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Thursday, 10 May 2012 22:09 |
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 Native Instruments today introduced SKANNER XT, a unique and highly distinctive KOMPLETE instrument, designed by the expert team behind REAKTOR. With a strong focus on unconventional tone and genuine musical expression, SKANNER XT is both an exceptional library addition for REAKTOR 5 users as well as an excellent sound resource for the free REAKTOR 5 PLAYER.
Part sampler, part synth, SKANNER XT utilizes a unique synthesizer architecture to create a wide variety of intense and cutting-edge sounds for contemporary electronic music production and sound design. Two oscillators 'scan' a sample, which at low frequencies deliver a scratch sound. At higher frequencies the oscillators, shaped by the sample waveform, become the dominant force. In this way, SKANNER XT provides a broad range of highly distinctive sounds - from heavy and dirty bass tones to morphing soundscapes and organic pads.
Developed together with NI synthesis mastermind Stephan Schmitt, SKANNER XT offers two interface views for different levels of interaction with the complex architecture under the hood. Besides a simplified page with a preset morpher and four macro controls, a second view provides access to more detailed parameters in order to further explore the sonic potential of the instrument. A morph control option allows for convenient switching between eight different snapshots - producing unpredictable, evolving sounds that range from the ethereal to the extreme.
SKANNER XT runs in the free REAKTOR 5 PLAYER or the full REAKTOR 5 version, and is also optimized for easy browsing from the MASCHINE hardware.
SKANNER XT is available at the NI Online Shop for $59 / 49 EUR. Users of the previous free version SKANNER, are entitled to crossgrade to SKANNER XT for a special price of $29.50 / 24,50 EUR until May 31st.
Additional information on SKANNER XT is available at
www.native-instruments.com/skannerxt
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Sunday, 08 April 2012 16:19 |
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Celemony Software GmbH releases version 1.1 of its professional recording restoration software Capstan. Starting from the analysis of just one audio file, the new version makes it possible to remove identical wow and flutter from an unlimited number of additional audio files. At the same time, the introduction of a rental model brings Capstan 1.1 within the budgets even of home studios.
Capstan 1.1 is now capable of transferring the correction of wow and flutter from a mono or stereo file to additional files, thereby removing identical wow and flutter from multi-channel or multi-track recordings. This new feature is seamlessly integrated into the Capstan interface and there is absolutely no limitation on the number of files that can be repaired in this way.
 To allow as many people as possible to benefit from Capstan, Celemony is offering a limited-period iLok license for the application from version 1.1 on. This means that as an alternative to purchasing a full license, anyone interested can rent the software for 5 days at the price of US$/€ 199. This will allow even small studios and hobbyists to take advantage of Capstan’s unique functions for the removal of wow and flutter – to restore cherished recordings from the rehearsal room, for example, or from the old home studio days, and preserve them for posterity. Capstan is based on Celemony’s patented DNA Direct Note Access technology and makes it possible to remove wow and flutter from recorded music regardless of the medium (magnetic tape, vinyl, etc). In this, Capstan is superior to other, bias-based solutions, as Capstan still works even if the tape has been copied several times or digitized in low resolution. Capstan has already proved its worth by rescuing a variety of valuable recordings, and among its users are such renowned mastering and recording studios as Audio Mechanics and the msm Studios as well as a number of broadcasting corporations.
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Friday, 23 March 2012 01:25 |
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Propellerhead introduces Rack Extensions: a new technology that opens up the Reason rack, enabling third party developers to create instruments and effects for the award-winning music making software Reason. Through this new technology—built into the next version of Reason and Reason Essentials—users can expand their collection of instruments and effects with the Reason devices they want.
“Musician's from all corners of the planet keep telling us that Reason is the best thing that ever happened to their musical creativity,” says Ernst Nathorst-Böös, Propellerhead CEO. “With Rack Extensions we rocket it into another dimension, by inviting a world of creative and talented developers to bring their designs to the Reason rack. Rack Extensions have everything you love about Reason, from the cables on the back and integrated patch browser to its world-renowned stability and ease of use”.
To see an overview presentation video from Propellerhead CEO, Ernst Nathorst-Böös go to: http://www.propellerheads.se/news/rackextensions/
Available to third parties as a software development toolkit, the Rack Extension technology is not just another plug-in format. Rack Extensions are full Reason rack citizens, giving users the same great experience with third party extensions as with any other Reason device—including the ability to load them in Reason’s Combinator, route audio and CV cables on the back, automation of all parameters, copy/paste devices and signal chains, and experimentation with the safety of unlimited undo.
Propellerhead also announces the Rack Extension Store, an online store where Rack Extensions from all Rack Extension developers can be purchased and downloaded directly into the Reason rack, as many times as needed. All Rack Extensions are Mac and Windows compatible, and can be tried with users’ own song files in Reason before purchase. The automatic installation and authentication ensures that users keep the focus on being creative and finding the right sounds for their music.
Pricing and availability
The Rack Extension technology will be introduced in version 6.5 of Reason and version 1.5 of Reason Essentials to be released in Q2, 2012. The upgrades will be available for free download for all owners of Reason 6 and Reason Essentials. Users of previous versions of Reason can upgrade to Reason 6 today and download the upgrade for free once it becomes available.
For more information and continuously updated news on Rack Extensions, visit www.propellerheads.se/news/rackextensions/
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Tuesday, 20 March 2012 02:39 |
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Native Instruments today announced TRAKTOR KONTROL F1, a pad-based, USB-powered hardware controller built to control the advanced Remix Decks™ in the included TRAKTOR PRO 2.5 software. TRAKTOR KONTROL F1 provides 16 multi-colored, touch-sensitive LED pads, an advanced global control section as well as an ergonomic mixer section including four volume faders and dedicated filter knobs. Designed specifically for DJing, the KONTROL F1 offers a DJ-centric workflow for launching clips in an intuitive way, allowing users to switch between up to 64 tracks, loops and one-shot samples on each deck.
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Thursday, 08 March 2012 06:28 |
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Todd, Michael & James, Inc (TMJ) released today, Song Surgeon Version 3 for Mac, its “best in class” audio software for pitch (key) and tempo change. Song Surgeon provides high quality, distortion free audio for use by musicians, transcribers, translators, dance studios, DJ’s, and churches (for music worship). Previously the software was available only for Window’s machines.
Song Surgeon Version 3 features not one, but two separate algorithms for pitch and tempo change. It yields unparalleled quality, until today available only in higher end recording and audio editing software costing hundreds of dollars.
Song Surgeon Version 3 for Mac is available in both Standard and PRO versions. The Standard version basic audio slow down and change pitch with distortion free quality. The PRO model is jam-packed with a host of other new and unique functions not found in other similar products. Such features include A/V downloading, wave file editing, song loop creation, file conversion, and the saving of customized files for future use, either within Song Surgeon or exported with changes made permanent and portable.
Although often used as a slow down tool to help musicians, dancers, transcribers and other more easily hear and discern what is being played or said, Song Surgeon’s new distortion free sound engine will significantly enhance its usage in performance settings where pitch and/or tempo are changed slightly and then the changes saved and used for a performance, such as music for Church worship, karaoke singers, professional vocalists, and sound and recording engineers.
A free, fully functional, 4-hour working DEMO of the PRO model is available from our website at www.songsurgeon.com
First marketed more than three years ago, Song Surgeon has been sold in 70 countries around the world. To learn more about Song Surgeon Version 3.0 visit the product website at: www.songsurgeon.com. The website contains numerous videos which describe key features of the product and dozens of testimonials from customers around the world.
Todd, Michael & James, Inc. is an e-commerce based business which owns and operates a number of music and software based websites includingsongsurgeon.com and videosurgeon.net.
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