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Hex OSC Full

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SkyLight has announced a new musical keyboard software for iPad, Hex OSC Full.

Description:

Hex OSC Full has substantial 4-octave keys which are designed to meet the needs of musicians who have been waiting for the real keyboard software. It can expand the repertoires of performers. Besides, transmitting signals to OSC/MIDI devices give inexhaustible variety of sounds.

Features:

• Variety of built-in sounds – Hex OSC Full allows you to play your music anywhere anytime.
• Seamless transposing – Hex OSC Full provides the most comfortable position for your play.
• Control of OSC/MIDI supported hardware and software – Hex OSC Full becomes a controller of your favorite synth. (To control MIDI devices, Hex OSC Full requires a conversion from OSC to MIDI. A patch for signal transmitting is available on our website.)

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Redtron 400

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Artifake Labs’ RedTron_400 is a free sample-based plug-in for Windows which emulates the Mellotron M400.

RedTron 400 Features:

• Realistic user interface.
• Six sound types: 3 Violins, 8-Voice Choir, Flute, Brass, String Section, Cello.
• “Loop” and “Non-Loop” modes: as the original “Mellotron”, each sound is eight seconds long but you can switch to “Loop Mode” which allows the samples to loop continuously.
• Layer possibilities & independent parameters for layer A & B:
  • Volume, Tune, Reverb, Delay, Pan, Octave, Note, Cutoff, Resonance, Attack & Release parameters.
  • Delay effect (Amount, Time, Feedback & Pan parameters).
  • Reverb effect (Mix, Width, Size & Damp parameters).
• Global Volume control.
• Global Tone control.
• Global Pitch control.
• Can be used as SoundFont Player to mix any .sf2 file with “Tron sounds” or to extend the sound palette.
• It’s free!

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USB Audio Interfaces

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The Apple iPad could soon support USB audio interfaces, according to a posting on the Apple Core Audio API Mailing List from Apple software engineering manager William Stewart.

According to Stewart:

• Class-compliant USB audio devices will be supported through the USB dongle from the iPad Camera Connection Kit,
• The iPad will support USB-Audio 1.0 class specification only, supporting full speed.
• iPad docks may be able to support USB Audio device I/O.
• Low-power audio interfaces will be able to run off the iPad, otherwise you will need a powered hub or device power.
• The interface will suport 16bit audio. 24bit may be supported later.

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FL Studio 9.1

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FL Studio 9.1 Updates Include:

• Added “realtime” flag support
• Edison/Slicex: original sample filename now stored in states/projects (to remember the last file loaded).
• MIDI import dialog doesn’t show for MIDI files with only 1 track & 1 channel.
• Right-clicking piano roll’s channel selector brings the channel settings and plugin editor.
• Added MP3 export to Edison.
• Edison (paxCompiler-powered) scripts now support Javascript & Basic.
• Changed ‘Select’ to ‘Replace’ in effect plugin menu when there’s already an effect loaded.
• Improved tempo fitting dialog in playlist.
• Edison: added “send to playlist as audio clip” shortcut button.
• An empty name in the channel grouping edit now sends to the unsorted group.
• Changed the method used by assisted PDC a little.
• New “PDC for all tracks” helper for PDC.
• Improved hovering of contiguous piano roll notes/playlist clips that are grouped or selected.
• F2 in name editor cycles through random colors.
• New Harmless synthesizer.
• New Fruity Convolver effect.
• Piano roll note color selector can show special color names for some generators.
• Improved meters everywhere.
• FPC: added “Show in browser” option to loop menu
• Synthmaker: updated to version 1.1.7

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Protodeck

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Julien Bayle created the Protodeck – an impressive DIY MIDI controller for Ableton Live 8 + Max For Live.

The Protodeck features:

• 87 potentiometers
• 90 buttons
• 81 rgb leds
• 2×20 LCD
• 2 PIC 18F4620 (20MHz RISC processors)
• fully custom rgb led drivers
• fully custom firmware
• 2 MIDI IN/OUT interface
• power supply unit included in the box

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Blue Microphones

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Blue Microphones has announced the US $99.99 second generation Mikey Portable Recorder for iPod and iPhone.

Mikey still features two Blue mic capsules for pro-quality stereo recording, but now has improved acoustic circuitry for better recordings of loud events such as concerts. The new Mikey also has a 3.5mm line input for plugging in a sound source like a guitar or mixer.

There’s also a USB pass-through connection for charging and syncing. A newly designed case makes Mikey usable with most iPhone cases, and the mic can be adjusted to seven fixed positions within a 230-degree range for optimum positioning.

Blue is also throwing in a soft carrying pouch for Mikey, along with a headphone extension cable for playback monitoring with the iPod touch and nano.

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Combo Model V

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Martinic has released a Combo Model V, a freeware virtual combo organ, modeled after a well-known combo organ from the 1960s.

Combo Model V Features:

• 4-octave C-to-C keyboard.
• Harmonic range 7 polyphonic octaves.
• 4 footage drawbars.
• 2 voice drawbars.
• Vibrato unit with adjustable speed and depth.
• Swell (volume) pedal.
• Adjustable tuning per note.
• Fully modeled (no samples inside).
• Model includes oscillators, dividers, crosstalk, filters, key contacts and key click.
• Velocity-sensitive key contact attack and release.
• Fully automatable.
• 32 presets

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Maschine 1.5

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Native Instruments today released Maschine 1.5, a free update that significantly increases the functionality and creative potential of the acclaimed computer-based music production system.

With more classic drum machine features, improved host integration, new sampling functions, an extended sound library, and even more efficient workflow, the 1.5 software expands on the concept of Maschine.

Details on Machine 1.5 below.

What’s New In Native Instruments Maschine 1.5

• Maschine 1.5 introduces two new “vintage sampler” modes that authentically emulate the gritty sonic signatures of the popular MPC-60 and SP-1200 models through sophisticated component modeling. The 1.5 version also loads the programs of nearly all MPC models ever built, opening up a vast resource of existing sound and sample material within Maschine.
• Maschine 1.5 also enables a new and highly efficient level of DAW integration, with convenient host automation through new macro controls, MIDI pattern Drag&Drop export, direct DAW recording of Maschine events, MIDI pitch bend and CC support, and more. The powerful real-time sampling features of Maschine benefit from extended slicing and mapping options that make it even easier to work with sampled grooves and other rhythmic loops. The 1.5 version also introduces a full arsenal of destructive audio editing functions for in-depth sample manipulation.
• The Maschine 1.5 update includes a versatile assortment of additional instrument and drum sounds, based on a gigabyte of high-quality sample material. The library has been expanded with special versions of Abbey Road 60s & 70s DRUMs, authentic electric pianos and bass guitars from Scarbee, contemporary acoustic strings taken from the upcoming Session Strings instrument, sampled vintage analog synths, and carefully resampled MPC-60 hip hop kits from sample expert Goldbaby.
• Further enhancements in Maschine 1.5 include a new “Grain Stretch” effect algorithm, a “16 Velocity Levels” pad mode, MIDI file export, extended polyphony options, improved event editing and navigation on the controller, project default templates, sample consolidation for improved song portability, and a wide range of minor optimizations.

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Impulsive

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Togeo Systems has introduced Impulsive, impulse racks for Ableton Live.

Description:

Impulsive drums for Ableton Live 8 is the newest addition to the Togeo Studios Drum library. It features a set of 600 Impulse device racks and 495 24-bit drum samples.

There are 150 basic Impulse kits in a variety of configurations and 450 single- and multi-layered morphing Impulse instrument racks in many style variations and combinations.

The racks include the Humanizer and Pattern Changer MIDI devices. Other built-in audio effects are the ping pong delay, phaser, chorus, reso delay and reverb. There is also a compressor and a limiter in the final stage of the racks to control the output signal.

The Impulse racks have macro controls for the sample start, kick drum tune and decay, global kit transpose and time stretch, velocity sensitivity and volume gain. The single drum kit racks have a random panning macro knob which is replaced by the kit layer morphing macro in the multi-layered kits.

This Live pack requires Ableton Live 8 (version 8.1.1 or higher).

See the Togeo site for an audio demo.

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Waveshaper

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Developer Thomas Strathmann has released a free Mac AU, Waveshaper.

Waveshaper is described as “A simple waveshaping plugin with various transfer functions (tanh, sin, atan, fold back, saturate, etc.) as AudioUnit Universal Binary for Mac OS X from 10.5 upwards.”

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