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The SDK will enable software developers to easily and efficiently implement vast amount of frequency-domain sound effects in their iOS apps, including classic effects like pitch shifter and vocoder to more exotic ones like sound freeze or auto-tune, to unique ones like "frecho" or "exaggerator".

Mac OS X and Windows version of the SDK have also been updated to current version 1.0.1.

MAutoPitch is a simple automatic pitch correction plugin designed for vocals and other monophonic instruments.

Besides its main purpose of making the audio more in-tune, MAutoPitch provides also a few creative such as formant shift and stereo-expansion. It is quick, easy to use and free.
Up to 8 channels surround processing - our plugins can handle not only mono and stereo signals, but also up to 8 channels of surround audio, making them ideal for audio production for movies, games etc.
MIDI controllers with MIDI learn - you can map any parameter to any MIDI controller or MIDI keyboard and control it realtime or record and automate it.

DM1 is an advanced drum machine exclusively designed and developed for the iPad, powerful, elegant and very easy to use. It will appeal to musicians with its special selection of "vintage" drum kits and its smart features for sound editing and song writing.

It will equally appeal to music fans with its fast, intuitive and "fun" approach to beat making.

For its release Fingerlab offers a special deal with a 70% discount ($ 1,99 instead of $ 7.99).

Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH today announced that it will be distributing Alan Parsons' Art & Science of Sound Recording video series by Keyfax NewMedia. With multi-platinum producer Alan Parsons presenting video footage on recording techniques, studio equipment and instruments, the three-DVD boxed set is available from Steinberg through its web store for EUR 119/GBP 101.

The boxed set contains three DVDs encompassing 24 sections on a range of useful topics from MIDI to audio recording techniques. The show covers various methods of signal processing in the analog and digital domain, using compressors, EQ and reverbs among many others. This is followed by providing a detailed look at recording the essential parts of each band: guitars, keyboards, drums and vocals. Eventually the different processes come together when addressed in a live recording setting.

The idea to sample this drum kit came up as we have been looking for new and fresh drum samples which have not the usual sample sources from famous and legendary drum machines like a Roland TR808, TR909 and so on.

Urban Drum Assault contains 100 different Bass Drums, 75 Snares and 25 HiHat samples which match for modern Urban/HipHop productions. Each of this samples exists in two different sound variations so that you get 200 Bass Drums, 150 Snare and 50 HiHat samples.

Apart from all the amazing features of the original VoiceLive 2, this new Extreme Edition offers twice the looping memory, an enhanced microphone preamp for ultimate transparancy, new breathtaking Extreme Edition presets and an appearance that is sure to make a major impact on any stage with its new, extruded aluminum chassis and artwork in the coolest of blue!

VoiceLive 2 Extreme Edition will deliver: auto-adaptive compression & equalization, reverbs, delays, modulation effects, harmony processing, doubling, and more. All effects can be combined, tweaked and stored as personal presets for anything from 'smooth-producer-like' sounds to 'dirty-and-in-your-face' outrage to 'downright-spacious' weirdness – or anything in between. At the end of the day, it's all about every singers' natural right to express themselves on the stage.