Korg Unveils Digital RecorderJul 26, 2005 Korg announces the D3200 Digital Recording Studio, the latest addition to its D-series line. The D3200 provides unique professional features and studio quality audio in a compact and cost-effective package. From initial tracking sessions to finished master CD, artists, producers and songwriters can create finished projects all within the self-contained D3200.
SONAR™ LE Now Included FREE With All Rain ComputersJun 22, 2005 Rain Recording is pleased to announce that all Element and LiveBook audio computers will now ship with Cakewalk®’s SONAR LE software installed. Despite its “LE” moniker, this powerful music production software will satisfy the demands of many users.
Lexicon 960l Helps ComposerJun 21, 2005 David Vanacore can rightly be called the king of reality television: via his David Vanacore Productions in Los Angeles, the prolific composer has provided scoring and other musical elements for leading reality series including Survivor (series 1 through 10), The Apprentice (season 1, 2 and 3), both seasons of Joe Millionaire and The Restaurant, Temptation Island, Paradise Hotel and reality-TV’s newest big hit, The Contender.
Soundcraft Rm1d Is Topradio Console In BelgiumJun 8, 2005 Topradio, the biggest dance music radio station in Belgium, has installed the final piece in its digital jigsaw, becoming the first broadcaster in the country to specify Soundcraft's RM1ds compact digital on-air broadcast console.
Propellerheads Announce ElectroMechanical 2.0 ReFillMay 24, 2005 Propellerhead Software today announced the immediate availability of ElectroMechanical 2.0 ReFill, an expansion set of vintage keyboard instruments for exclusive use within Reason 3.0 Music Production Instrument software.
Producers & Engineers Wing of The Recording Academy® Kick Off Tape OpMay 18, 2005 The Producers & Engineers Wing (P&E Wing) of The Recording Academy® will help kick off and close the fourth annual Tape Op Magazine Conference, TapeOpCon2005, held June 10 – 12, 2005, in New Orleans, it was announced today. Tape Op also will work closely with the Producers & Engineers Wing to offer members of The Recording Academy a significant discount on admission to the three-day conference, further underscoring the organization's ongoing commitment to promote recording and audio education.
New Hip Hop Brass Library for Software SamplersMay 16, 2005 ModernBeats.com debuts it's first Brass themed sound library for software samplers entitled "Brass Elementz 1" covering today's Urban, Hip Hop, and Crunk musical genres.
Cycling '74 Ships Mode For WindowsMar 30, 2005 Cycling '74, a software company based in San Francisco, today announced the release of Mode for Windows. This popular package of native audio processing plug-ins is now available on Windows XP for host applications supporting the VST and RTAS formats.
Paul Oakenfold Enlists Korg For Extreme TVNov 18, 2004 Paul Oakenfold is one of today’s most respected and accomplished dance music artists. Generally recognized as one of the best DJs in the world, he has an impressive array of other titles as well — producer, remixer, record label founder, songwriter and film scorer (most recently, he contributed music to the new Tom Cruise movie, Collateral).
Waves Expands Convolution Reverb SeriesNov 8, 2004 In a bid to position itself as the new leader in sampled reverb software, Waves Ltd. today announced a major expansion of its IR Convolution Reverb plug-in series. Introduced today are IR-360, for multi-channel surround sound; IR-1 Version 2, which now lets users capture their own samples; and IR-L, an entry-level light version offering simpler controls. Waves also announced the launch of
www.Acoustics.net, a dedicated website offering a newly expanded library of downloadable impulse response samples created by the company and submitted by users.
Korg Begins Shipping TP-2Oct 13, 2004 Korg will begin shipping the new TP-2 dual tube preamp with optical compression and digital outputs and the TPB-2 (expansion option for Korg XD series recorders) during the month of October. TP-2 has an MSRP of $699; TPB-2 carries an MSRP of $579.
Sae Institute Expands Electronic Music Producer Courses At It's New York CampusOct 2, 2004 SAE Institute, the world leader in pro audio education, has recently commenced its second series of Electronic Music Producer (EMP) courses at its New York City campus. Following the success of its first EMP enrollment in July of 2004, SAE will continue to offer these four elective courses which directly complement the standard pro audio concepts and ideas of its acclaimed Audio Technology Program.
Jerry Harrison Remixes Two Classic Talking Heads Records In 5.1 Surround With Waves Plug-InsOct 1, 2004 Speaking in Tongues (1983) and Remain in Light (1980), two of the classic LPs that comprise the rich musical legacy of Talking Heads, have been remixed in 5.1 surround sound by original band member Jerry Harrison and engineer/mixer Eric “E.T.” Thorngren. Waves tools selected by Harrison and Thorngren to be used on the remixes include several of the well-known Waves’ Renaissance plug-ins as well as the company’s C1 Compressor, C4 Multiband Parametric Processor, L1 and L2 Ultramaximizers, and X-Noise plug-in.
Reason Drum Kits RefillSep 4, 2004 Propellerhead Software today announced the release of the Reason Drum Kits ReFill, a huge multi-gigabyte collection of pristine drum kits recorded in a professional setting. The Reason Drum Kits Refill achieves the 'next level' for producing absolute realism of acoustic drum performances with a sampler.
Universal Audio Launches Precision LimiterAug 29, 2004 Universal Audio, a manufacturer of high-quality vintage audio hardware and DSP software plug-ins for digital audio workstations, today announced the new UA Precision Limiter plug-in for the UAD-1 DSP Card. A fully functional 14-day demo version of the Precision Limiter is available as part of the free v3.6 software upgrade for UAD-1 downloadable immediately from
www.uaudio.com