News - October 2006

"Full Demo Production" is now available and includes recording of drums, bass, keyboards, and guitar tracks (live instruments played by the group), mixing and (pre)mastering.

The XDS95 utilizes 24-bit digital converters and is notably free from companders for unprecedented sound quality.

T2488 fully supports Tascam's 2488 with control automation and routing/effects assignment vis-a-vis scene customization.

Vinyl Boy is an effect that enables you to scratch the material on your audio tracks in real time.

The new AxisPad turns the touch sensitive screen of your Palm phone or handheld computer into a musical instrument much like a theremin.

The Subtractor Patches Reason Refill Volume 1 contains 256 new Subtractor patches including warm analogue synths, fat basses, cool sweeps, and more.

Voice Tweaker is a high quality pitch shifter with the ability to transpose the pitch of a monophonic signal (a voice or an instrument) up to 2 octaves, up or down.

Photo-optical all-tube phaser pedal

Huge collection of loops, licks, and samples to help get your party-music started right

Overhaul of preset collection delivers new capabilities for daAlfa2k

Easy guitar book includes tablature for 13 classics

Detailed toy instrument samples for HALion, NI Kontakt and SoundFont

Expansion pack adds a fourth grand piano to Ivory

Version 5.8 includes new features and functions

Combines computer controller features with high-quality, stereo-sampled acoustic and electric pianos

Complete pack includes guitar, modeling amp, tuner and other accessories

High-performance UHF true-diversity wireless cardioid condenser microphone system

Lightweight, feature-packed 180W rackmount EUROPOWER mixer

Includes material for Reason 3.0

Pocket-size guitar studio for practice and recording

Live-played MIDI loops and parts for Salsa flavor

Parade series shells for snare and bass drums

Multi-function DAW companion offers analog summing, monitor control, D/A conversion, talkback, headphone amps, and more in 1 RU

Flexible plug-ins for high-quality filtering and modulation

VST software for comprehensive, full-range audio analysis

Three new packs deliver expanded EZdrummer capabilities

Ultra-compact system incorporates automatic channel setup

Apple Loops for GarageBand, Soundtrack and Logic.

Kit library for Native Instruments Battery or Kontakt

Brings PCIe compatability to the PowerCore line

The company offers fast, live FinalScratch 2 tech support driven out of their home office and managed by a dynamic team of DJ experts who are able to work FS2 users quickly and efficiently through their areas of concern.

With this release, all Swar Systems products now run on both PPC and Intel Macs, as well as PCs.

Styles range from East & West Coast Hip Hop, Crunk, Reggaeton, Dancehall, RnB, Nu-Soul, Grime and more.

Harmony Central's wealth of information on acoustic guitars - reviews, classifieds, news, forums, guitar lick of the day, and much more - is now easily accessible from one location.

The new Magma PCI Express to PCI Expansion Chassis offers a simple expansion solution that allows users to upgrade to the newest PCI Express computers without losing their investment in PCI hardware.

New version supports VST, AU, RTAS, and provides new help functions.

This book provides the lyrics along with piano and chord arrangements for all the songs on the record.

Each drum is made from hand-selected maple wood with an inner ply of curly maple, while the finish is an extreme custom lacquer process.

BLACKIE®, a mid-1950s Fender Stratocaster guitar pieced together by Clapton himself from numerous individual guitars, was Clapton's main instrument throughout the 1970s and '80s.

The Konnekt 8 audio interface is based on the new DICE II digital interface chip from TC Applied Technologies.

The workshop will focus on developing the correct skills necessary to mix music professionally.

The last record the Rolling Stones released with guitarist Brian Jones, Beggars Banquet includes the hit songs "Sympathy for the Devil" and "Street Fighting Man."

Hit from Fragile include "Roundabout," "Long Distance Runaround," and "Cans and Brahms."

Both LiveBook and LiveBook Studio feature Intel's Core 2 Duo technology and are deigned to provide stable and consistent performance.

Both output expansion options provide an additional two buffered outputs per mic channel for a total of three outputs for each microphone.

The all-new Spider III 75, 120, 150, and HD150 amplifiers offer perfectly dialed-in sounds with 200 artist presets created by over two dozen of today's hottest bands and guitarists.

The new series is ideal for rehearsal, recording, jamming or small gigs.

The UTA-1's main base socket features a universal input that will accept any of the 9 major plug types used by various countries.

Unlike most studio condenser microphones, the MXL.006 is a USB (Universal Serial Bus) instrument that connects directly to a computer without the need for external mic preamps.

This new set contains 128 tried and true Trance, Hard-Style, and Hard-Core sound programs designed by Steven Verboom of Buzzer Music.

Lush was designed as a pad synth for creating ambient or spacey atmospheres in any kind of music.

The new versions feature a brand new user interface, MIDI control capabilities and enhanced filter algorithms.

New addition to Aviom's core technology solutions allows manufacturers to integrate an A-Net interface directly into a range of products.

Mogami has managed to reduce the capacitance (the tendency for a component to store an electrical charge) and refine the mechanical and electrical performance attributes of the cable, while maintaining superior flexibility and handling characteristics.

Entry-level music notation software now includes Intel-based Macintosh support.

Grasshopper allows the user to load wave files (usually drum samples) and then play rhythmic patterns, automatically generated, based on parameters you set.

Synthbox manufactures the Space Case acrylic synthesizer chassis.

Inteum 4 introduces a number of new features including compatibility with Intel Macs.

The Portico 5014 allows users to control stereo ambience and spatial positioning while further manipulating source material with its difference channel equalizer and insert.

The 5088 console incorporates custom designed input and output transformers, a hallmark of Mr. Rupert Neve's mixing consoles over the years, and is expandable in 16-channel sections (allowing for 32, 48, 64 or more channels).

Artists, bands and record labels can enjoy free design services, high-quality products, and low minimum quantities.

New portable system allows for quick and flexible CD back up and copy of audio and data files.

Features include: an animated fretboard with right and left-handed views, eMedia's exclusive Tri-View video with close ups, a song based curriculum, English or Spanish instruction, tuner, interactive chord charts, music tracking and live performance audio.

The FaderPort is loaded with a high-quality motorized long throw fader to give the user the feel needed for recording perfect fades and writing automation.

RatHole was designed for nondestructive compression of any files containing audio data in PCM 8/16/24-bit or IEEE_FLOAT 32-bit format.

The book is the next level up from Barry Levenson's first successful book, Exciting Concepts for Blues Guitar Soloing.

Subscribers can also benefit from Puremagnetik magazine content that includes news articles, production tips, artist interviews and podcasts.

Registered users and those who purchase and register a complete Symphonic Cube (Standard Libraries of all 10 Collections) before November 30th, 2006, are eligible to receive exclusive Legato Performance Patches of the Soprano Choir for Vienna Instruments.

The cable's special double layer Matte PVC outer jacket and thick OFC copper braid shielding provides for a high level of protection against RFI/EMI and electrostatic noise.

These plug-ins are composed of a wide variety of effects aimed to musicians and technicians, such as filters, dynamic treatments, as well as several tools, realized and conceived with rigor and sound quality in mind.

In addition to 23 awards for Technical and Creative Achievement, the sell-out crowd saw legendary rocker Steve Miller receive the prestigious Les Paul Award.

The major enhancement to the Stradivari Solo Violin include new Samples with a "Lyrical" instrument has been added for a fuller, sweeter and more dramatic tone, in addition to a "Classic" instrument, so there are in effect two violins to choose from.

SL Hit Tracks recreate the live drum performances of hit songs from artists like Led Zeppelin, The Who, The B-52s, Sublime, Van Halen, and others.

The TM-1 is a USB MIDI interface capable of increasing the original MIDI bandwidth up to 10 times from your computer to compatible devices.

The new RP series offers guitarists a myriad of options for creating and accessing high quality tones of whatever genre of music they play.

Five new products are now available in stores.

Naigate through the site's many areas to gain valuable product knowledge and to preview the various models included in the Simon & Patrick line.

Both systems combine two award-winning products—the M-Audio® Black Box™ and Pro Tools M-Powered™ software.

The player, command center and core of Vienna's virtual instruments, is now available in version 1.1 in the plug-in formats AU, VST for OS X, VST for Windows XP, and as a stand-alone version.

This year's tournament has many new offerings including an expanded concert and golf events at two premier courses.

Precisionsound decided to sample the Lira in a way that makes it more like a universal "ethno violin."

Cygnus X-2 is totally Class A solid state with transformerless balanced inputs and outputs.

The Big Reason is packed full of loops, instruments, pads, effects and much, much more, all programmed for Propellerhead's Reason as REX2, NN-19, NN-XT, Re-Drum, Malstrom, Subtractor and WAV files.

This update addresses a the volume issues found in version 1.0, adds Mod-wheel and Pitch-Bend control to all 128 presets, and features a few subtle redesigns of a handful of the presets.

The Variable Ambience Drums concept means that the user can mix real room ambience samples with the drums using MIDI controllers, giving infinite control over the final sound.

III-X will demonstrate his instructional program, "The Essence of the Groove," which he designed to help bassists improve their ability to groove.

New version features major enhancements.

Saufley will take part in developing, assigning, and editing stories as well as writing gear reviews for both publications.

Urban Elements Apple loops are ideal for individuals looking to produce their own original compositions with GarageBand.

Ideal for theatre and on the road applications, the new, first-to-market custom panel product can be rear-illuminated for instant identification.

Anyone wishing to put their music on paper can use NotePad to set up a music score and enter clefs, time signatures, key signatures, notes, rests, lyrics, markings and musical instructions.

Electromatic features 16 different Style Kits, each with a distinctly Electro-Clash oriented theme.

TonePort KB37 delivers world-class Line 6 guitar, bass, and vocal tone with the added convenience of an integrated 37-note keyboard controller.

For the computer-based musician who records guitar, bass and vocals, GearBox Plug-In bundles deliver Line 6 studio-standard tone from PODxt, and classic vintage effects in a flexible software plug-in format.

Including the full 64-channels (32x32) of CobraNet audio capacity eliminates the hassle of upgrading or additional licensing down the road.

The G-Tour Shock Racks have a 18" rackable depth with the rear lid on and come in 4 space, 8 space with casters and a 12 space with casters.

StroboSoft v1.22 for Windows, includes an enableASIO.reg or disableASIO.reg "switch" located in the program's folder that allows the user to toggle the ASIO support on or off in the event of a sound card driver incompatibility.

Giovani LE includes the same high-resolution sample bit rate and multi-sampled zones as the full version.

Screaming Trumpet is provided in Kontakt, GIGA, EXS24, and Reason formats, with WAV files exposed for users wanting to create their own personal set of patches.

With the DSM 2060 Software "PodWare," the HK Audio DSM 2060 Controller can be connected to a PC and remote controlled.

Musicians have a chance to learn to play contemporary acoustic guitar, blues mandolin, funk guitar, rock lead techniques and electric bass.

Each Klangbox is controlled via MIDI or USB, has stereo ins and outs, and also features an FX processor producing time-based stereo effects such as delay, chorus, and flanger.

Source-Connect eliminates the need for expensive ISDN lines, hardware, subscription fees and minute-by-minute line charges, enabling affordable high-quality audio streaming between studios, voiceover talent, and musicians all over the world.

This bass features an Excess alder body with a maple top, phosphorescent dots on the fingerboard (available in rosewood or maple), phosphorescent contours around the knobs, and a brand new 3-band electronic EQ designed by Glockenklang amplifiers.

Hoag optical pickups have an audio range from a few Hertz to well over that of the human ear.

This sound library provides digital music makers with the main ingredients to create the latest style in electronica music.

The LgM Thermal Pack 2.0 bundles all four plug-ins together in one package.

In the future, the DJ Division of Native Instruments will completely concentrate its operations on the TRAKTOR platform, and will also develop integrated solutions for the DJ market based on its own internal hardware engineering capabilities and expertise.

Version 2.0 Universal Binary drivers feature a Control Panel for convenient recording on the latest Macintosh computers with Intel chipsets.

The Style Line of ultra-lightweight earphones combine innovative design and elegant forms with true high-fidelity performance.

The Sonic Implants Complete Symphonic Collection will be available as a complete set, or separately in four individual volumes: Strings, Brass, Woodwinds, and Percussion.

From the front skull adorning logo head to the skull inlays on the hoops, Taye Drums made sure to catch every terrifying detail.

he new AC-152 is designed to fit four Par-56 or Par-64 Cans, a T-bar, tripod, and chase controller.

Two views of GOMP now available: one basic for performance mode and the other advanced for programming mode.

The new mic is ideal for overhead micing applications such as choruses, orchestras, and stage performances.

CUE lets you scratch, mix, and sample digital audio and video files all without the need for extra hardware.

Content comes pre-configured with metadata for use with the DrumCore search engine.

The Software Edition offers the full functionality of Guitar Rig 2 without any limitations–only the Rig Kontrol pedal remains exclusive to the standard GUITAR RIG 2 package.

Beta versions of EchoBoy, FilterFreak, Tremolator, Crystallizer and PhaseMistress are now available in Universal Binary format.

New version features redesigned interface, improved pitch detection, larger edit display, and a host of productivity and workflow features.

The Logic 101 workshop is intended for new or relatively new Logic users; the Logic 301 workshop is intended for experienced Logic users who want to further their knowledge.

Designed with independent game developers in mind, the new set contains an array of switches and levers, some nice chest and door effects (real and sci-fi) and sliding objects.

Just buy your Propellerhead Software Product between October 1, 2006 and December 31, 2006 to qualify.

VIMA blends various musical and visual content applications into one consumer-friendly unit.

Each new Preset Expander is built around a stylistic focus, a new sound design twist, or a collection of artist/producer signature patches.

The 8pre is designed for convenient desktop or rack-mount operation, with a variety of controls and status LEDs on the front panel for easy access and connectors on the rear panel for efficient studio installation.

Webradio Recorder 2 records over 3,000 International Internet radio stations and provides an improved worldwide receiver with stations to suit everyone's musical taste.

"Brain: One Stroke Done" and "Roots of South America 2" will be available as DrumCore DrummerPacks.

As with all their headphones, Ultrasone incorporated S-Logic™ technology into the Edition 9 headphones, displaying the unique combination of natural surround technology and reduced sound pressure levels.

The "G-Pass Free" is a free 1-year membership to the Grooveboxmusic.com website that gives you access to many high quality video tutorials.

Guitarists and guitar businesses are invited to share their knowledge about playing guitar, in exchange for which they will earn "ActoShares."

Crow Gold Pack now contains 32 ensembles for Reaktor 5.

4+++ EXTENSION includes 43 construction kits including breakbeats, various styles of drum patterns, bass, keyboards, effects, and more, covering a range of styles.

Native Russian Vol. 1 represents a collection of musical instruments typical for Russian folklore music.

Featuring a 12-inch, 400 watt woofer and a 3-inch diaphragm with a 160-watt large format high frequency compression driver housed in a tuned port enclosure.

Beginning October 3 and continuing through December 31, any customer that purchases or leases a designated Volkswagen model from the new 2007 line - including Jetta, Jetta GLI, GTI, Rabbit, New Beetle and New Beetle Convertible, as well as select 2006 models - will receive their own completely customized First Act GarageMaster electric guitar that will play seamlessly through the car's existing audio system.

DVZ™ Realtime Orchestrator enables the composer to automatically orchestrate sampled instruments by dividing and assigning the chords played on a keyboard, them to the proper instrument sections in real-time.

This unique design marries a high performance bass trap with a genuine QRD diffusor deep enough to work well down to the low midrange.

High SPL system with massive power handling capability.

This free event provides visitors with the opportunity to explore and experience Digidesign's complete line of products along with the latest gear from M-Audio, Sibelius, and Apple.

This guitar combines the distinctive upper-mid growl of the Rockabilly era with the sustain and attack of a solidbody.

This instrument features a solid ash body, two massive humbucking pickups, neodymium magnets, and custom vintage Sunburst finish.

Among the introductions are Genuine Ford Parts and the Organic Series drums.

The latest update contains a number of fixes and improvements, as well as new features.

This bass has a precision style body and an ultra slim jazz style neck.

As part of the workshop streaming videos on the subjects of mixing, digital effects, compression and more will also be available for viewing.