News - December 2007

With an amount of 700 MB, this impressive collection was produced using the brand new American reverberator, released in summer 2007.

Overtone GEQ is a free 7-band equalizer plug-in in VST and AudioUnit formats for Windows, Windows 64 and Mac OS X platforms.

Global's new white and black-colored lighting trusses makes a stylish statement that will complement and blend in with a variety of applications.

The Dunlop Jazz III has become a key element in guitarist Eric Johnson's fluid and seamless style.

Sonart Audio announces the release of 20 new collections of sounds 7mdash; over 37 GB of the newest material for your creativity!.

MATRIX sets a new milestone in the long history of Vocoders started by Homer Dudley in 1936.

The 12 String Acoustic Guitar for KONTACT is a virtual rhythm guitar that can be manually strummed, or, will Auto-Strum in any key and any tempo with a wide variety of songwriting chords.

When you sign up for the Egnater two day Amp building class, you are purchasing a superb sounding, hand wired Marshall JCM800 (2203) "style" head that you will build.

Clapbox is a sample-based Live Pack directly modeled after the Simmons Electronics Clap Trap.

Stage Magic Inc. now sells four BaseSnakes models, so customers can choose different lengths and channel-counts and get exactly what they need.

The "Plug and Play" Learn to Play Keyboard Pac includes a MIDI keyboard and USB cable, and comes with eMedia's highly acclaimed Piano & Keyboard Method software — everything needed to get started

PSP Xenon is a full band, dual-stage limiter plug-in featuring an integrated Leveller, advanced K-System metering and psychoacoustically optimized wordlength reduction.

This Mac/PC DVD contains 41 video tutorials totaling more than 5 hours presented in ultra-high quality with an easy to navigate interface.

The Stratus™ 'above-console' acoustic cloud absorbs unwanted early reflections, flutter echo and control resonance in the critical mix position. MaxTrap is combination broadband absorber and bass trap. The Radial Phazer is an easy-to-use analogue phase adjustment tool.

This in-depth collection of no-nonsense video tutorials about Apple Logic 8 is all you need to get up and running with Apple's DAW powerhouse.

Tempest is a huge preset collection for the highly acclaimed semi-modular Rob Papen Albino 3.

macProVideo.com announces the release of a new line of free "Switcher's Guides" covering the upgrade progress between popular software applications including GarageBand to Logic, and iMovie to Final Cut Pro.

Professionally filmed and easy to follow video lessons and video songs ($1.99 per download) along with song transcriptions and audio tracks ($.99 per download).

Magic Vox uses the beautiful sonic qualities of guitar harmonics as the basis for a playable and expressive musical instrument with a distinct sound.

Features a Vigier-pioneered, 10/90 carbon-reinforced bolt-on neck with a carbon bar replacing the traditional truss rod.

Based on the British Vox Treble & Bass booster made in the late '60s.

KO's main features include the ability to develop your own Generated Effects (GE's) for unlimited musical possibilities, or edit the factory GEs into new configurations.

This four-instrument collection includes digital reproductions based on the infamous Rhodes 73-Stage MKII Electric Piano.

These new products incorporate the AlgoMusic philosophy as well as BK Synthlab's well-known intuitive graphic and synth design.

This service allows singers and performers to send their tracks over the Internet and get fine-tuned within several hours.

1,446 samples taken from a mint 909 recorded into an Ampex 351 1/2" valve 2 track tape machine.

Highland acoustic and electric guitars are well-crafted in exotic hardwoods and deliver exceptional sound and playability.

vxPlug has been developed to control plug-ins in a multitrack setup from just one plug-in editor window.

Title is the first in the "My Music" series of lesson programs.

Built from an ultra-large base of over 13,000 individual samples, each kit is precision recorded and offers 50 powerful patterns in one convenient package.

A classic 808-style overdrive effect.

The CP-80 was a very popular stage piano at the time (1976-1985) with a unique sound and with an authentic grand piano action.

The portal allows musicians, record labels, and distributors to register and manage their content and sell their music through the software.

Balinese Gamelan is a major new sampled instrument for Native Instruments KONTAKT.

The LTI-1 provides an interface consumer electronic devices into professional audio systems.

Gefle Bells is a unique SampleSet of the 36 gigantic bells recorded in the belltower at the city hall of Gavle in Sweden.

The Airwave Triloops Dance Breaks sample collection is suitable for a very wide range of styles including Downbeat, Breaks, Techno, House and Electro.

The DMC-842 is the first multi-channel digital microphone controller.

Alfred adds two new titles to its Artist series featuring legendary bass and guitar gurus Dave LaRue and Pat Martino.

The Revo Scan LED features a flat-mirrored scanner, while the Revo Roll LED has a barrel mirror that produces more roundish or tunnel-shaped beams.

DrumsForYou.com, a Los Angeles based online recording service is now providing session vocalists for hire via the internet.

Gladiator is a powerful and fundamentally new synthesizer with Harmonic Content Morphing Synthesis.

Technosphere ia a sound design toolbox of over 100 sonic textures and composer effects produced from a composite of live field recordings, studio instruments and intensive effect processing.

Alfred's Ultimate Play-Along series now includes a new book and CD set featuring a multitude of legendary rock band R.E.M.'s greatest hits!

The Appassionata Strings II Collection features large muted string ensembles for those looking for that sweet, Hollywood-style string sound.

Band-in-a-Box "2008 for Windows" is loaded with new features, like MultiStyles and a Medley Maker, and many other customer "wish list" requests.

Funked Up Vocals is a new 35MB Sample Pack from Inspiration Sounds featuring vocal samples, phrases, scats and acappellas.

Now on GuitarJamDaily.com, guitar players have access to free, high quality, daily, online video guitar lessons from TrueFire's faculty of 450+ top artists and educators.

The Adlibs volume comes with vocal phrases and gives musicians and producers the possibility to add new color or ideas to tracks and songs.

The FuelTank Junior power supply drives any 9 volt DC pedal on the market.

Drum Werks XI offers nearly 600 acoustic drum loops and samples in comprehensive Groove Sets???.

In this approximately 7 hours video set you follow the progress of a handful of complete mixes from start to finish.

The "Pure90" pickup is a true P90 built to fit a humbucker route.

Originally available for Windows, Monofilter is now also available for Mac OS X in VST and Audio Units formats.

Universal Audio has partnered with SPL to launch the Transient Designer plug-in v4.9 software for the UAD Family of DSP Card's & Powered Plug-Ins.

AudioWarrior's Elektrik Guitar & iStrum Silvertone for KONTAKT are inspiring Dual-Electric Lead /Rhythm Guitar Songwriting Tools.

Audeon's flagship software synthesizer UFO is finally available for Mac OS X as a Universal Binary.

Originally available for Windows, the Stereo Pack is now also available for Mac OS X in VST and Audio Units format.

Samplebase.com introduces pumpin' basses and hard-hitting beats from Def Jef, I/O, and Lars Brachmann.

Funked Up Guitars is a new sample pack from Inspiration Sounds that includes guitar loops and riffs suitable for a wide variety of different production styles.

The most definitive and memorable pieces from each of the six Star Wars episodes are included in "Star Wars: A Musical Journey (Music from Episodes I - VI )".

Yamaha has released new drivers and firmware updates for their GO46 Mobile FireWire Audio Interface, MOTIF XS Synthesizer Workstation, and n Series FireWire Digital Mixing Studios.

Disc Makers introduces the latest refresh of its Reflex tower manual duplicator line highlighted by the new 15-drive Reflex15, the industry???s largest single tower duplicator.

MPC Recharger is a large collection of distinct and highly inspiring sounds for professional rhythm composition with Akai MPC-500, MPC-1000 and MPC-2500 samplers.

Designed by Harald Wind and new from The Alternative Guitar and Amplifier Company, the radically shaped, US built 34-1/2 is handmade in California.

Heritage Series instruments are all solid wood guitars constructed from some of the finest tone woods available, with all the features you'd expect from a high-end, world class instrument.

The survey covers a wide range of customer likes, dislikes, wants and needs relating to computer recording.

The E2Deesser features Eiosis' patented, exclusive processing structure and algorithm to bring you a new approach to de-essing.

The Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy Camp 10th anniversary celebration will continue in Hollywood, CA on President's Day Weekend, February 15-18, 2008 with a new group of rock superstars.

The Multitrack Plus features such as real time tempo and pitch shifting, ability to view many tracks at once, record multiple stereo tracks simultaneously, drag-and-drop audio sequencing of audio snippets, loop based sequencing, real time audio effects and many other features.

The Prosoniq VST/RTAS product line will soon be available in AudioUnit format for the Intel and PowerPC Mac models running MacOS X 10.4 or 10.5 (Leopard).

This collection of loops and samples was designed specifically for remixers, composers, and multi-media artists who demand authentic Dance Club sounds.

Eastwood guitars has teamed up with Buzzcocks front man Pete Shelley, to create a reproduction of his famous Guitar.

ZenTone7™ is a class-A tube amp combining a vintage design with several advanced features.

Bonnie offers today's guitar player the same sound and response that a new 'Signature' wah would offer back in the 60's.

The Dead Room Isolation Cabinet provides the clearest and cleanest signal possible from an amplifier into a mixer for recording or live sound reinforcement.

Starr Labs AirPower Wireless technology has excellent dropout protection and recovery in settings where obstructions and reflections are a problem.

GUITAR DVD: Total Scales Techniques and Applications (TSTA) is based on the best-selling method book and CD of the same title.

Each Tone Set contains 128 categorized presets in folders, no installer .exe used, just extract to your user folder, open Gearbox, and start jamming.

Within this library you will discover a world of sample accurate drum and percussion loops, hand-crafted drums and fx, all sculpted from the ground up to satisfy the needs of the demanding DJ and dance producer.

In other parts of the world many international airliners still utilize individual 3.5 mm outputs for left and right channels making it impossible to connect late model headphones. Hosa has the answer: the new YMM-492 Air Travel Headphone Adaptor.

The Masters MCX Series features a 6-ply 100% maple shell constructed using Pearl's exclusive SST Superior Shell Technology and carries a limited lifetime warranty.

The Jason McGerr Sessions ReFill consists of drum kits and REX loops covering a wide range of styles, all with an alternative feel.

Trafik's, Andrew Archer & John Elliott, are producing some of the most up to the minute progressive dance music right now and they have worked hard to bring you this inspiring collection of samples.

Unlike the original Mellotron® the 8 second samples in TRON 'Mello-Rack' FOR KONTAKT have been perfectly looped for the modern world.

The King Model is truly a gourmet guitar hand-crafted by Brazilian Luthier Jeanfranco Gadotti built to your specific tastes with exotic wood blends for color and tonal quality.

In HowAudio.com's comprehensive new title, Torq With Xponent, Grammy Award winning recording artist, Carmen Rizzo, explores the cutting-edge DJ performance system that brings professional controls to the world of computer-based digital Dj'ing.

The Octa-Switch lets you take eight effects pedals, plug them into the eight individual loops (all true-bypass gold relays), and then designate what effects you want connected to each of 8 banks.

Liquid Percussion lets you create complex percussion tracks, or just add a percussion pattern to your arrangement for a live and dynamic touch.

The Dead Horse has the traditional Tube Screamer??? tone, volume, & gain controls, and adds an extended low end.

The Hammond Solovox was probably the first commercial monophonic valve synthesizer made and it is completely tube technology under the hood, producing a very warm and organic sound.

Jazzmutant is now shipping Dexter with Lemur software included so you can have both, and all for the price of a single Dexter unit.

"Introduction To Podcasting" delves into USB vs. Firewire, VOIP (Voice Over Internet Protocols), adding music, podcast Web-hosting companies, RSS feeds, MP3 compression, and most importantly, publicizing your podcast!

Retro is the first ADpak for Addictive Drums and features three classic Ludwig drum kits from the 60s and 70s with cymbals from Paiste and Sabian.

"Stylus RMX Xpanded" which includes the acclaimed Stylus RMX Realtime Groove Module virtual instrument software, with all five of the company's award-winning "S.A.G.E. Xpander" expansion libraries: Backbeat, Retro Funk, Metamorphosis, Burning Grooves and Liquid Grooves.

With SL MultiTracks, computer-based musicians and producers take complete control of the drum mix by discretely mixing volumes, EQ and FX on individual drum and cymbal loops (kick, snare, hats, overheads, and toms).

80's Punk & New-Wave is the new state-of-the-art Punk & New Wave library, including 23 construction kits which contain over 1.6 GB of loops, phrases and samples.

The Flying Haggis is a magical, mythical Scottish creature. Legend has it that those lucky enough to see it are filled with happiness. This legend became the inspiration for db audioware's latest and finest virtual guitar amp, which is said to produce similar feelings in those who play it.

Pyromania, designed by Bryan "Xenos" Lee, is made up of 128 presets in FXB and FXP format. This bank combines Bryan's love of classic synth sounds with his tendency towards completely chaotic D&B-type presets.

The "Essential Gear for Mobile Recording" DVD by two-time Grammy nominated recording artist and musician Carmen Rizzo shows you all the audio gear necessary for on-location recording.

Action Drums: Boom Jinx Breakbeat Edition is a modular loop library that combines acoustic and electronic drums and gives users the ability to easily mix and match parts to create their own custom rhythmic beds.

Both The Lunchbox and The Future Amp boast extremely high output never before heard at their respective sizes, and both are designed for professional use.

he new SIA 2-150 Integrated Amplifier heads a new and class leading range of products from this world renowned company.

Built by hand in ATC's UK factory, the EL 150 is a daring technical, and design statement, incorporating state of the art material and construction techniques.

Pro Tools M-Powered 7.4 software delivers a variety of other features, improvements and enhancements including the multifaceted new music composition and production tool called Elastic Time. .

DirectGuitar 2.0 is an innovative 9Gb electric guitar sample library for NI Kontakt 2-3 direct recorded for amp simulation. With DirectGuitar 2.0 you can add your favorite amp simulator and shape the sound as you wish.

Matouqin VSTi is a faithful sample-based re-creation of one of the most representative traditional Mongolian instruments. Matouqin contains various types of legato, tremolo, trills, slaps, and staccato, as well as special techniques, phrases and articulations.

Lace has introduced a line of Alumitone-Equipped pickguards in response to demand from players seeking Lace's new patented line of pickups.

Digital Redux is a collective of New York City based recording artists, producers and engineers who have collaborated to develop high quality genre and theme based sample libraries. These first 5 releases are packed with over 2.5GB of content per title.