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Urbanic Producer Pack II by Ueberschall is a massive, high-quality sample library which fits every urban producer's needs. The over 1.8 GB content will give you a huge amount of inspiration to create completely new tracks or to go over current ones and give them the final touch. All sounds are organized and sorted to fit various urban genres like: Hip Hop, RnB, Crunk, Dirty South, G-Funk and many others.

The Urbanic Producer Pack II is divided into five main folders and consists of 2034 samples, sounds and loops that you can incorporate into any style of urban music. Content is grouped into :

• 1.057 single drum and percussion sounds,
• 217 percussion and shaker loops,
• 179 synth basses and leads sounds,
• 429 instrument loops,
• 152 effect sounds (sfx s ...

Sample Logic unveils its latest product : Morphestra - Cinematic Orchestra.

Developed in association with Kirk Hunter Studios, Morphestra is a powerful collection of new and inventive organic ensembles derived entirely from true orchestral recordings and psycho-acoustic sound design. Powered by Native Instruments Kontakt Player 3, Morphestra is a collection of over 23 GB and 1100+ instruments and multis. Rather than reinventing the traditional orchestra, Sample Logic says it has created a modern day virtual instrument that "goes above and beyond ANY orchestral/effectual sample library geared for film, TV and game composers".

Morphestra comes pre-installed on a reliable and portable 80 GB Glyph hard drive, Morphestra is "small enough to fit into a pocket and powerful enough to support ...

Novation has updated Automap to version 3.2. This update includes several bug fixes as well as new features :

• Added integration for Reason/Record within the Automap Server.
• Added support for iPhone/iPod Touch Automap App.
• Updated DAW Setup Guide.
• Updated Reason/Record default mappings.
• Dynamic port routing for SL MkII range.
• Added mod wheel as an Automap control.
• Factory restore (under the Devices menu).

Automap v3.2 is available for free at :

Sweetwater, the third-largest music instrument and pro audio retailer in the world, has been awarded LEED Platinum certification by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Platinum is the USGBC's highest rating for designing and constructing the world's greenest, most energy-efficient, and healthiest buildings.

The award was presented to Sweetwater Founder and President Chuck Surack by Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry, and Liz Ellis, representative of the Indiana Chapter of the USGBC at a special ceremony preceding the company's 30th anniversary celebration.

Sweetwater's $35 million, 150,000 square foot corporate headquarters was completed in January of 2008. It was designed by Fort Wayne architectural firm MSKTD to achieve LEED certif ...

Dave Smith Instruments announces the release of Tetra, its next-generation analog polyphonic synthesizer. Tetra's four voices feature a 100% analog signal path and four-part multitimbral operation with individual outputs per voice.

Tetra is fully programmable via the front panel or with a free downloadable editor for Mac OS and Windows. Tetra is basically four Mophos in a very compact (7.9"L x 5"W) enclosure, a sort of mini Prophet with a couple of extra tricks up its sleeve: specifically, a sub-octave generator for each oscillator and feedback. With a street price of approximately $799, that's like four Mophos for the price of two. And it's expandable. Tetra can be poly-chained with additional Tetras or a Prophet '08 for up to sixteen-voice polyphony.

Other features include Combo Mode, used to combine four programs into unison or poly "super patches." Combos can also play four 16 x 4 step sequences — one per voice/program-simultaneously. In Multi Mode, each of Tetra's voices responds to a different MIDI channel, making it ideal for complex arrangements and sequencing analog drum sounds. Tetra is the first DSI product to feature USB. "USB is one of the most requested features across our entire product line," said DSI's Tracy Wadley, "so it's great to be able to offer it."

Tetra is available now with an MSRP of $879.00.

In August, Toontrack has decided to offer great value savings on EZX expansion packs. We have two great offers. One for North America and one for Europe.

North American customers : Guitar Center 45th anniversary EZX saving !

To help celebrate their 45th anniversary, Guitar Center has partnered with Toontrack to bring you the biggest savings spectacular in drum software history ! For a limited time, go to any Guitar Center location and buy any EZX expansion pack for $45.00 !