PC and Music News

Justin Bua, famed urban artist, and audioMIDI.com enter into a reseller agreement for his art. Russ Jones founder of audioMIDI.com has long been a fan of Bua's art depicting musicians. "We decorated our Chatsworth office with framed Bua posters when we moved in, back in 2001. I've been a fan ever since" says Jones.

As part of this launch audioMIDI.com, Native Instruments, and Line 6 have agreed to offer a free Bua poster to customers purchasing online select products from these vendors. Further, audiomidi.com will be selling all Bua posters that have a music theme. This will include four posters that sell for $30.00 and five limited edition giclee's on canvas ranging in price from $500.00 to $750.00. "We felt this would be a great addition to the Studio Furnishings section on our site" says Jones. Bua's work adds a nice touch to your home studio or any studio for that matter...

G-Sonique Digital Instruments has released Alien303, a new VST instrument for Windows that is primarily aimed at creating "psytrance" basslines easily. Even though Alien 303 is based on the 303 concept it offers many more features. Its sound spectrum and possibilities are different from the other solutions. Alien 303 delivers sharp, digital and tough sounds.

Features :

- 10 digital and virtual analog oscillators (An.Saw, D.Saw, Saw HB, Saw DB, VNT Saw, An.Ramp, D.Ramp, D.Square, Square, Pulse).
- Vintage virtual analog filter with resonance, sharp and organic sound.
- Unison/chorus effect.
- Non-linear saturation unit.
- PingPong stereo delay.
- Amp/filter envelope.
- Portamento.

Alien303 costs €16 but is available for the introductory price of €9.90 for the first 100 customers. A demo version is available.

Nady Systems recently announced the introduction of their new condenser microphone, the USB-1C. Using the supplied USB cable, the mic connects directly to any computer with a USB 2.0 (or higher) input port for easy plug-and-play operation.

Features :

- large pressure-gradient condenser gold-sputtered diaphragm and FET preamplifiers
- full frequency response
- minimal self-noise, increased dynamic range, and maximum SPL capacity
- rugged compact construction with protective mesh grill and internal shock absorption
- basemount mic holder fits any standard mic stand
- 10' USB cable included