News - Software - July 2009

Wallander Instruments WIVI Brass, Woodwinds, and Saxophones now comes in a value-Ppriced EPIC Bundle at music retailers in the Americas, saving customers nearly $700 over purchasing the WIVI titles individually.

The "Virtual Bouzouki" is a masterful, 24 bit, multisampled replication of the exotic, "greek guitar".

Inspired by kung fu films of the 1970's, this drum kit emulates the quintessential sound effects used in fight scenes such as snare-like punches and kicks, swooshes, and sword sounds.

The downloadable standalone Vienna MIR is the first ever whole-space mixing and reverberation solution based on Multi-Impulse Response convolution.

Izotope's iDrum Video Game Edition, the latest addition to their popular drum machine Apps for Apple's iPhone and iPod touch, lets you create and remix classic arcade game music.

Trance Elevation Volume 1 is a massive construction kit sample library that features everything required to produce top-level Trance tracks.

Soca Xplosion, created by Eddie Charles, is a huge new affordable 1.37GB Soca & Calypso Sample Pack.

Provided as a cross platform plug-in suite, SurCode for Dolby Pro Logic II now ships as a unified installer for Mac/PC operating systems supporting Pro Tools, VST-based workstations, and standalone applications.

This free tutorial-video details many of Logic 9's new features, like the Notes function, Bounce In Place feature, and Amp Designer and Pedalboard plug-ins.

Propellerhead Software announce the Record Open Beta experience which allows you to test drive the new Record recording software for a limited time.

Learn how to create, produce, and perform with Ableton Live with help from expert Morgan Pottruff in this updated series which brings you 66 high-quality videos for more than 6 hours of instruction on 2 DVDs.

These three drum loop libraries come in ACID WAV format and include "6/8 Slow Rock 1" (for rock ballads), "Medium Straight Rock 10" (basic meat and potatoes grooves with simple fills), and "Slow-Medium Straight Rock 5" (basic, heavy, wide-open hi-hat grooves, with lighter tom and snare drum patterns).

Sampling mastermind Thomas Hansen Skarbye will now work directly with the team behind the industry-leading KONTAKT sampler on further software instruments.

Loopmasters presents an exceptional royalty free sample collection from one of House music's early pioneers and most successful DJ's, Todd Terry.

RP-Verb is the fruit of Rob Papen's decades-long study of reverb and endless hours of exploring, testing, and tweaking by Rob and Jon Ayres.

The SM13: Sunrise Sessions features hazy hooks, lo-fi loops and sultry sounds abound in the sequel to the best-selling Sunset Sessions.

iZotope, one of the leading audio DSP providers, brings world-class pitch and time manipulation to audio post production in Apple's popular audio-for-video program.

TITAN is the biggest and most extensive synthesizer sound collection of all time!

EZplayer Pro will be bundled with Ocean Way® Drums and Drum Masters.

Abstraction 04 has sounds that have been polished, refined, and formated into rhythmic loops designed to spice up percussive pallets and inject freshness into grooves.

With FanBand software, bands & musicians have the capabilitity of selling their mp3 files to their live audience at shows.

Reggaeton Producer Grooves is a king-Sized collection of over 150 Loops arranged into 22 Reggaeton Construction Kits.

In 6-hours of tutorial-videos Michael Wohl will show you all the skills required to edit video like a pro using Final Cut Pro.

Logic Pro 9 features new Amp Designer and Pedalboard plug-ins that provide realistic virtual guitar amps and stompbox effects to create amazing custom guitar rigs.

The 'Finest R&B' Sample Library features tight groovez, dope beatz & smooth flava.

Integrates a 24-bit/96 kHz USB 2.0 audio interface together with a DAW controller, digital mixer and SD recorder, and comes with the VS Production Pack software suite.

TransAudio Group has announced the immediate availability of ATC's most reasonably-priced reference monitor — the SCM11 two-way passive speaker.

The AUDIO 2 DJ offers users of TRAKTOR and other DJ software a unique new balance of quality, size and price.

The "Rock piano" add-on is modelled from a famous Japanese modern grand piano.

The Dolet 5 plug-in saves MusicXML 2.0 files from Sibelius letting users share files with people using other music programs.

Salad Bar showcases a magnificent collection of reason patches brought together in this ever growing refill.

DopplerPad is a live performance music production application inspired by tools such as the Korg Kaosscillator, Yamaha Tenori-on, and DJ mixers. It combines synthesizers, samplers, and drum pads with stunning visual displays to create a powerful and portable instrument intuitive enough for recreational use.

Antares Audio Technologies Harmony Engine Evo Vocal Modeling Harmony Generator is the next generation of the quickest, easiest-to-use tool for harmony creation adds Evo™ voice processing and new features like 5 channels of CHOIR Vocal Multiplier.

This step-by-step guide is split in nine concise video training modules for all producers alike to master Apple's popular music production program.

Auto-Tune has been used by a plethora of popular artists like T-Pain, Lil' Wayne, Cher, Lady Gaga, and more, and this Tutorial DVD was designed to help you master it's many features, from the basic Autimatic Vocal Effect to the more advanced Graphical Correction mode.

If you are looking for high definition, ready to use hip-hop construction kits then this is the pack for you!

'Deep Electro Lounge 2' is a downloadable collection featuring construction kits for producing a mix of electro-lounge music merged with Dance, Jazz, Funk and R&B influences.

"Electro House Sounds 1" features 100 selected presets for the latest Electro House productions.

DJ Software Controllers Now Bundled with LE Version of Traktor Pro Software

If you move to Minimal, Deep, Tech, Progressive or new forms of Electronic House, these House Drum Loops will tickle your taste buds on many levels.

Numark's OMNI CONTROL and DJ|iO are now compatible with all major operating systems thanks to free downloadable updates.

PlugInGuru.com two new drum loop libraries which include a total of 215 full mixes, small mixes, breakdowns, elements, and more in RX2 (Recycle) format.

Glitch Cuts contains over 1,000 dark, sporadic glitches, percussions, drums, and effects samples for modern music producers.

Global Trance and Psy Styles brings all Trance influenced producers worldwide a truly unique and unprecedented collection of the finest sounds and samples from Dino's collection.

WaTunes' Daily Trending Data enables the artist to keep track of how their sales are doing on a day-to-day basis.

These sounds are the result of misusing hardware and software to introduce distortions not usually associated with conventional signal processing.

Syntheway's RetroMagix is a virtual harpsichord based on Flemish models and creates a wide variety of harpsichord sounds.

This free, downloadable update for registered AmpliTube Fender owners includes three new, user-requested "stompbox" effects and a rack unit.

This sample library includes hundreds of live performance samples of 10 rare ethnic instruments including hooks, riffs, and licks specially designed for modern urban and pop music production.

The BETA Version of energyXT includes live markers in its sequencer.

Reason Wizardry is a series of advanced video tutorials for Propellerhead Reason 4, produced fresh and delivered electronically each month.

Waves expands its modeling series with four classic compressor/limiters developed with Grammy®-winning mixing engineer Chris Lord-Alge

This collection features rare percussion samples of bamboo and other exotic woods.

The kit's DM10 module contains a breathtaking collection of sounds, and is the world's first drum-sound module that enables players to load new sound sets via USB connection.

Future Crunks Beats pushes all the boundaries within the hip hop sample market.

Gigatribe's leading peer to peer file-sharing community now provides instantaneous video streaming of entire personal video libraries on the road.

Feed Mix 4.96 is a fully-fledged RSS re-mixer that offers you an easy way to create and maintain RSS feeds and podcasts.

Designed by Belgian sound designer Peter Schelfhout, this soundbank includes 90 virtual instruments based on vintage synths, such as classic Moogs.

ReMix Gold DL Edition is a bundle of 15 Sonic Reality RMX Style Paks—loop collections programmed for Stylus RMX— available for download and instant use with Stylus RMX covering a wide variety of musical styles from country to Latin Brazilian grooves.

'Club Groove' is an exclusive sample pack for producing Techno, Electro, Progressive, Minimalist and Deep-Tech from their content partner Artis Audio.

Caverns Dark Ambient Spaces is a hauntingly beautiful collection of soundscapes for dark ambient space music.

Nu Club Producer has a slew of great new club loops from a variety of the latest musical styles like Funky UK, DubStep, Progressive House, Minimal Tech House, Electro Hip Hop and Club Anthems.

This new iDrum App let's you record samples, add effects, and create custom beats—all on your iPhone or iPod touch.

In all styles of music it is important to get your mix fat and punchy.

Users now have the benefit of being able to use these invaluable studio tools in live sound applications.

Big Fish Audio's VINTAGE R&B is a collection of 25 construction kits inspired by the classic sounds of Motown and Stax Records from the '60s and '70s.

The Passive-Active Pack is a collection of three very different equalizers, each with its own character and quirks.

Slip-N-Slide is actually several different frequency domain effects, each with a significant amount of control over the affected as well as unaffected portions of the sound.

The Waves Rental Plan is a new, easy way to access selected Waves bundles on a short-term basis.

MegaDelayMass is a 100 Tap Delay that can be used to create complex stereo fields from mono or stereo sources or to create rich masses of sound from virtually any source.

DETUNIZED.COM now offers the DTS004 - Vox Populi Synthesizer which features all 5 original waveforms of the legendary Polivoks from Russia for Ableton Live.

The PocketSlam 01 acoustic drum sample library that was recorded with top quality gear and processed in both analog and digital domains.

The three brand new titles are: "Dance Synth QS", "Synth Attack", and "Film Amb NewAge QS." 128 All-New Patches Per Bank.

Double Bass Mania III: Extreme Metal unleashes the fury of the fastest metal grooves with 666+ head pounding drum loops and is designed for extreme forms of metal songwriting.

eMedia Music Corp. announced an agreement for eMedia to distribute the new Guitar Lab series of guitar instruction DVDs.

Gasolina Beats is Justin Bendo's exclusive debut sample pack for Prime Loops, and contains 390+ world class beats suited to your Hip Hop, R&B, Dirty South, Dubstep, Grime, Trip Hop, Electronica or Fusion productions.

FLOW is inspired by such artists as: Eminem, Methodman, Redman, DMX, Ja Rule, Fat Joe, Jadakiss, 50 Cent, Busta Rhymes and many others big players of 21st century hip hop scene.

Groove Monkee Rock 3 is a collection of over 400 four and eight measure MIDI loops for contemporary rock music.

VoxBox has been developed as a one-stop solution for instrument building and sound design applications that require vocal timbres.

Score & Break Drum Loops offers access to more than 110 rare and energetic loops with a large tempo range and in a number of styles including: Ambient, Industrial, Hip-Hop, Breakbeat, Dubstep, Grime, and Drum & Bass.

"Funk & Soul" offers nearly 2000 loops of vibrant funk, sizzling soul and contemporary R&B in 23 Song Sets®.

These two soundblocks feature never-released cathedral organs and harpsichords samplebase® has released two brand new soundblocks now available for download.

Version 1.30 includes new rhythm patterns, and arpeggio import function.

The REFLECT 2.0 Algorithmic Reverb has density and smoothness that rivals those of the most expensive hardware reverbs.

Inspired by years of classic sci-fi films we decided to create this collection of audio fx to encapture machines in all their forms through a digital perspective.