PC and Music News

The brand new URS Phat C is a multi purpose analog sounding compressor plug-in for individual tracks and buses. It replicates characteristics of not one but many hardware compressors. It's Input Stage adds saturation to color and effect the compressor's response to different program material. The six saturation models recreate vintage harmonics and soft clipping that effect transients before compression.

Features :

• Six Input Stage Saturation Models (VCA, Opto, Fet, Tranny, Tape and Tube)
• Input Saturation Mix control
• High Pass filter
• Threshold Control
• Ratio 1.2:1, 1:5.1, 2:1, 3:1, 4:1, 6:1, 8:1, 10:1
• Soft Knee for Ratio 1.2 and 1.5
• Attack selectable Fast 20ms or Normal
• Release adjustable from 50ms to 3 seconds
• Gain Make Up from 0db to 40db
• Compressor Wet/Dry Mix slider
• Phase reverse switch
• Gain clipping indicator
• In/Out Bypass switch
• Plasma Style Input and Output VU Meters

Available now for Mac (VST, AU, RTAS) and PC (VST, RTAS) at the introductory price of $99.99 until the end of the month (regular price : $249.99).

After the successful release of the mPressor plug-in in the native formats, the TDM version is now available, too ! Elysia are starting sales with a 25% discount on the full TDM license and the upgrade from an already purchased native license to TDM.

This means that until 31 January 2010 you can buy TDM at the regular price of the native version or upgrade at the reduced introductory price.

Next week at the Winter NAMM Show 2010, Telefunken Elektroakustik will present the AR-51, a brand new large diaphragm tube condenser microphone which is the latest addition to Telefunken's affordably priced R-F-T line of tube mics.

The AR-51 features the same circuit design used in the classic Telefunken ELA M 251E, but employs new cost-efficient manufacturing methods to meet the desired price point without going cheap on parts.

According to the manufacturer, this mic is ideal for recording acoustic and electric guitars, piano, percussion, and male and female vocals, as well as for drum overheads and close miked drums.

Pricing and availability TBA.

Togu Audio Line has updated its free virtual synth TAL-Elek7ro to version 2.50.

Changes:

• Improved audio quality, especially for frequencies> 10000Hz.
• 4x oversampled filter - previous version was 2x oversampled.
• Increased self resonance volume.

Puremagnetik has announced the release of a new Micorpak called PM Grand. This is a multi-sampled Yamaha Conservatory Grand Piano that includes a library of advanced instruments and looped clips in various styles.

PM Grand contains a collection of 9 advanced instruments and 50 looped clips optimized for Ableton Live, Native Instruments Kontakt and Apple Logic. The included instruments contain multi-sampled programs with release and sustain tones, a "lite" version with a much smaller footprint, a reverse piano, an infinite sustained piano and several electrified tones.

Recording Specifications :

• Piano Type: Yamaha C3 6'1" Conservatory Grand
• Microphones: Combination of a close pair of Neumann KM 84s in an XY configuration, along with a spaced pair of Earthworks omnidi ...

SoundsDivine has announced the release of the Mini-Banks for FXpansion's D-CAM:Synth Squad Strobe. Each contain 32 presets, taken from both the 'New Retro' and 'Vintage Electronic' banks, with some additional sounds created just for the Mini-Bank series. The 5 Mini-Banks are Arps, Bass, Keys, Pads & Synth. All of these sounds are now included in the Combined bank for D-CAM:Synth Squad Strobe .

Price : $7 Special Introductory ($10 after Jan31st)