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When the original hardware version of the Yamaha Tenori On came out a few years ago, it electrified the gadget community with its mesmerizing, addictive interface that allowed anyone to make original visual music just by pressing a few buttons.

But it cost $1,200. Now, the compelling new TNR-i app for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch puts the power of this unique instrument in your pocket for $19.99!

Island Guitars captures the amalgamation of the rich cultures that make up the very heart and soul of the island culture and then turns it on its head, distills it and presents it in a modern, fresh and unique way.

This collection of Pop, Reggae, Hawaiian, Calypso, and Soca lets you have it all with a Massive 4GB collection (1.6 GB of 24-bit WAV files) that showcases artists like Ingrid Michaelson, Bruno Mars, Train, Jack Johnson, Jimmy Buffet, Kenny Chesney, Ziggy Marley, Israel "IZ" Kamakawiwo'ole and the Black Eyed Peas.

Supplied with both fx trail outs and cut perfectly for looping these impressive psytrance synth parts are perfect for instant gratification.

Designed by a master of the underground psytrance sound, this exclusive Zenhiser sample pack is setting new boundaries in the psy trance sample realm. So how do we describe it? Well the psy trance samples range from trip tonic arpeggios through to full on power driving leads sprinkled with a mix mesmerising movements and mind boggling sequences. Basically it's a must for all psytrance producers that want a hook in seconds.

They have returned to HS Towers, tired and weary, khakis ripped and pith helmets slightly the worse for wear, from an arduous expedition in the far east. There, they discovered an ancient machine buried deep in a derelict temple in the Kunlun mountain range of the Tibetan plateau. This immediately proved ideal to re-purpose for Matthias Schuster's Tibetan bowl samples.

Some features:

- 48kHz/24-bit
- Tibetan bowl samples
- Each sample individually editable with...
- Multi-wave LFO
- Multi-mode 2-pole/4-pole filter
- Two envelope shapers
- Distortion, bit crusher and sample rate reducer
- EQ, chorus, phaser, flanger and echo multi-FX
- Convolved reverb featuring a wide range of impulses

The microphones KMS 104 D and KMS 105 D are the transition of the well-established KMS 104/105 analog microphones into the digital domain. Based on the AES42 standard, these microphones are an ideal choice for live and on-stage applications.

They provide all of the features of their analog counterparts. Additionally, they offer the advantages of the digital circuit technology, such as extended dynamic range, a more robust operation (EMC safe) and the avoidance of clipping as a result of the integrated peak limiter/ compressor.

ElliottGarage presents EGDR808, a drum machine that emulates the vintage hardware from the 80's.

Its realistic and clear interface recalls the analog machine from the past, for all the vintage fanatics.

You can play with the rythm presets included or you can create your own pattern.

Features:
- Interface like the real drum machine from the 80's
- 16 steps sequencer
- 12 programmable rythm patterns and 4 fills patterns
- Auto fill in every 2, 4, 8, 12 or 16 pattern
- Save the pattern you've created and play your songs.[p]