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Review: Rob Papen EDM and Urban bundles Rob Papen has packaged his best-selling synths into the EDM and Urban bundles. The EDM bundle includes Predator, Punch, and Blade. The Urban bundle includes Predator, Punch, and SubBoomBass. Each bundle sells for $239 / €199. We’ve been fans of Rob Papen ever since his Alesis Andromeda and Waldorf program banks, so we were anxious [...]More ...
Softube Console 1 is a hybrid hardware/software mixer for your DAW
Softube’s upcoming Console 1 is a combination of hardware mixer controller and software processing that works with your DAW software. The controller uses 26 knobs (but zero faders) and a range of buttons to control a custom channel strip plug-in. Related posts: Arturia SparkLE drum machine combines hardware, software, rainbows Cubase 7′s New MixConsole SSL [...]
Mixing and Sound Design Master Classes
Two videos popped up on our radar this week that show some interesting mixing and sound design techniques. They were recorded using Reason and Cubase, but the tricks can be applied to most workstations. Related posts: Guitar Sound Design Ideas Propellerhead announces Reason 7 and Reason 7 Essentials Review: Kush Audio Clariphonic EQ adds powdered [...]
Review: Rob Papen EDM and Urban bundles
Rob Papen has packaged his best-selling synths into the EDM and Urban bundles. The EDM bundle includes Predator, Punch, and Blade. The Urban bundle includes Predator, Punch, and SubBoomBass. Each bundle sells for $239 / €199. We’ve been fans of Rob Papen ever since his Alesis Andromeda and Waldorf program banks, so we were anxious [...]
Nektar Panorama P1 controller for Reason, Cubase, Nuendo now shipping
Nektar’s Panorama P1 Fader Controller is now available. The device offers 66 real-time controls for Reason, Cubase, or Nuendo workstations. A color TFT screen assists programming and setup. Related posts: Nektar Announces Panorama P6 61-note USB MIDI Controller for Reason Nektar Impact LX49 49-note USB keyboard controller Propellerhead announces Reason 7 and Reason 7 Essentials [...]
Free iOS app for Waldorf Rocket
Waldorf’s Rocket is a €244.00 EUR/$350 USB-powered desktop synth. One of its concessions to the relatively low price is that it has no patch memories, but the free Rocket Control iOS software does – plus it’s an editor and a remote controller for it. Related posts: Waldorf announces Rocket desktop synth VSL Introduces Free Remote [...]
Review: 8Dio Adagio Basses, Vol. 1
8Dio has concluded their ambitious Adagio series strings with Adagio Basses, Vol 1. This bass library for Kontakt takes up a bit over 10.5GB of space (with NCW compression,) and includes so many sections options that we’re not sure how they plan to fill a Volume 2. Related posts: 8Dio announces specs and pricing for [...]
Universal Audio releases version 7 software with Ocean Way Studios plug-in
Universal Audio has released UAD ver 7, a free update for their hardware DSP system. The update includes access to Ocean Way Studios, a “dynamic room modeling” plug-in. Related posts: AAX version of Sonnox Oxford Dynamics Plug-in Review: Kush Audio Clariphonic EQ adds powdered sugar on top of your mix PluginUpdate is a free app [...]
Universal MIDI controller mapping standard for selecting articulations proposed
Spitfire Audio has proposed a standard for dealing with the different ways each library has of selecting articulations. Great idea! This seems mostly suited to strings, but standards do evolve. Related posts: Arturia MiniLab Universal MIDI Controller shown at NAMM On MIDI’s 30th anniversary, a new standard is finally discussed Building the Ultimate MIDI Controller [...]
MOTU ships Digital Performer 8 for Mac and Windows
MOTU has begun shipping Digital Performer 8 for Mac and Windows. The new version adds Windows support, 64-bit support, new effects, themes and more. Related posts: New live performance Windows VST host Rack Performer goes into public beta v. 0.99 Is Dante the future? No, 64-channel digital audio over ethernet is already here Frankfurt Musikmesse: [...]
Camel Audio releases Alchemy Mobile 2 for iOS
Camel Audio has released Alchemy Mobile 2 for iPhone and iPad. The synth features loads of presets and modulation sources, based on sampled, virtual analog, granular, and additive synthesis. Related posts: Camel Audio releases Light Space ambient synth library Camel Audio Biolabs: Light Space sound library Arturia launches first iOS app with iMini Audiofile Engineering’s [...]
Rob Papen releases “Secrets of Subtractive Synthesis” book
Rob Papen has published a new book about programming analog and virtual synthesizers, “Secrets of Subtractive Synthesis.” The book is over 200 pages of synth tutorials, including four DVDs of examples and tutorials. Related posts: Korg releases KingKORG modeling synth Camel Audio releases Alchemy Mobile 2 for iOS Dave Smith Instruments drops Prophet 12, is [...]
Radial Announces PreComp for 500-series racks
Radial Engineering has announced the PreComp, a microphone preamp and compressor for 500-series racks. The mic preamp uses their Accustate gain control, which changes the output and sensitivity to maintain optimum signal to noise ratio at all times. Related posts: Focusrite Red 1 mic pre comes to 500-series format BAE Audio releasing 500-series 1073 module [...]
“SuperSpeed” (USB 3.0) will be up to 10Gbps and deliver 100W of power
SuperSpeed USB 3 is going to double its speed (with the spec expected to be finished in July), and it will power up to 20V, 5A, and 100W. That’s fast enough to keep up with the fastest SSD drives, and probably enough power to handle huge displays. Related posts: Some Notes on SuperSpeed USB 3.0 [...]
IK Multimedia adds SSL models to their T-Racks plug-in library
Eager to become the 99th company to make an SSL compressor plug-in, IK Multimedia has added new processors to the T-Racks Custom Shop. The Buss Compressor, pictured above, is their take on the stereo compressor built into Solid State Logic consoles. Related posts: IK Multimedia announces iRig HD iOS guitar interface Radial Announces PreComp for [...]
Review: 8Dio Adagio Violas Vol. 1
8Dio’s Adagio Violas library is the third release in the Adagio Vol. 1 string section series. This middle child of the orchestra is beautifully recorded, with many variations and features to make the viola section sound as lifelike as possible. The 8Dio Adagio concept mostly avoids the usual method of crossfading between static dynamic layers [...]
Quick tip: Logic 9 Project quick view from Finder
Hey, you know how you can highlight any file in the Finder, then hit the spacebar to bring up a quick view (or quick listen)? Well guess what: you can do the same with Logic 9 Projects! Too cool. Related posts: Quick Fix for Missing Plug-ins in Logic Review: Assault from Sample Logic Setting up [...]
SSL Sigma: SSL console in a box
SSL’s Sigma ( £2799, $4499, 3359€) is a remote-controlled analog mix engine, “designed for the DAW user that [sic] seeks the legendary big sound of an SSL console…” This 2U box is a mixer, only it’s controlled by MIDI over ethernet. It works with all the major sequencers. Related posts: Behringer Xenyx Control1USB audio interface/monitor [...]
SPL Crimson USB audio interface/monitor controller. Also, Madison MADI interface.
SPL’s Crimson USB Audio Interface and Monitor Controller…well, that’s what it is. The company touts it as a “boutique-level product at a fraction of German manufacturing costs.” (Specifically $725/1500 EU.) Related posts: Behringer Xenyx Control1USB audio interface/monitor and talkback controller NAMM: iConnectivity’s iConnectMIDI4+ hybrid networkable multi-host MIDI interface WITH AUDIO SUPPORT (iOS, Mac, Win) [...]
Nektar Impact LX49 49-note USB keyboard controller
Nektar’s LX49 ($160, 129 EU, 110 GBP) is the latest in their line of budget, full-featured keyboard controllers. Related posts: Nektar Announces Panorama P6 61-note USB MIDI Controller for Reason Finally, a keyboard controller…from veteran keyboard controller company Kawai? Update: Kawai’s new VPC1 weighted controller keyboard ROLI Seabord GRAND – an intriguing new kind of keyboard [...]
Heavyocity announces AEON, we’ve got the first review
Heavyocity’s AEON is a new 14GB (compressed down from 27GB) library of exotic instrument samples, synth textures, and rhythmic sequences for Kontakt 5.1. It’s split into two libraries: AEON Melodic and AEON Rhythmic. Related posts: Review: Assault from Sample Logic Review: Project Alpha library for Kontakt by Hybrid Two Review: Black Surface One by Standard [...]
