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Native Instruments has released the latest version of the world's most popular pro DJ app – TRAKTOR DJ 1.4 for iPad and iPhone. Along with new effects and usability improvements, this free update introduces seamless Mixcloud integration in TRAKTOR DJ and a new partnership with the sharing platform designed for DJs, radio presenters, and Podcasters. To celebrate this collaboration, Native Instruments is holding a special DJ mix competition to win a trip to Ibiza.

After winning the App Store's 2013 editor's "App of the Year", TRAKTOR DJ 1.4 now offers in-app integration with Mixcloud. A valuable new feature, DJs can record their mix, then upload it to their Mixcloud profile directly from within the app. This allows the great benefit of sharing TRAKTOR DJ sets freely online in an instant without having to export and manually upload the file.

Three new unlockable effects have also been added to TRAKTOR DJ's creative features. Iceverb, Transpose Stretch, and Reverse Grain can be accessed for free when a notification window prompts the user to unlock. Playlist and subfolder editing have been improved for better in-app track management in addition to a variety of smaller stability and usability improvements.

The new partnership with Mixcloud brings together TRAKTOR DJ for iPad and iPhone with the largest community of DJs on the web. In celebration, Native Instruments offers DJs the chance to share their sound for a paid weekend getaway in Ibiza. Until May 31, 2014, mixes recorded and uploaded to Mixcloud using TRAKTOR DJ will be automatically be entered in the contest. Acid house legend A Guy Called Gerald will guest-judge the mixes and select the lucky winner.

TRAKTOR DJ 1.4 is now available for download in the App Store for $9.99 / 8,99 € / £6.99 / ¥1,000 for iPad and $1.99 / 1,79 € / £ 1.49 / ¥200 for iPhone. Current users can update their version for free.

'Epic Trailers Vol 2' from EqualSounds is the second instalment from the series, bringing you 5 exciting Construction Kits offering enormous orchestral and synth sounds found in theatrical trailers across the globe. You'll find dynamic instrument arrangements, powerful percussions and a mixture of fast-paced rhythms, guitars and synths.

With over 1.8 GB of breath-taking music divided into instrument group parts, this instalment is a must-have tool for all composers, producers and editors looking for cinematic/ orchestral feel in their creations.

Details:

- 5 Uncompressed Mixed & Mastered Construction Kits
- 16 Score Parts
- 21 Mixed & Mastered track mixes (long & part versions)
- 16 Multitrack MIDI Files
- Up To 35 tracks per Kit
- Tempo, Keys and Time Signatures
- Over 1.1 GB of Content

Formats:
- WAV 24-Bit/44.1 KHz
- MIDI

Price: £19.95

Detunized has released Digital Domain - a set of three new multi-format libraries.

Binaries - a collection of FM sounds taken from a vintage ISA soundboard.
Each Binaries patch is made of several velocity layers that reproduce the authentic sound of an 4 Operator OPL3 FM chip and brings you an unique mixture of pristine FM clarity and dusty Digital to Analog conversion.

Phase Facets - a library based on the Interactive Phase Distortion principle.
IPD synthesis was meant as an effort to simplify sound programming compared to calssic FM and it is capable of producing bright and lively tunes with sharp attacks and digital precision.
Phase Facets Universal delivers 31 multi-format patches that trigger "filter-less" and "non-substractive" sounds with rich harmonic content and agile brightness.

fTable - an enormous collection of synthesized waveforms that were created on a Hohner HS1E sampler. All sets of waveforms use the additive and hand drawing capabilities of this unit.
The samples are recorded through the samplers proprietary 16 Bit DAC that is a little harsh but also gives unique colorization to the sounds.

Each library supports samples and players that read these formats:
SFZ (Ploque Sforzando, Cakewalk SFZ player, Directwave and many more)
NKI (NI Kontakt)
SXT (Reason Sampler)
EXS (Logic Sampler)
FXP (Halion Sampler.

Sounds And Effects Pure Acoustic Guitars Special Edition will be 1/3 off until April 15th.

For Kontakt or Reason.

The Resonant Drop from Sounds And Effects will be 1/3 off for the remainder of March.
For Kontakt or Reason.

Not all science fiction envisions either the future or the vast depths of uncharted space as just a vast playground of wondrous beauty, while back home exists a near perfect earth based utopian society where all problems have been solved and all humanity now lives in harmony.

Instead, some sci-fi future visions of the future are darker, bleaker, and these visions of deep space likewise show that not all exploration might be just fun and games – a future might perhaps be more like that of Prometheus, Terminator, or Blade Runner, than of Star Trek- to use a cinematic metaphor. While The Resonant Drop does contain some pretty and shimmering deep space ambiences, it is mostly intended for that more disconcerting, cyberpunk, perhaps even downright scary future-vision.

From Keys to Pads and back

6op introduces a new line of libraries that derive their sounds from 6-Operator FM hardware synthesis.
KeyPads Live Pack is the first installment of this new series and puts focus on Keys and Pad sounds.
Containing 40+ Live Rack instruments this pack is made for the keyboardist who just wants to stack layers and for the sound designer likewise.
The Racks have a consistent Macro layout so that each sound can be easily tweaked from Keyboard to Pad and back.
Especially the ModSpeed and AudioTranspose Macros - also in conjunction with the Color Macro - reveal unexpected modulation possibilities. With this potential it is easy to create interesting variations of the preset sound.

KeyPads Multi Format contains 44 different patches in 5 multi-purpose formats that load into Kontakt, Reason, Logic, Dimension, Halion, Directwave and a lot more software samplers. This guarantees for easy handling of the included sounds.
Included formats: SFZ, NKI, SXT, EXS, FXP

6op-KeyPads video: http://youtu.be/WsCVK4b4xhE
6op-KeyPads audio: https://soundcloud.com/detunized/6op-keypads#t=0:00

Specifications:
Live Pack: compatible with Live 8/9, 44 Instruments, 550 MB
Multi Format: 44x5 patches, 748 samples, 550 MB