Flux has released a new plug-in called Alchemist, a multi-band dynamic processor. They have also taken their time to update Solera, Pure Compressor, Pure DCompressor, Pure Expander, Pure DExpander and Pure Limiter to version 2. News is not only in flashy interface, but typically Flux, the update includes updated algorithms and plenty of new features.
Read more →

Already time for AES again! Man, time flies. Unfortunately I won’t be attending it this year. The worst part about that isn’t necessarily that I can’t go around molesting the latest gear, but that I’ll miss all the kickass parties I’ve been invited to! Oh well. I’ll of course do my best to cover the news, and hopefully some friendly dude or dudette will supply me with some floor footage as well (if you’re going and is interested, let me know).

In the meantime, here are some of the AES news that have dropped into my mailbox over the last few weeks.
Read more →

Sonnox has announced a time-limited promotion on their Elite bundle, containing all the Oxford plug-ins. For the months of October and November 2008 there will be a 20% discount on the Sonnox Elite Collection.
Read more →

I’d like to take a minute to talk a little about amping. I think we’re seeing a trend going against this beautiful sound capturing technique. Perhaps not so much in the big studios (even so a little there as well!), but definitely in the more humble home ditos.
Read more →

Just how much work do you think it would be for a company like Digidesign with plenty of employees to incorporate the much asked freeze function in LE/M-Powered and HD, as well as delay compensation in LE/M-Powered?

Just think about it for a second and make a guess before you read any further.
Read more →

I got an email from Andreas Rauscher about a widget bundle for OS X. Some seems to be quite handy to have around! The bundle consists of Audio Unit Converter, BPM Calculator, Musical Assistant and Audilectric Calculator.

Requirements: these Widgets have been produced to run in Apple’s Dashboard environment, not Konfabulator or Yahoo!. You will need a Mac running OS X 10.4.3 or above.

Go grab’em

M-Audio has announced that Torq DJ software and dozens of hardware devices are now qualified for use with Windows Vista 32-bit SP1.
Read more →

Eastwest is yet again running a “buy one or more PLAY Virtual Instruments and get an additional PLAY Virtual Instrument of equal or lesser value free”. Offer is valid between September 5 and October 31, 2008

Choose two products from the following list: (You will purchase the higher priced product)

EastWest/Quantum Leap Symphonic Orchestra (PLAY — any edition!), Fab Four, Gypsy, Ministry of Rock, Voices of Passion, EastWest/Quantum Leap Pianos, Goliath, Stormdrum 2

Soundsonline.com

Realsamples has compiled a bundle, called Beurmann Bundle, consisting of three harpsichords, three pianos, a spinet and a Dulcitone (an early celesta). We’re of course talking sample libraries here and not actual instruments.
Read more →

M-Audio has released the M-Audio Guide for the Recording Guitarist, written by Chris Buono. The book is described as “a complete how-to resource for the guitarist who wants to take advantage of today’s creative hardware and software technology”.
Read more →