Monthly archives: December 2009
URS Year End Sale – 40% off everything
URS is running a sale until December 25, 11:59, allowing you to purchase anything from their store at a 40% discount. To get the discount enter the coupon code: FORTYOFF URS Online Store
Quick tip: Keeping track on tracks
When composing you can sometimes end up with a lot of tracks. To help you keep track of them, remember that the Pro Tools mixer is not static like a traditional console! Move the tracks around. Keep the ones you’re working on close to each other, move them away when you’re done working on them. [...]
Merry Christmas from Ohm Force: Symptohm: Melohman PE for free
The funky skin, there’s a regular one too but funky is more… funky. Ohm Force recently decided to slash their prices a fair bit. Now they’ve even decided to give away the Performer Edition of Symptohm: Melohman for free. Go grab it Or read more about it
Merry Christmas from NI: Holiday Selection 2009 – free Kore instrument
Native Instrument is giving away a free Kore instrument. Holiday Selection 2009 is a mix of a little of everything from previous Kore instruments. If you don’t have Kore you can use it with the free Kore Player. Go grab it at the NI website
Merry Christmas from Modartt: Cimbalom freebie for Pianoteq
Modartt has released another freebie for their KIViR project (Keyboard Instruments Virtual Restoration). This time it’s a cimbalom, the precursor to the piano. The cimbalom is played with mallets and has been frequently used in gypsy orchestras.
Venue D-Show 2.8.1 software now available
Venue D-Show 2.8.1 software upgrade is now available for $149. News includes, among other things, VCA and Group Spill.
Pro Tools 8.0.3 installers for Mac systems are here
As ericdano said in his comment, Avid has posted 8.0.3 updates for Mac OS X HD, LE and M-Powered. Mac OS X Essential and Windows versions will be coming soon.
Loud and Avid announce licensing agreement
Earlier this year Mackie showed the world that they had cracked the Digi code and that Pro Tools M-Powered could be run without Avid interfaces but with a Mackie one instead. Now it’s official, Loud (owners of Mackie) and Avid has signed an agreement that licenses the use of the Onyx-i series with Pro Tools [...]
The Rebuild: ICON D-Command demo
A while ago I visited Avid/Digidesign to get a proper D-Command ES demo. I’ve fiddled with them a little, but if I’m going to spend the dough I’ll want an experienced user showing me around. I got to spend some time with it and even though I had no way near as much time to [...]
SM58 – The worlds toughest microphone?
Here are two videos shot by the Swedish magazine Studio where they’re trying to see just how tough the SM58 really is (don’t worry, you won’t need to understand Swedish to enjoy these).
