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Focusrite announces a revolution in iPad recording with the introduction of iTrack Dock - the complete music recording solution for the iPad.

iTrack Dock is a comprehensive studio-quality Lightning iPad recording interface, featuring dual legendary Focusrite microphone preamps plus two line inputs and an instrument DI, independent stereo monitor and headphone outputs, and a USB port for class-compliant MIDI instruments and controllers. iTrack Dock provides everything required to record, monitor and control music on the iPad – with precision Focusrite digital conversion at up to 24-bit, 96kHz sampling. It even charges and powers the iPad at the same time.

With the unique and fully redesigned Espressivo 2.0 feature, Sibelius 7.5 gives you complete control over and customization of the rhythmic feel of any individual part to produce more expressive and realistic musical phrasings.
And because the software can now better interpret such notation distinctions as tempo markings, metric emphasis, grace notes, mordents, caesuras, and breath marks on playback, you can hear every nuance of your score—the way you intended it to be heard.

With the new Timeline window, you get a quick view of the entire structure of your score—no matter how large or complex—enabling you to navigate to any part fast for editing or playback. Simply click on any bar, in the timecode ruler, or on any landmark—the important objects that make up your score, including rehearsal marks, repeat structures, comments, key signatures, tempo, and more—to jump immediately to that section.

Get all of the score sharing and social media features of Sibelius First in Sibelius 7.5, enabling you to collaborate more easily with others and distribute your compositions for the world to hear. Share scores through email, upload and publish them as sheet music on ScoreExchange.com, and even share your composition as a video or audio file on YouTube, Facebook, and SoundCloud.

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Designed by BT (the producer behind Stutter Edit) and developed by iZotope, BreakTweaker is not just a drum machine: it´s a futuristic drum sculpting and beat sequencing machine that blurs the line between rhythm and melody.
Powered by three distinct modules, the Sequencer, the Generator, and the MicroEdit Engine, BreakTweaker is a wildly creative rhythmic instrument that allows you to manipulate audio at the finest resolution on the market today.

Give your beats an evolving depth that gets better the longer they play. Use rhythmic slicing to drive everything from pitched melodic lines to sweeping rhythmic concoctions. Top it all off with the best drum sample library in existence, curated by BT, iZotope, and top producers today.

KEY FEATURES
Reinvent any beat by controlling pitch, rhythm, and texture at the finest resolution on the market.
Explore a full range of presets, drum samples, and wavetables designed by today´s top musicians and DJs, including BT.
Create complex polyrhythmic lines with unique isorhythm and playback speed settings.
Blend drum samples with robust synthesizer features to create sounds that are the best of both worlds.
Easily trigger and sequence complex patterns and samples using any MIDI controller.

One of the newest editions to the sE microphone family is the sE5, building upon the well known sE4 and setting a new standard for small diaphragm microphones at its price point. The sE5 offers excellent features and performance specifications including a fixed cardioid polar pattern, 100Hz bass cut and -10/-20dB pad switches and also includes its own custom shock mount - an essential component to reduce the unwanted effects of vibrations or knocks to the supporting microphone stand.

The all new and exciting sE5 is designed for studio and live use and is the ideal choice for recording drums, percussion, piano and any stringed acoustic instrument. The sE5 is also available in a pair with two shock mounts, a stereo mounting bar and sE Electronics flight case.

- 8 drum voices, each with: Specialized analog percussion sound generator. Sample playback. Analog multimode filter. Analog distortion.
- 12 velocity & pressure sensitive pads
- Analog master compressor & distortion
Reverb & Delay send FX
- World class Elektron step sequencer
- Chromatic, Performance, and Scene modes
- Performance oriented beat control
- Individual voice outputs

The Sub 37 Tribute Edition is a limited edition (2-note) paraphonic analog synthesizer built on the award winning Sub Phatty sound engine.

Its panel features 40 knobs, 74 switches, and has a dedicated LCD display - placing each critical sound creation element and live performance tool quickly at your command.