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Propellerhead Software today announced that their highly acclaimed Record software has been chosen by premium mixing console maker Midas to be included with all new VeniceF mixing consoles.

The recently-launched VeniceF mixing console features the full functionality and sound quality of the much-loved Midas XL3 EQ and filter section, Midas mic preamps, 100mm faders, increased channel and input count, a dual 7x2 matrix and a reorganised master section layout. Furthermore the VeniceF's 32x32 FireWire capability adds 32 channels of multitrack recording and playback (VeniceF 320) using any suitable FireWire-equipped computer, without the need for additional costly interfaces.

8 GB of lifelike rhythm guitar – meet SCARBEE FUNK GUITARIST. This innovative instrument gives you instant playability and total control, injecting the funk into any production, from hip hop and house to soul and R'n'B.

Your right hand controls the groove – each groove preset consists of three basic riffs and multiple variations. Your left hand selects chords and velocity, with each key mapped to a specific chord. In each chord map, just hit the white keys, moving upwards from C to play authentic chord progressions, many based on classic funk tracks – this instrument pays its dues to a great funk tradition.

Rob Papen presets and products have been used & loved for many years by top producers world wide. If it is House, Hardcore, Trance, Hardstyle, HipHop, TV commercials, Filmscore or whatever... his presets and products show up in countless hit records and productions!

- BLUE: Crossfusion synthesis. FM synthesis at new level...
- Predator: Phat organic production synth with whicked features
- PredatorFX: Filter, modulation, vocoder and effects plug-in
- SubBoomBass: The Ultra-deep groove bass synth
- RG: Rhythm Guitar grooves synthesizer
- RP-Delay: Delay insanity. reverser, 6 lines, 8 filters, 4 LFOs & more
- RP-Verb: The new standard already for many top producers
Explorer: USD 699 | Euro 585

NI is pleased to announce that the KONTAKT 4.2 update is now available for free download. The update contains several new features, workflow improvements, and fixes.

Some new features and bugs fixed:

- Even faster loading and saving, thanks to a new binary file format.
- A new zero-latency convolution engine, with optimized performance for low-latency settings.
- Revised master output section with presets – for saving complex routing setups – and advanced macro functions.
- Improved file import for most standard workstation formats.
- You can now enter numerical values for parameters directly.
- On Mac OS X®, 64 bit support for VST® plug-ins and REX file import.
The Kontakt 4.2 update is now available to download using the NI Service Center or the Online Update Manager.

IVoxel is not only an amazingly sounding vocoder - the unique concept of iVoxel turns this vocoder into a singing machine going far beyond the capabilities of traditional or software vocoders.

iVoxel lets you:

Speak or sing into your head set mic transforming your voice in a wide variety of ways.
Record words, syllables or other sounds into the voxel dictionary for later reuse.
Play different voxels live on the on-screen keyboard with ingenious pitch bending or with an external MIDI Keyboard.
Arrange and play melodies with the built in sequencer and add the lyrics from a user expandable dictionary of voxels.

For musicians & performers, interactive installations, museums, or meta-instruments, Eobody3 USB Sensorbox is a plug&play versatile solution to use new controls, to trigger and modulate sounds and videos, to create new sensor-based instruments with no computer programming background.
The version with a MIDI output enables to control MIDI hardware devices with sensors with no computer. Its internal signal processing has been especially developped for music and video applications. And if you want to go further into the signal processing control, a PC, Mac compatible Eobody3 Editor enables to adjust internal process parameters and shape the outcoming signal waveform (status/analogue zoom/digital zoom & offset/inverse/lag processor/gate/ note on/off/new waveshaper). These settings can be stored in Sensorbox non-volatile memory! It's now possible to store an entire installation or performance setup inside a Sensorbox and save it for a future use. High-speed USB enables to reduce significantly the latency. A 32-bit resolution avoids 'scale effects' and allows a nearly linear conversion curve. Sensorboxes can be plugged directly to the USB in of your computer or thru a USB hub if you want to plug more.
Eobody3 has a more powerful 32-bits IC, which enables more pre-processings and more pre-mappings.