Pettinhouse Announces Vinyl Drumkits: Electronics Is Available As Free Download
From deep bass drums and dynamic snares to crunchy Hi-Hats and noisy cymbals Vinyl Drumkits: Electronic provides a far-reaching resource. (2008-04-30)

American Association of Independent Music (A2IM) to Celebrate 3rd Anniversary
A2IM, the non-profit, member-run advocacy organization is devoted to improving the business health of independent labels, promoting equity, fairness, and transparency for the independent music label community. (2008-04-30)

Digitech® Introduces Harmonyman™ Intelligent Pitch Shifter Guitar Pedal
DigiTech's HarmonyMan™ automatically generates live three-part guitar harmony over lead/solo playing by analyzing and remembering guitar chord progressions from before the solo. (2008-04-30)

Aguilar DB 285 JC Bass Cabinet Now Shipping
The "Little Jack" cabinet is designed for bassists who wants big studio quality sound in a small package. (2008-04-30)

Stanton Unveils The SC Digital Controllers For The Professional DJ
The Stanton SC System is the company's new set of digital controllers for the professional DJ. (2008-04-30)

Waves Teams With Toontrack® To Offer Special Bundle
Waves join forces Toontrack® Music to offer Waves Renaissance Maxx Native and Toontrack's EZdrummer®, together as a single price-reduced package. (2008-04-30)

Stanton presents the C324 Tabletop CD Player
The Stanton C.324 is designed for digital DJs who want to scratch CDs like vinyl, and has all the latest components needed for ultimate performance. (2008-04-30)

Electro-Voice™ Auctioning Celebrity Guitars for Charity
This auction is being held to raise money for the families of those who were either wounded or lost their lives on the I-35W bridge in Minneapolis, Minnesota, August 1st, 2007. (2008-04-30)

MPC-Samples.com Releases 'The Beat Producer Series' for Akai MPC Samplers
'The Beat Producer Series' contains all 12 packs from our Speciality Drum section with 1674 varied drum, percussion and FX sounds. (2008-04-30)

Metropolitan Introduces New Satin And Sunburst Finishes On Cocktail Drums
Metropolitan Cocktail Drums are now available in gorgeous satin and sunburst finishes. (2008-04-30)

Randall Amplifiers Announces New Addition of Custom Kirk Hammett Amp
The custom RM100KH Kirk Hammett amp offers the full array of tones that have been the staple of rock music for over three decades. (2008-04-29)

Empress Effects Set to Release Superdelay
The Empress Effects Superdelay features 8 modes & presets, up to 2.8 seconds of delay, Hi and Low Pass Filters, and True Bypass. (2008-04-29)

Alfred Releases Two New Essential Volumes from Piano Sensation Jim Brickman
The most requested and well-known Jim Brickman songs are now available in one unique series! (2008-04-29)

Monkey Tools Announces Library Monkey 3.0 and Library Monkey Pro 1.0
Library Monkey offers a solid set of tools for audio asset management where Library Monkey Pro provides managing, editing and processing all in a single application. (2008-04-29)

Monkey Tools Releases Sound Grinder Pro 1.0
Sound Grinder Pro adds many advanced time-saving features including waveform editing, playback preview, AU and VST plug-in batch-processing, FhG MP3, MP3 surround and much more. (2008-04-29)

Graph Tech Offers Supercharger Kits For Guitars
Acoustic and electric guitarists can now get high-end performance and sound from their less expensive or older guitars thanks to the new Supercharger Kits. (2008-04-29)

Drawmer Debuts A2D2 Dual Stereo Output Analog-To-Digital Converter
The stereo A/D converter in the A2D2 provides simultaneous dual stereo outputs that may each be selected to different sample rates, including 44.1, 48, 88.2, 96, 176 and 192kHz. (2008-04-29)

Sounds And Effects Releases The Wizard II Refill
The Wizard II Refill for Propellerheads Reason has been revved to version 2.0, and for the first time is available for digital download. (2008-04-29)

Sonic Studio Presents Products At The 124th AES Convention
Sonic Studio will be launching new products, demonstrating current wares, and providing a glimpse at future technologies of note. (2008-04-29)

Minneapolis/St Paul Area Students To Attend GRAMMYÂ® Career Day On May 7th, 2008
Top music industry professionals discuss the realities of the music business and careers in music at GRAMMY Career Day. (2008-04-29)

Cherry Lane Music Releases Jim Horn Presents John Denver for Flute
Each track on the CD contains the full recording with Jim Horn Playing flute. (2008-04-28)

Allen & Heath's ZED 4-BUS Series Now Shipping
Allen & Heath has announced that the new ZED 4-Bus range of small format, USB-equipped mixers for live performance, recording, and production is now shipping. (2008-04-28)

Eiosis Announces The E2Transienter Processor
The E2Transienter brings a unique, simple and powerful approach to transient processing. (2008-04-28)

Rain Recording Announces Element Digital Audio Workstation
Rain's new Element features an all-aluminum exterior combined with a balanced component architecture engineered to endure the most demanding audio production environments. (2008-04-28)

American DJ Unveils New Mystic LED
Equipped with 88 red, 48 green and 88 blue 5mm LEDs, which are projected through 6 lenses, the new Mystic LED can cover some pretty big ground (or wall, or ceiling!) (2008-04-28)

Le Lotus Bleu Releases Add Cell I & II Soundsets For Korg Legacy Cell Analog Edition Vsti
The warm instruments of this collection mainly focus on the following Music Styles: Electronica, IDM, Lounge, Rock-Pop, Mainstream, Downtempo, Film Scoring, and more. (2008-04-28)

Sonnox Releases Oxford SuprEsser Plug-in
The SuprEsser is both a fully featured professional De-Esser and a Dynamic EQ. (2008-04-28)

Bosendorfer 290 From Sonart Audio Is Available For Immediate Download
Bosendorfer 290 This prestigious piano was sampled in a perfect acoustically tuned environment. (2008-04-28)

V-Picks Releases The V-Pick™ Acoustic Guitar Pick
You may not need a different guitar, you may just need a different guitar pick... (2008-04-28)

Egnater Holding Two-Day Amp Building Seminar June 28 and June 29, 2008
When you sign up for the two day class, you are purchasing a custom amplifier kit that you build. (2008-04-28)

realsamples Releases Dutch Harpsichord Sample Library
German-based sample manufacturer realsamples offers another harpsichord gem: The green 1628-built Ruckers harpsichord. (2008-04-28)

G&L Releases Three New Semi-Hollow Body Electric Guitars
All Three new models feature swamp ash bodies, hard rock maple neck with rosewood or maple fingerboard, G&L Dual Fulcrum vibrato with chrome plated brass saddles, chrome hardware, 3-ply white pickguard, 5-way pickup selector switch and PTB system. (2008-04-28)

Grooveboxmusic.com Releases Power PAK Product Line
This exciting collection of training tutorials are tightly focused on a DAW's specific feature set. (2008-04-28)

G&L Presents ASAT Classic Bluesboy With Spalted Maple Top
The G&L Custom Creations team has located a small supply of exotic spalted maple for a limited run of the popular ASAT Classic Bluesboy model. (2008-04-28)

Protection Racket Launches New Guitar Cases
Protection Racket cases are strong, reliable, durable, tough and heavy duty. (2008-04-28)

BBE Sound Inc Releases New WAH Pedal
The new Wah pedal from BBE Sound is based on a 1967 Class A circuit design featuring a 'halo' inductor which the company has re-engineered and tuned to recreate those sounds made famous by players such as Clapton and Hendrix. (2008-04-25)

Digital Sound Factory Presents E-MU PROTEUS PACK for Cakewalk Synthesizers
Digital Sound Factory has reissued the original E-MU Proteus sample content for use with Cakewalk's Dimension Pro and Dimension LE synthesizers. (2008-04-25)

XOX/Guitars not Guns Number 100 Limited Edition Guitar Charity Auction
The #100 Handle guitar is being put on auction to the most generous bider and all proceeds will be donated by XOX to Guitars not Guns. (2008-04-25)

BBE Sound Inc Introduces the VG360 Sonic Maximizer
Utilising the same technology employed by Sonic Maximizers found in top recording studios, the unit can be hooked up to video game consoles for more realistic sound quality. (2008-04-25)

Zaxcom Debuts Fusion High-Resolution Audio Mixer And Recorder
Optimized For Reality Television, Surround Recording, And Eng Applications, Fusion Is Both Lightweight And Power Efficient. (2008-04-25)

"New Horizons In Audio" Theme Marks AES 124Th Convention
Geoff Emerick To Present Making-Of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band Film, (2008-04-25)

Elation Unveils Event Panel System Revolutionary Battery-Powered RGB LED Color Panel
Now you can take your LED colors with you ...anywhere you go, whether you're stepping outdoors, riding in a vehicle or flying into outer space. (2008-04-25)

Loopmasters Announces Nu:Tone Drum & Bass Volume 1
Nu:tone's musical skills have made a big difference to the sounds and samples in this collection of Rhodes patterns, piano loops, and string loops. (2008-04-25)

Native Instruments Announces KORE 2 Workshop Tour
Native Instruments announces an upcoming KORE 2 workshop tour for US and Canada. (2008-04-25)

Beyerdynamic Announces New DT 880 Pro Studio Headphones
The DT 880 PRO provides the best of both worlds by combining the strengths of open, transparent headphones with those of more powerful closed headphones. (2008-04-25)

Marantz® Professional Showcases Its Full Line Of Recording Products At NAB
Marantz Professional highlights eight key products on display, offering a range of options for portable and installation recording and playback. (2008-04-25)

Marantz Professional Presents CDR310 Professional CD Recorder
The CDR310 offers convenient long-term recording in uncompressed and MP3 formats. (2008-04-25)

Marantz® Professional Exhibits The PMD® 620 Hand-Held Compact Field Digital Recorder
The PMD®620 offers 24- and 16-bit recording, two high-quality built-in condenser microphones, stereo or mono recording modes and a choice of uncompressed 44.1 kHz .wav files or three levels of MP3. (2008-04-25)

Denon Exhibits A Wide Range Of Broadcast Products At NAB 2008
Denon Professional exhibits at NAB 2008 with a wide range of A/V products. (2008-04-25)

Denon Exhibits DN-C615 Professional-Grade Rack-Mount CD Player Supporting MP3 Playback
The DN-C615 combines highest quality components with new features for covering a wide range of listening experiences. (2008-04-25)

Denon Displays DN-C635 Professional CD Player
he DN-C635 offers a wide array of features and enhancements, making it an ideal solution for professional install, live sound and studio playback operation. (2008-04-25)

AudioWarrior presents 70's Synths For HALion3
70's Synths is a nice collection of gurgling analogue sounds we all love from some of the of the most famous Analogue Synthesizers of the 70's. (2008-04-25)

Inspiration Sounds Release Pure Live Breaks Volume 1
This drumloops library is totally current and represents the earthy sound that has become popular in many styles of music today. (2008-04-25)

Rare Winds and Harps Sound Modules Available From Westgate Studios
Each DVD Sound library features 24 bit samples for Gigastudio 3.1 and Kontakt 2.1 on the same disc. (2008-04-25)

Graph Tech Releases Ghost® LB63 MIDI And Acoustic Technology For Floyd Rose® Bridge
Graph Tech took pains to ensure its GHOST for Floyd Rose® electronics tracks as fast as the fingers of the famous tremolo's most prolific users. (2008-04-24)

Lawo Introduces mc2 56 Production Console
Lawo launches the new mc2 56 —a console with full mc2 performance with a streamlined surface and compact dimensions. (2008-04-24)

Alfred Distributes The Music Lesson: A Spiritual Search For Growth through Music By Victor Wooten
Wooten's new book tells the story of a struggling young musician who wanted music to be his life. (2008-04-24)

Schroeder Custom Guitars Announces The "Shorty" Carved Top Model
If 3-year wait times and nearly 5 digit prices are the problem in high-end custom electric guitars, then the Schroeder Shorty is the answer. (2008-04-24)

Hercules DJ Console Rmx Now Available
The DJ Console Rmx is the most comprehensive digital dual mixing deck in its class. (2008-04-24)

Puremagnetik Releases MS-20 Analog Bass Micropak
Analog Bass Volume 2 is a 24-bit collection of bass sounds focused entirely on the legendary KORG MS-20 synthesizer. (2008-04-24)

Icons Of Music Auction II To Benefit Music Rising
This second annual auction event will offer one of the most significant collections of music memorabilia with proceeds benefiting Music Rising. (2008-04-24)

American DJ Adds 2 LED Moving Head Effects To Top-Of-Line Accu Series
Two exciting LED-powered moving heads have been added to this popular series of professional club effects: the Accu Spot 250 Hybrid and the Accu LED MH. (2008-04-24)

The beamz™ Debuts Online And At Sharper Image Stores
The beamz™ is a pioneering invention that allows people to make music by interacting with light and sound. (2008-04-24)

Denon® Launches DN-A300M Professional Integrated Amplifier
The DN-A300M is an integrated amplifier/background music/paging system for house of worship, retail establishments, restaurants, health clubs, etc. (2008-04-24)

Marantz® Professional Introduces The PMD® 580 Rackmount Compact Digital Recorder
The PMD580 brings many of the same features and high sonic quality found in the PMD Series recorders but adds network connectivity. (2008-04-24)

Shure Releases The UR1M Micro-Bodypack
The UR1M is designed to be easily concealed and worn comfortably by actors, performers, musicians, and public speakers. (2008-04-24)

Digitech® Ships Vocalist® Live Pro Vocal Harmony And Effects Processor
The Vocalist Live Pro employs powerful musIQ™ technology to accurately create multi-part harmony by analyzing a musical accompaniment signal. (2008-04-23)

MusicXPC Professional P2 Panel Computer Now Shipping
The new P2 panel computer from MusicXPC features a Core 2 Duo processor running on a 1066 MHz FSB, 2GB of custom RAM, and 570GB of onboard drive storage. (2008-04-23)

FXpansion Introduces BFD Big Orchestral Marching Band
BFD Big Orchestral Marching Band is a new expansion pack for BFD 1.5 and BFD2, delivering a heavy payload of orchestral and marching drum instruments to your percussive arsenal. (2008-04-23)

Lace Debuts Aluma P™ Bass System Pickups For Earth Day
The Aluma P™ shares with other Alumitone® Lace pickups, they are a low impact for Mother Earth while offering incredible tone and performance. (2008-04-23)

Denon® Professional Displays DN-C640 Network CD/DVD/DATA Disc Player
The DN-C640 offers broadcasters tremendous playback format options utilizing largely untapped system resources found in many of today's standard audio, network and computing devices. (2008-04-23)

SONiVOX Announces "Anatomy" Instrument Library
Anatomy sonically explores the human condition in ways never attempted previously, delivering users a unique new palette of sonic colors and textures. (2008-04-23)

Hipkitty Boutique Amplifiers Releases The Kitty Box Amplifier
The Kitty Box™ is a 50-watt, all tube, handcrafted amplifier designed with tone purists and players of all kinds in mind. (2008-04-23)

TC Electronic Now Shipping TubeTech CL 1B Plug-in
The CL 1B plug-in is based upon highly advanced component emulation technology, and brings the sound of the legendary CL 1B compressor/limiter to Digidesign® Pro Tools|HD, HD Accel and VENUE systems. (2008-04-23)

IK Multimedia Now Shipping SampleTron™ Virtual Instrument
SampleTron is a virtual instrument workstation featuring the most complete collection of authentic "Tron" and other vintage keyboards instrument samples ever released in one product. (2008-04-22)

Propellerhead Software Presents "Tips For Reason 4 From The Pros" At The Producer Conference
Propellerhead Software announces the continuation of its Producer Conference Series of events in San Francisco, CA, on May 3, 2008, Noon to 5:30 pm. (2008-04-22)

Audio-Technica Offers AT8004 And AT8004L Microphones For Broadcasting Applications
The new AT8004 and AT8004L further emphasize Audio-Technica's ongoing commitment to supplying high-quality products for all segments of the broadcast market sector. (2008-04-22)

Switchcraft® Shipping New Studiopatch Series DB25 Breakout Cables
DB25 Breakout Cables are designed for audio interfaces, audio consoles, audio patching systems, and other pieces of gear that utilize DB25 I/O connections wired to the Tascam DTRS pinout. (2008-04-22)

Equinox Sounds Releases Trance Creator Inspirational Tools Loop Pack
Trance Creator Inspirational Tools is a downloadable loop pack for producing uplifting Melodic Trance music. (2008-04-22)

Shure Expands Countryman Offerings
Shure Incorporated has expanded its lineup of Countryman Earset and Micro-Lavalier microphones to include new models and color options ideally suited for use with its new UR1M Micro-Bodypack. (2008-04-22)

Chordmaps.com Releases Music Theory For Songwriters Software
This program creates an environment where exploring chord progressions is as easy as moving and clicking a mouse. (2008-04-22)

Real "Guitar Hero™" Joe Satriani turns Teacher at WorkshopLive.com
The icon has decided to join WorkshopLive.com in its mission to deliver a new kind of music education using cutting-edge online technology and award-winning curriculum (2008-04-21)

Hudson Music Expands Master Series With Antonio Sanchez DVD
This three-hour DVD illustrates the technical mastery, advanced musical concepts and musicianship that have made Antonio one of the most in-demand players on the drumming scene. (2008-04-21)

Laguna Guitars Launches "One Guitar, One Tree" Reforestation Initiative
Laguna guitars will plant one tree for every Laguna guitar made. (2008-04-21)

Guitar Center Protects Environment With "Green" Initiative
This ongoing "Green" initiative reduces the company's carbon footprint and conserves fuel and wood resources. (2008-04-21)

Nucleus SoundLab Releases Tempest For Rob Papen Albino
Tempest is a carefully crafted source for electronic bread and butter sounds as well as a source of inspiration for darker, harder and ambient electronic styles. (2008-04-21)

Tonerider Pickups Featured In Latest Redback Guitars
F Series Electric Guitars from Redback feature a range of Tonerider pickups including the Generator and Rocksong humbucker models, Classic Blues single coils and Tonerider's flagship product the Rebel 90. (2008-04-21)

TRX Cymbals Launches LTD Series
The TRX Cymbal Co. has been designed to offer drummers several improvements over the sound and performance of previously available Crash-Rides and Hi-hats. (2008-04-21)

SABIAN Offers 13-inch Vault Fierce Hats
The Fierce Hats feature a raw, unlathed surface and jumbo hammer marks that deliver an aggressive low-end clarity and punchy, semi-dry response. (2008-04-18)

Seymour Duncan Releases The SH-15 Alternative-8™ Humbucker
The SH-15 Alternative 8 is Seymour Duncan's first production pickup to use an Alnico 8 magnet. (2008-04-18)

SilverFox Drumsticks Introduces Two New Stick Models
The SilverFox "Boston Basher" was designed for heavey metal drummers, while the "Sweet Pea" for jazz drummers. (2008-04-18)

"Extreme Green" CD and DVD Packaging Now Offered by Groove House Records
Groove House Records, Inc. is demonstrating its commitment to preserving the natural environment by offering a variety of lower impact disc packaging options. (2008-04-17)

Tanager AudioWorks Releases Chorducopia™ Audible Chord Library Software
Chorducopia contains a searchable database with over 50 chords for every key, and runs on both Windows and Mac computers. (2008-04-17)

Prof. Dr. Fritz Sennheiser To Be Inducted Into The Consumer Electronics Hall Of Fame
The 95-year-old founder of Sennheiser electronic GmbH & Co. KG is one of twelve honorees to be inducted in 2008, and has been chosen by the expert jury in the category "Founders and Inventors." (2008-04-17)

Roland Provides Sneak Peak Of New Rhythm Coach Product
This latest addition to the Rhythm Coach line of products offers enhanced playability, expressiveness, and versatility. (2008-04-17)

Channel D Updates Playback and Transcription Software for Vinyl LP Records
Pure Vinyl 2.2 is a suite of audio applications designed especially for high-resolution digital playback, editing, and archival of vinyl records. (2008-04-17)

AudioWarrior Releases Studio Organ Donor Library for HALion
AudioWarrior uses a secret sampling/sweetening formula that brings out the rich swirling harmonic resonance characteristics of the B3. (2008-04-17)

Loopmasters Announces A Hip Hop Double Download
Spring into action with two incredible new download packs from the masters of sampling, Loopmaster! (2008-04-17)

Ueberschall Announces The URBANIC Producer Pack Sample Library
The Urbanic Producer Pack is a massive library of cutting edge Hip Hop & RnB Sounds. (2008-04-17)

Vienna Symphonic Library Announces New Upgrade Paths & Price Increase In North America
The Vienna Symphonic Library is replacing its long-running VIP upgrade paths with a new program. (2008-04-17)

VirSyn Releases VTAPE Analog Tape Suite 1.2
The multichannel capabilities of the new version 1.2 laid the basis for a new kind of Surround effect delay. (2008-04-17)

Puremagnetik Releases 3 Library Bundles
Puremagnetik has released 3 new bundles for Ableton Live, Kontakt, Logic and GarageBand. (2008-04-16)

Vir2 Instruments Releases Complex Evolution Synth Library
Complex Evolution adds another 100 fresh and innovative patches to the sound palette of syntAX users. (2008-04-16)

TC-Helicon VoiceTone Double Pedal Now Shipping
VoiceTone Double enables performers to produce up to four virtual overdubs of their voice in real time. (2008-04-15)

RealLiveLoops Release Volume 2 Drum Loops
RealLiveLoops Volume 2 features drum loops in a variety of styles, including rock, pop, funk & hip-hop, at tempos ranging from 75bpm to 135bpm. (2008-04-15)

Tonerider Launches Strat Pickups For Lefties
The Pure Vintage LH goes further than just switching around the pole piece lengths. (2008-04-15)

Pro-Sounds Release Atomik Tags Sound-Bank for Massive
Atomik Tags is Pro-Sounds' first outing with Massive, and contains 128 professionally designed presets by Antonio Antonaglia. (2008-04-15)

Minnetonka Audio Adds Dolby E to SurCode Family
The SurCode for Dolby E product line will offer Dolby E software decoding and encoding for various platforms. (2008-04-15)

LAWO Plugin Server Offers SurCode for Dolby E
The Lawo SurCode for Dolby E plug-in functions as a VST plug-in. (2008-04-15)

Integration 1st From Neumann And DiGiCo At NAB '08
DiGiCo joins with Neumann and Sennheiser at NAB to showcase the interconnection of its consoles and Neumann's AES 42 products. (2008-04-14)

Precisionsound Releases Chimes Collection, WAV 24-bit Mapped For HALion, Kontakt & Gigastudio
The Chime Tree is essential in most music productions for adding sparkle and motion. (2008-04-14)

Antares Audio Technologies Releases AVOX 2 Vocal Toolkit
AVOX 2 adds an additional five state-of-the-art vocal processing modules, including the recently released Harmony Engine Vocal Modeling Harmony Generator, to give musicians, producers, and engineers the power they need to create stunning vocal tracks (2008-04-14)

Spector Offers Special Limited Edition NS-2JA-R Reissue Basses
This is a reissue of our USA made NS-2JA from 1983 and features our world famous original Spector NS curved body design. (2008-04-14)

Ams Neve Unveils Three New Products At 2008 NAB Show
With these introductions, AMS Neve further broadens its industry-leading portfolio of consoles, workstations, hard disk editors and outboard gear. (2008-04-14)

Elixir® Strings Launches Electric String Trial Promotion
During its Electric Strings Trial promotion, players will receive one complimentary electric set with the purchase of two acoustic sets. (2008-04-14)

iZotope Unveils ANR-B™ Adaptive Noise Reduction Unit At NAB
ANR-B uses iZotope's advanced noise reduction technology to intelligently identify and suppress environmental broadband noise, hum, phone line artifacts and more. (2008-04-14)

Zaxcom Expands Feature Set of TRX Wireless Microphone Transceivers
Zaxcom's TRX systems are now available with a wireless dynamic range expander and an adjustable RF output power feature, both of which increase the operational flexibility of the unit. (2008-04-14)

Zaxcom Launches New Deva Accessories
The new Deva Mix-8 and Deva Flash Drive are designed to expand the functionality of its popular Deva product line. (2008-04-14)

HHB Demonstrates Continued Support For DTRS Multitrack Users With New Upgraded
HHB's latest DA60DC and DA113DC double coated DTRS tapes provide users of the Tascam 8 channel recording system with the latest metal particle tape formulation. (2008-04-14)

Cluster Sound Announces The Free Xpander Pack Series
XPander Packs are mini-libraries consisting of new loops and samples developed to constantly increase the sound power of this DJ-oriented sound library. (2008-04-14)

Blue Cat Audio Releases Blue Cat's Triple EQ series 3.0 And Announces Global Prices Reduction
Blue Cat's Triple EQ series is a set of three hybrid parametric EQ/shapeable filters plugins. (2008-04-14)

Synesthesia Releases The Mandala 2.0 High-Def Drum & Synthesizer
One pad can accommodate from one to seven different zones of sound — each of which can be configured as a separate instrument, with an array of specialized settings. (2008-04-14)

MIXOSAURUS DAW Drums GmbH Releases First Update (V. 1.1) To MIXOSAURUS Kit A
This update brings a few huge usability improvements and significantly expands its range of possible applications. (2008-04-14)

Sound Devices Previews New Wave Agent Utility Software at NAB 2008
Sound Devices is improving the workflow from field production to post production with the introduction of its revised Wave Agent utility software. (2008-04-14)

Sound Devices Introduces 788T Eight-Track Recorder At NAB 2008
Designed specifically for multi-track on-location productions, the eight-track 788T features a significant expansion of input and output capability. (2008-04-14)

audioMIDI.com Presents DAWg Day Afternoon 2 — aM's DAW Workshop Returns
This is an excellent opportunity to witness first hand and compare all the major DAW's strengths in one place at one time from the experts themselves. (2008-04-11)

Gibson USA's Guitar of the Month — The Les Paul 295 GoldTop
The new Les Paul 295 comes with a custom Guitar of the Month case and is versatile enough for all styles of music and playing. (2008-04-11)

Dynacord® Presents The VariLine™ VL 62 Speaker
VL 62's unique 16 Ohm operation allows up to eight cabinets to be connected in parallel to any Dynacord amplifier. (2008-04-11)

Audiowarrior Presents 6 String Auto-Strum Sample Library for HALion 3
The 6 String Acoustic Strummer is a special featured virtual rhythm guitar that will Auto-Strum in any key and any tempo with a wide variety of songwriting chords. (2008-04-11)

Sonart Audio Releases New 43GB 'PIANOS 2.0' Collection
CS Pianos V.2.0 is a next generation virtual Piano of highest realism that will make your dreams come true! (2008-04-11)

Pro-Sounds Releases Sanford Signature Bank for PS-1 Synthesizer
Pro-Sounds has announced the immediate availability of Sanford Signature for the PS-1 VSTi Synthesizer. (2008-04-11)

Loopsjunkiez Releases TranceJunkiez Acid Loops Library
TranceJunkiez Loops address the latest trends in Trance but also redefine Classic Trance with LoopsJunkiez's personal touch. (2008-04-10)

Avlex Introduces Superlux PRA-618M Professional Gooseneck Microphone
Tailored specifically for reproduction of the human voice, the new PRA-618M makes a terrific choice for a wide range of installed sound projects, including conference facilities, board rooms, lecture halls, and houses of worship. (2008-04-10)

Sinevibes Releases The Fantom Tweakbook 5th Edition
The Fantom Tweakbook now covers an overwhelming amount of topics, including subtractive, additive and vector synthesis, ring modulation, analog sound replication, creating complex effects on patch level, and much more. (2008-04-10)

Rock House Releases Two Alexi Laiho Instructional DVDs
With the Alexi Laiho instructional DVDs a modern day guitar hero takes students inside his amazing technique (2008-04-10)

StringDog.net Introduces Armor Gold Cable
The Armor Gold cable is specifically designed for extreme durability, warm but clear tone, and value. (2008-04-10)

VocalTuning.com Announces New Online 'Vocal Tuning' Service
The VocalTuning.com web site was developed to offer music producers and singers a new way to get vocals perfectly pitched. (2008-04-10)

Digital Music Doctor Announces Ableton Live 7 — "Know It All!" Video Training Course
These Ableton Live tutorials are a complete guide to making music with Ableton Live 7. (2008-04-10)

Yamaha Drums Announces New Stage Custom Birch Drum Set
Yamaha's first mid-priced Birch kit also comes with all-new, top-quality 700 series hardware. (2008-04-10)

Yamaha Unveils DTXTREME III Standard and DTXTREME III Special Electronic Drum Sets
The new Yamaha DTXTREME III Electonic kits promise to set the standard for sound and function. (2008-04-10)

Soniccouture Releases Kontakt Scriptorium: Sound Design Tools and Tutorials for Kontakt 2 and 3
Scriptorium is a package comprising a collection of KSP Scripts, a sound library and set of Tutorial videos. (2008-04-10)

BTE Audio Releases PEQ3 Program Equalizer Algorithm
The PEQ3 is a high performance digital equalization algorithm that simulates the sound and feel of the extremely rare program equalizers of the mid 1990s. (2008-04-10)

eMedia Music Announces My Piano & My Guitar Lesson Programs
My Piano is a fun and innovative program that introduces an exciting new way for kids ages 6 and up to learn how to play piano. (2008-04-10)

TC Electronic Nova Modulator And Nova Dynamics Now Shipping
TC Electronic announces the worldwide availability of Nova Modulator and Nova Dynamics, two brand-new guitar pedals in the Nova Series, which is known for uncompromised studio quality effects in a compact floor-based design. (2008-04-10)

Peace Love Productions Releases Afro Cuban Loops Library
Afro Cuban Rhythms is a 24 bit collection of traditional percussion instruments and rhythms with a contemporary twist. (2008-04-09)

Loopmasters Announces Joey Youngman: Jacked Out Future House Sample Library
This collection is a tribute to the studio craft and expertise that Joey brings to the table, and contains an exhaustive and inspiring collection of some of the funkiest house beats, basslines, keys and percussion. (2008-04-09)

MagicScore Music Software Releases MagicScore School 5.325
MagicScore School 5 is specialized music notation software for music aficionados, students, teachers, schools and colleges. (2008-04-09)

EKS Introduces Otus DJ Controllers
The Otus controllers will feel familiar to users of current DJ tools they will also allow better use the software features of tomorrow. (2008-04-09)

Tascam Updates USB 2.0 Interfaces
TASCAM has updated its best-selling US-122L, US-144 and US-1641 with new drivers and Steinberg's latest workstation software, Cubase LE4. (2008-04-08)

SKB Ships 20" Rolling Shock Rack With Convenient New Features
The new unit enhances previous SKB offerings by adding wheels and a sturdy pull handle, as well as updated TSA lock trigger latches and upgradeable elastomeric shocks. (2008-04-08)

Alfred Develops Drum Technique With All-New Drummers Guide To Fills
Pete Sweeney's Drummer's Guide to Fills is designed to expand drumming vocabulary by teaching drummers not just how to play fills, but when and where to play them. (2008-04-08)

Focal Professional Introduces New CMS Active Nearfield Monitors
The new CMS 65 and CMS50 are two new active nearfield studio monitors that offers outstanding performance and exceptional versatility in a price segment that rarely sees any breakthrough innovation. (2008-04-08)

Sonic Reality Releases 15 R.M.X Groove Paks Sunrise
Now every Stylus RMX fan can add to their set up 15 new Groove Paks in native Stylus RMX format made from Sonic Reality's R.A.W. series. (2008-04-08)

Yamaha To Launch Tenori-On In U.S.
Yamaha Corporation of America is set to reveal their award-winning new music-making technology, Tenori-on, for the first time in the United States. (2008-04-08)

Yngwie Malmsteen To Appear In Fender Clinic
Yngwie Malmsteen will perform live at a Fender clinic and participate in an autograph session during the Dallas International Guitar Festival. (2008-04-08)

Nucleus SoundLab Releases Viral Outbreak VSTi and Refill
Viral Outbreak is a new soundware product based on the sounds of the Virus TI hardware synthesizer. (2008-04-08)

Orange Amplification Recreates Its Iconic 60s Logo
The now famous brightly coloured Orange picture-frame design cabinets first appeared in late 1968 and amounted to a revolution in amplifier styling. (2008-04-08)

The Institute Offers £30,000 Of Music Scholarships
Eight fantastic music scholarships up for grabs at the Institute London's Institute of Contemporary Music Performance. (2008-04-08)

Dean Releases The Dime Razorback 10K
Commemorating this historic milestone, Dean Guitars is pleased to announce the release of the new USA Dime Razorback 10K, a diamond plate top version of the guitar world's hottest selling new shape. (2008-04-08)

Line 6 Micro Spider™ Now Available
Micro Spider features an assortment of brilliant amp models, Smart Control FX interface (including reverb, chorus, tremolo and more) and a precise and sensitive tuner. (2008-04-07)

Gibson Guitar Launches Les Paul Robot LP Studio Ltd. And Robot SG Special
Guitarists worldwide have demanded another opportunity to own this revolutionary self-tuning guitar and Gibson USA has offered the opportunity through the introduction of these two new models. (2008-04-07)

iZotope Releases RX Plug-ins
iZotope RX™ audio restoration plug-ins feature the essential tools for cleaning and restoring audio. (2008-04-07)

Solid Cables Releases Dynamic Arc Ultra Guitar Cable
The Dynamic Arc Ultra combines the strength of Jack Lalanne and the sleekness of a luxury designed car. (2008-04-07)

Audiowarrior Releases Studio Drums For HALion 3
Features 30 hard hitting multi-velocity professional kits cover an incredibly broad spectrum of musical styles. (2008-04-07)

Rees Electric Guitars Introduces The T3 Guitar
The T3 guitar has been designed for those who want all three of the authentic 1954 single coil sounds, as well as powerful modern humbucker versions of that charismatic bright twang and grit. (2008-04-07)

Dean USA Announces The MHG Soltero Model
The MHG Soltero features acoustically optimized chambered bodies which reduce the overall weight of the instrument to less than 8 lbs, while maintaining the warm, well balanced tonal properties of a solid mahogany body. (2008-04-07)

Joe Satriani To Perform & Meet Fans At Guitar Center Hollywood
Created to promote players with a deep passion for and commitment to the craft, "GC Sessions" seeks to educate, inspire and conserve the tradition and art of rock music. (2008-04-07)

Alfred Presents The Kings And Queens Of Country Sheet Music
These unique compilations of sheet music feature well-known hits from favorite artists such as three-time CMA Male Vocalist of the Year Keith Urban, all-time best-selling solo artist Garth Brooks, American Idol favorite Carrie Underwood, and pop and country icon Faith Hill. (2008-04-04)

Alfred Releases The Third Volume In The Classical Guitar Method Series
Classical Guitar Method, Book 3 continues on the tradition with a step-by-step approach for learning how to play new techniques such as barres, hammer-ons, pull-offs, and grace notes, etc. (2008-04-04)

Tarisio Auctions Launches New Fretted Strings Department
The first 'frets' sale is to be held in October 2008 and will feature fine vintage acoustic and electric instruments suitable for dealers, players and collectors. (2008-04-04)

Disc Makers and Penton Media Team Up to Present 2008 Seminar Series for Indie Musicians and Bands
Music industry heavyweights combine forces to present twenty-seven free seminars in 8 U.S. cities and Puerto Rico over the next 6 months (2008-04-04)

The EchoTone Pedal from Carl Martin Now Shipping
The Carl Martin Echotone gives you 1200 milliseconds of vintage echo, foot-switchable Tap or Manual time settings, insert loop and switchable trail function at bypass. (2008-04-04)

Ploytec Releases The GM5 USB 2.0 Full Speed USB MIDI Solution
With the GM5 USB 2.0 Full Speed USB MIDI Solution one can easily build a MIDI Interface or covert an existing MIDI keyboard into a USB keyboard. (2008-04-04)

Studio Devil Releases Virtual Guitar Amp Plugin for Mac VST, Audio Units, & RTAS
Studio Devil's Virtual Guitar Amp uses a dynamic tube emulation algorithm that sets it apart from other amp simulators, capturing the distortion curves and dynamic characteristics of vacuum tube circuits. (2008-04-04)

Ueberschall Announces The Availability Of Analog Attack Sample Library
Analog Attack is a complex, well structured sample library which includes more than 1450 diverse Patterns and Sequences. (2008-04-04)

Ueberschall Releases Reggae Fundamentals Sample Library
Reggae Fundamentals, a specialized sample compilation which includes 33 construction kits and 12 Drumkits sheltered in 2 GB of ready to work content offering authoritative most current Reggae environments. (2008-04-04)

Alfred Flies Releases Eagles: Long Road Out Of Eden Folio
Eagles fans everywhere will be thrilled to pick up the latest album-matching folio: Long Road Out of Eden! (2008-04-03)

Pearl Offers Limited Edition Redline Reference Kits
Pearl's new Redline Reference drumsets are limited edition drumsets that feature Pearl's exclusive Reference shell recipe. (2008-04-03)

Alfred Releases Selections from the Hit Musical The Glorious Ones
The Glorious Ones is the newest Broadway musical by Tony Award® winners Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty, the composers of such Broadway hits as Ragtime, A Man of No Importance, Dessa Rose, Seussical, My Favorite Year, and others. (2008-04-03)

BACARDI And MySpace Offer 'Dream Gig' in Miami to DJs
MySpace.com has teamed up with BACARDI to offer one exceptional DJ the experience of a lifetime: The chance to open for BACARDI B-LIVE. (2008-04-03)

AudioWarrior Presesnts TRON 'Mello-Rack' FOR HALION 3.1+ Loop Library
The 8 second samples in TRON 'Mello-Rack' FOR HALION 3.1+ have been perfectly looped for the modern world. (2008-04-03)

CustomGuitarGear.com Releases The JEKEKO WAH Pedal
With the JEKEKO WAH Pedal there is no more rocking the wah pedal, during your solo, trying to find that sweet spot! (2008-04-03)

Protection Racket Launches Double Pedal Bag
The New Protection Racket double pedal bag has been designed to not just protect valuable pedals but has thought through all the little extra's that makes life on the road as easy as possible. (2008-04-03)

PC Publishing Releases Logic Pro 8 Tips And Tricks
Logic Pro 8 Tips and Tricks contains hundreds of useful tips to help you obtain the results you desire. (2008-04-03)

Blackstar HT Pedals Hit Guitar Center USA
Blackstar Amplification's award winning HT line of tube overdrive pedals are now available in the USA, exclusively from Guitar Center. (2008-04-03)

Behringer Announces Ready-to-Go Stompbox Trios
Each dedicated trio packs three must-have effects pedals, two patch cables and a high-quality 10' instrument cable into one convenient package for an exceptional value. (2008-04-03)

N-Tune Onboard Chromatic Tuner Available Worldwide
The N-Tune Onboard True Bypass Chromatic Tuner is the world's most convenient solution for fast, accurate guitar tuning. (2008-04-02)

Sounds And Effects Releases Asia Pacific Drums and Perc Download Pak
Asia and Pacific Drum and Percussion is now available for Kontakt. (2008-04-02)

Ableton Announces Release Of Live 7 LE Software
Offering most of Ableton Live 7's new features, the LE version makes music-making fast, easy and fun. (2008-04-02)

Korg Ships The Pitchblack™ Pedalboard-Ready Tuner
Equipped with 100% true bypass, the pitchblack ensures that a player's tone remains intact and uncolored, whether the tuner is used independently or in a pedalboard as part of a chain of effects. (2008-04-02)

Sennheiser Introduces The MKH 800 TWIN Microphone
Based upon Sennheiser's legendary MKH 800, the MKH 800 Twin multiplies recordists' abilities by offering polar pattern switching after the recording session. (2008-04-02)

Bands With Local CEOs To Play Berklee's Cafe 939
Executive Sessions, a new concert series that showcases bands whose members include Boston-area CEOs and corporate executives, will kick-off with folk-rockers The Loomers with Tom Simons, president/creative director, PARTNERS+simons, Thursday, April 17, 8:00 p.m., at Berklee's Cafe 939. (2008-04-02)

The Roots Music Association Hosts Annual Roots Music Awards 2008
The event, which has been branded as Music United '08, will be presenting three days of music on five stages with artists encompassing almost every genre within the music industry. (2008-04-02)

Masters Announces The TVA30 30-Watt Guitar Amp
The TVA30 delivers 30 watts with 4 EL84s through a massive, 70% over-rated, custom-designed output transformer so the full output potential of the amplifier and powerful low-end response can be realized without restriction. (2008-04-02)

Wireworks Showcases AVHD3 Rack Panel At NAB 2008
Offering up to 240 coaxial or 230 balanced audio connections in just three rack spaces, the AVHD3 offers simple yet accurate connectivity. (2008-04-02)

Sonart Audio Presents Rhodes MKI Sample Library
In this Sample Library the Rhodes electric piano MK 1 was sampled with every note in 20 velocities for 40 seconds plus a piano release and noise layers. (2008-04-02)

Tanager AudioWorks, Inc. Announces Chirp™ Virtual MIDI Keyboard Controller Software
Chirp turns a user's computer keyboard into a MIDI keyboard controller, allowing a user to write or compose music without the need for a physical keyboard controller. (2008-04-01)

Alfred Presents Celine Dion: "Taking Chances" Songbook
Musicians everywhere can take a chance now by learning the hottest songs from Celine's new album, Taking Chances. (2008-04-01)

Time+Space Present The Action Drums: Taiko Edition
Action Drums: Taiko Edition brings the power, thunder and excitement of Japanese taiko drums to the REX, Stylus RMX, ACID wav and Apple Loop formats. (2008-04-01)

Big Fish Audio Releases Nu Metal City 2 Construction Kits
Nu Metal City 2 features live drums, screaming guitars, bass, grungy synth textures and atmospheres, plus two additional folders of live drum loops and guitar FX. (2008-04-01)

Big Fish Audio New Releases Jazz Drums Loop Collection
Whether it's a slow ballad, sparsely sprinkled with drum hits, to a fast moving river of fiery flams and rolls, Jazz Drums has the loops and performances you need for authentic jazz flavor. (2008-04-01)

Sweetwater Announces Virtual Frontman Plug-in
The Virtual Frontman plug-in uses sophisticated proprietary runway modeling techniques to encode the vocal and behavioral characteristics of the world's most iconoclastic rock frontmen onto any vocalist's performance. (2008-04-01)

Martin Guitar Launches Virtual Custom Shop Online
Located on the Martin Guitar website the new user-friendly program is a fun and easy way to try almost limitless ideas for creating a unique custom Martin guitar. (2008-04-01)

Puremagnetik Releases "Purple Kit" Drum Sample Library
Purple Kit is a 500MB collection of 24-bit samples of a hand-built 3-piece maple drumset captured with multiple articulations, stick types and microphone positions. (2008-04-01)

Samplemodeling Ships "The Trumpet" Sound Library
This revolutionary, 300 MB Kontakt 2 Player — based instrument can be directly downloaded from the company website (2008-04-01)

Karma-Lab Releases Chemistry 3 "Groove Injection!" Library
Chemistry Volume 3 "Groove Injection!"," is a new collection of 64 fully KARMA-fied combis and 128 new GEs, for the Korg Karma Workstation and the Korg Triton Series. (2008-04-01)

News - April 2008