PC and Music News

Winner Receives Matched Pair of Large Diaphragm Mics with Vintage Tubes!

Below is a list of names in alpha-numeric order that have been chosen as the best suited for TELEFUNKEN's new R-F-T microphone.
Voters will only be allowed one vote, and the polls close at 6pm EDT October 21st.

The winner will be announced on Friday, October 22nd @ 12 Noon PDT.

Names for consideration are:


AF-29; COPPERHEAD; CU-29; EP-1C; M1C; M29; MP-5; TALOS; U-21; V1C

Hard Edition' raises the bar yet again, with five jaw dropping construction kits designed to stand out from the crowd and take your productions to new heights. Includes loops, samples, MIDI files and a range of formats are available.

Hard Edition is currently available. Pick 'n' Mix prices start from £8.95 (10,55 EUR / $12.31 USD).

Alternatively, you can buy the full 5 kits (over 1GB of content) for just £29.74, 34.01 EUR / $47.23 USD.

Beyond a beat machine and way more flexible than old-school hardware units, PULSE provides the backbone of your beat and the heartbeat of your rig, driving your production forward with its sheer depth of features and uninhibited workflow.
Some features:
- Next-generation music production software for MAC and PC, combining MPC style editing and workflow.
- Imports most MPC file formats including MPC 60/II, MPC 3000, MPC 2000, MPC 2000XL, MPC 1000, MPC 2500, MPC 500, MPC 5000, as well as AIFF, WAV, Broadcast WAV, ACID & MP3 files.
- 8 User-assignable stereo outputs and 8 User-assignable effects busses, complete with tempo sync stereo delay, EQ, and reverb effects
- Onboard real-time sampling
- 64 user assignable pads with Infinite sample layering and multiple playback modes
- Per pad editing of LFO, volume, pitch, envelope, panning, and filter with ten user selectable filter types.
- User-assignable auto pitch map, velocity override (full), choke and one shot modes
- User adjustable input-quantize
- Over 400 premium instruments and drum kits
- MIDI learn & save functionality, PULSE is instantly compatible with any MIDI keyboard or pad controller
- Pad-specific variable resolution note repeat
- Advanced multi-mode pattern and step sequencer which optionally locks to your DAW/host
- Works as a MAC or PC Standalone application or as a VST, AU, & RTAS plugin.

Until November 15th 2010 you can purchase the multi-awarded Independence Basic for only 49,- EUR instead of 99,- EUR. This is a discount of more than 50%!

- 12 GB premium sound library including pianos, drums, guitars, percussion, basses, organs, saxophones, brass section, etc.


- over 500 inspiring instrument, arranger & step sequencer patches Independence Pro Software Suite 2.5 included: Independence 2.5, Independence FX 2.5 & Independence Live 2.5

With the H910 the word 'glitch' entered the pro audio lexicon. The H910 blazed a distinct sonic trail and was used by Frank Zappa and Jimmy Page in their live guitar rigs, and was used on such seminal works as David Bowie's Young American.

The H949 Harmonizer took things a bit further with the addition of a randomizer, flanger, and added a repeat feature which freezes the audio in the buffer. The H949 also advanced the state-of-the-pitch-changing-art by featuring an advanced de-glitching algorithm.

TDM PLUG-IN COMBO: $99

Reactable Systems launches Reactable mobile. With the new application, the company brings the concept of modular tangible synthesis to mobile devices and makes it available for Apple's iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. The Reactable mobile application features an audio and graphics engine based on the real Reactable, and takes full advantage of the possibilities of multi-touch screens to bring the playful and intuitive user interface of the Reactable to mobile devices. It features a complete set of filters and effects, sequencers and different types of sound generation modules.