Toontrack has announced that the Custom and Vintage SDX is now shipping. See my previous post or Toontrack’s website for more info.

So I got the Trilian press release and figured I might as well post it as well for the few folks who prefer reading over watching videos.
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Spectrasonics awaited bass module Trilian is now shipping. I could go on and on about each and every other feature, or you could just watch Eric Persing of Spectrasonics go through it in the videos below. I think I’ll go with the latter. These videos offers a long introduction to Trilian, so go make some coffee, grab a cake or two and sit back and enjoy.

Trilian Features Overview Demo from Spectrasonics on Vimeo.

Trilian Electric Demo from Spectrasonics on Vimeo.

Trilian Acoustic Demo from Spectrasonics on Vimeo.

Trilian Synth Demo from Spectrasonics on Vimeo.

What strikes me the most is the sound quality and realism appears to be something else. I should expect that by now from Spectrasonics, but it still surprised me! Bass might seem easy to emulate, but it’s not as easy as it looks. No bass VI I’ve ever tried has performed to my satisfaction, especially not when it comes to acoustic bass. I’m not sure Trillian will either, but it definitely looks a lot more interesting than anything I’ve ever seen. I’m not even talking about the pure sound shaping possibilities here.

Spectrasonics

Sampla is a new instrument for hip hop production from SONiVOX.
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MusicWorks Interactive has released The Finale 2010 Tutorial DVD-ROM. Taught by composer Paul Gilreath and containing 9 hours of video instruction, the Finale 2010 DVD intends to help develop and refine Finale skills in teachers, students, composers, orchestrators and other musicians who use Finale software, according to MusicWorks.

Retail price is $49.95.

More info at MusicWorks Interactive.

Native Instruments has announced no less than two new Scarbee basses – MM-Bass and Scarbee Pre-Bass Amped.
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I just got the news from Brainworx that they will release another freebie called bx_cleansweep. It consists of high- and low-pass filters, the “anti-crush” 6 dB low-pass, taken from bx_digital V2 to be exact. Love the joysticks on Brainworx stuff! Makes me want a surround panner so bad!

A little odd to announce that they will release a freebie. Maybe they didn’t have the time to finalize it in time for their newsletter? Anyway, look for bx_cleansweep sometime next week.

Brainworx

M-Audio has announced that Windows 7 public beta drivers are now available for the majority of their current products. To download these drivers, you must be a registered member of the M-Audio forum.

Download the drivers

I just saw that Guitar Center advertises a bundle from Focusrite, called Scarlett. The GUI looks very ‘Redish’.
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I’m too hung-over to write a proper article today. So instead I’ll post a clip capturing the very spirit of jazz (from the Mighty Boosh).