127th AES Convention Coverage (New York, NY Oct. 9-12)

News - Recording - March 2009


Cakewalk® announces SONAR V-Studio 100™ (2009-03-31)

The second product in the V-Studio line is an all-in-one recorder, mixer, interface and DAW controller.

9 Soundware Releases Beatbox Multi-format Sample Pack (2009-03-31)

Beatbox by 9 Soundware is a multi-format set of human beatbox loops.

EDIROL Launchs RH-ED1 In-ear Headphones for R-09HR Portable Recorder at Musikmesse 2009 (2009-03-31)

EDIROL headphones deliver perfect in-ear monitoring solution for all digital audio devices — including the award-winning R-09HR portable recorder.

Edirol and Cakewalk to Announce New Products at Musikmesse 2009 (2009-03-31)

Edirol and Cakewalk will be announcing new products at the forthcoming Musikmesse / Prolight + Sound show, which will take place in Frankfurt on April 1st-4th.

Cakewalk® to Ship New Line of Interfaces New audio interface and three MIDI interfaces now available. (2009-03-31)

The UA-1G USB audio interface, and UM-1G, UM-2G, and UM-3G MIDI interfaces are compact and affordable products that are suited to a wide range of digital music creators.

Cakewalk® Announces VS-700C V-Studio Console now Available for SONAR 8 Producer (2009-03-31)

The SONAR V-Studio 700 production system is now available separately as a control surface for SONAR.

JZ Microphones Publishes "A General Guide to Understanding & Using Microphones" (2009-03-31)

This new guidebook will be available for public at the MusikMesse 2009.

Pettinhouse.com Presents DirectBass 2.0 Sample Library (2009-03-31)

DirectBass 2.0 is a direct recorded bass sample library for Kontakt 2 or 3 with a remarkable bass sound for any musical style.

Grooveboxmusic.com changes name and prepares for expanded product line (2009-03-31)

The name changes are effective immediately, and all their great services and products remain the same, just as before.

MusicXPC Releases the M1511 Configured Laptop (2009-03-30)

A faster HD, faster CPU, and more RAM, put the MusicXPC Professional M1511 on top.

Point Blank Launches Trance Masterclass (2009-03-30)

The course is the latest in their Pro Producer series and will be enrolling monthly from April 6th.

SPL Launches Five New Products At Musikmesse 2009 (2009-03-30)

SPL presents two new high-end units, a three-in-one box for guitarists, a bundle of its award-winning Analog Code plug-ins… and a new collaborative project.

Loopmasters Releases Jody Wisternoff - Future House - Artist Sample Collection (2009-03-30)

Jody Wisternoff "Future House" is a fresh collection of Dance samples from one of the pioneers of the UK House and breaks scene.

RME Presents the Fireface 400 with USB Interface at Frankfurt Musikmesse (2009-03-30)

The Fireface UC (USB Compact) uses the USB 2.0 high-speed bus and has been uncompromisingly optimized for highest performance under Windows and Mac OS.

Producer Loops Presents 'Hard Dance Vocals' Sample Pack (2009-03-30)

Hard Dance Vocals features over 440MB of 24-Bit Vocal Loops and Samples at 150 BPM ideal for use in styles like Hardcore, Hardstyle, Trance, Techno, Electro, House, Minimal and more.

Allen & Heath Launches Audio Interface Options For ilive-T Digital Series (2009-03-30)

Allen & Heath will be introducing three new audio interface plug-in cards for the iLive-T digital mixing series at the Pro Light & Sound show in Frankfurt.

Voxengo Updates A Set Of Its Free Audio Plug-Ins (2009-03-27)

These plug-ins can be loaded into any audio host application that conforms to the VST or AudioUnit plug-in specification.

9 Soundware Releases Scratch Multi-format Sample Pack (2009-03-27)

This multi-format set of turntable loops are intended to complement the scratching found in DJ Shiftee: Extreme Turntablism.

Vicoustic's Vari Panel Lets You Fine Tune Your Room (2009-03-27)

Vicoustic launches Vari Panel at Frankfurt Musikmesse, a revolutionary system that makes the world of variable acoustic treatment accessible to everyone.

TC Electronic Announces BMC-2 High Def DAC and Monitor Control (2009-03-27)

TC Electronic presents the BMC-2 Digital-to-Analog Converter and high quality Monitor Control at 2009 Frankfurt Musikmesse.

Peace Love Productions Announces the Release of 50 Beats for Hip Hop and R & B. (2009-03-27)

This sample package contains 50 mixed beats with their corresponding layers and tracks isolated by drum instrument.

Devine Machine Releases One Shot Recorder 2.0 (2009-03-27)

One Shot Recorder sample capture utility detects, samples and classifies sounds while you play them, making the task less tedious and much faster.

Devine Machine Releases OTR88 Virtual Electric Piano (2009-03-27)

OTR88 is an electric piano physical emulation which offers in a few drags and clicks what used to take hours with a screwdriver on a real electric piano.

Puremagnetik Releases B-System Percussives (2009-03-26)

Specifically programmed for Ableton Live Drum Racks, Kontakt and Logic, B-System: Percussives includes over 650 24-bit samples and looped content

UVI Soundsource Announces "Baby Grand Piano" Sample Library (2009-03-26)

"Baby Grand Piano" Sample Library captures a wonderful sounding baby grand piano full of history

Devine Machine Releases Krishna Synth 1.5 (2009-03-26)

Frame Synthesis lets you analyse a sound sample to obtain a special movie file that Krishna Synth will use as an oscillator.

Kong Audio Releases The 9Th Installment To The Chinee Series Product Line (2009-03-25)

Characterized by the triste tone, GuanZi (literally means Pipe) is a one-of-a-kind double-reed instrument from China.

Auralex Showcases New Design Series At Musikmesse 2009 (2009-03-24)

Auralex debuts new Home Design Series acoustical products.

S.A.E. Miami Presents the Launch of Remix It Like A Record (2009-03-24)

Remix It Like A Record is an interactive remixing course taught by multi-platinum remixer and producer Vincent DiPasquale and world-renowned DJ, producer and remixer Steven Lee.

Prime Loops Announces Moogalicious Funk Loops (2009-03-24)

Moogalicious Funk Loops is a colourful blend of authentic synthesizer loops for Urban and Dance Producers and DJ's.

EASTWEST's PLAY Sample Engine Drives Quantum Leap RA and Quantum Leap Symphonic Choirs At Musikmesse 2009 (2009-03-24)

Quantum Leap Symphonic Choirs, the first virtual instrument to offer complete control over a choir's words and sound.

TC Electronic Announces Three New Pro Tools TDM Plug-In Collections (2009-03-23)

These New Mastering, Production and Studio Complete bundles offer Pro Tools users exceptional plug-ins at incredible prices.

9 Soundware Releases Mixer Feedback WAV Sample Pack (2009-03-23)

The Mixer Feedback WAV Sample Pack showcases DJ Shiftee's innovative techniques, in which he uses nothing but a mixer to create an astonishing variety of textures.

Equinox Sounds Releases 'Electronic Rhythm Construction' Loop Pack (2009-03-23)

Equinox Sounds releases 'Electronic Rhythm Construction', a loop pack designed to produce custom electronic drumloops.

Kreativ Sounds Released ABYSS FM8 Sounds (2009-03-23)

ABYSS FM8 Sounds is a collection of highly original sounds for Native Instruments FM8 synthesizer and Native Instruments KORE2 Workstation.

BTE Audio Releases PEQ6 Parallel Parametric Equalizer Algorithm (2009-03-23)

The PEQ6 is a high performance digital equalization algorithm that simulates the sound and feel of the world-renowned parallel parametric equalizers.

Bluezone Corporation Launches Product: Hard Style & Core Collection (2009-03-23)

This essential volume with its hundreds of loops and samples are going to boost your spirits.

Studio Pros Announces THE STUDIO PROS Horn Section (2009-03-23)

Three world-class horn players recording trumpet, saxophone, trombone and a complete horn section for your songs via the internet.

Loopmasters Releases Drumdrops in Dub Pack 4: Horseman (2009-03-21)

Horeseman once again rips into his favorite grooves from old Studio One classics to heavyweight Dub.

Sennheiser Launches Installed Sound Academy (2009-03-20)

The Sennheiser Installed Sound Academy will comprise two seminars, one for consultants, contractors and designers, and the other for technicians and operators.

Loopmasters Release House Improvements 2 Collection (2009-03-20)

JC has produced a consummate collection of Deep, Chunky, Funked up and Glitched out House samples for dance producers looking for some fresh House inspiration.

Edirol and Cakewalk to announce new products at Musikmesse 2009 (2009-03-20)

The flagship VS-700 was undoubtedly one of the biggest products of 2008, lifting hardware and software integration to new levels of sophistication.

Aviom Expands Training Program With New Monthly Webcasts (2009-03-20)

The training seminars cover everything from monitor mixing to getting started with digital snakes to advanced audio network design.

Expresseur Software Instrument Released (2009-03-20)

Go directly to the world of musical interpretation, and share the pleasure of playing with other musicians, friends or family.

Spectrasonics Releases Stylus RMX v1.7 with 'Time Designer' (2009-03-20)

Stylus RMX® version 1.7 features 'Time Designer™' which intelligently transforms RMX audio loops into different time signatures.

L-ACOUSTICS 2009 Training Seminars (2009-03-19)

These seminars have been designed for both technicians and mixing engineers.

Pro-Sounds release Diversity for Albino III (2009-03-19)

Diversity is a massive collection of 1,024 presets in FXP format.

Mixosaurus KIT A 122 Gigabyte Sampled Drum Library Now Shipping (2009-03-19)

Mixosaurus DAW Drums KIT A is a behemoth 122 Gigabyte sampled acoustic drum library featuring over 80,000 stereo samples organized into 1,800 programmable Kontakt Player instruments.

iStockphoto Adds 30,000 Royalty-Free and Single-Production Audio Tracks (2009-03-18)

The world's stock imagery and video sales leader become one-stop destination for user-generated stock images, videos and sounds.

Precisionsound Releases Retro Gadgets Vol.4 Keyboard Sample Library (2009-03-18)

Precisionsound releases Retro Gadgets vol. 4, continuing the popular SampleSet series with yet another bunch of rare and unique sounding instruments.

AcousticsampleS Releases Bassysm-S Slap Bass Collection (2009-03-18)

The BassysM-S bass Library has all the basics you can find in a bass Library plus a lot of articulations like legato, hammers, slides and even autoSlides.

macProVideo.com Debuts Pro Tools 8 Tutorials (2009-03-18)

Topics including recording, mixing, using DSP effects, adding automation, and using MIDI are covered in detail.

Soundtrack Loops Announces the Downtempo Synths Loops & BeatMaker BeatPacks (2009-03-18)

Downtempo Synths BeatMaker BeatPacks is a collection of 4 separate beatpacks that equal to 64 royalty free loops.

Auralex Debuts In-Store Room Analysis Kit At Musikmesse 2009 (2009-03-17)

The new in-store Room Analysis Kit is a complete, user-friendly package that provides all the tools needed to acoustically analyze any room.

RME Launches Analog Multichannel Converter Series At Frankfurt Musikmesse 2009 (2009-03-17)

The M-series converters have been conceived and optimized for professional studio, stage, and broadcast applications.

discoDSP HighLife R3 Beta Released (2009-03-17)

HighLife R3 beta now has greatly improved SFZ import, more in line with the official SFZ specs.

Voxengo Voxformer V2 Pro Audio Plug-in Released (2009-03-17)

Voxformer is a multi-functional vocal channel strip plug-in for professional audio applications.

Prime Loops Announces the Lee Coombs Tech Funk Sample Pack (2009-03-17)

Prime Loops have teamed up with well-known producer, DJ, Promoter and Label CEO Lee Coombs for their latest sample pack.

Berklee To Host International Conference For Music And Entertainment Industries, March 27-28 (2009-03-16)

MEIEA 2009 guests include keynote speakers Hal Vogel and Danny Goldberg Executives from Nettwerk, Topspin, Bug Music, Electronic Arts, and more.

Blue Sky Introduces Two Components To Its Full Line Of Monitoring Solutions (2009-03-16)

The Sat 8 and Sub 212's sealed-box design, combined with sophisticated bass management electronics, provides a seamless transition between sat & sub.

Nine Volt Audio releases: Textured Guitars in REX2, Stylus RMX, ACID, Apple and ReFill Formats (2009-03-16)

Textured Guitars features over 500 loops designed to spark ideas and create new textural and rhythmic foundations for tracks of varied musical genres.

Audio Damage Releases BigSeq2 Software (2009-03-16)

BigSeq2 is a massive extension to the feature set of the popular BigSeq gate effect.

Peace Love Productions Releases Industrial EBM Loops & MIDI Files (2009-03-16)

The Industrial EBM sample package contains 27 Drum One Shots, 10 Construction Kit Sessions, 213 Loops, and 79 Synth Riff MIDI files.

Bangin-Beats.com Releases Eargasm — Modern Radio Imaging Elements (2009-03-16)

'Eargasm' consists of over 300 sounds, smartly categorized in 16 folders.

NUSofting Releases Prima Delay Plugin (2009-03-16)

Prima Delay is an AU and VST audio effect plugin capable of producing a myriad of echo types and a compelling array of reverbs.

SoniqWare Releases SG-1 Spectral Noise Gate v1.0 (2009-03-16)

SoniqWare SG-1 is a stereo spectral noise gate with parametric control over noise profile, spectral resolution control and graphical editor.

Apogee Announces Compatibility with New Mac Pro (2009-03-16)

Apogee has completed a full test procedure for all its Mac-compatible audio interfaces.

Adern Announces Xor and Mojo plugins for the Scope Platform (2009-03-16)

Xor is a Variable Wave synthesizer, and Mojo is an ultra dynamic guitar amp emulation.

Underground Resistance Join Remix Hotel Miami 2009 Lineup (2009-03-13)

Presented by Numark and Beatport, Remix Hotel Miami will also feature master classes in Ableton Live, Apple Logic and Propellerhead Reason among others.

Lawo Presents Its Own Plug-In Collection At NAB (2009-03-13)

In a North American premiere at this year's NAB show in Las Vegas, Lawo, the internationally renowned manufacturer of digital mixing consoles, will present its first Plug-in Collection.

Event Announces Opal Industry Challenge (2009-03-13)

Event re-launches its website, focusing on the revolutionary new Opal monitor speaker.

Rain Recording Introduces New Element Core I7 Audio Workstation (2009-03-12)

A huge leap forward in power with Intel's "Nehalem" core i7 processor architecture featuring 1333MHZ triple channel RAM, 1 TB of high-performance storage standard and amazing expandability.

Noel Gallagher and Focusrite Team up for TCT live sessions to Benefit Teenage Cancer Trust (2009-03-12)

Oasis songwriter teams up with Focusrite and Gareth Johnson to record and mix live sound for Teenage Cancer Trust.

Obbligato Releases the World's First 100% Passive Analog Bass Guitar Modeling System (2009-03-12)

Turnstyle is the world's first 100% analog bass guitar modeling system that installs directly into any Fender® Jazz Bass® Guitar.

Perimeter Sound Releases Tone Set #6 — Dualtones for Line 6 POD Farm Software (2009-03-11)

Tone Set #6 Dualtones features 128 patches sorted into 4 categories — Alternative, Blues, Clean, and Metal.

Samplebase.Com Presents Four New Soundblock Collections (2009-03-11)

Producer and session musician James Davis has created two SoundBlocks for Samplebase, House Guitar — 127 BPM and House Guitar — 130 BPM.

AmpliTube Fender® Now Shipping: The Official Fender® Software Amplifier and Effects Suite (2009-03-11)

The world's most influential guitar and bass tones on your desktop!

Wildfunk Releases "Electro House Sounds 1" VSTi-Sampleplayer (2009-03-11)

Electro House Sounds 1 contains 100 carefully selected sounds for the latest Electro House productions.

Recording School Online Releases The Hands-on Mixing Bundle (2009-03-11)

This well rounded bundle includes approximately 5 hours of professional step by step mixing guides on video.

Yamaha Updates Motif Xs And Enhances Capabilities (2009-03-10)

New downloadable sample libraries, software and os updates and redesigned motifator support site make the best-in-class motif xs music production workstation even better.

Wireworks Introduces New BG Cable Assemblies At NAB 2009 (2009-03-10)

Wireworks new BG Cable Assemblies can be used in both microphone and line level applications and are ideal for sound engineers and system designers.

9 Soundware Releases DJ Shiftee: Extreme Turntablism Multi-format Sample Pack (2009-03-10)

Extreme Turntablism is a multi-format set of turntable and mixer feedback loops by DJ Shiftee, the 2007 DMC World Champion.

Bricasti Design Shipping New Model 10 Remote Console (2009-03-09)

The Model 10 Remote Console is a dedicated hardware remote controller for use with the innovative and highly acclaimed Model 7 Stereo Reverb Processor.

Muse Research RECEPTOR 2 Now Shipping (2009-03-09)

The RECEPTOR 2 uses a single-core processor and a 250GB SATA 2 hard drive and provides significantly more performance than the previous generation.

Akai Professional Releases Vintage Beat Machines Sample Pack For MPC Series (2009-03-09)

The Vintage Beat Machines Sample Pack is a sample library for Akai's MPC music production workstations.

Loopmasters Presents Deadmau5 Xfer Sample CD-ROM (2009-03-09)

This sample CD-ROM features a plethora of WAV loops and one-shots, ready to be loaded in to any popular music-making software.

XT Software is challenging DAW giants (2009-03-09)

Energy XT challenges the existing OEM offers in the DAW market with a highly compatible and more user friendly product for a better price.

Sonart Audio Presents new "ELEKTRO" Samples & Loops Library (2009-03-06)

Club KIKI:::ELEKTRO has over 1200 samples and 1.24Gb of the freshest elektro, elektro-house & electroklash drum loops.

Mathew Lane Releases Version 2 of the DrMS Spatial Processor Plugin (2009-03-06)

The new engine allows to create wider and deeper soundstages while, of course, maintaining the excellent mono compatibility DrMS.

Kreativ Sounds Released TAPE Drums Collection (2009-03-06)

TAPE Drums is a collection of fresh synth drums recorder from analog, FM and wavetable software synthesizers.

Ueberschall Announces the Availability of Urbanic II Collection (2009-03-06)

Urbanic collection includes 30 Construction Kits providing 3.8 GB of full-range HipHop music as well as surrounding styles.

Goldbaby Productions Releases Vinyl Drum Machines Sample Library (2009-03-06)

Vinyl has an unmistakable sound that is dripping with personality and warmth.

TronMe Opens The Door For Visual Art (2009-03-06)

AVS visual effects will be free to you as your score advances within the player.

Rivera Amplification Unveils SilentSister™ Isolation Cabinet (2009-03-05)

With Silent Sister, Rivera has solved the major faults of other isolation cabinets.

Waves Audio Presents Tour Featuring Multi-Platinum Engineer Tony Maserati (2009-03-04)

The tour, entitled "In the Multi-Platinum Mix with Tony Maserati," will offer an intimate face-to-face with Maserati, where he'll be sharing his studio techniques and approach to mixing.

Focusrite Releases Liquid 4PRE 4-Channel Microphone Preamp (2009-03-04)

Focusrite's LIQUID4PRE™ four-channel microphone pre-amplifier utilizes Liquid Channel™'s proven Liquid™ technology.

Optek Music Systems Announces Release of Fretlight Video Player (2009-03-04)

With the Fretlight Video Player, guitar players will now get their very own teacher at their disposal 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Loopmasters Releases Wave Alchemy Electro House Progressions and Drumdrops In Dub 2 (2009-03-04)

Fusing styles of electro, progressive and minimal house, the new Wave Alchemy sample pack Electro House Progressions offers over 500mb of cutting-edge 24bit material.

Blastwave FX Releases Sound Effects Libraries on USB Flash Drives (2009-03-04)

20 libraries are now available in multiple formats on USB flash drives.

Splurgo Releases Chorus FX Guitars and Drum & Bass Beats Collections (2009-03-04)

Dark Project Music offers tracks for the up and coming experimental film director/producer/sound engineer.

Orange Amplification launches 'Limited Edition 2009' White Finish' (2009-03-03)

This finish is now being offered as a special limited edition for the duration of 2009.

Prime Loops Present House Guitar Loops Volume 1 (2009-03-03)

House Guitar Loops - Volume 1 contains a wide variety of styles including funky guitar riffs, latin jams, jazz progressions, acoustic, and motown.

Line 6 Ships Pod Studio™ KB37 USB Interface (2009-03-02)

This powerful USB audio interface combines a 37-key MIDI controller and a comprehensive I/O with POD Farm™ plug-in.

Akai Professional Releases New OS 2.0 For MPC5000 (2009-03-02)

MPC5000 OS 2.0 includes more than 25 improvements to the functionality and workflow of the MPC5000.

Blue Cat Audio Releases Analysis Audio Units for Mac (2009-03-02)

These audio analysis plugins offering original interaction capabilities are available as a single bundle.

Puremagnetik Releases Bender for Ableton Live, Kontakt and Logic (2009-03-02)

Bender comes packed with over 100 phrases of looped madness, 5 percussive kit menus and various other squelching, squealing sonic elements.

K.M.E. Extends VERSIO Series with DSP Controlled VSS 18 Active Subwoofers (2009-03-02)

The VERSIO VSS 18 is a thoroughgoing digital system unit with integrated, direct-radiating 18" subwoofer and three class D amplifiers with prefixed 24 Bit/48 kHz digital signal processor.

Prime Loops Presents Tech House Drum Loops Library (2009-03-02)

Tech House Drum Loops contains 120+ Drum Loops for Tech, Electro, Breaks, and also suited to the more upfront side of House music productions.

TranceTutorial.com Releases Suzy Wong's Space! Reason Refill (2009-03-02)

Space! is aimed at producers who wish to severely manipulate audio in a fashion that suits modern production.

K.M.E. Presents DA428 4-channel Digital Amplifier (2009-03-02)

This compact, light-weight 19"-2U device is equipped with comprehensive DSP features.

Platinum Samples Presents Jim Scott's Rock Drums for BFD 2.1 (2009-03-02)

Jim Scott's Rock Drums features a selection from Jim's personal collection of classic drum kits.

BandmateLoops.com Releases Arquitecto Caribbean and Hip-Hop Xpression Loop Collections (2009-03-02)

Each product features fifteen complete Style Kits, complete with full rhythm track and instrument breakdowns.

Alfred Music Partners with Guitar World Magazine to Distribute New Guitar DVD Series (2009-03-02)

The Guitar World guitar DVD series includes How to Play the Jimi Hendrix Experience's Axis: Bold As Love and How to Play the Best of the Jimi Hendrix Experience's Electric Ladyland.

RME ships HDSPe AIO — the new 38-Channel 192 kHz Multiformat PCI Express Card (2009-03-02)

The HDSPe AIO is the high-end All-In-One solution for every possible audio application.

Native Instruments Announced MASCHINE Groove Production Studio is Now Available (2009-03-02)

MASCHINE is a next-generation groove production studio that makes beat creation and arrangement more immediate and tactile than ever before.

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