Steinberg Museum just opened
Ableton has released an update to Ableton Live version 8.1.
SONiVOX is hyping their new Vocal Production Synthesizer, a new product from their Nemesynth Audio Research Group. SONiVOX claims the Vocalizer is a completely new concept in modern music production that couples a new synthesis engine with an open input based architecture. Vocalizer is one part effect plug-in and one part virtual instrument. Vocalists, non-vocalists
Laura Escude talks with EM about her debut hybrid-electronic album, Pororoca, and her experiences as a classical musician and an Ableton Live trainer.
SONiVOX today offered a pre-release preview complete with MP3 and Video examples of the first instrument from their new NEMESYNTH Audio Research Group, VOCALIZER – Vocal Production Synthesizer.
Sugar Bytes have released the perfect Guitar emulation! With Amps, Effects and different guitars. And the guitar player is included as well, represented by a step sequencer system which makes it easy to…
With absolutely no modesty, the innovators at Sugar Bytes have announced “the most complete guitar software of all times.” And watching the video below…they might be right! The actual guitar player has been transformed into a step sequencer system that allows you to control playing styles, chord progressions and song structures. Guitarist can be played
Dr. Dre, P. Diddy and now Q… Harman International has announced the Quincy Jones Signature Headphone Line by AKG. The new line includes three models: the Q701 reference-class premium over-ears, the Q460 portable on-ear mini headphones and the Q350 in-ear headphones. Musician, artist, humanitarian, Quincy Jones is a true original. His productions, which include the best-selling album
The GAIA Synthesizer Sound Designer is a software-based editor application for the Roland GAIA SH-01 Synthesizer. Compatible with both Windows and Mac OS X, the GAIA Synthesizer Sound Designer allows users to access the ..
Native Instruments has released five new products with their new KOMPLETE 7 Instruments and Effects range. The new products include the modal synthesizer REAKTOR PRISM, the studio reverb REFLEKTOR, the organ emulation VINTAGE ORGANS, the effect suite TRAKTOR’S 12 and the amp emulation RAMMFIRE. All products are based on the technology of KONTAKT, REAKTOR and
Owners of Eventide plug-ins now have another month to upgrade to the Anthology II bundle at a discount, thanks to Eventide’s extension of the Anthology II Upgrade Special. Until September 30, 2010, Eventide Anthology own..
The Lower Rhythm release Signals 2 for Windows
60% September discount on TDM plug-in recreation of the Ursa Major Space Station multi-tap delay
Dangerous Music announced today that it has begun shipping its new stereo ‘Dangerous BAX EQ’. The new one-rack space unit is ideal for use in mastering and as a final mix buss shelving EQ. Built in response to demand fro..
Prices drop on entire Receptor range
Purchase a pair of Alesis M1 Active 320USB speakers between September 1 and December 31, 2010, and you’ll receive a free speaker bag, perfect for transporting your M1 Actives from home to the studio or wherever you need to go!
Tips on how to choose a double bass drum pedal, from Sweetwater’s own Derek Senestraro. There are lots of great double bass drum pedals on the market today. Just as with a single pedal, there are some things to look at and think through as you are deciding which is best for you. 1. Drive connection — There are several options, with chain drive being the most popular and common today. Chain is durable and will last quite a long time. It does have a different feel, a little less “bouncy” than a strap and very different than a direct drive. Drive connection is a very important parameter contributing to the “feel” of the pedal.
The part of bass drum pedal that actually strikes the drumhead . The beater consists of a shaft that attaches to the pedal and a wood, rubber, felt, metal, resin, or plastic head, which is the part that actually impacts the drumhead. The beater head may be be covered with felt or another material to change the tone of the beater, or it may have different surfaces, which can rotate to strike the head, for different sounds .
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Ableton is focusing on users who want to learn more about Live 8 with its new “University of Ableton” campaign: anyone who buys Live 8, Suite 8, Live Intro or any upgrade between September 1 and October 31, 2010 will rec..
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The Korg microKEY features 37 velocity-sensing mini keys, using the same Natural Touch keybed found on the Korg microKORG XL Analog Modeling Synthesizer/Vocoder and microSTATION Music Workstation. This keybed has been de..
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In this week’s post on the HALion 4 Blog, Steinberg developer Matthias Klag focuses on HALion’s filter section and provides a step-by-step guide for creating classic synthesizer sounds. The blog’s latest post also features sound demos and seven HALion Sonic preset files for free download. Read the latest post and download the sounds for free
Roland AX-Synth shoulder synth is now available in a premium black sparkle finish
Jon Hopkins performs live at the ICA. Photo ( CC-BY-SA ) Matt Biddulph . Classically trained as a pianist, musician and producer Jon Hopkins has one of the richest resumes in electronic music. He’s a frequent collaborator with Brian Eno, wand has worked with artists like Coldplay (who featured his music on their last album), Tunng, David Holmes, and Imogen Heap. He worked with director Peter Jackson, and has a sci-fi score on the way. He also has a rich set of solo releases . And we’ve seen him here recently with remix swaps with Four Tet and contributions to Eno’s upcoming Warp record . Coming to the Electric Zoo Festival , the blowout Randall’s Island Labor Day weekend electronic party here in New York, he’s set to perform a straight-up, genuinely live set, complete with a small squadron of KAOSS Pads. You can catch him Sunday at 1pm if you’re at the event.
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Pocket Piano from Critter and Guitari on Vimeo . Apologies to the immense powers of lumbering studio gear, but a new lifestyle may be forming around unique, mobile, small, simple synths. The latest entry comes from none other than Critter and Gitari, some of our favorite electronics designers, based in Philadelphia. This time, they’re touting a pocket synth. No MIDI, no control voltage – just wooden keys, some knobs, an audio out jack, and a speaker. But the killer feature is, it runs on batteries. That allows you to take it anywhere, including – as evidenced by the video – on the Staten Island Ferry. The sounds are decidedly lo-fi, but varied in synthesis methods: Vibrato Synth Harmonic Sweeper Two-Octave Arpeggiator Octave Cascade Mono FM Synth FM Arpeggiator Twist the knobs to select mode and waveform, with a colored light to give you feedback. Then play on the wooden keys, though they require a bit of what the creators describe as “a refined touch.” Lots of additional sound samples, including some that sound like they escaped from a vintage arcade cabinet (or a really cheap alien spacecraft): Pocket Piano Bonus: Here’s a wonderful recorder called the Kaleidoloop from the same builders, costing $299. They’ve been documenting its many powers over the past months. It’s insanely simple – to the point that somewhere, KAOSS Pad engineers are scratching their heads — but also insanely delicious. Kaleidoloop: Effecting a Voice Recording from Critter and Guitari on Vimeo .
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