Monthly archives: May 2007
Big Fish Audio releases VI.ONE multi-disc sample library
This sounds pretty impressing: Far more than just a sound library; consider this a major studio upgrade. Vir2 Instruments’ VI.ONE is a massive multi-disc sample library encompassing over two thousand instruments, kits, and other sound effects, and is designed to be of maximum usability to musicians across a wide span of genres.
Groove Monkee releases rock MIDI library for Addictive Drums
Groove Monkee is pleased to announce the release of the first 3rd-Party MIDI library for XLN Audio’s Addictive Drums. Groove Monkee Rock contains 1500 MIDI beats and fills covering 10 styles of rock music: alternative, ballad, blues rock, classic, contemporary, hard rock, punk, metal, funk rock and pop plus sections of half-time, basic rock and [...]
Terra Digital Audio releases new line of Windows based desktop and workstation PCs for Digidesign Pro Tools
The Terra MX2 Quad Core is a powerful Windows®-based workstation designed to run Digidesign Pro Tools|HD. The base model ships with two Intel® Xeon 2.66 GHz Dual Core processors, and is custom configurable, supporting processor speeds up to 3.73 GHz. It supports up to 32GB of PC5400 Fully Buffered ECC memory, four hard drives (SATA [...]
The worlds most expensive keyboard
Have you seen this? The worlds most expensive keyboard. Somehow I thought it would be in golds with diamond keys or something, but not, nothing like that… On the other hand, every single key is a separate display which basically means it can be customized anyway possibly. And the price? €1256.86 (how the hell did [...]
EastWest announces debut of Zero-G and Xfonic’s SoundSense series sound libraries
EASTWEST, exclusive US distributor of Zero-G products, is pleased to announce the debut of Zero-G and Xfonic’s SoundSense Series. The SoundSense Series provides music producers with professional quality sounds at an aggressive price point. The series features four sample libraries: Ambiosis, Trance Inducer, Technomatik, and Chilled Grooves.
Metronome for learning flamenco
I’m sure this is a useful tool, it just sounds funny to me with a metronome made especially for flamenco! Graf-Martinez has released version 3.2 of Compás which is a metronome for learning the Flamenco rhythms. This standalone application allows you to hear and see the beats in the Flamenco rhythms, and to learn how [...]
VirSyn updates Poseidon to 1.2
VirSyn today announces the release of Poseidon 1.2. Features : – “Inverse filter” model for separation of sound source and body enables preservation of formants. – Bitmap import function to convert images into sound. – New harmonic/wavetable analyzer modes ensure strict harmonic partials. – Unison modes for suboctave and fifth. – Added filter and blur [...]
Precisionsound releases Ethno Percussion Collection Vol.1 – DAF
The DAF is a Middle Eastern frame drum, a percussion instrument with a very distinctive sound. This library is Precisionsound’s first release in the Ethno Percussion Collection series, where they have focused on making very detailed single shot percussion libraries for your own playing and programming. Several layers (up to 8 layers per sample) allow [...]
SPOTLIGHT: EQs – Part I
Spotlight on EQs have been requested, so Spotlight on EQs is what you’ll get. There are so many out there so I’ve had to divide it into more than one part. I’m not sure yet on how many we’ll end up with, but there will be at least two, so keep your eyes open for [...]
Spectrasonics launches education initiativ
Spectrasonics today announced to the public its new Educational Program designed to put its three award-winning virtual instruments, Atmosphere(r), Trilogy(r) and Stylus RMX(r), into music technology classrooms around the world. The new program creates an efficient and easy way for educational institutions to apply for special software licenses for their classroom computers – at a [...]
