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May 16, 2008 - 09:16 AM
| IK Multimedia Presents StompIO’s World Tour! |
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| “Stomp onto a Revolution!”
 IK Multimedia is proud to announce the official launch of the worldwide “Stomp onto a Revolution” Tour! StompIO, the revolutionary hardware-software guitar and bass multi FX system, will be featured in open clinics and special events dedicated to change the way musicians gig live and record in the studio forever. Kicking off in May and lasting through Summer 2008, “Stomp onto a Revolution” Tour dates will be held in the United States, Germany, Japan, Italy and the UK, with more to be announced. These special events are free to attend, featuring famous and expert musicians that already use StompIO live on stage and in the studio. Reserve your seat now and catch the StompIO Tour to win music gear prizes, concert tickets and watch history unfold as StompIO turns your Mac/PC into the most powerful amp and stomp-box modeling system ever made! Check out tour dates and reserve your seats here: http://www.stompio.com/tour
Learn from professional artists and IK clinicians how StompIO integrates hardware and software to work on stage like a traditional multi-FX pedal with stunning realism and tone. Featuring: Traa Daniels, bassist from the multi-platinum rock band P.O.D., cult-funky bassist and vocalist T.M. Stevens, melodic virtuoso guitarist Neil Zaza, Tommy Bolan wicked guitarist/producer from NYC band and Warlock, and many more to be announced.
Let StompIO Tour’s expert clinicians and celebrity musicians show you how StompIO saves you time and frustration in the studio by capturing every detail of your performance and integrating seamlessly with your preferred DAW. Demo units of StompIO will be at every event so you can rock out and see how easy it is to take control of all of the amps, cabinets and FX from AmpliTube® 2, AmpliTube Jimi Hendrix™, Ampeg® SVX™, AmpliTube Metal™ and future IK software packages!
Reserving your seat now online and bringing a friend with you to the event will entitle you and your friend to receive a copy of AmpliTube 2 DUO and Ampeg SVX UNO at the end of the event TOTALLY FREE! Drawings at the event will also give you chances to win IK’s StealthPlug, tickets to a P.O.D. concert in L.A., expensive music gear from StompIO Tour Sponsors, IK’s music production hardware and software tools, T-shirts and all kinds of prizes just for showing up! Check the IK website and reserve your free seat to join the StompIO Revolution in these cities:
UNITED STATES
Houston, TX
Dallas TX
Atlanta, GA
New York, NY
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Miami, FL
Chicago, IL
East Brunswick, NJ
Los Angeles, CA
Lawndale, CA
INTERNATIONAL
Tokyo, Japan
Brighton, UK
London, UK
Hamburg, Germany
Köln, Germany
Berlin, Germany
Milan, Italy
Rome, Italy
About IK Multimedia:
IK Multimedia is a computer music technology company that offers a diverse range of affordable and easy-to-use music production tools with great sound quality and a realistic look and feel. With over half a million installations worldwide, the IK range has been adopted by musicians of every level, from beginners to professionals, to gain access to high-end, studio-quality gear from their computers.
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| Native Instruments announces GUITAR RIG 3 XE |
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|  Native Instruments today announced GUITAR RIG 3 XE, a new version of its award-winning GUITAR RIG software that marks the ideal entry into computer-based guitar recording. Offering an essential arsenal of emulated gear at an especially affordable price, GUITAR RIG 3 XE is specifically designed for modern guitarists who want to perform and record with uncompromising audio quality regardless of their budget.
Based on Native Instruments' acclaimed Dynamic Tube Response Technology, GUITAR RIG 3 XE provides the same outstanding tonal authenticity and enormous "tweakability" as GUITAR RIG 3. A versatile selection of five true-to-life tube amplifier models, 12 classic cabinet types and 21 different effect units offers a wide range of sonic possibilities, all accessible through GUITAR RIG's typical "virtual rack". This allows users to freely mix and match the individual components, and create a nearly unlimited range of tones and effect treatments for guitar, bass, vocals or any other kind of real-time or recorded audio material.
Other practical features of GUITAR RIG 3 XE include dual tape decks, metronome, tuner, a special Live View for stage use, and a convenient preset database that comes with more than 150 ready-to-play guitar tones accommodating all kinds of playing styles and musical genres.
GUITAR RIG 3 XE will be available in June 2008 for a suggested retail price of USD 119 / EUR 99.
More information on GUITAR RIG 3 XE can be found at
www.native-instruments.com/guitarrig3xe.info
About Native Instruments:
Native Instruments is the pioneer and market leader in the field of software instruments, and one of the key players in the market of computer-based audio production technology. The company's mission is to develop outstanding musical tools for all styles and genres. The resulting products regularly push technological boundaries and open up new creative horizons for professionals and amateurs alike.
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| Sounds And Effects: The Wizard II Refill |
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|  Sounds And Effects announces that the Wizard II Refill for Propellerheads Reason has been revved to version 2.0, and for the first time is available for digital download. Newly added are 75 Combinators, and new graphics. Current registered owners should contact Sound And Effects support for a free upgrade.
• Atmospheres
• Fright
• Tension
• Distortion
• Space
• Digital Soundscapes
• Noizes
• Digital Keys
• Weird FX
The MSRP is $99.95.
Library specs:
24 bit/ 44.1
Compressed download size: 437 Megabytes
Formats: Reason, Kontakt, EXS-24, HALion.
Availability: now.
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| THE RECORDING ACADEMY® PRODUCERS & ENGINEERS WING FOCUSES ATTENTION ON DIGITAL ARCHIVING ISSUES |
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| At The GRAMMY® Professional Development Event Entitled "Protecting Your Assets!" Expert Panelists Offer Practical Solutions For Digital Media Archiving
 As part of its ongoing initiative to share technology leaders' experience throughout the music community, the The Recording Academy® Producers & Engineers Wing hosted a panel discussion for attendees of the 2008 International Folk Alliance Conference. The event, which was entitled "Protecting Your Assets!," teamed Nashville-based P&E Wing members with noted Memphis archival experts to explore the archiving and preservation challenges facing the music industry in today's digital environment. After first highlighting the economic impact of lost or improperly stored master recordings, the panelists proceeded to provide the audience with a practical overview of the issues surrounding the protection of master recordings and other digital audio data and metadata.
Bil VornDick, producer/engineer for artists including Alison Krauss, Béla Fleck and Doc Watson, served as moderator. He led panelists Barry Cardinael of Iron Mountain Film & Sound Archives, Carol Drake of the Stax Museum of American Soul Music, John Hubbell of the B.B. King Museum and John Spencer of BMS/Chace through a wide-ranging conversation emphasizing the potential economic and cultural losses facing the industry today, current best technical practices for data archiving, and the most efficient ways to navigate the rapidly evolving world of media storage. Also discussed during the presentation was the recently revised joint Audio Engineering Society (AES)/P&E Wing technical white paper entitled "Recommendation for Delivery of Recorded Music Projects."
"It's a digital world--do you know where your musical assets are?" VornDick asked, underscoring the state of a complex issue that often has as many questions as answers. "Today, both hardware and software become obsolete at a speed that was inconceivable just a few years ago. The fact is, without proper storage, metadata and migration, your priceless assets are likely to be relegated to the digital trash heap. This is one of the reasons many of us came together under the auspices of the P&E Wing and the AES to create 'Recommendation for Delivery of Recorded Music Projects.' It's a guideline for navigating the current treacherous waters of media storage and protecting your music and, of course, your future income from that music."
Currently, more than 6,000 professionals comprise the Producers & Engineers Wing, which was established for producers, engineers, remixers, manufacturers, technologists, and other related creative and technical professionals in the recording community. This organized voice for the recording community addresses issues that affect the craft of recorded music, while ensuring its role in the development of new technologies, recording and mastering recommendations, and archiving and preservation initiatives. For more information, please visit www.producersandengineers.com.
Established in 1957, The Recording Academy is an organization of musicians, producers, engineers and recording professionals that is dedicated to improving the cultural condition and quality of life for music and its makers. Internationally known for the GRAMMY Awards -- the preeminent peer-recognized award for musical excellence and the most credible brand in music -- The Recording Academy is responsible for groundbreaking professional development, cultural enrichment, advocacy, education and human services programs. In its 50th year, The Academy continues to focus on its mission of recognizing musical excellence, advocating for the well-being of music makers and ensuring music remains an indelible part of our culture. For more information about The Academy, please visit www.grammy.com.
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| Antares Audio Technologies Releases AVOX 2 Vocal Toolkit |
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| Second Generation Bundle Provides Power and Value With 10 State-Of-The-Art Vocal Processing Plug-ins
 Antares Audio Technologies, the worldwide leader in vocal processing technology for the professional audio recording industry, has announced the release of AVOX 2, the second generation of the Antares Vocal Toolkit.
Building on the power of the original AVOX plug-in bundle, AVOX 2 adds an additional five state-of-the-art vocal processing modules, including the recently released Harmony Engine Vocal Modeling Harmony Generator, to give musicians, producers, and engineers the power they need to create stunning vocal tracks in any musical style as well as design unique vocal effects for audio post-production applications.
And at the same MSRP as the original AVOX, AVOX 2 matches its unbeatable creative power with truly unbeatable value.
New plug-ins in AVOX 2 include:
Harmony Engine Vocal Modeling Harmony Generator: A real-time harmony generating plug-in that puts professional-quality harmony arrangements within reach of any songwriter, producer, musician or engineer. The quickest, easiest tool for creating realistic harmonies.
MUTATOR Extreme Voice Designer:
MUTATOR provides a combination of tools for creating unusual, weird, or downright wacky voices. With high-quality pitch shifting, throat modeling, pitch-tracking ring modulator-based "mutation" and a mind-bending Alienization function, MUTATOR is the perfect tool for unique vocal effects and post-production sound design.
ARTICULATOR Vocal Formant and Amplitude Modeler:
A modern-day version of the venerable talk box, ARTICULATOR lets a user extract the formant and amplitude information from a vocal (or other dynamic source) and apply it to any other audio track. Perfect for talking guitars, singing synths, and a wide range of special effects.
WARM Tube Saturation Generator:
Based on Antares' legendary Tube plug-in, WARM warms up vocals with Antares' world-renown analog tube modeling technology, while being so processing-efficient that it can be used on every track in a project with negligible impact on CPU usage.
ASPIRE Aspiration Noise Processor:
ASPIRE is the world's first tool for modifying a voice's breathiness independently of its harmonic content. Whether reducing a bit of vocal rasp or adding a bit of smokiness, ASPIRE allows modification of the amount and quality of a voice's aspiration noise (the component of every voice that's the result of air passing over the vocal chords) without otherwise affecting the vocal's harmonic characteristics.
These new additions join the original five AVOX plug-ins:
THROAT Physical Modeling Vocal Designer:
A radical new vocal tool that, for the first time, lets you process a vocal through a meticulously crafted physical model of the human vocal tract.
DUO Vocal Modeling Auto-Doubler:
Using a simplified version of THROAT's vocal modeling, along with variations in pitch, timing and vibrato depth, DUO automatically generates a doubled vocal part with unmatched ease and realism.
CHOIR Vocal Multiplier:
Turns a single voice into up to 32 distinct individual unison voices, each with its own pitch, timing and vibrato variations. Assign instances of CHOIR to voices singing harmony and voila, instant choir.
PUNCH Vocal Impact Enhancer:
Gives your vocal more dynamic impact, allowing it to cut through a dense mix with clarity and power.
SYBIL Variable Frequency De-Esser:
Tames vocal sibilance with a flexible compressor and a variable side-chain frequency to match any vocal performance.
"Holy moly!" said Marco Alpert, Antares VP of Marketing. "Is this cool, or what! Ten plug-ins, same price. Harmony Engine. New stuff. Useful stuff. Weird stuff. Wow! This is so cool!" Then his head exploded.
AVOX 2 is available now for RTAS (Mac and PC), VST (Mac and PC) and Audio Units (Mac) for an MSRP in the USA of $599.00 (which represents a greater than 60% savings over the MSRPs of the individual plug-ins). Upgrades are available to owners of the original AVOX bundle and Harmony Engine.
Antares Audio Technologies
Antares Audio Technologies is the worldwide leader in the development of unique vocal processing tools. Having revolutionized vocal production with the ground-breaking Auto-Tune pitch correction technology, Antares is committed to providing producers, engineers, sound designers and musicians with powerful, innovative, easy-to-use tools for enhancing and manipulating the human voice.
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| New Elastik Soundbank |
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| Ueberschall announces the availability of URBANIC Producer Pack
CUTTING EDGE HIP HOP & RnB LIBRARY
 "Urbanic Producer Pack“ is a massive library of cutting edge Hip Hop & RnB Sounds. This sample DVD is made for the urban producer of today. With more than 1120 individual single drum sounds consisting of punch filled: kick drums, claps, snare, hi hats, percussion, cymbals and shaker samples. This superabundant collection also consists of loops from: hi hat, percussion & FX as well as bassline, synth, guitar, rhodes, piano, string sequences. BPM information and root key (key signatures) are embedded in most loop file names, simplifying selection and direct use. We fortified this library with bass and lead instrument sounds, sampled with lengths of up to 8 sec. With tone captured form top trusted and tested brands like: Moog, Studio Electronics, Oberheim, and Roland, to name a few.
This library is stuffed with everything a Hip Hop and RnB producer needs.
Undefeated Urban Excellence!
1.3 GB Hip Hop and RnB sounds, 2090 Loops and Samples
Elastik Soundbank for Mac/PC/AU/VST/RTAS
Elastik Player included - no sampler required!
URBANIC Producer Pack is available for
119,- USD / 99,- Euro / 17.800,- Yen / 69,- GBP
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| Native Instruments announces KORE 2 workshop tour |
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|  Native Instruments today announced an upcoming KORE 2 workshop tour for US and Canada. Starting on May 29th, the tour will give musicians and producers comprehensive insights into various applications of the innovative "Super Instrument". On 11 dates in different cities, NI product specialists will demonstrate the unique musical workflow of KORE 2, and how to efficiently integrate its versatile functionality in different studio and stage setups.
Workshop topics include: Introduction to KORE 2, efficient usage of the KoreSound database, sound design and preset morphing, host automation and plugin management, as well as live use as a performance instrument. The workshop will be interactive, and specific interests from the audience will be incorporated.
Attendance is free of charge, no prior registration required.
KORE 2 workshop tour dates:
USA
May 29 - San Francisco, Robotspeak
June 3 - Miami, Sam Ash
June 5 - Atlanta, Sam Ash
June 10 - Santa Monica, West LA Music
June 12 - New York, Tekserve
June 12 - Universal City, West LA Music
June 26 - Los Angeles, SAE
June 26 - New York, B&H
Canada
June 16 - Toronto, Steve's Music
June 17 - Toronto, Long and Mcquade
June 17 - Toronto, Saved by Technology
More information on the workshop tour can be found at
www.native-instruments.com/koreworkshops.info
About Native Instruments:
Native Instruments is the pioneer and market leader in the field of software instruments, and one of the key players in the market of computer-based audio production technology. The company's mission is to develop outstanding musical tools for all styles and genres. The resulting products regularly push technological boundaries and open up new creative horizons for professionals and amateurs alike.
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| SampleTron™ Now Shipping! |
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| The most complete collection of “Trons” ever
 IK Multimedia is proud to announce that SampleTron, the second virtual instrument to be released from the Sonik Instruments’ range, is now shipping! Done in cooperation with Sonic Reality, SampleTron is a virtual instrument workstation featuring the most complete collection of authentic “Tron” and other vintage keyboards instrument samples ever released in one product. These were ingenious nstruments; precursors of today’s samplers that used tapes to play back prerecorded sounds from the touch of the keys.
SampleTron include a massive library of 17 rare “Tron” instrument sounds,together with a “Powered by SampleTank” engine, offering extremely powerful editing features in an easy-to-use, sample-based virtual instrument plug-in for every popular DAW and also as a standalone application for MAC and PC.
SampleTron includes the most complete “Tron” anthology ever released in one virtual instrument, with over 2 GB of sounds, 640 presets and 260 multi-samples from 17 rare and vintage Mellotrons®, Chamberlins™, and their derivatives like the Optigan™, Rhythmaster™ and much more. SampleTron’s diverse library was meticulously sampled by Sonic Reality and assembled to showcase the entire sonic palette, with chromatic samples that accurately capture the complete authentic tone of each instrument. Jam-packed with unprecedented instruments originally used by The Beatles, Moody Blues, Genesis, Yes and other famous bands from the 60’s and 70’s, the sounds in SampleTron are diverse, powerful and inspiring! SampleTron offers some of the most unique and musically useful tones present on the market; special “Tron” sounds that transcended into all styles and genres of music over the years – now widely used by modern artists like Kanye West, Radiohead, Smashing Pumpkins and Beck.
Sound Features
SampleTron has the most complete and useful library of “Tron” instruments’ samples in one package, constructed of sounds based on the following instruments *:
• Mellotron® M400
• Mellotron® MK5
• Mellotron® MKII
• Mellotron® Powerhouse (8 Track Rhythm Machine)
• Novatron®
• Vako Orchestron®
• Optigan™
• Talentmaker™
• Chamberlin™ Music Master 600
• Chamberlin™ Music Master 400
• Chamberlin™ Model 200
• Chamberlin™ M1
• Chamberlin™ M4
• Chamberlin™ Rhythmate™
• 360 Systems® “Digital Tron”
• Roland® VP-330 (Choir)
• Stylophone®
No other product gives you the ability to manipulate, process and stretch such gritty, emotional and quirky Lo-Fi sounds like SampleTron. In addition to providing a fully produced unique instrument library, SampleTron not only highlights the classic vintage sound of these unique instruments, but also goes far beyond by combining it with the modern technology and sound shaping controls of the SampleTank engine. SampleTron offers powerful creativity with 32 built-in effects, the ability to use 4 effects per part, IK’s exclusive STRETCH™ and synth algorithms, and 4 “Tron” specific controls for fast and flexible creativity. Transport exceptional vintage sounds into your studio with must-have virtual instrument control options, such as special “loop” and “non-loop” modes for greater flexibility and authenticity, over 50 synth controls to tweak, one-click sound browsing, real-time harmonic manipulation of the waves and fast loading samples for studio or playing
live.
Software Features:
• 16 part multi-timbral sample-based synth, allows extremely complex
synth layering and advanced manipulation possibilities
• 3 synth engines can be switched on the fly: traditional Resampling,
Pitch-Shift/Time-Stretch, and IK’s newly enhanced STRETCH™ engine
• Built-in multi-effects with 4 effects per part selectable on 32
high-quality DSP effects
• Over 50 synth controls with Mono/Poly/Legato modes with selectable
Legato, 2 LFOs, 2 Envelopes, syncable LBF/BPF/HPF Filters, Velocity, Range
and Macro controls
• Sounds can be read by SampleTank and can be used to expand its
world of sounds
• Works as a standalone application as well as a plug-in in Mac OS X
(Universal Binary), and Windows (XP / Vista)Price & Availability:
Price & Availability:
SampleTron is now available from all worldwide IK dealers, distributors and
in the IK online store for just EURO249.99/$329.99. A crossgrade price of
Euro199.99/$269.99 is also available for all previously registered users of
any lite or full version IK product.
For more information, please visit:
http://www.sampletron.com
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| SOUND DESIGNER PETER ZINDA DEPLOYS EVENTIDE ANTHOLOGY II ON MAJOR HOLLYWOOD FILMS |
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|  Eventide’s Anthology II TDM plug-in bundle has allowed prominent film sound designer, Peter Zinda, to transition from his trusted Eventide DSP4000 and other outboard processors to a plug-in bundle that provides him with a panoply of sounds unavailable anywhere else.
“My DSP4000 is one of the few outboard pieces I still reach for,” said Zinda. “But now, the Anthology II plug-in bundle gives me that great Eventide sound, along with programmability and the power to automate parameters on any track. Anthology II also allows me to use multiple instances of plug-ins in the same session which I couldn’t do with my outboard gear.”
Zinda has also found that, when the processing chain is saved inside the session, it becomes easier to go back to a project at a later date. It also enables him to collaborate with another sound editor – all useful tools when working on a major feature film release.
Such command of a broad array of sonic tools serves Zinda well in his many well-known projects. He has served as sound designer and sound effects editor on a vast number of major Hollywood releases such as The Express, Mission: Impossible III, Blade 2, and Chronicles of Riddick. His efforts in the studio have garnered him the Golden Reel Award for Best Sound Editing for Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, and he has been nominated for awards on many other projects.
Anthology II contains:
E-Channel™ - configurable channel strip with gate, compressor/limiter with sid | | |
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