PC and Music News

TC Electronic has announced the availability of a software editor for its G-Major 2 guitar effects rack.

Now you can organise G-Major 2's sounds whenever and wherever you like. Use your Mac or PC to edit the presets and organize all the global settings. Tweak, store and pick the perfect presets for that upcoming gig - all from one intuitive editor screen. You can also use the editor to easily make back-ups of your G-Major 2 and create two or more different set-ups, so if you play in more than one band or need to switch between different applications you can now do so quickly and easily. All changes made using the editor happen in real time on the G-Major 2 or, if you wish, you can work 'off-line' so you can make adjustments on your computer without having the G-Major 2 connected - great ...

MESA+ releases "WDK (Wave Drum Kits)" synthetic drum and percussion sounds for Ableton Live 7 & 8. WDK takes full advantage of the sound engine from Sampler - Ableton's advanced sampling instrument. A carefully designed waveform is the foundation for each drum sound in the WDK sound library.

Specifications :

• 138 Waveforms
• 700 electronic drum and percussion sounds
• 40 Drum Racks
• 150 Drum Clips
• Compatible with Ableton Live 7 and Live 8 (including LE versions)
• Download size 135 mb

WDK is available now for €29.

112dB has updated its Redline Equalizer plug-in to version 1.0.2. On top of fixes, this update brings several new features :

• Option to invert dynamic behavior for cuts (making it identical to boosts).
• Right mouse button adjusts Q from the EQ screen.
• left click (and now right click) from the EQ screen no longer controls frequency.

Redline Equalizer is available now for both Mac and PC in VST, AU and RTAS formats at an introductory price of €99 instead of €149. This update is free for all registered users.

By combining two of its SCS.3d controllers with the new SCS.3m MIDI mixer, plus including Native Instrument's Traktor LE software, Stanton has put together the most popular SCS.3 configuration, all in one box ready to go.

In the SC System 3 , Stanton's unique touch-sensitive control surfaces and Native Instruments' new Traktor LE DJ® software come together to create a completely intuitive and reliable DJ control solution that allows you to plug and perform anywhere in the world within a matter of minutes.

The system includes 2 SCS.3d deck controllers and the SCS.3m mix controller, which magnetically join together to give you the familiar layout of a traditional DJ rig, but in a sleek, mobile format with easy to use, fully integrated software control abilities that far surpass any DJ ...

RME has announced that its new Fireface UC audio interface is now shipping.

Based on a newly developed RME Hammerfall core, the Fireface UC (USB Compact) uses the USB 2.0 high-speed bus and provides ultra-low latencies even with multiple channels. The smallest buffer offered under Windows Vista has 48 samples, under Mac OS X 14 samples.

Features :

- 18 inputs / 18 outputs
- 8 x analog I/O
- 1 x ADAT I/O or 1 x SPDIF I/O (optical)
- 1 x SPDIF I/O (coaxial)
- 2 x MIDI I/O
- Sample rates up to 192 kHz on all I/Os
- Two digitally controlled Mic Preamps in high-end quality
- Two balanced universal inputs for line and instrument signals
- SteadyClock for maximum jitter suppression and clock refresh
- Enhanced stand-alone operation with rotary encoder and front panel operation
- 54 Level Meter Peak/RMS, hardware-calculated
- TotalMix: 648-channel mixer with 42-bit internal resolution

Best Service releases "Titan-free".

Titan-free is more than a demo version for the full version of Titan as it includes an unlimited version of Best Service's Sample Player ENGINE along with free Titan demo content - based on 12 multi-samples from the full version. Plus Titan-free can import up to 24 of your own samples, per layer, into ENGINE.

The presets included in Titan-free :

• BASS - FILTER - Mix 7
• BRASS - 5th & 7th 3
• ORGAN - Dance 1
• PAD - ANALOG - Standard 64
• PAD - FX Experimental 8
• PAD - Low Freq 1
• PERCUSSION - Chimes 1
• SYNTH - Chord 12
• SYNTH - Chord 73
• SYNTH - Harp 4
• SYNTH - LEAD - Phasing 8
• VOICES - Vintage Strings Synth 1

Titan-free is available now for Windows and Mac OS X in VST, AU and RTAS plug-in formats. And of course, it is free !