News - November 2009

Urban Synths ia s collection of 105 synth loops plus 13 one-shot chords/hits, custom programmed and played on instruments like Access Virus, Novation X-Station, Korg M3, and more.

TC-Helicon improves on VoiceTone Harmony-G vocal pedal with more features and better harmonies at an affordable price.

Acouatic Guitar is pleased to announce that their upcoming February 2010 issue will mark 20 years in publication.

This new soundbank includes more than 260 new presets, 130 MIDI links, and more.

Iced Chillout Lounge by Soundtrack Loops is a collection of 12 construction kits featuring 89 loops for downtempo music.

These webcasts offer raining for both audio professionals and end users.

Co-developed by Ableton and Cycling '74 over a period of more than two years, Max for Live effectively opens up the Live platform, allowing users to create and edit their own devices.

"Electro House Sounds 3" features 100 selected presets for the latest Electro House productions.

This new feature enables artists to view their Trending Reports online.

Bigger is better and the new Eleph speaker cable from Solid Cables can prove it.

The Shadow SH NMG LPU 2 pickup system offers electric and acoustic guitar tones.

"ETHNIC PANPIPES" is a sampler instrument, made from an extended set of Lithuanian national panpipes.

This new volume includes 110 unique double-kick drum grooves and fills in standard MIDI File Type 1 and MIDI Groove Clip (for Session Drummer 2) formats

Heavy Mental 2 Multitrack 24 Bit Pro Set includes 8GB of multitrack content with 21 Sessions at a variety of tempos and 920 parts, including Verse, Chorus, Bridge, and more.

D'Andrea will be responsible for worldwide distribution, marketing, and customer support of KSD Basses which include the "Proto J Series", and the exciting new "Burner Select Series".

To be showcased at NAMM 2010, the GNR8-130 (Generate) is 130W powered stereo guitar amplifier cabinet designed specifically for use with any DSP- or analog-based direct recording device or preamp.

The 0.2MB download from 9 Soundware includes 50 .pst files for use with the EFM1 synthesizer within Apple Logic Pro.

What makes a song a hit? Author's book, MAKING MUSIC explores how 690 tunes in several genres from 1955 to 1999 made it big.

Produced by one of Steinberg's main product demonstrators, Matthew Loel T. Hepworth, "Cubase 101: Core Cubase" is a 5-hour tutorial on Steinberg's popular DAW.

The Omega Studio Bundle combines Lexicon's Omega Studio USB recording interface with Steinberg® Cubase® LE 4 software, the Lexicon Pantheon™ VST reverb plug-in, and an AKG® D 88 S® lead vocal microphone and mic cable.

Abletoncourses.com is a new website which features two online Ableton live video courses for beginners, intermediate and advanced level students.

The Celtic Nylon Harp is a small-sized harp with a height of nearly 39 inch, usually designed for traditional music.

SABIAN Bar Chimes is a collection of popular percussion effect for drummers and percussionists.

REMIX is a new online mixing service available from Gareth Cousins Music Productions.

Planet Trance The superior tool to fuel your tracks for take off Planet Trance grants you access to the full range of Trance music.

SYN Prophet V Sounds V1 a collection of 34 carefully designed sounds for Arturia Prophet V synthesizer.

sE are shipping 4 new MI products in one of the most exciting roll-outs in the MI sector this decade.

A high-output blacklight, the new Opti 30 UV is powered by 12 1-watt ultra-violet LEDs, which produce extreme brightness while eliminating the heat associated with conventional par cans.

More than just a subharmonic generator, LoAir creates and enhances LFE channel content with pinpoint precision.

The first in Waves' line of Post Production tools, WNS offers fast and effective broadband noise suppression on dialog tracks

Cinematic Loops offers innovative, evocative, cinematic grooves (Styles) in 24bit/48kHz, with tempos ranging from 65 to 136 BPM.

Moog Source, Korg MS20 and the Waldorf Microwave have been accurately sampled (every single note three times) in such a way that their charming inaccuracies are still there in this perfect Reason environment.

This 3 GB collection features construction kits with elements of Metalcore, Industrial, Techno, Nu Metal and Hard Rock anthemics.

Propellerhead Software puts the soulful sound of the 60's and 70's into the Reason rack.

FourTrack's new AudioPaste feature creates integration between compatible music apps on the iPhone.

The innovative jazz education website PlayJazzNow.com has just released a new series of downloadable backing tracks. The latest sets of tracks delve into both classic and contemporary jazz materials.

The S-0808 Digital Snake is an 8in/8out compact, lightweight digital snake that supports multiple power options including battery-power, embedded-powered over REAC and power over Ethernet (PoE).

Alfred Music Publishing announces the distribution of world-renowned drummer Virgil Donati's newest drum method, Double Bass Drum Freedom.

The S-4000M REAC Merge Unit allows up to four Digital Snake heads to be merged into a REAC stream where the master device recognizes it as single REAC slave unit.

VibeStudio Designer 2 is the first Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) software designed specifically for authoring 3D audio environments.

Just in time for the holiday season Bolder Sounds announces the release of a unique new Handbell sample library for NI Kontakt and the Apple EXS24 software samplers.

Revolutionizing real-time music playing and collaboration over the internet jamLink lets you with players hundreds of miles away!

Wave Alchemy Release Odyssey FX, a completely free sample pack containing 70 sound effects samples from the famous ARP Odyssey synthesizer.

The plug-in is based upon the Vitalizer MK2-T and will be released as VST, AU, RTAS and TDM plug-in for MAC and PC.

Waves Vocal Rider intelligently raises or lowers vocal volume without coloring or compression.

The iZotope Music & Speech Cleaner is a complete audio cleanup suite.

Holophone's PortaMic 5.1 is an easy-to-use and cost-effective means of recording surround sound directly to a camera or any stereo recording device.

The Modern Era of The Les Paul Legacy: 1968–2009 is the highly anticipated second book in this comprehensive two-volume set.

SONIC FICTION is a new KORE-Powered instrument that combines inventive field recording with advanced synthesis into an arsenal of hundreds of genuinely otherworldly sounds.

TC Electronic???s M30 is a small, yet great sounding reverb, and for 72 hours it can be downloaded for free.

Combining power with precision, the Pro-Q is an EQ that delivers the cleanest sound and an uncompromising feature set, with a great looking, intuitive and clutter-free interface.

Xenos Dubstep/D+B Volume 2 this bank contains 37 punchy basses, warm pads and cutting leads with various performance programming included.

The Atom is a toolbox for electronic music, made up by 173 bass sounds, sequences, gates, arpeggios and synth sounds.

Melodyne editor is the first Celemony product to feature the company's pioneering DNA Direct Note Access technology allowing access to individual notes in polyphonic audio material.

The Michael Ripoll Project comes to us by one of the most sought-after guitar players in the music industry.

Platinum Spot 5R utilizes revolutionary light source technology to deliver 575w output at ½ size, ½ energy usage, 2x speed!

Repetito presents the complete version of its sampler looper software: Repetito Pro Version.

This 50 watt speaker introduces a new style of cone, a secret, magical green cone.

The Glaze™ is a unique boost/overdrive pedal created for warmth and clarity to each note and chord played.

New VST3 audio engine with five outstanding piano models: Yamaha C7, Steinway Model D, Bösendorfer 290 Imperial, Yamaha CP80 and Nordiska Upright.

OS 2.0 adds a host of innovations that reinforce the Multi-Pedal's position as the premier Analog, MIDI and USB Control Hub.

Powerful triggers; compact package; Xpanded rhythmic inspiration.

Award-winning virtual instrument manufactures team up.

Warwick and Framus are famous for using various types of precious woods for the tops and bodies of their spectacular special edition solid-body instruments.

BG Pups Handwound Pickups and Bryan Gunsher announce the addition of Cream and White to the color choices for the ground breaking Pure90 pickup.

Funktronica is a collection of acoustic and electronic instrument loops to help any production get a groove on.

It sports the very same shape as the regular Tradition, except this pick is 10% larger and 4.10mm thick.

Odd Time Meltdown II unleashes a potent and inspiring collection of grooves in 3, 5, and 7 to stretch songwriters beyond the safe confines of common time.

The SM15 Dubstep and Grime collection features hundreds of dark and dubbed-out hardstep grooves; aggressive beats and raw rhythms; abrasive basslines and cone-ripping wobblers; filth-dribbling synths and more!

Alfred Music Publishing partners with Cartoon Network Enterprises to present the album-matching authentic guitar TAB songbook for Metalocalypse, Dethklok: The Dethalbum II .

In celebration of the magazine's 75th anniversary, publisher Frank Alkyer, has combed through the DownBeat archives and assembled a compendium of the magazine's most celebrated, historical, and groundbreaking features and interviews.

Alfred Music Publishing named the new distributor of Rick Latham's best-selling drumset methods, Advanced Funk Studies and Contemporary Drumset Techniques.

This soundware package delivers 480 Pro-Level patches And 20 drum kits.

The Trailblazer and Prospector drum sets provide unparalleled value for drummers in all styles.

New compact hardware/software system with intuitive audio recording and production solution.

This stalwart guitar series expands with new FJ730 and FJ720 models.

The prolific guitarist/vocalist will be writing a weekly column geared toward guitarists that will teach many of the concepts and philosophies presented in his first book Mind Over Metal.

Driven Machine Drums is an electronic drum sample library, created from an unique blend of 14 drum machines/synthesizers and 9 analog coloration devices.

Featuring condenser capsules in a triple array, Yeti is the latest, most advanced addition to Blue's line of premium USB microphones.

Virtual Metronome (vMetronome) is a full featured metronome for iPhone/iPod touch, designed by experienced musicians.

The Lowender is a subharmonic synthesizer, reminiscent of classic analog dual-band bass enhancer circuits.

Entangled Species for String Studio VS-1 grants exclusive access to the beloved tools, inspirational encounters, and living sounds of composer David Kristian.

The FP5 Fusion Mic Package is designed for miking a 5-piece kit for both live and studio applications.

First-ever live Performance DJ Battle with iPhone/iTouch apps for music on November 20th, 2009

'Liquid Drum & Bass' is a loop library that features some of the most original DnB Construction Kits ever produced!

Ultralite-MK3 Firewire Audio Interface gains USB2 connectivity.

In the quest for a versatile, affordable EQ with the muscular yet graceful tone-shaping characteristics of the inductor-based units of yesteryear, newcomer Square State Solid State announces its EQUALIZER model one b.

Deal with TuneCore connects musicians with Interscope A&R Executives

An exclusive HCM synthesis technique by Tone2 covers new and unique aural territory, only possible with Gladiator.

Newest OS offers standard and graphic tuners, metronome, and editing.

This heavy-duty fastener is built to withstand high temperatures and provide rock solid grip.

The MSC1 optimizes studio workflow and tunes any speakers in the room.

All-in-one Bundle of djay 3 Software and Vestax Hardware was jointly developed to enable any Mac user to mix, scratch and play their iTunes Music as a DJ.

Michael Lewis Guitars, a new electric guitar line by top session guitarist Michael Lewis, has chosen to outfit all its guitars with Elixir Strings.

The Producers Conference Los Angeles November 14th features sessions with Joe Solo, Gerry Bassermann, James Bernard, Matt Piper & Peff (aka Kurt Kurasaki.

The Interval Examples Chart Generator offers a unique library of song examples for memorizing music intervals, providing musicians, music students and music educators with a fun and useful tool.

Native Instruments has introduced the BERLIN, NEW YORK and VIENNA CONCERT GRAND as well as UPRIGHT PIANO, four software instruments that offer detailed reproductions of some of the world's most revered pianos.

The CV4 is a large-diaphragm, multi-pattern tube condenser microphone.

Souldier unveil a new line of signature limited edition guitar straps and drumstick bags with members of the band Wilco.

Batt-o-meter, the first battery tester for musicians, saves your gig and your wallet now available at select online retailers.

Like its predecessors (The AHB-1 and AHB-2), the Blackouts AHB-3 EMTY provides distinctive, screaming metal tones, packing a serious mid-range punch, thicker, darker chords than other humbuckers and hard-hitting driving leads.

The Loar proudly reintroduces the vintage-inspired LH-200 guitar for players looking for an affordable classic blues guitar design.

AXL introduces an all-new PlayerPac with everything beginner players need to get started, all packaged in a great-looking point-of-purchase box.

Trance Melody Sessions vol 2 is back with an all new series of even more expressive sounds and songs for producing melodic progressive trance music

Calrec Audio upgrades its Omega with Bluefin console with a 50 percent expansion of digital signal processing (DSP) capacity — raising it from the previous 160 to a full 240 paths.

'Twisted Electro' by The Rogue Element!is a collection of twisted funk, electro, breaks and minimal eccentricity from one of the leading lights of the current dance scene.

After Hours is a collection (over 800MB of multiformat material) of hip hop, R'n'B & urban drum, percussion, bass, synths, keys, strings (and more!) loops & hits.

Dance & Trance includes new add-on features and a collection of 324 ingeniously programmed sounds, suitable for a wide range of genre.

When both hands are too busy playing and that button in your DAW really needs to be clicked now, Logidy's UMI3 USB MIDI Foot Controller comes in handy.

CFA-Sound has announced the release of its Pro-Wave Expansion for discoDSP's Discovery Pro synthesizer.

'Instrumental Hip Hop'is a downloadable collection featuring construction kits for producing chilled and downtempo instrumental Hip Hop as well as styles like Nu Jazz and Lounge.

More authentic Reggae drum loops in this follow up to Silcon Beats' very popular Jammin Reggae V1.

Wave Alchemy release African Rhythms, a sample library offering exquisitely recorded authentic African percussion ensembles!

Foxy Drummer is offering each and every drummer the opportunity to get their artwork/signature on their own drumsticks.

The pack contains 50 samples and is available for FREE in Sony Acid WAV and Apple Garageband AIFF.

The musical-metropolis Berlin influenced the Electro and Minimal Scene like no other city in the world.

Synplantation Volume 1 for Sonic Charge Synplant is a package of 32 unique and usable sounds, as well as a bank of the same sounds with all FX removed.

Dave Smith Instrument's flagship keyboard has given its front panel gets a functional and cosmetic makeover.

Based on the sounds of the RAPMAN, a toy keyboard from the early 90s, DETUNIZED.COM developed a new Ableton Live Pack that contains enhanced sounds of all presets, all drumloops, and some strange noise-feedback modules.

TSI Distributing offers innovative touch-sensitive pad that eliminates unwieldy on/off moves with wah-wah pedals.

Peavey Electronics has implemented the Waves MX5010 semiconductor for enhanced low-end frequency reproduction into their IPR series amplifiers.

New 5-year warranty now comes standard with all A-T 40 Series mics.

Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out!: 40th Anniversary Edition features color and black and white photos from Ethan Russell's book, Let It Bleed: The Rolling Stones, Altamont, and the End of the Sixties.

V-compact series now has full mesh head option.

This agreement will grant D'Addario exclusive distribution of the product line throughout Canada beginning immediately.

Dark Skies – Cinematic Ambiences contains over 4.3Gb of cinematic audio magnificence.

With Sync, artists and labels can sync their iTunes Artist Profiles to their very own WaTunes social profile to help drive fans to their iTunes profiles to increase sales.

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.

Tube Saturator represents Wave Arts' first step into the world of accurate real-time analog modeling.

Emerald Guitars are proud to reintroduce the X5 life travel guitar which you can take anywhere, in any climate without worry.

The Forte line of basses from Spector feature Spector NS curved body style, graphite reinforced 3-pc. neck-thru Rock Maple neck, 24-fret Pau Ferro fingerboard, MG active pickups, and more.

The newest member of the Ableton family provides the best of Ableton Live at an unbeatable price.

Old world sounds, improved performance for orchestral percussionists.

The Launchpad, hands-on interactive controller for Ableton Live, is now shipping and widely available in stores and online.

Completes the range of 8 leading loop-remixing applications.

"Hollywoodwinds" brings the woodwinds back into orchestral film scoring with keyboard patches, scales and rips, texture and FX patches.

WICOS is an interference-free, automatic switching wireless conference system that helps you avoid interference.

ATOMIC ENERGY is a huge collection of over 1,300 sounds and loops all suited for uptempo electronic music.

TRAKTOR KONTROL X1 is a highly functional performance controller that gives DJs immediate hands-on control over vital aspects of their performance.

A dedicated microsite will host movies shot with the Q3 by musicians like Orianthi, Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, Sammy Hagar, Scott Ian, Kenny Aronoff, Chad Smith, Peter Erskine, and Allison Robertson among many others…

The new USB audio interface combined with the Scratch Starter Kit allows users to discover timecode DJing.

Tone Lifter features a Stack Knob which replaces the middle pick-up tone control offering substantial mid or combined bass and treble boost, with continuously variable frequency adjustment.

MixControl is a flexible channelstrip package consisting of 2 high quality mixing plug-ins featuring precision measurement equalizers and tight, responsive gate and compressor modules.

Brown's Guitar Factory has discovered how to merge a Kahler bass tremolo system with acoustic and MIDI saddles that can track and sound as accurate as the best performing keyboard synthesizers on the market.

Version 1.1 includes a new sequencing mode so you can make songs out of multiple patterns. New transfer and recording modes allow you to save sounds to your computers and share files with friends.

The second edition of The Desktop Studio is an updated guide to computer-based audio production which covers every aspect of home recording. The Studio Musician's Handbook is a comprehensive guide to succeeding as a studio musician.

The TLC Compressor™ is designed to give musicians the ability to control their dynamics in a flexible and musical way, making it an invaluable musical tool for both recording and live use.

Upright is a richly detailed double bass sound set for Ableton Live, KONTAKT, and Logic.

American DJ has revved up its Revo Series with the launch of the Revo 4 — the newest and most boldly breathtaking addition to this award-winning family of RGBW LED moonflowers.

Hagstrom guitars and basses have an avid following among musicians and collectors, who admire them for their classic styling, versatile sound, and great playability.

The new range is handcrafted from extremely thin shells of Spotted Gum, a very dense Eucalypt timber species.

The Rhythm Objekt Collection by Jimmy Edgar features erotic, electro sounds with an R&B, urban finesse

The new mixer pedal is designed to take advantage of the dual output feature by combining the signal paths on the other end of the chain.

Ansir music has a patented technology that brings custom instruments to a new level.

Cluster Sound presents three new download libraries designed for Minimal and Tech-based music productions.