DigiFreq: Home | MusicTechShop | Downloads (Free Music Software) | Videos | Music | Tips | Articles | Newsletter (FREE) | Deals | Issues | Recommend | News | Reviews | Discuss (Forums) | Contest | RSS Feed


Amazon Outlet Deals - Low prices on markdowns, clearance items, and overstocks - Click here!
DigiFreq - The Music Recording Resource!
only search DigiFreq

Welcome to DigiFreq! Free music technology newsletter!
Start putting the pro audio pizzazz back into your Inbox with our monthly e-mail newsletter! Every issue is FREE, fun, and definitely informative.

Each monthly issue provides free music technology news, reviews, tips and techniques. As an added bonus, you get access to newsletter back issues so you don't have to miss all the great information that has already been published.

You also get the chance to win free products from brand-name manufacturers!

Sign up for our free email newsletter:

[About Your Privacy]

Already a reader? See what's new here at DigiFreq...

RSS Feed for DigiFreq
VIDEO: SONAR Tutorial: Edit Music with Event Inspector



Find more videos at:
* https://www.youtube.com/ScottGarrigus?sub_confirmation=1
* https://www.youtube.com/DigiFreqVideo?sub_confirmation=1
* https://www.youtube.com/NewTechReviewVideo?sub_confirmation=1

Impact Soundworks VENTUS ETHNIC WINDS - BANSURI

Impact Soundworks is proud to announce availability of VENTUS ETHNIC WINDS - BANSURIAudio software creator Impact Soundworks is proud to announce availability of VENTUS ETHNIC WINDS - BANSURI — the third entry into its VENTUS ETHNIC WINDS series of solo ethnic woodwinds instruments, this time giving a divine instrument that plays an essential role in North Indian and Hindustani classical music a virtual instrument makeover as the world’s most deeply sampled bansuri for Native Instruments’ industry-standard KONTAKT platform — as of March 20.

As an ancient traverse (side-blown) flute indigenous to India — known alternatively as the nadi or tuvana, the bansuri plays a marked musical role in North Indian and Hindustani classical circles, carrying with it an appropriate religious significance as a divine instrument. Indeed, its importance in traditional Indian music made it a consummate candidate for joining Impact Soundworks’ swelling VENTUS ETHNIC WINDS series...

Continue reading: Impact Soundworks is proud to announce availability of VENTUS ETHNIC WINDS - BANSURI in News. - Comments (Reply To Topic)
Vir2 Vital Series: Mallets for Kontakt

Vir2 Instruments releases Vital Series: Mallets for KontaktStarting off the Vital Series with Mallets, Vir2 presents a easy to use percussion library delivering highly detailed instruments for a wide musical range. The highest attention to detail was given in the recording of Mallets, offering dry, stereo samples with up to 4 velocity layers and 5 round robins per instrument.

Mallets' powerful GUI offers eight instruments on one patch to be edited, played, blended, and recorded together. No sub menus or separate patches. Mallets has all the controls you need at your fingertips!

- Optimized for creative Layering - Each instrument is given its own controls with Mallet Type, Volume, Pan, Stereo Width, Octave Remapping, ADSR, and...

Continue reading: Vir2 Instruments releases Vital Series: Mallets for Kontakt in News. - Comments (Reply To Topic)
Voxengo CRTIV Chorus Stereo Chorus Effect Plugin

Voxengo has released the CRTIV Chorus - a Stereo Chorus Effect Plugin
Voxengo is happy to announce the release of CRTIV Chorus, a stereo chorus effect plug-in for professional music production applications, available in AAX, AudioUnit, VST and VST3 plug-in formats (including native 64-bit support), for Mac OS X (v10.7 and later), and Windows computers.

CRTIV Chorus is a stereo chorus effect plugin for professional music production applications. Chorus is able to produce stereo-widening and weird modulation effects. Chorus plugin uses 4 operators for each channel thus creating a quite dense stereo chorus sound.

CRTIV Chorus features:...

Continue reading: Voxengo has released the CRTIV Chorus - a Stereo Chorus Effect Plugin in News. - Comments (Reply To Topic)
Plugin Alliance DSP Plugin Bundle V1.5

Plugin Alliance announces availability of 100% AAX DSP Bundle V1.5 with 50 premier pluginsPlugin Alliance, a new ‘Über-standard’ supporting all major plugin formats and uniting some of the best-known international audio companies under one virtual roof, is proud to announce availability of 100% AAX DSP Bundle V1.5 — offering 50 premier plugins, including its new HG-2 (emulating four different vacuum tube stages combined in series and parallel circuits to colour mixes and individual tracks with a wide range of rich and varied harmonics) and just-released bx_subsynth (built around the heart of the legendary dbx 120XP Subharmonic Synthesizer to add sub, punch, and saturation to sounds), making it the largest collection of AAX DSP production tools on the market — as of March 3.

The AAX (Avid Audio eXtension) DSP unified plugin format is compatible with DSP-accelerated Pro Tools|HDX systems, so users of any such systems seeking to add some serious AAX DSP plugin firepower to their setup need look no further than 100% AAX DSP Bundle V1.5. Offering 50 premier plugins from...

Continue reading: Plugin Alliance announces availability of 100% AAX DSP Bundle V1.5 with 50 premier plugins in News. - Comments (Reply To Topic)
Output Analog Strings Virtual Instrument

Output Announces Analog Strings - Modern Strings EngineOutput is excited to announce Analog Strings, a virtual instrument for the modern music maker.

Analog Strings is all about crafting and performing strings sounds that are insanely unique and cutting-edge. Tones are created by blending two deeply sampled orchestras, vintage synths and unconventional sound design. Add in advanced modulation routing, dual tape loopers, dual arpeggiators, flux and macro control and Analog Strings gives music creators an entirely new world of sound.

“Analog Strings is a modern take on string production,” says Gregg Lehrman, Founder and CEO...

Continue reading: Output Announces Analog Strings - Modern Strings Engine in News. - Comments (Reply To Topic)
Audified TNT Voice Executor Plug-In

Audified TNT Voice Executor - One-Click Processing Plug-In for Vocals and Spoken WordHost application and audio effects developer Audified is proud to announce availability of TNT Voice Executor — a unique utilitarian plug-in offering no-nonsense processing of vocal and spoken word tracks to sophisticatedly solve any issues instantaneously — as of March 1.

By their very nature, human voices are complex mechanisms; marvellously, we can recognise individuals from their vocalisations — be that spoken word or otherwise. Obviously we all sound different, so it stands to reason, therefore, that when recording and broadcasting vocals or spoken word we need to treat them differently by appropriately applying effects to suit individual voices to get them sounding perfect. Problem is, though, that takes time and effort. And in today’s time-stressed production climate that’s a luxury many of us no longer enjoy — exactly the dilemma faced by TNT Recording and Postproduction Studios owner Tomáš Trkal. Unlike most mix engineers, however, as a software programmer he had the talent to do something about it. Well, wouldn’t you do something similar if what you wanted didn’t commercially exist? Enter TNT Voice Executor, a unique utilitarian plug-in named after that studio, offering no-nonsense processing of vocal and spoken word tracks to sophisticatedly solve any issues instantaneously...

Continue reading: Audified TNT Voice Executor - One-Click Processing Plug-In for Vocals and Spoken Word in News. - Comments (Reply To Topic)
bx_subsynth Subharmonic Bass Processing Plugin

Plugin Alliance announces Availability of bx_subsynth Subharmonic Bass Processing PluginPlugin Alliance, a new ‘Über-standard’ supporting all major plugin formats and uniting some of the best-known international audio companies under one virtual roof, is proud to announce availability of bx_subsynth — a unique processing plugin built around the digital heart and soul of the (discontinued) dbx 120XP Subharmonic Synthesizer, using founding Plugin Alliance development partner Brainworx’s M/S (Mid-Side) matrix technology to control the stereo field and add sub, punch, and saturation to sounds — as of March 3.

Inspired by its superior subharmonic synthesis, Brainworx began by making a meticulous model of the legendary dbx 120XP Subharmonic Synthesizer’s Waveform ModelingTM engine, which generates discrete bass frequencies one octave below whatever is fed into it. Indeed, this was the secret weapon of many DJs, audio post professionals, and mix engineers for adding clean and powerful low end to sounds while shaking anything and everything within earshot. But far from simply seeking to emulate what had gone before, Brainworx took to supersizing the feature set of the original processor from which it took that inspiration by implementing a whole host of fanciful features to take things even higher — or, better said, lower! The result?...

Continue reading: Plugin Alliance announces Availability of bx_subsynth Subharmonic Bass Processing Plugin in News. - Comments (Reply To Topic)
KV331 Audio SynthMaster One Software Synthesizer

KV331 Audio waves in intuitive wavetable synthesis era with SynthMaster One soft synthHigh-quality virtual instrument provider KV331 Audio is proud to announce availability of SynthMaster One — an easy-to-use wavetable soft synth with an intuitive workflow available in AU and VST formats for Mac OS X and Windows — as of February 27.

SynthMaster One shares the same sound engine as its award-winning big brother, SynthMaster, but boosts it with wavetable synthesis features. Fortunately for fans of wavetable synthesis, SynthMaster One’s simple layout, rich wavetable content, and inspiring factory presets from a world-class crack team of sound designers — including Arksun, Bülent Biyikoglu, Gerçek Dorman, Ufuk Kevser, Rob Lee, Vorpal Sound, Xenos Soundworks, and Aiyn Zahev — makes designing distinctive sounds simplicity itself.

In implementing true wavetable synthesis, SynthMaster One opens up new possibilities for sound design...

Continue reading: KV331 Audio waves in intuitive wavetable synthesis era with SynthMaster One soft synth in News. - Comments (Reply To Topic)
Sample Logic RHYTHMOLOGY Virtual Instrument

Sample Logic announces RHYTHMOLOGY – THE FUTURE OF RHYTHMRHYTHMOLOGY is a game - changing, dynamic rhythmic sequencing and effects engine accompanied by a world - class loop library — perfect for all styles of music production. Powered by Native Instruments’ in dustry - standard KONAKT PLAYER platform, RHYTHMOLOGY generates grooves, unleashing beats that define the future of rhythm and redefine how rhythmic and melodic loops are made. Musically loaded with all things cinematic, electronic, industrial, hip hop, hous e, Latin, rock, organic, urban, world, and much more besides — above and beyond any generic genre definitions, limitless creativity abounds. As such, each loop has been hand crafted from only the finest samples, drum kits, synths, and raw materials, much o f which comes courtesy of hours of sample sessions by the single - minded Sample Logic team, as well as from professional producers at Sample Magic and Soundtrack Loops. Literally thousands of loops and presets are paired up with an audio engine that defies definition, making RHYTHMOLOGY the last loop player and groove engine anyone will ever need.

Built on Sample Logic’s dynamic MULTI CORE sample engine, RHYTHMOLOGY makes creativity simple. Effortlessly design infinite rhythm ic sequences and loops...

Continue reading: Sample Logic announces RHYTHMOLOGY – THE FUTURE OF RHYTHM in News. - Comments (Reply To Topic)
Eventide FISSION Structural Effects Plug-In

Eventide introduces FISSION - A Multi-Effects Plug-In with Structural Effects TechnologyIntroducing Fission, a multi-effects plug-in using new transient/tonal separation technology from Eventide.

Fission is the first plug-in to use our ground-breaking Structural Effects™ technology - A new method for processing audio. Fission allows you to split a sound into its transient and tonal parts, process each component separately with Eventide effects, and then seamlessly recombine. With the ability to add effects and dynamic controls to the transient and tonal sections, you can produce a wide range of effects, from the subtle to the extreme.

Features:
- Six Integrated Transient Effects: Delay, Tap Delay, Dynamics, Phaser, Reverb, Gate + EQ...

Continue reading: Eventide introduces FISSION - A Multi-Effects Plug-In with Structural Effects Technology in News. - Comments (Reply To Topic)
Free Native Instruments KOMPLETE KONTROL 1.8 Update

Native Instruments updates KOMPLETE KONTROL software to version 1.8Native Instruments today released a free update to its KOMPLETE KONTROL software. Version 1.8.0, available now via Native Access, includes three key features:

● New Smart Play scales
The Smart Play scale engine now includes more than 100 new scales and modes, making it easier than ever to take melodies and harmonies in new directions.

● Enhanced Smart Play chord features
Users now have full control over the position of individual notes within automatically generated chords. Set to Auto, KOMPLETE KONTROL will select voicings that result in the most natural transitions between chords.

● Stand-alone transport control
When running in stand-alone mode, KOMPLETE KONTROL’s transport controls can now be used to start, stop, restart, or adjust the tempo of clock-based instruments such as REAKTOR Blocks...

Continue reading: Native Instruments updates KOMPLETE KONTROL software to version 1.8 in News. - Comments (Reply To Topic)
Blue Cat's PatchWork 2.0 and MB-7 Mixer 3.0

Blue Cat Audio Releases Blue Cat's PatchWork 2.0 and MB-7 Mixer 3.0 - Get 10% off!Blue Cat Audio has released Blue Cat's PatchWork 2.0 and MB-7 Mixer 3.0, the next generation of its virtual patchbay for plug-ins and multiband host announced earlier this year at NAMM.

With brand new user interface designs, dozens of new features, improved third party plug-ins support and audio routing, these new versions aim at redefining the user experience and streamlining the workflow.

Both plug-ins are now available for purchase with a special introduction price until March 15th (15% and 10% off), and demo versions can be found on bluecataudio.com. Existing customers who purchased the plug-ins in the past 6 months will get the new versions for free while others can upgrade for a small fee...

Continue reading: Blue Cat Audio Releases Blue Cat's PatchWork 2.0 and MB-7 Mixer 3.0 - Get 10% off! in News. - Comments (Reply To Topic)
New TASCAM TM-series Microphones

TASCAM Delivers Versatile TM-series MicrophonesTASCAM is expanding their TM-series of microphones with a number new models including the TM-180 and TM-280 large-diaphragm cardioid condenser mics, the TM-60 small-diaphragm condenser, and TM-Drums drum microphone set. These versatile, affordable microphones are an excellent starter kit or a great way to expand a growing mic collection.

TASCAM's TM-180 and TM-280 condenser microphones feature a 1.33-inch (34 mm) diaphragm and provide a switchable 80 Hz highpass filter to eliminate unwanted low frequencies. A 10 dB pad enables use a high sound-pressure levels-great for use on guitar cabinets, horns, and so on.

Both mics are excellent choices for voice and instruments, although premium components and an integrated pop filter make the TM-280 especially well suited for vocals. In addition...

Continue reading: TASCAM Delivers Versatile TM-series Microphones in News. - Comments (Reply To Topic)
Spitfire Audio LONDON CONTEMPORARY ORCHESTRA STRINGS

Spitfire Audio releases the LONDON CONTEMPORARY ORCHESTRA STRINGS Virtual InstrumentSpitfire Audio, purveyors of the finest virtual instruments from the finest musical samples in the world, is proud to announce availability of LONDON CONTEMPORARY ORCHESTRA STRINGS — serving up everything needed to make cutting-edge strings music on a beautifully prepared platter, perfectly produced in partnership with the London Contemporary Orchestra, whose work with the likes of Radiohead and Jed Kurzel (Alien: Covenant) has contributed significantly to a shift in string writing, with rich recordings of violin, viola, cello, and bass sections resulting in a host of dynamically-controllable, never-before-sampled articulations that are as playable and musical as they are transformational — as of February 23.

Always a company keen to keep its collective ear to the ground and never one to rest on its collective laurels, Spitfire Audio noted a shift in string writing based on innovative techniques and performance styles becoming a global movement. Most certainly that was the case, but it was also nigh on impossible to program with the tools (then) currently available. As a distinct collection of multi-sampled, multi-dynamic, and, most importantly, ‘playable’ strings, LONDON CONTEMPORARY ORCHESTRA STRINGS sets out to change that...

Continue reading: Spitfire Audio releases the LONDON CONTEMPORARY ORCHESTRA STRINGS Virtual Instrument in News. - Comments (Reply To Topic)
Impact Soundworks STRAIGHT AHEAD! JAZZ HORNS

Impact Soundworks announces the release of STRAIGHT AHEAD! JAZZ HORNS Virtual InstrumentAudio software creator Impact Soundworks is proud to announce availability of STRAIGHT AHEAD! JAZZ HORNS — a newly revised virtual instrument library featuring over 75,000 samples created in collaboration with jazz sampled instrument specialist Straight Ahead Samples, served up as 13 solo brass and sax instruments ideal for jazz, funk, pop, R&B, and much more besides for Native Instruments’ industry-standard KONTAKT PLAYER platform — as of February 14.

Though the (admittedly deep) sample pool remains largely the same as that found in ‘version 1’ of STRAIGHT AHEAD! JAZZ HORNS (originally released by Straight Ahead Samples) — albeit with some additional tweaks and a cleanup operation that has to be heard to be believed, below the hood STRAIGHT AHEAD! JAZZ HORNS represents an entirely different proposition altogether. All-new scripting smooths the way for smooth jazz or otherwise, thanks to Smart Voicing technology...

Continue reading: Impact Soundworks announces the release of STRAIGHT AHEAD! JAZZ HORNS Virtual Instrument in News. - Comments (Reply To Topic)
StudioLinked ZAYTOVEN'S FUNKY FINGERS Virtual Instrument

StudioLinked is proud to announce availability of ZAYTOVEN'S FUNKY FINGERS Virtual InstrumentUrban and contemporary music virtual instrument creator and distributor StudioLinked is proud to announce availability of ZAYTOVEN’S FUNKY FINGERS — a dynamic virtual instrument influenced by the signature sound of GRAMMY® award-winning American record producer, DJ, and pianist Zaytoven, aimed at aspiring producers and budding beat-makers — as of February 10.

Asked about the motivation behind the creation of his virtual instrument namesake, Zaytoven himself has this to say: “I just took everything I learned over all of the years of making beats and playing piano, and put it into this virtual instrument engineered with the modern producer in mind.”

Mindful of that very thought, no fewer than 500 Zaytoven-influenced presets are available across 17 instrument categories, including...

Continue reading: StudioLinked is proud to announce availability of ZAYTOVEN'S FUNKY FINGERS Virtual Instrument in News. - Comments (Reply To Topic)
Touch Innovations Kontrol Master DAW Controller

Touch Innovations announce availability of Kontrol Master Ergonomic DAW ControllerPhysical hardware touch technology and cutting-edge software specialist Touch Innovations is proud to announce availability of Kontrol Master — a touch technology-driven desktop design that speeds up workflow with enhanced ergonomic control of unlimited DAW (Digital Audio Workstation) virtual faders and knobs (or, indeed, any other creative software) — after an award- winning showcase at The 2017 NAMM Show, January 19-22 in Anaheim, California.

Kontrol Master provides a revolutionary and unique experience, effectively and effortlessly integrating its user’s second hand into the musical mix using a high-precision, highly-responsive knob to control virtual knobs, faders, and more. Music production workflow works like never before by simply hovering the mouse pointer over the object to be controlled and immediately start using that knob for that tactile feel that us humans know and love...

Continue reading: Touch Innovations announce availability of Kontrol Master Ergonomic DAW Controller in News. - Comments (Reply To Topic)
Acoustica Mixcraft 8 Music Recording Software

Acoustica announces the release of Mixcraft 8 Recording Studio and Mixcraft 8 Pro StudioAcoustica is pleased to announce the release of Mixcraft 8 Recording Studio and Mixcraft 8 Pro Studio. The most dramatic improvements lie under the hood with the implementation of a next-generation sound engine design, making Mixcraft 8 the fastest, most powerful release in the company's 19-year history.

Our standard edition is Mixcraft 8 Recording Studio ($89), aimed squarely at home and project studios. This award-winning package is a complete recording studio, featuring unlimited audio and MIDI tracks, seamless video editing, and a Performance Panel for real-time live loop triggering. New effects include the EU ProMixEQ-10A Equalizer, DTC-1 Compressor, and ORB7000 Octave Reverb. Mixcraft 8 Recording Studio delivers a total of 15 virtual instruments, including two samplers, 28 pro-quality effects, and over 7,800 loops, samples, and sound effects, plus integrated access to hundreds of thousands of additional sounds from...

Continue reading: Acoustica announces the release of Mixcraft 8 Recording Studio and Mixcraft 8 Pro Studio in News. - Comments (Reply To Topic)
NATIVE INSTRUMENTS MASCHINE 2.6 Software Update

NATIVE INSTRUMENTS Releases MASCHINE 2.6 Software UpdateNative Instruments has released a feature-packed new software update for their acclaimed MASCHINE family of music-making tools. The MASCHINE 2.6 update, free to all registered owners of MASCHINE 2 software, brings several innovative features to MASCHINE STUDIO, MASCHINE MK1 and 2, and MASCHINE MIKRO that were previously only available for MASCHINE JAM customers. It includes a suite of features that help spark creativity, add variety to tracks, and add flair to live performances. It also extends MASCHINE’s powerful workflow to external synths by introducing MIDI CC capabilities.

MASCHINE 2.6 comes with a new tool to help music producers spice up their compositions. Variation Engine, now for MASCHINE STUDIO, MASCHINE MK1 and 2, and MASCHINE MIKRO, relies on two unique functions, Humanize and Randomize, to add variety and spontaneity to any programmed melody or drum pattern. First enabled on the MASCHINE JAM, Humanize shakes up the quantization on...

Continue reading: NATIVE INSTRUMENTS Releases MASCHINE 2.6 Software Update in News. - Comments (Reply To Topic)
Voxengo Polysquasher 3.0 Mastering Compressor Plugin

Voxengo Polysquasher 3.0 - Mastering Compressor Plugin ReleasedVoxengo is happy to release a new major version 3 of its Polysquasher plugin. Polysquasher is a mastering compressor plugin for professional music and sound production applications, available in AudioUnit, VST and VST3 plugin formats (including native 64-bit support), for Mac OS X (v10.6 and later), and Windows computers.

Changes version 3.0 implements:
- Redesigned the compression algorithm and its parameters.
- Added ProTools 12+ AAX-64 support.

Polysquasher was designed with a main goal: to be transparent. Transparent compression action is a cornerstone for any mastering compressor. Transparency of audio signal processing is necessary to preserve all existing elements in the mix, while compression itself is necessary to make the mix sound uniform to other mixes (tracks) and to make it sound more solid and “glued”...

Continue reading: Voxengo Polysquasher 3.0 - Mastering Compressor Plugin Released in News. - Comments (Reply To Topic)
Focusrite Scarlett OctoPre and OctoPre Dynamic Mic-Pre Units

Focusrite Debuts Scarlett OctoPre and OctoPre Dynamic Eight-Channel Mic-Pre UnitsFocusrite is debuting two new Scarlett OctoPre mic-pre units: the standard Scarlett OctoPre and the Scarlett OctoPre Dynamic. With eight channels of Focusrite's second-generation Scarlett preamps and built-in Focusrite precision 24-bit / 192 kHz conversion, Scarlett OctoPres present an ideal way of adding eight extra mic/line inputs to a DAW or digital console. And there are eight analog line outputs too, perfect for stand alone use in a live sound environment.

The Scarlett OctoPre Dynamic adds analog compression and D/A conversion to the standard Scarlett OctoPre described above.

The preamps feed precision 24-bit Focusrite A-D converters that operate up to 192kHz sampling with 109dB dynamic range, making the OctoPres ideal for hi-res audio recording...

Continue reading: Focusrite Debuts Scarlett OctoPre and OctoPre Dynamic Eight-Channel Mic-Pre Units in News. - Comments (Reply To Topic)
The Recording Engineer's Handbook, 4th Edition

Bobby Owsinski Releases The 4th Edition Of His Recording Engineer's HandbookBOMG Publishing today announced the release of the fully updated fourth edition of Bobby Owsinski's The Recording Engineer's Handbook, a complete compilation of the best recording techniques currently used today. Along with the rich treasure trove of information from the previous versions of the book, the latest edition also includes new sections on immersive audio recording, electric guitar recording tricks, and DIY microphone and mic preamp kits. Best of all, the information is presented so that musicians, artists, engineers and producers at any level can learn both the basic and advanced skills required to make their recordings shine.

"It's really humbling that so many colleges and universities around the world have adopted The Recording Engineer's Handbook as the main text for their music production programs," said best-selling music author Bobby Owsinski...

Continue reading: Bobby Owsinski Releases The 4th Edition Of His Recording Engineer's Handbook in News. - Comments (Reply To Topic)
elysia Beech Boys Xpressor and Filter Modules

elysia Applies Beech Boys Makeover to Limited-Edition Xpressor and Filter ModulesHigh-end studio processor manufacturer elysia is delighted to announce availability of the ‘beech boys‘ — introducing a unique new look for its xpressor and xfilter 500 series modules, manufactured as a brand-new limited-edition with handmade wooden front panels — as of January 30...

“The origin for this special run was a lucky find,” says elysia co-founder Dominik Klassen. “We got hold of two stunning, rare batches of premium spalted beech wood, showing striking individual waveform patterns and amazing discolorations — a result of natural processes within the wood over a long period of time.”

Handcrafted by the elysia team, the stunning front panels created from those pieces of wood are rock solid, and a truly sophisticated four-layer construction:...

Continue reading: elysia Applies Beech Boys Makeover to Limited-Edition Xpressor and Filter Modules in News. - Comments (Reply To Topic)
Cakewalk L-Phase Mixing and Mastering Plug-ins

Cakewalk Releases new L-Phase Mixing and Mastering Plug-ins for Mac and PCCakewalk, dedicated to powerful and thoughtfully designed software for modern musicians, announces the distinctive L-Phase Plug-ins series. Comprised of the L-Phase Equalizer and L-Phase Multiband compressor, these modernized VST3 plug-ins represent a new breed of processing with advanced capabilities and extraordinary accuracy.

The unique features of the L-Phase series set it apart with modes that can be used for both mixing and mastering. The internal 64-bit double precision processing allows for mastering-level sound quality and also offers a zero-latency non-linear mode for mixing at sample rates up to 192 kHz; while all information is viewed in a precisely detailed user interface. In addition, both plug-ins feature Stereo and Mid/Side processing, helpful A/B comparison switching, 3 different range scales, and a configurable spectrum analyzer along with output metering in 16dB, 32dB, 48dB, and 60dB...

Continue reading: Cakewalk Releases new L-Phase Mixing and Mastering Plug-ins for Mac and PC in News. - Comments (Reply To Topic)
8Dio Studio Percussion Orchestral for Kontakt

8Dio releases Studio Percussion Orchestral for Kontakt8Dio has announced the release of a new sample library - Studio Percussion Orchestral for Kontakt. Studio Percussion Orchestral is the most comprehensive collection of deep-sampled tonal percussion instruments ever created. First of all we hand-picked all the instruments (Marimba, Vibraphone, Xylophone, Glockenspiel, Crotales and Tubular Bells) and found the best models available.

Secondly we actually recorded them all with two different types of mallets (Soft/Felt and Harder/Wooden). We also recorded all of them with brushes and in most cases, we also bowed them, so you virtually have every type of mallet choice at your finger-tips. We designed a custom user-interface.

But equally important we applied our Groove Sampling™ method to the library. This means that you do not only have all the multi-samples you've come to expect, but also an entirely different sample set of Groove Samples - allowing you to create completely life-like percussion. You have to see it to believe it...

Continue reading: 8Dio releases Studio Percussion Orchestral for Kontakt in News. - Comments (Reply To Topic)
Soundiron Mercury Micro - Symphonic Boys' Choir

Soundiron announces the release of Mercury Micro - Symphonic Boys' Choir for KONTAKTSoundiron has announced the release of the Mercury Micro - Symphonic Boys' Choir KONTAKT library. Mercury Micro is the compact starter edition of our acclaimed Mercury Symphonic Boys’ Choir library. This slice of a traditional English boy’s choral ensemble library includes piano and forte versions of the sustaining and staccato articulations of two important vowels: “Ah” and “Oo.” It also includes two sustaining, tempo-sync-able word articulations from Christian liturgy, “Kyrie” and “Eleison.”

The Mercury Boys’ Choir captures the youth and purity of a full boy’s choral ensemble consisting of 25 singers ages 8 to 13 with a close microphone position. We recorded the award-winning Pacific Boychoir in the same large hall that our Olympus Symphonic Choir, Apocalypse Percussion Ensemble, Montclarion Grand Piano and many other Soundiron libraries were captured...

Continue reading: Soundiron announces the release of Mercury Micro - Symphonic Boys' Choir for KONTAKT in News. - Comments (Reply To Topic)
Steinberg Cubase Music Production Software

Steinberg Unveils Latest Line-up of Cubase Music Production SoftwareSteinberg Media Technologies GmbH has showcased its flagship DAW, Cubase Pro 9, alongside the smaller siblings, Cubase Artist 9 and Cubase Elements 9.

Building on the heritage that has made Steinberg one of the world’s leading companies in audio and music software, Cubase has constantly evolved and redefined digital music production, providing access to all the tools of the trade, yet also finding new ways to deliver efficient approaches to composing, recording, editing and mixing music.

For the first time in the long history of Cubase, the entire range is being made available at the same time, allowing customers to select from Pro, Artist and Elements editions that are each crafted to suit the very different needs and levels of expertise in music recording and production...

Continue reading: Steinberg Unveils Latest Line-up of Cubase Music Production Software in News. - Comments (Reply To Topic)
Spitfire Symphony Orchestra KONTAKT Sample Library

Spitfire Symphony Orchestra KONTAKT Sample Library Now AvailableSpitfire Audio, purveyors of the finest virtual instruments from the finest musical samples in the world, is proud to announce availability of SPITFIRE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA (SSO) — sampling everything needed to create blockbuster symphonic works for film, games, radio, and television via the finest signal path at Lyndhurst Hall within London’s legendary AIR Studios, served up as an appetising all-in-one, comprehensive core-level professional product for Native Instruments’ industry-standard KONTAKT PLAYER platform — as of January 13.

SSO is an epic saga of orchestral instrument recordings unified under the same (sublime-sounding) roof of Lyndhurst Hall — Britain’s premier scoring facility, attracting some of the world’s biggest movies scores, as well as maintaining its popularity with major classical labels and high-profile recording artists — within London’s legendary AIR Studios by an award-winning team of engineers and composers collectively committed to accomplishing a simple, singular vision:...

Continue reading: Spitfire Symphony Orchestra KONTAKT Sample Library Now Available in News. - Comments (Reply To Topic)
The Mixing Engineer's Handbook, 4th Edition

Bobby Owsinski Releases The 4th Edition Of His Mixing Engineer's HandbookThere's a reason why Bobby Owsinski's The Mixing Engineer's Handbook has been the go-to text in thousands of university-level recording and media courses around the world for more than a decade. Simply put, no other book on the market delineates the delicate art of mixing into discrete, easily understandable steps, showing musicians, songwriters, audio engineers, and producers exactly how to get great mixes.

Published by BOMG Publishing and topping out at over 300 pages packed with insider tips and tricks, the completely revised and updated The Mixing Engineer's Handbook 4th Edition provides the latest techniques for creating pro-level mixes, even in a home DAW-based studio.

Along with the rich source of information from the previous versions, the latest edition also includes...

Continue reading: Bobby Owsinski Releases The 4th Edition Of His Mixing Engineer's Handbook in News. - Comments (Reply To Topic)

< First < Previous Next > Last >

DigiFreq: Home | MusicTechShop | Downloads (Free Music Software) | Videos | Music | Tips | Articles | Newsletter (FREE) | Deals | Issues | Recommend | News | Reviews | Discuss (Forums) | Contest | RSS Feed
Copyright © 2025 by Scott R. Garrigus. All Rights Reserved. --- Privacy Policy  
NewTechReview is for informational purposes only. - Disclosure Statement