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MOTU has announced the Audio Express, a 6x6 hybrid FireWire/USB 2.0 audio interface and mixer for personal studio recording and live performance mixing. The Audio Express features studio-grade sound, hands-on mixing, MIDI connectivity, and all the audio I/O needed for a well-equipped personal studio. Advanced features include front-panel control of four stereo mix busses, stand-alone mixing, digitally controlled analog trim, DDS (Direct Digital Synthesis) audio clocking for exceptionally low jitter performance, and an instrument tuner.

The rear panel includes S/PDIF digital I/O, MIDI I/O, and a foot switch input for hands-free punch-in recording (or other computer keyboard function, programmed from the included setup software).

Nucleus SoundLab presents GuitarScapes for Propellerhead Reason 5 and Record - a ReFill adventure through the endless sonic possibilities offered by well-sampled guitars inside the Reason 5 environment.

GuitarScapes takes a wide variety of synthetic and realistic guitar samples and then mangles them beyond recognition, all in the name of providing you the absolute best in musical inspiration.

- 1.2GB+ of 24/16-bit 44khz samples.
- 223 Custom Combinators - each one unique and featuring all 4 Rotaries, Buttons and Modwheel mapped to intelligent assignments.
- 46 of the above Combinators are for Reason+Record - these unique Combinators are exclusively built using Record amps and FX and as such require Reason 5 + Record.
- 63 Basic Combinators - featuring a single sampleset with a chain of useful FX.
- 55 NN19 Patches
- 25 NN-XT Patches

Universal Audio (UA), a leading
manufacturer of high-quality audio recording hardware and software, announced an agreement wherein two German-based companies, SPL (Sound Performance Lab) and Brainworx, will become 3rd party audio plug-in developers for the award-winning UAD Powered Plug-Ins platform.

SPL and Brainworx, two of the audio industry's most respected brands,are also working with Universal Audio to finalize a software development kit (SDK) that will allow other select developers of professional audio plug-ins to create software for the UAD Powered Plug-Ins platform, and to sell these plug-ins via UA's online store.

Ueberschall presents the new „Inspire Series"! This innovative concept offers new ideas and complete arrangements „on the fly". Endless searching for matching key and BPM is a thing of the past. With the help of the Elastik 2 Player each inspiration is transformed into a new, unique track.
Loop to Inspire!
„Elastik Inspire Series" - Urban
Urban, from the Elastik Inspire Series, is the ultimate tool for urban producers. A complete package with fat drumloops, bouncing synth bass lines, tight strings, piano licks, harps, organs and many more. Perfect for all styles from RnB to Crunk. The final trump in this game is the „Inspire" concept.

The MIDI arpeggiator StepPolyArp for iPad is now Core MIDIcompatible. It works over wifi with the Apple MIDI Network protocol (RTP Midi) without latency, or any class compliant USB MIDI interface connected on the Apple USB camera connection kit and any native Core MIDI compatible MIDI interface.

The arpeggiator can now be synchronized by Midi Clock from a sequencer or any MIDI device without latency, even over wifi network.

New features:

- Core Midi compatibility
- Midi over wifi network support
- Midi over wifi latency compensation
- Apple USB camera connection kit support
- Plug & play Midi routing
- External Midi sync (MIDI Clock)
- Receiving Midi notes from external devices
- Direct transposition by moving finger on values
- Random mode arpeggiator
- Movable popovers
- Bugs fixed

Price : $11.99

Following then NAMM announcement,
Today, Eventide announced the newest addition to its stompbox product line, Space, has commenced shipping in North America. Space features 12 of Eventide's signature reverb combination effects culled from the H8000FW and Eclipse V4 along with some startling new magic. Space includes 100 presets, including presets crafted by Flood and Alan Moulder (The Killers, Nine Inch Nails, Smashing Pumpkins, My Bloody Valentine, 30 Seconds to Mars, PJ Harvey and Them Crooked Vultures), Justin Meldal-Johnsen (Beck, Nine Inch Nails), Richard Devine (sound designer, synthesist, performer, remixer), Vernon Reid (Living Colour), Amedeo Pace (Blonde Redhead), Alex Somers and Jonsi Birgisson (Jonsi and Alex, Sigur Ros), and John Agnello (Patti Smith, Sonic Youth, Dinosaur Jr., and Kurt Vile).