You might have seen the rumors floating around the web lately regarding the possibility of a new Avid release. It’s true, Avid has today introduced both new hardware and software for the HD platform.
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Apogee has just introduced a brand new audio interface, of course optimized for Logic but like some earlier Apogee products it actually has support for Pro Tools HD as well.
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Novation is offering a software bundle for free to all new and existing Nocturn Keyboard owners.

The free software bundle includes:
• Automap Pro Upgrade
• Novation FX Plug-in Suite: The full suite of Novation plug-in effects
• Novation Bass station: Software emulation of the Bass Station
• Novation V-Station: Virtual synthesizer plug-in

This special offer is available to all existing Nocturn Keyboard owners, as well as to new customers. To take advantage of the giveaway, register your Nocturn 25 or 49 online at the Novation web site to receive unlock codes for the downloadable software.

Is anyone running Nocturn and Automap succesfully with Pro Tools?

More at Novation

Avid has announced new versions of the M-Audio Axiom controller range. The controllers are available in 25, 49 and 61 key versions. Perhaps the most interesting new feature is DirectLink which automatically maps the controls to commonly used parameters.
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Novation has updated Automap to version 3.5. There are no new Pro Tools-specific features but it includes goodies for Cubendo, Logic and Live users. I suppose Pro Tools users should update anyway as Novation claims it improves stability over previous versions.
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The last months I’ve tried a whole bunch of ribbon microphones, high-end ones and low-end ones. I managed to get my hands on three Crowley & Tripp microphones and figured I’d share my opinion about them. They’re no longer being made, at least not under the Crowley & Tripp name, Shure bought the company a while back and is now manufacturing some of them under their own name. Up for test here are Naked Eye, Soundstage Image and Proscenium.
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I bet this will make a couple of guys happy: Avid has introduced an optional MADI card for Venue.
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Now this is what I need too be perfectly happy with software synthesizers! What you see is actually a controller for the GForce ImpOSCar virtual instrument.

I would definitely like to see more dedicated controllers, perhaps not so much for software instruments, more for channelstrips and such. I’ve bugged SSL about it more than once. Would be great to have a dedicated controller for your favorite channelstrip and as other controllers became available you would be able add those. Totally modular.

Avid knows my feelings about this as well but I don’t see it happen from them to be honest. Wouldn’t it be cool if you could buy a dynamics section? Or an EQ section? Or both in the same module?

Of course this begs the question, why not just get a real OSCar? Oh yeah, there’s that little thing with pricing and availability of vintage synths. As for the ImpOSCar controller, it doesn’t look like it will be for sale at all.

Via: Gearjunkies

Synth-project

A while back I set out to find myself two new channels of microphone preamps. I made a list and tried to get a hold of as many of them as possible. In this review we’ll look at two of them that just so happens to come from two different companies but the same designer.
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Some of you might remember that I’ve been planning and working on an overhaul of my home setup where I pretty much do all of my work these days. Since I moved to a new place recently I figured it was time to take care of the acoustics properly.
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