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ITCH 2.0 is the latest update for Serato ITCH, a digital DJ software designed to work with carefully co-engineered controllers made by the best hardware companies on the planet: Vestax, Numark, Allen & Heath, Pioneer and Novation.

ITCH 2.0 is the first version to include a re-optimized sync engine, with all new Serato SmartSync technology. Serato's unique SmartSync smashes the traditional notion of master/slave states, creating an entirely new sync structure behind the scenes. This technology, teamed with precise beatgrids, locks grooves for smooth, intuitive syncing of multiple audio sources.
The Serato SP-6 Sample Player makes its debut in ITCH 2.0, complete with Serato's SmartSync. The SP-6 Sample Player offers four banks with six slots each to trigger drops, loops and whole songs seamlessly into the mix.

Little Endian announces the release of SpectrumWorx version 2.5 for Mac OS X and Windows. This version adds Freeze and Convolver modules, and a 50-preset signature bank created by Syndicate Synthetique, thus representing a major update. Both OS versions have also been updated with stability and performance improvements.

Features:

- 100% Frequency domain operation.
- Modular design with five module slots.
- Over fifty modules to choose from (freeze, harmonizer, pitch shifter, classic vocoder, wah-wah, whisperer, wobbler, autotune, reverser, etc.).
- Sophisticated "time-to-frequency" engine optimized for low CPU usage.
- Flexible Preset browser with comment field.
- Shipped with over 250 presets.
- Free or tempo-synchronised LFOs with phase adjustment and 11 waveforms.
- External audio input for inter-sample effects.
- Slick and user-friendly GUI.
- Detailed User's Guide.

Special Limited-Time Offer: For the Month of August You Can Pick Up Auto-Tune EFX at Incredible Savings.

For the month of August, you can buy Auto-Tune EFX for an estimated street price in the USA of only $49 (that's over 60% off its regular MSRP in the USA of $129).

Powered by the same core technology as Antares' professional standard Auto-Tune 7, Auto-Tune EFX is the quickest, easiest-to-use tool for real-time pitch correction and creating the iconic Auto-Tune Vocal Effect. Auto-Tune EFX makes genuine Antares pitch processing accessible to anyone engaged in computer-based audio recording.

The Machine" has all the CR78 drum sounds you'll need, recorded perfectly from the original machine and supplied in both flat and outboard tweaked versions.

On top of that why have a sample pack that just supplies the drum sounds, what about the beats! Well "CR78 - The Machine" also delivers two very different collections of drum beats, "The Classic Folder" delivering the essential drum beats that the CR78 are so famously known for, and "The Modern Folder", a perfect collection of today's beats created solely using the CR78 drum sounds and supplied with multiple takes including with kick, without kick and stripped own versions. All the classic and modern drum beats also include bpm information within the file name for fast use.

MOOG Music announced today the release of a free software VST controller plug-in for their popular MF-105M MIDI MuRF pedal.

The MIDI MuRF (Multiple Resonance Filter Array) is an advanced combination of two legendary MOOG pedals: the MF-105 MuRF and the MF-105B Bass MuRF.It utilizes an 8 band array of resonant filters with a pre-programmed animation section to create unlimited unique sequenced filter effects.

MuRF_Controller is an exciting addition for any Midi MuRF owner wanting to easily control and expand its' power and capabilities from within their DAW.

Tone2 Audiosoftware has announced the release of the Morphing soundset for ElectraX.
Morphing is a captivating collection of 200 presets for ElectraX programmed by a team of professional sound designers.


The Morphing soundset focuses on ElectraX' extensive capabilities to morph oscillator shapes and wavetables to deliver a wide palette of complex soundscapes, warped arps,
evolving pads, powerful basses and massive synth sounds.