Monthly archives: July 2007
Digital Sound Works releases Dramatic Percussion virtual instrument
Digital Sound Works has introduced Dramatic Percussion, the first in a series of new virtual instruments. Dramatic Percussion features rarely recorded percussion instruments such as Boo bams, Puili, Octobans, Taos drums, Anklung, a full range of bowed and scraped gongs, Crotales bowed and struck, Vietnamese split bamboo, Concert Toms, Waterphone, and a 50-year-old 55 gallon [...]
Universal Audio & Neve launch UAD Nevana X2
Universal Audio, a manufacturer of high-quality vintage audio hardware and DSP software plug-ins for digital audio workstations, and audio console/modular manufacturer AMS-Neve today jointly announced the new UAD-Nevana X2 for Mac OS X & Windows X64/XP/Vista. The UAD-Nevana X2 includes DUAL PCIe DSP cards and all seven of the UA/Neve Classic Console Plug-ins including the [...]
REVIEW: Sonalksis Creative Elements
Sonalksis recently released the TBK3 Ãœber Compressor, with that I decided it was time to review the entire line of TBKs, collectively known as Creative Elements. So here goes, reviews of a filter, a destroyer and a chainsaw!
Pro Tools 7.3.1cs4 released
I almost forgot about reporting about this, the latest cs update is now available for all 7.3.1 systems. You can get it at Digidesigns CS update page
Massey TD5 analog tape delay is here!
Holy cow, have a lot of people waited for this plug-in or what? ProTooler was first to break the story that Steve Massey was working on the tape delay, and I’m very grateful to him for telling me about it in the first place, since then it’s been all eager anticipation. Go get it! I’ll [...]
Alesis ships DM5 Pro Kit electronic drum set
Electronic drum kits has been a popular discussion here at ProTooler, now Alesis has begun shipments of its highly anticipated DM5 Pro Kit. Designed for both professional and aspiring drummers, the DM5 Pro Kit includes an updated DM5 sound module which contains a wealth of pre-programmed sounds and drum kits; ultra-sturdy hardware; and a professional, [...]
Roland releases the SP-555 Sampler
Personally I think it’s a looker… I wonder what the SP-666 will be like. On to the press release… Roland punches up its popular SP Sampler lineup with the new flagship SP-555 Sampling Workstation. Complete with 16 velocity sensitive pads, 37 Fantom-quality effects, an exciting new LOOP CAPTURE function, beefed up internal sample memory, and [...]
Loopmasters Movie Dialogue
Movie Dialogue is an inspirational set of 665 seperate Wav samples taken from original early Film Dialogue, all licenced for use under the new Creative Commons licence agreement. The vocal samples have been taken from old movies and public information films and are categorised in folders with names such as “Assignment outer space”, “Keep off [...]
Digidesign signs Brainworx: bx_digital – volume up – prices down 30%
bx_digital, Brainworx critically acclaimed M/S mastering and recording EQ plug-in, will be available world-wide through the DIGIDESIGN online-store within a few days! Digidesign will take on international sales and marketing for both, TDM and RTAS versions of the bx_digital. DIGI and BX have signed a world-wide distribution deal only a few days ago. BX will [...]
SONiVOX announces DVI Series downloadable virtual instruments
SONiVOX (formerly Sonic Implants) today announced the release of their new line of “DVI Products,” (downloadable virtual instruments). The DVI series products feature a large selection of affordably priced instruments and collections of instruments that are downloadable directly from the SONiVOXmi.com web shop.
