PC and Music News

Voxengo Polysquasher update version 2.4 is now
available for download. Polysquasher is a mastering compressor plugin for professional music and sound production applications, available in AudioUnit and VST plug-in formats (including native 64-bit support), for Mac OS X (v10.5 and later), and Windows computers.

Changes version 2.4 implements:

- The graphics frame now runs smoother.
- Plug-in's popup-windows now recover last position after reopening.
- Mouse backward and forward buttons can be used for parameter value
selection.
- The "Min Infrastructure" user interface display mode added.
- The "Flat Level Meters" level meter display mode added.
- Version change history information window added.
- The input level meter can be dragged now for threshold adjustment.
- Native 64-bit AudioUnit and VST support on Mac OS X added.
- Volume level drop at the very start of processing fixed.

It combines two already existing, previously separate worlds into something completely new. It was our goal to combine the advantages of both worlds into an instrument that is not only familiar and therefore immediately playable, but that also opens a path into a world full of new possibilities. As a result, you get touch-sensitive keys combined with continuous control, just as you would find with a touchpad.

Beneath the key interface a sensor is at work, undetectable to the naked eye, that records the finger position along the surface of the keys. Electronics connected directly to the sensor evaluate the recorded data and relay it to the outside world in the form of position data. This principle is still the same regardless of model, but the technical implementation can be easily varied.
Very nice, but the price... Oh my God! 2800€! Glurps

Solid State Logic is pleased to announce the release of Soundscape V6.2.

This new version of SSL's industrial-strength DAW introduces significant new features that will benefit the existing Soundscape user community and facilitate a series of "workflow specific" products based on Soundscape's highly evolved audio workflow and file management.

Soundscape V6.2 actually combines two of SSL's software products with the integration of Pro-Convert, SSL's DAW Project translation tool. The Soundscape V6.2 Pro-Convert installation offers direct import/export to a series of third-party DAWs from the Soundscape File Menu. V.62 imports and exports the audio file and selected audio track, clip and marker data for Pro-Tools® 9 Sessions, Cubase/Nuendo Track-Archives, Final Cut XML and Samplitude/Sequoia EDL projects.

OP-1 the all-in-one portable wonder synthesizer.
8 sound engines, 4 track tape, drum sampler, effects, midi-controller FM-radio and battery, all built in.

Some new features:

- Tape file import.
- MIDI Sync Match with Start & Stop support.
- Finger Sequencer Key Copy.

Avid announces that its ultra-portable, professional-grade Mbox and Mbox Mini audio interfaces now come with Pro Tools Express software included at no additional charge, giving customers the award-winning Pro Tools software experience at a great value.
These offerings are in addition to the current Pro Tools + Mbox bundles offered for the three Mbox designs.

Pro Tools Express key features:

- Record and mix up to 16 stereo audio tracks at 96 kHz (Mbox) or 48 kHz (Mbox Mini) resolution
- Compose music easily with premium AIR virtual instruments, plus the same MIDI editing and Sibelius notation tools as Pro Tools
- Create pro-quality mixes with Automatic Delay Compensation and a collection of high-quality plug-ins
Change tempo, timing, pitch, and create harmonies in real time with Elastic Time and Elastic Pitch
- Take projects to the next level—and to studios around the world—with session file compatibility across all Pro Tools systems.

Auralex's new Studiofoam Wave is 2′ x 2′ and is between 1″ to 3″ thick due to the wave design of the panel.

Providing varying levels of thickness, Studiofoam Wave can help control unwanted mid- or high-frequency reflections and standing waves in a variety of applications, such as vocal booths, control rooms, live rooms, rehearsal spaces and project studios. These panels will clean up the sound in any room and are a cost-effective alternative to fiberglass cloth-covered panels.