News - Recording - September 2009

These three Ultra Drum N Bass packs feature 30 drum & bass beats each, from polished breaks to rapid fire beats to technical sounds.

Top producers and engineers Chris Lord-Alge, Eddie Kramer, and Tony Maserati to present demonstration sessions in the Music Mix Mobile truck, Booth #273.

The new CAD Audio/Astatic Commercial 1700VP is the first continuously-variable pattern condenser overhead recording microphone system with remote polar control design (patent pending) and a 56" carbon fiber boom with an exclusive clutch rotational system.

Retro Recorder has been updated with great new features including stereo recording capability and a high quality recording mode

New version includes improvements to its VCF and ring modulator audio quality, better handling of control surfaces while changing presets, and more.

This software allows artists to pack warm analog drive and concert hall ambience into digital recordings and turn dead tracks into big live-sounding mixes without the expensive equipment found at professional recording studios.

Studio One Pro and Studio One Artist are groundbreaking music-creation and production applications for Mac OS X and Windows XP/Vista. Studio One Pro, has all of the features of Studio One Artist and includes VST, AU, and ReWire support; a fully integrated mastering section; and other significant additional features and bundled content.

This functional rating evaluates 130 different factors on a scale of 0-5 for seven of the most popular digital audio workstation software products from DigiDesign, Steinberg, Cakewalk, MOTU, Apple, Ableton, and Image Line.

RealTraps has announced their new MegaTrap that absorbs more and lowers frequencies more than any other bass trap product ever made at any price.

NUGEN Audio has updated the OSX versions of all plug-ins with code optimisations for when used with a plug-in wrapper within ProTools.

This sample collection contains the unique sound of this unique wooden soundbox which has unstopped strings over it that are played with a bow.

The discoDSP Discovery Pro R4.1 64-voice, 4-layer, analog-modeling synthesizer features many features and several fixes over previous versions.

Producer Loops and Chimp Spanner are back with the final installment in the Ambient Metal Constructions series featuring even more dulcet tones blended seamlessly with raging heavy metal guitars and drums.

Electro House by Zero-G is a storming selection of the best electro house samples around taking its inspiration from the sounds currently igniting club floors across the globe.

The Rob Lee Sound bank includes 145 dance-, house-, and techno-oriented presets by sound designer Rob Lee.

Trance Overload is a downloadable collection of over 1.5GB of trance loops and samples.

Tribal Tech-House features deep and percussive big-room grooves, including 200+ jackin???, precision-programmed drum loops; afro-tribal percussive workouts; vintage oscillations; sublime synths; floor-shaking basslines; ready-mixed and broken out combis; plus 100s of glitchy tops, FX, choice drum hits and more.

Best Service has released 2 sample libraries, "Accordions" and "Black Pearl" (for hip-hop, R&B, urban), and "Production Tools Vol. 2" which includes single samples (drums/ sounds), drum, and instrument loops, multiformatted instruments/synth presets, and MIDI files!

At the Devotion Gallery in Brooklyn, electronic musician, audio engineer, DJ, teacher, and Ableton Certified Live expert Brian Jackson will provide 13 hours of detailed instruction on the latest version of Live 8.

The Pattern Editor software allows players to create, modify, and save their own filter sequence patterns. Its point-and-click user interface makes pattern creation a breeze.

Urban Orchestra is a royalty-free collection of 100 urban orchestral loops, plus 30 one-shot chords / hits. It includes over 800MB of multiformat material for hip-hop, R&B, and modern pop producers.

The company will stage the first public showing of several new items, including the release of the new PreMaster CD&tradel; 3.1.2 and soundBlade™ 1.3.5, as well as previews of Amarra™ Computer Music Player 1.1 and secureDDP™ 1.1.

If you like your BPM dial at 100 BPM and under, you'll flip for this all-new sample library if 2.5 gigs of sounds and loops.

New firm to handle U.S. distribution for 3rd Power guitar amps, Microphome mic cleaner, plus G LAB guitar effects and Palmer pro audio electronics.

This brand new exclusive collection of royalty free Trance Samples produced by John and Digital Blonde from their studio in Brighton, UK.

Lick Library has released a comprehensive series of Jimi Hendrix guitar tuition DVDs — essential for guitar players of all standards.

Fidget House Grooves is the latest quirky sample pack with the fidget sound that is taking the clubs by storm across the globe.

'Ultimate FX Volume 1' is a brand new set of high quality sound effects made specifically for dance music producers.

The Yamaha Electone D-85 is the source of sounds in our fourth volume of the Vintage Keyboard Collection.

BandMaster provides a fully configurable virtual band consisting of bass, drums, and piano, with high-quality samples and intuitive interface.

Astoria, New York-based production company helps artists with everything from record production to live concert touring and management, while GC Pro helps owner Kevin Zambrana stay at the top of the gear game

The Break Filter is a custom stereo "all band" filter effect with noise based distortion which can take any clean sound from natural gain to frequency and phase shifted industrial chaos.

The drivers support 32 bit and 64 bit operation and are available for all RME PCI Express cards, the FireWire-based Fireface 400/800 and the USB-based Fireface UC.

Best-selling M-Audio Fast Track gets a new, more functional design, improved audio quality, and is paired with Pro Tools M-Powered Essential for a knockout combination.

This unique solution provides a palette of perfect guitar tones and direct recording into Pro Tools, and delivers studio sound on stage.

The 127th AES Convention will be held at NY's Javits Convention Center Oct. 9 – 12, 2009.

Series of Awareness Showcases to Benefit 'Invisible Children' Eclectic Mix of Contributing Artists; Showcases in NYC, L.A., and Fla.

All registered Melodyne users are welcome to participate in the beta testing of Melodyne editor.

The Patch Kings Ultimate Refill includes their "Drum and Bass," "Killer Keyboards," "Vintage Synthesizers," "SP1200 Library," and "Midi Mix" collections all in one package available on DVD or as a digital download.

Melodyne assistant offers the world-renowned Melodyne technology for the editing of vocals and monophonic instruments in a more affordable yet nonetheless improved format.

ClassicGuitarFREE is a nylon guitar sample library for Kontakt 2-3 and 4 available to download.

The Custom and Vintage SDX is a re-release of the award winning Toontrack Music sample packs Superior Custom and Vintage and Superior Vintage add-on.

As a big thank you to all their fans and subscribers, Prime Loops are giving away over 200mb's of Free Loops.

'Booty Breaks' from the powerhouse production unit of Deekline and Ed Solo has been executively produced by the great Tim Healey.

Featuring a massive collection of varied percussion samples, World Impact spans the globe featuring percussion instruments from large to small, west to east, north to south, and traditional to rare.

Blue Cat Audio has released new versions of all its free audio plug-ins for both Mac and PC in Audio Unit, VST, and DirectX formats.

EarthQuaker Devices will begin shipping the long awaited Ghost Echo Reverb and Tone Reaper Fuzz pedals to retailers the week of September 21 2009.

The Foundation series is a collection of sample packs designed to help you get inspired and jump start your music creation process.

This bank features 96 new presets for XILS 3 , the new matrix style modular synthesiser from Xils-Lab .

The collection contains 128 bass sounds covering anything from the trendy, the weird, the ugly, the mellow to the Your-Speakers-Will-Get-What-They-Deserve.

The new HHB CDR-882 DualBurn professional CD recorder is compatible with all types of CD-R media, both low and high-speed up to 52X, supporting seamless extended recording time across two or more discs, as well as simultaneous recording of two discs, high-speed duplication, and intelligent disc management.

The five new sample libraries include "Infantry Drum Samples," "Drum Fractions," "Candy Drums," "Rocktronik Samples," and "Galactic Atmosphere."

This series is presented by remixer extraordinaire Timothy Allan, whose remixes have reached #1 on the UK dance charts and placed high on US Billboard, DMC and Australia ARIA charts.

The Institute of Contemporary Music Performance present an extensive masterclass with world renowned vocal coach, Dorian Holley.

Third generation intelligent spectral audio vitalizer/enhancer.

A modern collection of classic, circuit bent and resampled electronic drum sounds suited for any of genre imaginable.

Upgrade to the new 6.0.6 version is free for existing v6 users.

Donald Passman's 7th Edition of All You Need To Know About The Music Business, a book the Los Angeles Times has called the "Industry Bible" has been completely updated and revised for the digital age.

Professional grade storage solution passes rigorous testing to become one of only two external hard drive brands officially certified for use with Digidesign Pro Tools.

The UK manufacturer has signed agreements with specialist third-party developer companies AuviTran and ZP Engineering to make SuperMAC and HyperMAC technology available to the audio industry on a royalty-free basis.

Grand Piano Collection features surely some of the best sounding sampled pianos in the market.

Free update offers Native Support for 64-bit OS x hosts and more.

Featuring 124 samples organized into 8 different sets, "Noise at the Concert" is a sample library consisting of various audience and stage noises recorded before and during different classical music concerts.

DOWNBEAT BOX is a fresh and exciting exploration into the world of downbeat and ambient.

THE FINGER is a unique keyboard-controlled performance effects processor developed together with forward-thinking electronic music artist Tim Exile of Warp Records.

The L-ACOUSTICS 8XTi and 12 XTi coaxial enclosures are primarily engineered for the fixed installation market.

Studio 'MIDI Keys: Trance' is a collection of Trance melodic hooks and pulsing riffs in MIDI format.

Each month, gearpipe.org teams with a musical instrument retailer to raise donations for a music education charity, and when gearpipe.org users purchase items from that retailer, a percentage of that purchase will be donated to the featured charity.

DETUNIZED.COM used a dusty Rhodes Mark 1, processed through different outboard gear to give you 145 samples to use with Ableton Live.

Based on a set of fast DSP algorithms, Sonic Shift can record a piece of audio and then play it back while the user adjusts the tempo and pitch in real time.

This cutting edge collection of royalty free beats and breaks which includes over 600 samples.

With this deal comes five brand new Hip Hop sample collections, now available to download instantly at ProducerLoops.com.

The MSC1 Monitor System Controller is a remarkable new product that integrates monitor system control and tune-ability at a most accessible price point.

Vanguard's Legacy the kind of instruments you should probably expect to be present in every synthesizer core library.

Prominy Released a lite version of LPC Electric Clean Guitar; LPC Electric Guitar LE for Kontakt3, capturing the sound of Gibson® Les Paul Custom™.

Saffire 6 USB is affordable, sounds great, and comes with all the tools needed to start making music straight away.

'RnB Klub Drum Loops' comes filled with a large variety of hit-worthy R&B club drum production — both programmed and live performances.

Nocturn's spacious controller layout has been adapted to a full control solution for DAW users.

The OctoPre MkII features eight channels of Focusrite pre-amplification and a built-in 24-bit / 96 kHz ADAT output.

An 8-channel version of the popular DMI-2 digital microphone interface, which provides remote digital microphone control and conversion from AES 42 to AES/EBU, the DMI-8 offers more channels at less cost per channel in a space-saving rack-mountable chassis.

StringPort from Keith McMillen Instruments (KMI) has opened up a world of synthesis for string players previously inhabited only by keyboardists, a polyphonic string-to-USB 2.0 converter with a unique software suite that expands the synthesis and processing palette of violinists.

Digital Performer 7 is now shipping with many feature additions and productivity enhancements, including a new suite of modeled guitar effects plug-ins that deliver world-class guitar tones.

With the new 64-bit Windows driver, these interfaces now operate seamlessly on computers running Windows 64-bit XP and Vista operating systems.

These flagship processors feature intuitive Wizard-driven system configuration using Harman HiQnet™ System Architect.

These comprehensive sample packs, exclusively created for Prime Loops, deliver professional talent within each highly unique collection.

Traditional Hawaiian Percussion Vol.1 features traditional Hawaiian instruments such as the Pahu, Ipu, Kaekeke, puniu and others.

Now Korg is pleased to announce the affordable, next-generation WAVEDRUM Digital Percussion Synthesizer.

With omnidirectional, cardioid and figure-of-eight polar patterns, the AT4047MP has been optimized to meet the demands of professional recording, broadcast and sound reinforcement.

Complete with a gooseneck microphone, the microSAMPLER provides a fast and easy way to integrate creative audio sampling into any musical scenario.

Compatible with CD-R and CD-RW media of all speed ratings, recordings made on HHB's own reference quality CDR74 Gold media exhibit an average Block Error Rate as low as 0.09.

Mackie today announces the launch of its Onyx-i Series FireWire Recording Mixers, delivering premium analog features, tremendous flexibility, and built-in 24-bit/96kHz FireWire I/O.

Orange Tree Samples' latest Kontakt release, Grand Kalimba, has three octaves of tines, giving you a large, 37- note range.

Cakewalk announces immediate availability of new Snow Leopard Mac Operating System (version 10.6) device drivers for the V-Studio 100 portable music production system, as well as the UA-1G audio interface and UM-1G, UM-2G, and UM-3G MIDI Interfaces.

The AT4050ST is perfect for professional recording, broadcast and sound reinforcement applications.

Auralex Acoustics is now offering three levels of their popular Room Analysis Service allowing customers more options for diagnosing their acoustical problems.

VoiceTone Synth is a vocal effects pedal that specialises in recreating the kinds of effects heard on a lot of today's chart topping tracks.

With a proprietary ribbon design and rugged handmade construction, the AT4080 and AT4081 are significantly more robust than traditional ribbon mics.

MakeMusic, Inc. today announced that SmartMusic®, the music learning software for band, orchestra and voice, now includes nearly two dozen new jazz ensemble titles from Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band.

Rude Drums for KONTAKT has more than 400 24-bit samples — some dirty, some clean, many weird or whimsical or odd.

Large Bass Expander is a collection of 128 bass sounds for the Waldorf Largo, where the focus lies on modern dance music, rather than classic analog reproductions.

The C 414 XLS and the C 414 XLII offer nine pickup patterns that enable it to choose the perfect setting for every application.

The Mamba ADAT Digital Snake can be used as a simple point to point or split system to transport up to 64 x 64 channels @48K over a single CAT-5/6 or Fiber.

The BFD2 Expansion Pack range is a collection of Yamaha artist signature snares for your BFD2 library.

SONiVOX announced the availability of their latest batch of DVI® products (Downloadable Virtual Instruments), for both MAC and PC platforms.

The Perception 120 USB is the very first USB-equipped microphone from AKG, offering studio-quality sound performance without requiring any installation or drivers.

A third member joins the very successful Si Series family—the even more compact Soundcraft Si1 digital live sound console.

The Genelec HTS6 is ideal for large theatrical surround sound installations.

SoundSoap Pro 2's comprehensive approach provides four advanced restoration tools — Broadband noise reduction; Click and Crackle removal; Hum removal; and a Noise Gate. Its super intelligent broadband noise reduction features new adaptive algorithms from BIAS which offer far more power while maintaining its relatively low cost and ease of use.

127th AES Convention Technical Tours Chair Lou Manno has developed a series of behind-the-scenes visits that showplace recording, education, communication, film & TV production facilities, plus a rare visit to New Jersey's historic Edison Labs.

TASCAM has tested all of their audio interfaces for use with Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Apple's latest operating system.

HDMI to mini HDMI cables accommodate greater range of equipment.

'Abstract Electro House 2' is a collection that features 24-Bit Minimal Electro and Tech House Loops and Samples.

The newest version of the popular audio production software includes the unique FL native plugin architecture, new integrated synthesizers and effects and more added value for the users

Record software, for both Mac and Windows, combines effortless recording and a stunning software mixer console with a limitless rack of audio processing gear that builds itself or can be infinitely customized.

Pedal Risers raise individual pedals for easy access and provide cable routing without expensive investment in new boards or cases.

Waves Gold Certification Program (WGCP) takes Waves certification to the next level, providing mastery of 18 Waves plug-ins.

The first product shipping under the new arrangement will be the Tonelux Equalux, a two-channel, four-band discrete parametric equalizer.

RecordingQuestions.com, a free questions and answers website targeting recording experts & enthusiasts, plans to become the leading sound engineering information resource available on the web.

Auralex's SonicPrint designs are now available on Environmental EcoTech ProPanels, and can feature designs you create from artwork, corporate logos, and even personal photographs.

Downbeat Electronica — Downbeat and Lounge Music Samples is a fresh approach to the chillout and downbeat genres and will help to infuse rhythmic textures and ambient scapes, along with driving and trippy drum beats, into your productions.

Prime Loops have announced the release of their new Combo Pack 'Drum n' Bass Foundations, which contains 'Drum n Bass Drum Loops' and 'Rasta Vocal Samples.

The 552 Production Mixer is Sound Device's first mixer to feature a fully integrated digital audio recorder.

The Game Audio Summit returns to GDC Austiwith more interactive sessions and informative sessions on the new technologies changing game audio.

The latest great step in music production evolution is the BeatMaker application running on Apple's astonishing iPhone and iPod touch.

The no.1 show for the entertainment technology industry takes place in London at Earls Court exhibition centre on 13-16 September 2009

The "Härjedalspipa", "shepherds flute" in or context called the Nordic Low Whistle, is a Swedish cylindrical flute, build by craftsman Gunnar Stenmark.

After months of work and intense beta testing (see the GIFTIG story below!) we are proud to finally let you all see what we have come up with.

Fun, easy to use iphone app puts genuine auto-tune technology in the palm of your hand.

The FET3 is a new dual-channel limiter incorporating Class A discrete compressor circuitry and gain stages that is built in the U.S. by Geoffrey Daking.

Remix Revolution includes 38 construction kits ranging from 122 to 142 BPM, with remix-style drums, bass, synth, and more. This new gem gives you the loops and samples perfect for your next remix jam.

From the creators of the hugely successful Reel People Broken Beat, Nu Jazz and Soul Samples series comes: Broken Beat – The Definitive Drum Library Vol. 1.

Pocket-sized FireWire 800/400 & USB 2.0 powerhouse with up to 100MB/s data transfer speeds offers 50% more Plug and Play storage capacity with no AC Adapter needed.

Symbolic Sound's Paca(rana) can now be expanded by connecting 2 or more Paca(rana)s together via the built-in expansion ports.

Fishman Amplification is now shipping the Aura Spectrum DI instrument preamp/direct box.

This sample collection combo pack contains 1.5gb and over 1,500 Samples in 24 bit Audio, and has been hailed as 'The Ultimate Analogue Sample pack'.

The library contains wonderful string sounds such as an autoharp and a kantele and keyboard instruments like a Rhodes MARK I, a rehearsal piano, and special processed low-cost-keyboards. There are also some new, specially created instruments (percussion & mallets) such as Glass, Lids, Handrail, and Kitchen.

'Venue—a revolution in live sound' will demo the most affordable, fully-integrated live sound consoles.

Unique tool combines chromatic tuner, metronome and recorder.

Dual-slot RAB2 remote audio card and free Version 1.5 firmware offer wide-ranging interface options in iLive and iLive-T digital consoles.

Global Underground quickly established an untouchable reputation for cutting edge dance music of the very highest quality.

'Digital Beats Volume 1' is a collecton of 10 top-quality synth based constructon kits designed to use in new school urban / dance music genres.

AUDIO 2 DJ is the world's smallest USB audio interface for DJs.

A lifetime warranty and three directional characteristics with switchable pad ensure suitability for a wide range of applications.

The US-100 is a 48k/16-bit stereo audio interface that connects to a Mac or Windows computer using USB 2.0.

Stereo monitors priced lower than most headphones.

This fourth version raises the bar on sonic authenticity with advanced new speaker emulation technology, and further expands on nearly all aspects that sets GUITAR RIG apart as the most capable digital guitar solution.

The new version enhances the profound sonic capabilities of ABSYNTH with powerful additional synthesis and effects features as well as overall improved audio quality, and offers an ingenious new way to create complex sounds based on musical attributes.

This new collection offers a veritable arsenal of acclaimed instruments and effects that cover all areas of modern music production, including powerful new versions of ABSYNTH, GUITAR RIG and KONTAKT, at a significantly reduced price point.

This fourth generation adds powerful "Authentic Expression Technology," unique sample compression, an extended studio-grade sound library complete with a convenient new database system, and much more to this popular music production software.

This collection of minimal techno loops and samples are for producers looking for that underground rave sound.

Sony Sound Forge Pro 10 software provides comprehensive new tools for professional digital audio production. New event-based editing, integrated disc-at-once (DAO) CD burning, and élastique timestretching enhance workflow, flexibility, speed, and accuracy to offer powerful all-in-one production suite. It includes exclusive iZotope effects bundle.

This new video tutorial shows you cool Logic tips and tricks, techniques, and ideas about recording, editing, mixing, virtual instruments, creating special effects, using Logic 9's new Flex Time feature, and much more.

This collection features the full multitrack sessions which originally formed the complete Drumdrops in Dub Volume 2 collection. It features 20 full drum loops from famous reggae drumer Horseman, and percussion played by Norman Grant (Twinkle Brothers) and Tuca Rainbow.

Over 300 samples exploring the realms of Broken Beat, Nu-Jazz, Lounge, and more, featuring authentic live instrumentation broken down into easy-to-use loops and individual hits.

TuneCore is now live on Amazon.com so that you can release your music globally cheaper and easier.

The SP-404SX Linear Wave Sampler offers 44.1kHz/16-Bit sound quality, improved DSP effects, a more versatile pattern sequencer, and easier data management.

CAD Professional Microphones and Astatic Commercial Audio Products are re-branding as CAD Audio to expand the company's product offerings across several markets.

The UVI philosophy regarding pianos is to propose truly musical and excellent sounding presets using a convenient and realistic size (7 GB).

'Dirty IDM Glitch Beats' is a malfunctioning digital delivery of drum beats that explores new IDM realms.

After a quiet summer Splurgo Audio strikes back adding four new sample packs instead of the usual two.

RME's comprehensive MADI line is now extended by hi-class multichannel converters with 16 and 32 channels.

Amp Modeler Pro features all of the authentic tube guitar amplifier realism you expect, bundled with some killer effects, and a super low processing impulse modeler.

Phonic's product lineup provides real world solutions for today's modern audio performance, recording, and installation environments and they have joined the AM&S distribution network effective September 1, 2009.