PC and Music News

Keytosound has started to post video tutorials on Youtube. Latest addition to the video is the 'NetNotes Tutorial with NexSyn'.

Other videos :

- Hard sync tutorial with Nexsyn
- LFO Tutorial with Nexsyn
- Stereo oscillator tutorial with Nexsyn
- Pulse Width Tutorial with Nexsyn
- AM tutorial with Nexsyn
- FM bass tutorial

AudioWarrior has released Acoustic Grand Pianos & Electric Pianos for Kontakt which includes :

- The famous Rhodes 73-Stage MKII Electric Piano, picked up by an electric-guitar-style pickup. which is fed to an amplifier, then adjusted to produce the desired volume with FX.
- The famed Wurly Electric-Piano/Organ with its tube-like vintage vibe
- A deep, powerful, 'bright' 88-key Acoustic Grand Piano with bellowing resonant lows and crisp sparking highs
- A rich, 'mellow' 88-key Acoustic Grand Piano with bellowing resonant lows and crisp sparking highs

Acoustic Grand Pianos & Electric Pianos for Kontakt is available now for $49, it requires Windows XP/ Vista or Mac OS X and of course Kontakt 2 or higher.

Karma-Lab has released KARMA Oasys Software, a dedicated PC/Mac program for the Korg OASYS.
The program runs on Mac OS X 10.3.9 or higher (compatible with 10.5 Leopard), and on Windows XP, with an update planned for Vista in early 2008.

KO allows you to go deeper into the world of the KARMA function, in ways that are not possible on the OASYS alone. Whether you're creating sounds from scratch or using the factory sounds, KO's visual controls and displays provide the ultimate insight and learning tool for anyone who wants to better understand the KARMA Function.

KO's main features include the ability to develop your own Generated Effects (GE's) for unlimited musical possibilities, or edit the factory GEs into new configurations. Import .MID files and grab phrases directly from the OASYS sequencer, and instantly turn them into GEs. Then, upload (via SysEx) your new GE's to the OASYS and take them on the road.

GlobalMixing has announced the launch of a new vocal and instruments tuning and timing service. This service allows singers and performers to send their tracks over the Internet and get fine-tuned within several hours.

Services including :

* Vocal tuning and timing
* Any monophonic instrument tuning and timing
* Changing tempo of any audio material
* Building a groove
* Drum replacing (replacing your wrong captured drum sounds with high quality samples)

Till the end of 2007, Voxengo offers discounts on several products.

Another news is the pre-release version 1.2.5 of Overtone GEQ for Mac OS X - in both AudioUnit and VST plug-in formats. Final Overtone GEQ version 1.3 is planned for release just before the end of 2007.

The core development cycle is now over, and Voxengo will be working on new plug-in releases starting on January, 2008.
It will also includes support for RTAS on Win and Mac OS X and native Win64 VST.

This is 1446 samples taken from a mint TR909 recorded into an Ampex 351 1/2" valve 2 track tape machine !
That's not all : the 909 was also put through other vintage gear. Plus it was recorded naked into a Metric Halo ULN-2. Solid 909 goodness!

Available formats :
Refill, Battery, Guru, iDrum and Sample Pack

VxPlug has been developed to load VST plug-ins within a host application with the ability to control them from a single user interface, as well as define the point where audio processing takes place in a flexible manner. Host parameter automation is supported.

Actually, vxPlug consists of 2 plug-ins : vxPlugControl and vxPlugClient.

vxPlugControl loads VST plug-ins and controls their parameters. Host parameter automation is supported.
The point of processing audio in the host application is determined by vxPlugClient. Every instance of vxPlugClient is able to send and receive audio data to/from vxPlugControl. Within vxPlugControl, the audio data is routed to the plug-ins you have loaded before.

Examples of Usage:
-Use your favorite track EQs during mixing while controlling the E ...

You can download brand new Patches with latest optimizations and bugfixes for all Sequoia 10 / Samplitude 10 versions from the support area.

Version 10.0.1 offers many improvements such as:
- optimized memory handling for projects with large number of tracks
- new menu function "Object ->Select Objects -> Select Objects in active track ", also by double click to empty area in track
- Resampling is possible for CD-Import
- MIDI-Editor: SHIFT+ALT-double click selects all notes after click position (now additional ALT required, as SHIFT becomes hotkey for Pencil Mode)
- Audio quantization: analysis and quantization process has been sped up
- MarkerManager: AQ-(Audio) Marker can be filtered now
- revised am|munition plug-in
- Burn-Proof option in CD burn-speed selection dialogue

Sequoia only:
- Clipstore: option for saving clips of multiselection individually
- Impulse Response Extraction is working with externally created chirp files

Here is a little Christmas present from Goldbaby (thanks !) :

The TR-606 was recorded on a Ampex 1/2" 2 track tape machine.
You'll find naked and effected versions.
Total of 128 samples mono or stereo in 24 bit 944,1 kHz !

The download link is at the bottom of the Free Stuff page.

Modartt has releases its latest add-on, free for all Pïanoteq users : a CP-80, famous electro-acoustic piano, heard on numerous recordings of the 70's-80's (from Tony Banks to Tania Maria).

The add-on offers two versions :
First, the "CP-80 original", which is an attempt to be as close as possible to the original recorded instrument.
Second, the "CP-80 restored", which is an attempt to provide a 'virtual' restoration of the instrument renewing particularly the wounded strings which lacked the brilliance from brand new strings.

The 2.2.1 update is also available, which offers a 'flat' temperament that supports tuning of certain synthesizers with octaves having exact ratio 2.