Music technology news from around the web
ProToolerBlog - Mar 14 2010
I think we’re in a golden age of professional audio right now. A second golden age, because people are making emulations of the old stuff that actually works better. - Bob Power
Mix - Mar 12 2010
Graham Parker Imaginary Television 2010 album reviewed by Mix
Electronic Musician - Mar 12 2010
The Manley Massive Passive EQ Powered Plug-In features include 2-channel, 4-band, passive, tube EQ emulation plug-in, both standard and mastering versions; and filter curves, band interdependencies, distortion and hysteretic behavior all represented in one plug-in.
Mix - Mar 12 2010
The 15th Annual TEC L.A. Open will be held on Monday, May 17, at the Malibu Country Club. Famed recording and mix engineer Al Schmitt?a member of the TEC Awards Hall of Fame and recipient of 20 Grammy Awards, as well as the Recording Academy?s Lifetime Achievement Award?will return as Honorary Chairman.
Harmony Central - Mar 12 2010
Computer Music - Mar 12 2010
Big thanks to all the CM readers who've been in touch to tell us how useful they're finding our current 'Special: How To Make It In Music. (Well, everyone likes to to be appreciated!) Here's a taste of what they're saying:
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Mix - Mar 12 2010
Universal Audio in Scotts Valley, Calif., has released the Manley Massive Passive EQ plug-in ($299) for the UAD-2 platform. The company worked with Manley Labs on its latest hardware EQ modeling project over a six-month period to bring UAD-2 users both the standard and mastering versions of this world-renowned EQ in one package.
Electronic Musician - Mar 12 2010
Using validated sound-therapy techniques applied to dynamic tinnitus tracking, iTinnitus Solutions can improve the degree of perceived tinnitus.
Mix - Mar 12 2010
Neyrinck?a software company in San Francisco that develops range of surround sound and broadcast audio?file software products that work with DTS, Dolby Digital, Dolby E and surround sound mixing projects in Pro Tools?reports that Vancouver Film School (VFS) has integrated Neyrinck Mix 51 software into its Sound Design for Visual Media program. Each student is supplied with a Pro Tools LE notebook system with the Mix 51 plug-in installed, which allows every student to edit and mix surround audio with a portable Pro Tools LE system prior to coming into the school's main Pro Tools HD studio.
Electronic Musician - Mar 12 2010
This free app is specially designed for guitarists, singers, pianists and other musicians for managing, storing and sharing songs and musical accompaniments. Users can play, carry and share all of their music scores on their iPhone or iPod touch.
Electronic Musician - Mar 12 2010
With Setlist Monkey, musicians and bands keep track of their repertoire. The app allows musicians and bands to build setlists from their songs.
Harmony Central - Mar 12 2010
KVR News: Top Stories - Mar 12 2010
12th March 2010: MUTOOLS has announced MU.LAB 3. A pre-release version of MU.LAB 3 is already available for download for Windows and Mac OS X. New in MU.LAB 3: Function shortcuts: Map a key or MIDI event to almost a...
Sound On Sound Magazine - Latest News - Mar 12 2010
Rectangular-diaphragm microphone
KVR News: Top Stories - Mar 12 2010
12th March 2010: MeldaProduction has released updates for all its effect plug-ins. Changes: Improved sinc interpolation quality. Improved upsampling algorithm performance. Improved linear-phase and hybrid cross-over...
KVR News: Top Stories - Mar 12 2010
12th March 2010: Monkey Tools has updated Library Monkey Pro and Sound Grinder Pro to v1.1.10. Changes: Added functionality to allow for the pruning of missing files as well as removal of any asset from any library....
KVR News: Top Stories - Mar 12 2010
12th March 2010: Rob Papen has updated the Windows version of Predator to v1.5.8. Changes: Preset banks update (bugs). Banks of subject 05 Trance and PsyTrance 03 , 08 Ambient 02 and 04 HipHop DirtySouth 02, 04 HipH...
KVR News: Top Stories - Mar 12 2010
12th March 2010: Intermorphic has updated Noatikl to v1.6.0.3 and Mixtikl to v2.1.0.6. Both products now include native 64-bit standalone and plug-in versions for Windows and native 64-bit standalone versions for Mac ...
Dolphin Music - News Feed - Mar 12 2010
We've just slashed the price of all the models in the new HP300 series of Digital Pianos. Now they're even better value for money!
Dolphin Music - News Feed - Mar 12 2010
New Software for Artist Series V2.5.4. Software update for MC Color, MC Mix, MC Transport and MC Control that expands Aux to Faders Soft Key functionality in Pro Tools to all tracks and more
Create Digital Music - Mar 12 2010
Every so often, I’m reminded of a simple fact: the greatest machine on the planet remains the human machine. So, yes, it may seem strange to one of the uninitiated to imagine strapping an iPhone to your wrist. And yes, musicianship in the digital age is partly about triggering, not just playing (though Onyx can [...]
KVR News: Top Stories - Mar 11 2010
11th March 2010: zplane has announced that a new version of the Elastique Pitch Plugin is available for download. The new version 1.1 brings new features and numerous minor bug fixes - it adds VST and AU support and r...
ProToolerBlog - Mar 11 2010
If you’re in Sweden (or feel like taking a trip!) you can celebrate the release of the Marshall JMD:1 tomorrow (Friday) with Softube at Jam Gitarrer in Stockholm. I’ll be there so be sure to say “hi” if you drop by. Where: Jam Gitarrer. Roslagsgatan 7, Stockholm When: March 12, 15:00-18:00
Electronic Musician - Mar 11 2010
Conceived and designed as a virtual embodiment of a Steinway CD 327 grand, Eighty Eight (PC/Mac)was recorded within the same acoustic confines as the company's Symphonic Collection, using the same recording philosophy of the simplest signal chain with the highest-quality A/D converters and mic pre?s.
Dolphin Music - News Feed - Mar 11 2010
Avid is pleased to announce that an Eleven Rack Firmware update, v.1.0.2 is now available on the Eleven Rack product page (Download tab). This is a maintenance release which includes bug fixes and optimizations to existing features. The update is a free download and the updated firmware code is being rolled into ongoing production
Sound On Sound Magazine - Latest News - Mar 11 2010
Buy SD2, get an expansion pack free!-- Time + Space have announced that, until the end of March, anyone who purchases Superior Drummer 2 will be entitled to a free SDX expansion pack, worth £119.
Sound On Sound Magazine - Latest News - Mar 11 2010
VEMIA celebrates 15th anniversary
Mix - Mar 10 2010
Penteo Surround introduces the Penteo PostPro Desktop and Rackmount units, which it will demonstrate at the NAB 2010 show in Las Vegas. Penteo creates 5.1 audio by "panorama slicing" the stereo mix into its original left-to-right components, and then re-maps those components into their respective positions in a 5.1 field.
ProToolerBlog - Mar 10 2010
Applied Acoustics Systems has released Starlight, their third sound bank for Ultra Analog VA-1. Expect spacey sounds in the 149 presets that are scattered across ambient, arpeggiator, arpeggiator bass, chime, effect, keys, lead, rhythm, and synthesizer categories. It’s yours for $39. If you don’t own Ultra Analog VA-1 yet you can grab it with Starlight for [...]
Computer Music - Mar 10 2010
It's taken a fair while, but it seems that the World Wide Web is finally ready to embrace audio.
Previously web developers have had to depend on Flash, but with the arrival of HTML5 it seems that interesting audio functionailty built right into a site's code. Check out this tantalising HTML5 audio visualisation video from www.storiesinflight.com.
Apparently the visualisation looks much better on the site itself, though you'll probably need to download the latest fully patched beta version of your browser to see it in action.
Create Digital Music - Mar 10 2010
They are the robots: Flight of the Conchords. Now, you are the robots, too, as Rock Band Network opens the indie floodgates to the music-distribution-as-game model. (And yes, you’ll get to sing along with the Conchords, too.) Photo (CC-BY-SA) kris krüg. Music games Rock Band and Guitar Hero are simple enough in terms of gameplay, but [...]
Create Digital Music - Mar 10 2010
What can you do with this? Game designers and artists find out this week at GDC. (Pictured: my own submission, up close.) Why should Create Digital Music and Create Digital Motion (and, well, their editor) go to a game conference? This year, in particular, the annual gathering of game developers in San Francisco means a real [...]
Dolphin Music - News Feed - Mar 10 2010
Origin Keyboard is Arturia€s new version of Origin for the keyboard player. It keeps the outstanding modular system of Origin Desktop, putting it on a panel that closes on a high quality keyboard controller.
Dolphin Music - News Feed - Mar 10 2010
We've just had word from our warehouse that this eagerly awaited software has just landed. Hurry though they won't hang around for long!
Sound On Sound Magazine - Latest News - Mar 10 2010
Alchemy Player launched-- Camel Audio, the team behind last year’s impressive Alchemy soft-synth, have just announced a ‘Player’ version of their popular plug-in instrument.
Dolphin Music - News Feed - Mar 10 2010
UP tuning in -step increments up to 3 steps € plus full Octave and Octaver. The CAPO„pedal€s sibling, the DropTune„, has taken the guitar world by storm because it does something no other pedal has ever done before. Now they€ve done it again € except upscale!
ProToolerBlog - Mar 09 2010
Brainworx has released a new version of their stereo mastering EQ. I’ve been using it for some time now, and here’s what I think about it. The basics It’s most important to note that I said “stereo EQ”, as it won’t work on mono tracks at all. This might seem curious at first but keep in mind [...]
ProToolerBlog - Mar 08 2010
Native Instruments has introduced Evolve Mutations 2, a new Kontakt Player-based instrument made mainly for movie, TV and game composers (though I can’t see why any other type can’t use it). From the Native Instruments press release: As the latest addition in Heavyocity’s widely acclaimed “Evolve” series, EVOLVE MUTATIONS 2 contains over 300 new sounds based on [...]
Create Digital Music - Mar 08 2010
Connecting stuff is one of the things musicians naturally do with gear. So, there’s really no reason that musical gear shouldn’t network as easily as Web servers. And yet a basic protocol, built largely on existing standards, meets with responses like this: “We’ll support OSC when there’s hardware out there.” “Name one piece of hardware that [...]
Create Digital Music - Mar 06 2010
We already knew that one Next Big Thing for the Lemur – the specialized multimedia multi-touch controller – would be Ableton Live integration. Having teased that coming functionality, JazzMutant has now revealed the name (“Mu”), as well as a video showing what the features look like. What’s funny to me is that the result is [...]
Create Digital Music - Mar 05 2010
“It looks alien at first, it looks scary … [but] it’s like, here’s your paper; be creative.” “A tracker basically turns your computer an instrument.” -Dac Chartrand, Renoise, trying to explain Renoise to those who haven’t yet gotten religion Renoise 2.5 is here, for real – not a beta, a nice, golden, final release. The modern [...]
Computer Music - Mar 04 2010
The results are in and MusicRadar's quest to find out what the most popular DAW is has come to an end. And it was certainly a surprise to us to find out that the bloat-free and inexpensive Reaper from Cockos Incorporated came out the clear winner with 34% of the vote. Ableton Live and Apple Logic came second and third, lagging way behind on 13% and 12% respectively. To see where your preferred DAW came in the rankings, head here. You can also read the full MusicRadar story on the shock result here.
Computer Music - Mar 02 2010
It sounds like a joke, but it?s all too real: Native Instruments' next release is an Alicia Keys-endorsed Kontakt piano instrument called, unbelievably, ?Alicia?s Keys?. It appears that the soul diva herself was involved in the recording of the instrument and used it comprehensively on the creation of her new album. Check it out!
So what celebrity endorsed instruments would you like to see? We?d like to get our hands on ?Trevor?s Horn?, but there must be some less risqué-sounding possibilities out there?
Computer Music - Mar 02 2010
While the concept of the ?best? DAW is a hard one to swallow for many (everyone works in different ways, after all), you?ll more than likely have a favourite. And our friends at MusicRadar are on a mission to find the most popular recording app of all?
The shortlist is as follows: Ableton Live, Apple GarageBand, Apple Logic, Avid/Digidesign Pro Tools, Cakewalk Sonar, Cockos Incorporated Reaper, Image-Line FL Studio, Magix Samplitude, Propellerhead Reason/Record, Sony Acid, Steinberg Cubase and Steinberg Nuendo.
You can click on the above links for full reviews or vote for your favourite DAW here.
Computer Music - Mar 01 2010
The Bloc Festival, taking place at Butlins in Minehead from Friday March 12 to Sunday March 14, already has one of the best line-ups we've seen in years, including Grandmaster Flash, Roots Manuva, Nathan Fake, Flying Lotus, Autechre, Skream, Benga and many, many more. You can check out the full line-up and booking details here: www.blocweekend.com
Now, to make things even better, Ableton have announced that they'll be taking over the Fenchurch Dome from 13:00 til 17:00 on Saturday March 13 for a special production session. This will feature Surgeon, who'll be going over his DJ setup, giving a short performance and answering your questions, and Al Tourettes, who will demonstrate how he uses Ableton Suite for production, sound design and remixing. A product expert from Ableton will also be there to give an introduction to music production and performance for beginners. All of the information can be found here: www.ableton.com/pages/2010/bloc_festival_uk