (for distorting and dramatically altering tracks), and RP-Verb (advanced, transparent, and musical algorithm reverb).
Price: 699$.
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Apr 10 - 04:35 AM | Virtual Instrument > EqualSounds |
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
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Apr 10 - 02:26 AM | Virtual Instrument > Detunized.com |
Binaries - a collection of FM sounds taken from a vintage ISA soundboard.
Each Binaries patch is made of several velocity layers that reproduce the authentic sound of an 4 Operator OPL3 FM chip and brings you an unique mixture of pristine FM clarity and dusty Digital to Analog conversion.
Phase Facets - a library based on the Interactive Phase Distortion principle.
IPD synthesis was meant as an effort to simplify sound programming compared to calssic FM and it is capable of producing bright and lively tunes with sharp attacks and digital precision.
Phase Facets Universal delivers 31 multi-format patches that trigger "filter-less" and "non-substractive" sounds with rich harmonic content and agile brightness.
fTable - an enormous collection of synthesized waveforms that were created on a Hohner HS1E sampler. All sets of waveforms use the additive and hand drawing capabilities of this unit.
The samples are recorded through the samplers proprietary 16 Bit DAC that is a little harsh but also gives unique colorization to the sounds.
Each library supports samples and players that read these formats:
SFZ (Ploque Sforzando, Cakewalk SFZ player, Directwave and many more)
NKI (NI Kontakt)
SXT (Reason Sampler)
EXS (Logic Sampler)
FXP (Halion Sampler.
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