News - November 2007

The VAM replaces the need to cup one's ears and mouth while singing and dramatically improves the quality of sound a singer hears, even in the loudest environments

EXPANSE is a collection of multi-sampled 24-bit waveforms that can be played as instruments, used as drones, or to create tonal beds. Used as a centerpiece, ambience or pad, EXPANSE provides modern sounds for the modern multimedia composer.

The PMD620 offers direct-to-MP3 recording in three quality levels, as well as fully uncompressed, CD-quality 44.1/48 kHz .wav format in 16 or 24-bit resolution, allowing the user to configure the PMD620 for a wide variety of applications.

The SS3 has an HSH three pickup heavy-weight long-sustain sound, from a resonant light-weight body.Standard pickups are Seymour Duncan: Jazz humbucker at the neck, Quarter Pounder single-coil middle pickup; JB humbucker at the bridge. Alternative pickup combinations are available to order.

Abstraction Sample Line is designed to advance bleeding-edge sound-design elements and make them effortlessly accessible without requiring a PhD in rocket science or esoteric digital signal processing.

The BLOW5D studio monitors feature on-board D/A converters that are constructed with Burr Brown op amps, room compensation controls, and a bass response switch.

The PRIMUS a25 MIDI/USB controller includes a 25 key MIDI/USB keyboard controller as well as a demo software bundle from Native Instruments.

The INFRASONIC Quartet PCI recording interface is a 4X4 audio interface with an extremely stable connection to connect with your computer and is capable of samples rates up to 192 kHz ADC with full 24-bit recording.

The Music Production Boost is a step by step video collection that includes over 500 minutes of expert recording techniques available for download (Mac and PC).

This year the must-have-and-hide-the-receipt-from-the-spouse instrument was the Ibanez Artist AR5000RE, a stunning combination of hi-tech (well, hi-tech for the '80s) electronics and Japanese Old World craftsmanship.

DK-Technologies' new MSD100C Loudness is designed to tackle the issue of the perceived loudness of audio signals. Loudness is a stand-alone unit that incorporates ITU recommendations BS.1770 and BS.1771, which specify the algorithms that should be used to measure audio programme loudness.

The MagPi pickup system for archtop guitars is designed to add more acoustic presence to the typical magnetic pickup equipped archtop. This add-on piezo pickup is totally passive, non intrusive and completely reversible.

MagicScore Classic makes editing notes easy with tools that let musicians copy, paste, delete, and transpose both single notes and selected note blocks.

Analogue Synthesizers For Kontakt contains sounds that made synths irresistibly cool. Searing synth leads, deep shaking bass patches, fx, trippy pads based on classics like Juno, Oberheim, Moog, Prophet, Oscar, and more.

Version 7 renews the core of Live.

With classic detailing in a diecast housing, the 2 Wah provides six different voicings with two presets, controlled via a heel switch on the rocker.

Preacher bolsters the diverse line-up of guitars that capture the legendary sound of rock's historic frontman.

Making Beats On The Yamaha MM6 looks at the 'MiniMo' from the perspective of using the instrument to create hip-hop beats.

"Global Groove Groundworks Vol. 1" features indigenous percussion loops from India, Algeria, Congo, Turkey, Ghana, South Africa, Iran, Nigeria and Pakistan on instruments like darbuka, djembe, dholak, tabla, frame drum, log drum, udu, bendir, ganjira, crashbox, mridangram ,talking drums, world drumset beats and more.

With the eStrap™, the guitarist is free to roam the stage and control his effects like wah, distortion, flange, pitch and volume without needing a foot pedal.

The AMON USB recording interface is a two channel USB interface that features a microphone preamp, a line level/instrument input, MIDI I/O, and a demo software package from Native Instruments.

Elektro House Beats is a cool collection of brand new original Beats and Breaks which have been cooked up by Andy Lee, producer of the award winning Elektro House Producer CD by Loopmasters.

All Basone guitars and basses are handcrafted in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Guitar customization is also available.

New offerings include the Vintage Bass VB1 Dual Dynamic Bass Filter, the BUF300 Ultra Bass Flanger, and PH9 Phaser.

Proto Rock represents a first in sound programming with a new technique that syncs wav file sample loops to the M3's drum track and Karma modules.

The Lava Solder-Free Pedal Board Kit is a revolutionary do-it-yourself cable system designed by Lava Cable and G&H Industries.

Didsk Makers has extended its holiday deadlines for selected CD and DVD disc replication packages.

With Mixing Audio: Concepts, Practices and Tools, author Roey Izhaki has re-defined the way that audio professionals and newcomers alike can approach mixing.

This library contains 128 new sound programs including analogue synths, dance synths, digital synths & keyboards, synth basses,dance basses, hard basses, atmospheric pads & sweeps, synth pads, chillout pads & ambient pads.

The website informs musicians about retailer sales, closeouts, clearance items, and contests related to musical instruments and gear.

JT Musical Inc. has expanded Tesla's line with the Vintage Reflection "Nitro" pickup and the "Plasma 7" pickup.

Electro House from Midihead, Latin from Catalyst and Heatseekers are now online.

FabFilter Pro-C is a professional compressor plug-in with very high quality sound, flexible routing and side chain options, and various program-dependent compression styles.

The Boomerang E-155 Chorus-Delay pedal has a true stereo signal path, 11 preset locations for storing your own sounds and a tap tempo foot button for delay.

This versatile series enables guitarists everywhere to capture the pop-punk sounds of Fall Out Boy's lead guitarist.

The Mak2 is built off of Mako's popular "Dorado" single channel high gain/metal machine tube amp.

The Mic Thing is a portable multi-purpose acoustic treatment panel suitable for minimizing room artifacts and improving separation during microphone recording sessions. The Mic Stand is an all purpose, heavy duty, industrial strength boom stand made specifically for holding the Mic Things.

TASCAM's best-selling digital Portastudios™ have been updated with a fresh new look, new effects, a new display and killer price point just in time for holiday shopping.

Proto Rock represents a first in sound programming with a new technique that syncs wav file sample loops to the M3's drum track and Karma modules.

Features indigenous percussion loops from India, Algeria, Congo, Turkey, Ghana, South Africa, Iran, Nigeria and Pakistan.

The Ottava Magus combines modern design philosophy with old school germanium for harmonically rich octave up tones, a full bodied lowend and an incredibly low noise floor.

ASK Video Founder and former Steinberg Product Specialist Steve Kostrey is back in Cubase 4 Level 2 to cover everything from Advanced Editing, Advanced Mixing, Scoring, and Video to complete audio file management.

This 8 x 8 audio interface with MIDI features high-speed USB 2.0 connectivity, MX Core™ DSP mixer and four preamps with award-winning Octane™ technology.

Guy Lewis makes these beautifully smooth and tactile bass guitar thumb rests by hand from luthier quality woods.

Shaker Maker can produce a wide variety of shaker sounds, and you can shape your shaker to sound exactly the way you want it to.

The Pro-File™ securely holds up to four (4) guitars by hanging them vertically at a 60 degree rotation to minimize space and to show both the front and side of each guitar.

Guitar Atlas: Cuba offers an in-depth look at the signature sound of Cuban music.

At one micron, the EMP treatment is the thinnest coating in the industry, designed to last a long time without compromising the feel and sound of traditional strings.

In Around the World in 80 Raves techno pioneers Eat Static open their sample vaults for a futuristic journey into world dance.

The AEQ3 algorithm simultaneously achieves both absolute sonic accuracy and extremely high processing efficiency.

Warwick has added four new inlay designs to the current options.

This guitar is described as 'the ultimate workhorse', combining as it does all the greatest Blade features in one package.

The ARC System is capable of correcting the distortion caused by room acoustics and able to improve how a studio will sound forever.

The company's newest additions include the GSK-112 speaker adaptor, the GOP-490 optical adaptor, and the OPQ-210 optical cable.

Harp guitar, tremblelin, classical banjo and ukelin are but a few of the authentic instruments to be featured in John Doan's performance.

New users will start at the beginning and learn everything they need to know to use Sonar 7 for recording, editing, producing, mixing, and bringing their music to the masses.

The book will help any bassist develop the necessary technique to produce quality records, as well as the technical dexterity to rock out any show.

This songbook is a piano/vocal/chords version with lyrics, melody line, and chord changes with professionally arranged piano accompaniment.

This 3 instrument collection includes the legendary Wurly Theatre Organ considered by some as the first live performance sampler instrument.

The patches are more advanced, more useable, and even more educational than before.

From the basics to the advanced, Extreme Drum Set Techniques is jam-packed with extremely cool techniques, grooves and tips.

This update includes fixes with relation to NexSyn's error reporting system and interactivity.

Drummers can play multiple points for a variety of ride and crash tones or play the small buttons for multiple unique stick tones.

These songbooks feature a multitude of popular, current hits to play and sing along with.

The HD-1 is equipped with an external input for connecting CD-players, iPods®, and the like.

The Limited Edition George Fullerton 50th Anniversary Stratocaster is a beautifully Master Built instrument with a two-color sunburst lacquer finish on its three-piece blade-cut alder body.

The USB-1C is ideal for creating high-quality recordings of vocals, acoustic instruments, and ambient instrumentation as well as podcasting and online communication.

New plug-in brings hyper-realistic guitar amp sounds to Pro Tools, Avid, and VENUE systems.

The new Z-Vex "Union Jack" pedals are limited to just 10 units per model, making them instant collectors' items.

Circuit:30 is a collection of multisampled sounds and loops based on analogue Moog® circuitry.

The 80-page, fully-illustrated book features a comprehensive interactive DVD boasting 2 1/2 hours of bass techniques for all styles and levels of bass playing.

A new website has been launched for Synesthesia's new high-def drum and synthesizer, Mandala 2.0.

Each Digital Sound Factory E-MU Proteus Sound Module contains over 500 patches.

The Revival 000 JTLE Deluxe retails for $5,999, and no more than 25 will be made.

Features a compact, 8-channel junction box for inputs and terminated with 8 robust Hosa XLR connectors in both 25- and 50-foot lengths.

The SampleSet contains 1 361 24bit mono WAV samples mapped in 39 programs for HALion 1.11 -> & Kontakt 1.2 -> each.

The realsamples "Edition Beurmann" includes 8 libraries of selected 17th to 20th century-built instruments.

Award-winning audio and acoustical signal-analysis software package for Mac OS X Leopard.

Funked Up Bass Guitars includes both 1963 Fender Precision bass loops and 5-String bass loops; Funked Up Horns features 120 horn riffs.

The SWA Complete Sonar 7 video covers many of the new features of Sonar 7 , like the step sequencer, sidechaining, and more.

The Alien 303 is the ultimate synthesizer primarily aimed to generate the psytrance basslines easily.

The KS3 is a condenser microphone system with a warm, three-dimensional, transparent sound

Each sound in every KORESOUND PACK comes with consistent parameter mapping for the high-resolution KORE controller.

You will spend two days with a top music industry professional learning how to translate that sound in your head into a synth patch you can play and use.

The music on NovaTunes is sold in a new digital album format called the 'DP', which stands for Download Pack.

Electro House Beats is a cool collection of brand new original Beats and Breaks.

Equipped with two playback decks and a crossfader section, Beatport SYNC allows everybody to easily mix and match individual tracks into one consistent flow of music.

Learn how to multi-track record your music, mix and edit your audio and produce your own video.

The free v2 software includes Cakewalk SONAR™ and Apple Logic™ modes that enable these powerful DAWs to be controlled out of the box.

This solidbody is an offset V-style, but with a vintage vibe.

Taylor Guitars introduces new website for its cutting-edge solidbody and T5 Thinline 5-way electric guitars.

The first 2 releases from the Artist Series come from leading UK dance producers Aquasky and Trafik.

Planet V includes a stunning variety of sounds.

Includes authentic acoustic kits to contemporary electronic collections and ethnic percussion from around the world.

Stereoplacer is designed to allow frequency specific stereo positioning.

These beautiful interpretations are faithfully captured in piano arrangements for all to enjoy.

Like the original, the Comanche Studio VI offers individual control of each coil in the pickup via a 3-way mini-toggle switch per pickup.

The software works through your sound cards game controller interface to control the patch you're currently using.

Liquicy™ can be hit on the edge with sticks for eerie fluttering crashes and liquid flanging vibrato FX.

The exclusive Vienna Instruments mixing and host software is available as a free download for all registered users of Vienna Instruments and works on Macs and PCs.

With InTime, musicians play freely, and the computer follows their tempo changes in real-time.

"The War Machine" consists of 87 sounds programmed into the Maize VSTi Sample Player which is included in the product.

The album is made up exclusively of TuneCore customers, including Public Enemy, The Dandy Warhols, Steve Vai, Izzy Stadlin (of Guns n' Roses), and more.

The DIY form of these products makes them affordable to most.

The system consists of five high technology components which are extremely light and do not change the instrument in any way.

Keyboard controller, piano and Pro Tools M-Powered audio interface in one convenient package.

Celtic Woman built a massive global following by delivering authentic Celtic music through spectacular live concerts and gorgeous, platinum-certified recordings.

The new update for Crow Gold Pack includes two new Reaktor ensembles: Executer and Chaos.

A simple and intuitive plug-in which emulates the feedback effect that occurs between the guitar and the amplifier.

Morgana is an authentic representation of an early digital sampler, designed to be musical rather than accurate.

The "MM90" pickup offers great P90 styled tones in a package that fits the Gibson Melody Maker.

NWRCFil 2 is based on classic hardware filters where simplicity and the warm sound is most important.

LD-50 is comprised of 189 programs and 61 combis in PCG format for easy loading into your OASYS system.

VOX is offering the music community a chance to vote for their favorite VOX artists of all time.

This library is inspired by the sound of Indian cinema, using the same instruments and styles typically featured in films of the genre.

Pure Country III and Pure Country IV are complete country songwriting packages, featuring over 750 acoustic brush and stick drum loops.

In its biggest promotion of the year, Guitar Center will celebrate the legacy of Led Zeppelin with the first of three sweepstakes.

Contains a large array of the traditional instruments included in an orchestral woodwind section.

Jam with over 180 inspiring loops spanning four complete tempo groups; including 80, 95, 120 and 140bpm.

Live 6 LE owners will soon be able to upgrade directly to the full version of Ableton Live 7.

Pro Tools 7.4 software offers numerous new music and post-production features and workflow enhancements for Pro Tools|HD®, Pro Tools LE®, and Pro Tools M-Powered™ users.

Leopard drivers are also available for the M-16DX digital audio mixer.

Beat Fetish provides actual drums and grooves that were programmed, designed, and recorded during recording sessions spanning over 25 years.

New colors apply to the Manta Ray 290, Club King RT, and the Warhawk II 390.

VTAPE is a set of two plugins based on a thorough simulation of the famous sound of analog tape machines.

This set gives you over 3.5 GB of grooving rock, pop, funk, and R&B bass phrases (1.6 GB of 24-bit WAV content) in WAV, REX, RMX, and Apple Loops formats.

Alfred's Singer's Library of Musical Theatre presents an elegant collection of the best-loved musical theatre songs in their original keys.

The Studiophile Q40 headphones utilize professional-grade dynamic drivers that deliver full-range specs and stunning sonic detail.

M-Key is a 49-key MIDI keyboard featuring a joystick control, mobile phone sound module, trigger pad, and more.

Along with new hot skins, ADSR and delay controls have been implemented to streamline your production process.

Blackheart's Little Giant head (BH5H, $149.99 MAP / $229.99 retail), is a five-watt, single-ended Class A design powered by an EL84 and voiced through a 12AX7 preamp tube.

C|24 features a sleek industrial design that combines a highly-advanced control surface with a full complement of analog inputs and a versatile monitoring section.

This new power cord is designed to enable musicians and other stage personnel to connect their gear directly to the power source without using a garish orange extension cord.

VSM is a highly intuitive yet eminently powerful virtual string machine that captures many of the sounds from this genre of instruments.

Liquid Percussion is 3.5 GB, over 4200 loops and single samples, full 24 bit recordings.

PreMaster CD provides key functionality not found in many digital audio workstations.

The volumes available for DrumCore and DrumCore LT (the free "lite" version of DrumCore) include "Upbeat & Aggressive", "Blues & Boogie" and "Jazz & Latin".

Using the best of digital and analog, the kit's tone is burned-in at the sample level for great sound with minimal CPU load.

Free Djembe was designed using KONTAKT and works best with an unweighted MIDI controller such as the Oxygen8.

From retro synthesizers and drums to classic guitars and keyboards, BIG07 offers a wide spectrum of sounds and styles.

Each SoundBlock contains pre-constructed mixes, a playable intro, verse, chorus and outro, and lots of mix options.

All of the samples in this pack represent a great selection of groove ideas within the styles of Hip Hop and RnB.

A classic single-cutaway tone in a thinner, lighter guitar.

As with every Fretlight guitar, the left-handed FG-405 ships free with a USB cable for PC or Mac connectivity, a CD-ROM that includes the Fretlight Lesson Player.

Includes 4 plug-ins: The Dynamic EQ, The Essential Compressor, The Precision EQ, and The Vintage EQ.

The series titled "METALGUITAR: MODERN, SPEED & SHRED" includes a beginner,intermediate and advanced program on DVD.

The M80i is a two-way, high efficiency, ultra compact line array loudspeaker system designed for the most natural sounding reproduction of speech and music program material.

PowerCon can be used as a power supply interface for industrial applications and has the advantage of a secure locking system.

The Audio section provides in-depth coverage on recording, mixing and mastering digital audio using Sonar 7.

UFO is built upon Audeon's proprietary TransModal Synthesis engine, wrapped in a unique and intuitive user interface.

Larry Carlton's 335 BLUES is optimized for solid intermediate to advanced players and is presented across 4 interactive video CD-ROMs.

Outfitted with 24 1W LED lamps, the new Stage Color LED combines DMX 512 protocol with RGB color mixing for precise control over a large palette of rich colors.

Cable systems offer instant cable retraction after performances.

This is a creative collection of more than 110 multi-sampled sounds recorded from the extraordinary Nord Modular G2 hardware synthesizer.

In addition to supporting Mac OS X v.10.3.9, 10.4 and Windows XP, the Master Perfection Suite is also fully compatible with Apple's new Mac OS X v.10.5 (Leopard) and Microsoft's Vista operating systems.

The new "Carlos" strings enable the guitar player to now vary the mixture of amplitudes of the various modes.

Both plug-ins analyze the stereo image in detail and provide a visual representation of the signal in the stereo field.

Song Surgeon combines tempo change, pitch change, a loop editor, and a file conversion utility into one learning tool.

The VOD allows the musician to step on the pedal to achieve three different levels of distortion.

Based on a custom Vulcan design of 30 years gone by and brought back to life by J.C. Harper-Luthier.

Monofilter 3 is designed to give detailed control over stereo width and phase alignment below a user configurable crossover frequency.

This free pack of 35 audio effect racks was created by Australian producer Neon Stereo.

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

Course Technology releases three new books about recording, touring, and building your music career.

The Twin Tube Mayhem is a high gain guitar preamp that uses a duet of subminiature 6205 vacuum tubes.

A limited number of "pre-launch" Taylor SolidBody electrics will go on sale at select dealerships starting on November 23, 2007.

Digital Redux is a collective of NYC-based recording artists, producers, and engineers.

The new adaptor expands on the feature set of Zaxcom's popular TRX900 wireless microphone transceiver.

The video presents a step-by-step introduction to two of the most popular applications of this useful technique.

The RetroFit series contains fifteen of Ueberschall's most popular sample CDs, but now converted to famous Elastik player format.

These grills will enable KRK users to utilize their monitors in a variety of different monitoring applications with confidence.

38 EDIROL products are now Mac OS 10.5-compatible.

Hartke's revolutionary HyDrive technology offers the warmth of traditional paper, while incorporating the punch and attack of aluminum.

All the sounds for keyboards, drums and bass will be coming from IK's music software instruments.

The book is a culmination of years of research and extensive interviews with the Beatles' former engineers and technicians.

New guitar CD-ROM series includes a variety of styles, and the new piano CD-ROM is perfect for aspiring pianists.

Toontrack Solo provides standalone, multi-instance operation of Toontrack samplers and support for specialist MIDI controllers.

This year's winner will receive a prize package valued at more than $45,000 including a Toyota FJ Cruiser, $10,000 cash, and more.