News - June 2007

The Hartman Vintage Germanium Boost is a faithful recreation of the original Dallas Rangemaster Treble Booster™.

Ideal for producers of Electronica, IDM, Glitch, D'n'B, Industrial and Film soundtracks, this collection builds on the new ground broken by Abstrakt Breaks 1.

The library comes as 3 separate MPC soundsets (Parts 1-3) or can be purchased together as one large collection.

SCDR, a D-size rear protection cover; BXX-CR, a XX bushing with clear ring; and HTXP, an assembly tool for Neutrik's XX and PX series.

This first Vocaloid 2 software product is ideal for electronic dance music artists and producers.

The skyline of South Bank's More London area by City Hall has been transformed for a spectacular 10-week, outdoor public art display, with the addition of 30 hand-painted 10ft-high, free-standing replica Gibson Les Paul guitars.

Offers all the emulations of the Moog Modular, the minimoog, the CS-80, the Prophet 5, the Prophet VS, the ARP 2600 and the Jupiter-8.

Special package offers superior performance, convenience, and integration.

This 216 page manual will guide you through every topic there is to help you & your percussionists build a well–balanced and competitive drum–line.

Drum Tech's new DTS One-Touch Drum Tuning System retrofits to most hoop-and-tension-rod type acoustic drums.

Finale can now record/import a mono or stereo audio file to enhance playback.

Features a TC Electronic exclusive 'Mix' knob allowing parallel compression without complicated routing schemes.

The API Collection is a remarkable set of precision-engineered plug-ins that capture every nuance of the original analog gear.

A new "free running" mode for the multi segment envelopes of TERA opens a new door to polyrhythmical sounds and "endless" ambient textures.

The thin, highly responsive model features a wide-flanged circumference punctuated by industrial cotter pins holding a total of four jingles that vibrate when the cymbal is struck.

Captures the authentic sounds of Nashville with an entire disc of brushed drum loops for traditional and contemporary styles of country music.

The KILO-WAH captures the versatility and sounds of the popular MEGA-WAH but in a mono format and at a lower cost.

The overall shell thickness has been increased to 1" at the bearing edges with a nominal thickness of 1/2" throughout the carving area increasing power and projection.

5 articulations, 5 strings, 3 pickups (Bridge, Bridge+Neck, Neck) plus another picked bass were sampled for covering the entire range of bass styles.

Features a mid-side configuration, battery-powered operation for use anywhere, and a 3.5 mm stereo mini plug that facilitates integration with a wide range of products.

With its wide and extended frequency response (20 Hz - 15 kHz), the new R102 is a robust recording tool.

The sunkissed sounds of balmy nights and summer breezes, smoky lounges, and sandy beaches.

Two new synthesizer devices that take advantage of the unique sound quality and architecture of the Scope system.

Beat Bandit includes 50 Stylus RMX multi preset files utilizing the Beat Bandit loops and other Nine Volt Audio bonus loops.

Both will feature hands-on educational displays and historical collections along with an unprecedented schedule of clinics, workshops, private lessons and lectures by some of the world's drumming giants.

The book starts off with easier examples and gradually increases in difficulty as the examples become more syncopated.

The unit replaces the company's acclaimed Pulsar small-diaphragm cardioid condenser microphone and takes its design to an even higher level.

Commemorative guitar packages available beginning July 20, prior to the historic Crossroads Guitar Festival 2007.

Harmony Engine provides incredibly easy-to-use tools to quickly and easily produce professional vocal arrangements in virtually any style.

System consists of an 8" powered subwoofer (which also contains the amplifiers and bass management circuitry for the system), left & right 2-way satellite speakers, and a desktop remote 'hub.'

The Hoag Optical Pickup generates the fundamental first, and the harmonics follow–a critical step in improving MIDI response time.

Guitar Pro presents practical advice on recording, performing, teaching, and building a career for professionals who use the guitar as their main tool in making music and earning a living.

Includes all their current product line.

The Trigger I/O uses electronic triggers placed on traditional acoustic percussion sources (such as drum heads or cymbals) or electronic drum pad triggers, and converts them into MIDI note messages.

The world's first processor that automatically generates live multi-part vocal harmony by analyzing guitar chord progressions.

Each channel features headphone level, mix control between A and B inputs, external input volume, mute and mono.

The head version increases the versatility of the amp, allowing players to plug into a variety of speaker cabinets.

Full AMX control system compatibility for the Digidesign?? VENUE D-Show?? and D-Show Profile??? live sound environments is now being offered.

Includes 14-day fully functional demos of the new Neve 88RS Channel Strip and LA3A Classic Compressor.

This three-day percussion camp, for students ages 9 through 18, is a great opportunity for students of all musical levels to learn drums styles from around the world.

150 new synthesis and processing components have been added since the original FleXor collection was released.

This album-matching folio provides authentic guitar TAB for all the songs on the record.

The program gives purchasers of Rain Recording DAW systems immediate access to OBEDIA services.

Designed from the ground up taking into account how computers are used (or sometimes misused) during the process of making music.

The Injecting mode lets you inject broadcast wave data into existing files on your hard drive.

An extensive online resource that provides DJs with practical information about how to best choose, set up and operate the components of a computer-based DJ setup.

Primal Drums features a collection of powerful and evocative rhythm beds, contained in 50 construction kits (over 700 loops).

Features Soloway's signature 27-inch scale length and chambered body for added clarity and articulation.

Move, pitch, stretch or even delete any single note of the snare, hi-hat, or bass drum loop without affecting the rest of the groove.

The book is packed full of hints, tips and tutorials and includes a comprehensive website list and glossary

Artist's Choice mallets effectively help the timpanist maximize stroke velocity, thereby producing a clearer, more focused sound.

Source-Talkback allows for an engineer to talk to talent either over Source-Connect™ and/or in a local recording space while not getting feedback through the monitoring speakers.

New models were designed specifically for Big Bill Morganfield and Alex Gomez.

Designed for nondestructive compression of any files containing audio data in PCM 8/16/24 or 32 bit format.

Design replicates a portion of the pattern that adorned the company's reed organs in the 1800s.

Key features of the new online destination include: deeper, richer information and imagery on gear and artists; enhanced audio and video elements; gear demos; community forums and more.

The e 912 S boundary microphone features a very unobtrusive design that permits discrete placement on flat surfaces.

Better-sounding with greater creative control—a new modular synthesizer, an innovative groove tool, a versatile arpeggiator & completely rebuilt sequencer are amongst many new features.

Besides now being available in 5 plug-in formats, several other improvements have been made.

Latest addition to DJ product line brings advanced hardware control to revolutionary Torq software.

Vocal Magic was designed specifically for vocals and responds extremely well to all kinds of singers.

Version 2.0 adds consumer-oriented features designed to make MusicXML files the sheet music equivalent of MP3 files.

Featuring a superior glass optical system, the new LED-powered moonflowers produce showers of moving beams in patterns that can be projected on walls and dance floors.

This update fixes a potential threading problem that affected updates of the EQ envelope when the GUI was closed in some hosts.

This is the first guitar from Pantheon to feature the popular shorter scale fretboard.

Enables music artists and recording labels to sell and distribute their music to over 100 music stores.

Includes a high quality 24-bit 500 MB impulse library.

Sound Designer Richard Lichten has concentrated on complex moving and biting sounds - well-suited for uptempo electronic genres.

RackPak is a collection of over 100 audio effects racks for performance and studio use.

All plug-ins are available as Universal Audio Units, providing functionality on both PowerPC based and Intel based Macintosh Computers running OSX.

Available in several combinations, including 2" and 4" packages consisting of Studiofoam Wedges or Pyramids as well as a pack of LENRD® (Low-End Node Reduction Device) Bass Traps.

Contains a full setup of the basic instruments included in an orchestral brass section.

Easily share your samples with musicians around the world, with no worries about your own content being extracted without your consent.

Contains 4 hours and 20 minutes of insight, instruction, tunes, tips and technique from this 5 time IBMA award-winning picker.

Latest version includes new features and bugfixes.

The short series of videos provides installers and customers alike with the opportunity to learn about AC power management.

MultitrackStudio 4 also now supports the company's TranzPort wireless remote controller.

The new models use the same AudioDNA® processor found in many Lexicon and DigiTech® outboard products, including the highly respected Lexicon MX500.

The topics Eli covers in the series are produced in reply to grooveboxmusic.com's online Logic survey.

Finalists and winners will have the opportunity to receive tons of cool prizes, featured endorsements and exposure to millions of music fans across the globe.

SoundForge 9 and Finale 2007 are currently in production and more titles will follow monthly.

Provides music producers with a complete solution for creating music out-of-the box on Windows and Linux.

Brings the sounds of a large French romatic cathedral organ to your studio or home.

An all-in-one digital patchbay, format converter and FireWire audio interface for integrating digital outboard effects units and keyboards with modern DAW-based studios.

The new kits were designed by NI endorsees Gorillaz, Einstuerzende Neubauten, and Turntablerocker, and are based on exclusive custom sounds from these artists' own productions.

Voices of Passion features five outstanding professional female artists singing vowels, words, morphing vowels, effects, phrases, calls, whispers and breath noises.

The line offers exceptional flexibility, while its ultra flexible PVC (UFPVC) outer jacket provides maximum durability and no cable memory.

Until now XRB was only available for iDrum, now it is a Reason Refill.

Come and learn what each major DAW has to offer in terms of features, ease-of-use, and flexibility.

Pro Tools expert Brian Hogue returns for the final installment of this trilogy in more than 2 hours of high-quality video instruction on advanced Pro Tools features and techniques.

Bridges the gap between an entry level kit relegated to the practice room and an intermediate kit that sees action beyond the woodshed.

This new audio format gives you the flexibility to personalize Song Galaxy's backing tracks.

he songbook provides lyrics, melody lines, and chord changes, with professionally arranged piano accompaniments to the album's entire song list.

Adds an essential tool to DM's roster and offers Digital Musician members a unique business model for paid work and producers a time saving opportunity to access a worldwide pool of session musicians.

Version 1.2.1 adds a number of new features.

The Monterey comes standard with a solid alder body, a comfortable 25-1/2" scale length neck, 1-11/16" real bone nut, and hand-wound Lindy Fralin pickups.

A set of powerful 5.1 surround panning and mixing RTAS plug-ins that allow you to take advantage of any Pro Tools system with six or more outputs.

Features user sessions, audio of latest mix in progress, and links to artist pages.

The 21GB Special Brass offers resonant rarities that a first-rate virtual orchestra can't do without.

The update gives the Micstasy direct compatibility with Yamaha's M7C and PM5D mixing consoles, responding to their Sysex commands.

A huge 18 gigabyte collection of rock drums, basses and guitars.

2.5 GB of samples of a Warwick® Streamer™ electric bass, recorded directly through a Mindprint® DTC™ high quality channel-strip.

Fresh drum beats, twisted and vintage synth riffs, grooving basses, fast arpeggios, acid lines, and other highly original sounds.

This new initiative will support the further development of Ardour to become a viable DAW alternative for home and professional studio users, freely available to anyone.

All SLD Virtual Instruments utilize a one-hundred percent analog recording process from vintage mics to classic Studer 2-inch recorder on premium Quantegy GP9 tape.

The first 500 customers who have an album paid for delivery to any of TuneCore's digital retailers after midnight Eastern time, Wednesday, June 13, 2007, will receive a serial number (limit one per account) that will permit one free download of T-RackS 24.

In addition to the HF4040's standard frequency sweep readings and signal strength readouts, the unit features Display Markers which display the 3 strongest peaks and their associated frequencies during each sweep.

The Montreal Guitar Show welcomes all guitar enthusiasts, amateur instrument makers and music lovers who want to better understand the possibilities of this versatile instrument.

Features lightweight, resonant mahogany and solidbody construction for an instrument that is lively, clear and rich in harmonics.

Ranging from new models to reissues of old favorites, these special mandolins will be available in very limited numbers and released incrementally this year from June through December.

Also released, "Bass Massiva" a huge collection of electro house bass sounds for HALion/EXS-24/Kontakt from Colour Sonics.

The 1.2 release incorporates hundreds of optimizations and stability enhancements as well as almost two dozen feature additions.

Company's way of thanking supporters for 10 years of loyalty.

Fully audio CD, CD-R and CD-RW compatible with easy MP3 text and folder search ability.

An innovative new approach to software education where each new installment is produced directly in response to topic suggestions posted at the tutorial's online forum.

Compact, easy to carry, all-in-one mixing solution for the Digital DJ.

Sampled from a liuther's custom made electric bass made by Jacaranda.

Fans will vote first, then a panel of judges will review the top 100 and select a winner.

The seminar will cover the dos and don'ts of uninterruptible power supplies, as well as how the right power conditioning technology can greatly improve the performance of amplifiers and other equipment.

DVD is almost 9 hours in length and provides 'no parameter left behind' information and expertise on analog-style synth programming and digital effects.

Gypsy, which is primarily aimed at film, TV and game composers, captures an intimate European sound with an unprecedented detail.

Included is a complete safety guide including videos to teach you how to safely work on any tube amp.

Introduces new functionalities as well as providing essential bug fixes for all users and compatibility for the recently announced EZX-s.

Ideal for rental companies, stage shows, bands and mobile entertainers who use trussing in their shows.

Equipped with essentials such as six Line, two Phono/Line convertible RCA and one 1/4" Mic inputs.

Intelligently combines the sound and feel of vinyl with the convenience of digital music formats.

A library of percussive sounds that will appeal to musicians, writers and producers in every musical genre in need of EZ access to great drums.

Howaudio.com is an on-line community for learning the latest multi-track, 2-track audio software and plug-ins on the market today.

'Klub Klapz 2' styles include ModernBeats' own signature designs, plus numerous styles modeled after many famous hip hop producers.

Using a single driver engine simplifies the technology roadmap for a device manufacturer, who can now offer one Windows driver for the entire product line.

Containing 40 video tutorials and running over 3 hours in length, the collection of video tutorials covers topics such as Mixing, Production and Utilities.

Abbey Road Keyboards was recorded in the famed Studio Two, where The Beatles recorded almost all of their songs.

A comprehensive set of restoration plug-ins for cleaning up tape, vinyl, and acoustic recordings.

This is GForce's final Universal Binary update for their instruments.

This is a maintenance release bringing a few bug fixes and minor enhancements.

Product to be released on Friday the 15th of June.

MoReVoX Drumbuster is provided in 2 formats: Drumagog and raw .wav Files.

Inspired by the craftsmanship and designs of the pre-war era.

Drum Queen is a drum synthesizer that makes no use of samples–all its sounds are purely synthesized.

SL MultiTracks work perfectly with all ACID and Apple Loops-compatible audio software.

Additionally, the SpaceArray has recently passed acoustical testing in accordance with ISO 17497-1.

The Diamond's unique design originates from the simple approach of the pioneer days of tube technology.

Features a 4-band EQ to accentuate deep lows and bring out mids.

Secret Weapons explains closely guarded and never before published secrets of the great masters as well as Jojo's own approaches.

Fans can vote for their favorite band from June 1 - June 15 with the winning band joining the Vans Warped Tour on August 12.

The OMCRE boasts solid East Indian rosewood back and sides, solid vintage-toned Carpathian spruce soundboard, ebony head veneer, 25.4" fretboard, and a classic Martin style pyramid bridge.

Don uses the basic blues progression as a vehicle to teach chords and soloing techniques found in contemporary blues and jazz fusion.

New 16x16 card interfaces from Yamaha® consoles and mix engines to Aviom's personal monitor mixing system.

Sound Grinder now includes a new workflow option called Droplets, which provides a simpler way of converting audio files.

Created by professional musicians and producers in world-class studios, using vintage outboard gear and instruments.

New set of over 50 synth patches for the onboard MFX Analog Modeling Bass Synth includes ambient textures, leads, and deep synth basses.

The two versions, Q1 and Q2, utilize the latest quad-core processor technology and new acoustical engineering to give the user awesome power with near silent performance.

A massive four-disc DVD library encompassing over a thousand instruments, kits, and other sound effects.