PC and Music News

You can download brand new Patches with latest optimizations and bugfixes for all Sequoia 10 / Samplitude 10 versions from the support area.

Version 10.0.1 offers many improvements such as:
- optimized memory handling for projects with large number of tracks
- new menu function "Object ->Select Objects -> Select Objects in active track ", also by double click to empty area in track
- Resampling is possible for CD-Import
- MIDI-Editor: SHIFT+ALT-double click selects all notes after click position (now additional ALT required, as SHIFT becomes hotkey for Pencil Mode)
- Audio quantization: analysis and quantization process has been sped up
- MarkerManager: AQ-(Audio) Marker can be filtered now
- revised am|munition plug-in
- Burn-Proof option in CD burn-speed selection dialogue

Sequoia only:
- Clipstore: option for saving clips of multiselection individually
- Impulse Response Extraction is working with externally created chirp files

Here is a little Christmas present from Goldbaby (thanks !) :

The TR-606 was recorded on a Ampex 1/2" 2 track tape machine.
You'll find naked and effected versions.
Total of 128 samples mono or stereo in 24 bit 944,1 kHz !

The download link is at the bottom of the Free Stuff page.

Modartt has releases its latest add-on, free for all Pïanoteq users : a CP-80, famous electro-acoustic piano, heard on numerous recordings of the 70's-80's (from Tony Banks to Tania Maria).

The add-on offers two versions :
First, the "CP-80 original", which is an attempt to be as close as possible to the original recorded instrument.
Second, the "CP-80 restored", which is an attempt to provide a 'virtual' restoration of the instrument renewing particularly the wounded strings which lacked the brilliance from brand new strings.

The 2.2.1 update is also available, which offers a 'flat' temperament that supports tuning of certain synthesizers with octaves having exact ratio 2.

BandmateLoops unveils the Sounds Like Drums Basket House Series and Electro Series of instrument Kits for iZotope's iDrum.

The SLD Basket House Serie features Hip-Hop, Trip-Hop, House and other popular musical styles. The SLD Electro Series is built on extensive vintage analog recordings, with style-specific sculpting suited especially for Electro Pop, IDM (Intelligent Dance Music), Glitch and DrumNBass.

Built from an ultra-large base of over 13,000 individual samples, each kit is precision recorded and offers 50 powerful patterns in one convenient package. Each Kit is premixed and supports 100% of iDrum's parameters for full customization and efficient beat production.

The SLD Basket House and Electro Series Kits are available 24/7 via electronic delivery for just $19.95 each.

The long awaited BFD2 is here. Redesigned from the ground up, its new easy to use interface give more power and control for shaping drums. It's fast and easy to set up and integrate into any DAW.

Recorded at AIR Studios in London, BFD2's sound library combines extreme realism with stunning sound quality, offering up to 55GB of rare, vintage, boutique and classic drumkits.

There's also a totally new mixer page, with flexible routing, submixing and built-in EQ, compressors and other effects.

Meanwhile, BFD2's Groove engine offers advanced editing, performance and humanization functions for creating realistic drum parts. You can even lay out a full song's drum track entirely within BFD2!

Some features :
-10 full kits, extra snares, cymbals, and more, recorded with multiple mic p ...

Cognitone, based in Hamburg, Germany, creates unusual programs that help with chords, scales and harmony and support the composition of original music.

The actual procedure of composing original music is rarely supported well. It usually requires a lot of experience, physical skills and a formal education in order to write a decent song, or setup an orchestral arrangement. When it comes to developing new ideas from scratch, the choice of tools is limited.

Cognitone's intelligent software companions simplify the early stages of the musical creation process. The first product, Harmony Navigator (MacOS X and Windows), is already available. The more comprehensive Music Prototyping Studio is intended for professional use and is announced for 2008.

The software can be purchased for 99 Euros on the vendor's website. A free 30-day trial version is available for download.