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Archive for July, 2010

4Pockets Aurora Sound Studio HD

[ 0 ] 2010/07/29

The preview video for Aurora Sound Studio HD had certain team members compulsively checking the App Store for its release, for it promised a full production studio for the iPad. Not a DAW, mind you – no audio recording would be provided, for one thing – but an electronic studio with everything you need to [...]

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Wizdom Music MorphWiz

[ 0 ] 2010/07/29

Kevin Chartier and keyboardist extraordinaire Jordan Rudess have teamed up to bring us what may be the first serious performance instrument designed specifically for the iPad. Inspired by Lippold Haken’s Continuum controller, MorphWiz presents a control system wherein notes of a given (and user-definable) scale are laid out across the screen as vertical lines. As on [...]

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Toontrack Beatstation

[ 0 ] 2010/07/29

When Beatstation was announced, it wasn’t clear what it was or who it was designed for. And even after spending some time with it, we’re not sure we can answer either of these questions. Stranger still, we’re not sure Toontrack could either. They call it "a tonal and percussive open surface new generation [...]

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Steinberg Nuendo 5

[ 0 ] 2010/07/29

Whereas Cubase has long been a staple product for computer musicians, those working in post-production for film, TV and radio are more likely to turn to its sibling, Nuendo. The two apps are superficially similar, but each has its own exclusive features. Post-production is where music, sound effects, actors’ dialogue, etc, are compiled into a [...]

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VIR2 Electri6ity

[ 0 ] 2010/07/28

Vir2 is developing a reputation for its quality virtual instruments and the latest of these is the ambitious virtual guitar library Electri6ity, which has been three years in development. Containing over 24,000 24-bit samples taken from eight of the best known electric guitars, this library uses Kontakt 4 as its playback engine and, beyond the [...]

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Focal Professional CMS 40 Compact Monitors

[ 0 ] 2010/07/28

Focal Professional’s CMS line is primarily designed for smaller studio environments for post-production work and (in the case of the CMS 40s) for use as secondary monitors to compliment larger full range systems. The CMS 40s are Focal’s most compact nearfield monitors to date and on unpacking them, it’s surprising how small they [...]

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Audio Damage Discord 3

[ 0 ] 2010/07/26

Like most plug-ins from the Audio Damage lab, Discord is designed for creative experimentation and is well capable of mangling a sound way beyond recognition. Version three updates the original concept with new pitch-shifting modes, a variable band-pass filter and a brand new animated GUI. The GUI update is not just a cosmetic improvement, it’s [...]

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Avantone BV-1 Valve Mic

[ 0 ] 2010/07/26

Avantone has carved out a niche for affordable mics ranging from ribbons to large capsule condensers, and with all mics getting the once-over in the US prior to shipping, quality is excellent. So by their standards, the BV-1 multi-pattern valve condenser marks a bit of departure, not only because it’s quite pricey, but also because [...]

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