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Cableguys has released version 2.0 of VolumeShaper, adding a free-running option for its LFO and a refined user interface.

VolumeShaper is an innovative VST plug-in that lets you automate the volume of any signal in a flexible way, yet very precise and easy to use.
The plug-in allows you to easily draw your own waveforms with precision and ease. Using the waveform drawing tool, you can construct your own modulation curves in an intuitive manner.

Accurate and hard-synced cuts to your audio signal can be done just as well as long evolving transitions.

Small corrections, modifying the volume shape of any input signal, such as isolating, fading or muting a piece from a drumloop, can all be done in a second. VolumeShaper 2 also makes an excellent tremolo unit, or can provide the typi ...

The Flux:: "Pure series" are actually sold at 50% discount and the Flux "Recording Pack" and the "Mastering Pack" are at 30% Off... and as usual at DontCrack, an extra 20% discount can be obtained by adding up to 5 products to your cart !

The Flux:: promotion will end on December 31, 2009.

Ueberschall unveils Soundscapes, a universally useful sound library, which consist mainly of dreamy moods, with smooth harmonies and off axis accents. The moods are an excellent fit for the needs of scoring, game audio, temp tracks, trailers, songs, audio logos, advertising, websites and of course as background music.

Each of the 24 Construction Kits consists of an intro, outro and a main mix. Furthermore all parts used to create the main mix are available for individual selection and every single element within a part is further broken down. With the flexible Elastik engine, you can easily mix and modify several of the 809 single-stems at once to create on-the-fly complete new moods.

By the way, you can listen to each kit as demo mp3 on Ueberschall website.

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Zplane, a industry leading provider of audio SDKs and smart tools for music applications announced today the upcoming release of v3 of [aufTAKT]

[aufTAKT] is able to identify the tempo and musical beat locations in an audio file and can be found as integral part of numerous category defining applications in the DJ and music production field.

The new version offers:

• Automatic downbeat detection
• Automatic detection of time signature
• Additional "forced straight tempo" mode for electronic music
• Improved tempo detection stability

The [aufTAKT] technology can be licensed as Software Developers Kit (SDK) at the zplane website.

Arjen and Aram of Audio Ease went by Frank Zappa's studio, the Utility Muffin Research Kitchen, to meet with Dweezil Zappa and together record the acoustics of both the tracking room and the famous Zappa echo chamber. Microphones and speaker in the echo chamber were set up just the way Frank had left them.

The resulting impulse responses can be downloaded for free for use in Altiverb, Audio Ease's convolution reverb plug- in.

KJ Sawka, drummer extraordinaire, has given you something special—two free Live Packs, full of live drum recordings, loops and riffs. He also produced his own movie to promote the Live Packs and give you an idea of what to expect.

The first Live Pack is called 'Mad Beatz.' Here's a personal description from the artist:

"I'm KJ Sawka and I'm excited to introduce the 'Mad Beatz' drum n' bass, dub step and breakbeat collection exclusively for Ableton Live, as a special holiday gift. I'm proud to be part of the world changing Ableton team!

'Mad Beatz' is mainly drum and beat-oriented stemming from a live acoustic drumming session recorded at the Art Institute in Seattle, Wa USA. There are also plenty of electronic drum loops, percussion, basslines and keyboard riffs."

As if that wasn't enough, there's the second Live Pack. Here's what KJ Sawka has to say about that:

"I've also included a song off my latest recording, 'Undefined Connectivity,' called 'Void of Truth.' An interesting take on drumfunk drum n' bass with a twist of lime."