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Developed in association with Eddie Kramer,
Tape, Tubes & Transistors features three meticulously-modeled vintage plugins: Kramer Master Tape,
HLS Channel, and PIE Compressor.

Together, they recreate Eddie's golden audio chain, which he used to record musical icons like Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, and The Beatles.

- Kramer Master Tape
- HLS Channel
- PIE Compressor

It features a dynamically controlled harmonic enhancer feeding a 32 bands de-expander. The last stage is a sophisticated limiter using a complex gain envelope generator preserving the original dynamic.

The algoritm is based on a perceptive model related to the human hearing. No matter the style of the source is, the signal is adjusted to produce intense sensations for the auditor.

Patchbanks presents another long awaited horn collection containing 100+ bangin' loops—strictly for producing massive bass-filled southern beats. Inside you'll find selective sounds of big stab hooks, brass sections, solo horns and our new 3-in-1 harmony compositions that gives you a big ensemble mix ready to go! No turning back on this one, it's the hot collection every producer wants right now.

- Quantity: 100+ Loops
- File Type: Wav
- Music Styles: Dirty South, Hip Hop
- Bpm Range: 60-88 Bpm
- Price: $24.95 CAN

Inspired by the icons of Hip Hop, Dirty South, RnB and more comes Prime Loops latest release, "Urban Ikonz" - giving you everything you need for you to become the next icon of urban music.

Urban Ikonz is packed with 600MB+ of drum and string loops, synth hooks, drum one-shots, fx samples, and more including 5 fully arranged hip hop beats! From dramatic string and horn stabs and ultra-low basslines to funky syncopated beat trickery this crate of sounds, effects and grooves gives you the tools to write, arrange and produce tracks that are a cut above the rest.[p]

VoiceLive Rack combines a transparent, digitally controlled mic preamp, a full suite of adaptive pre-effects, and TC-Helicon's industry leading, complete vocal effects path to produce any vocal sound you've heard or dreamed of. Now, whether you're constructing a giant vocal track for your latest tune or mixing front-of-house at today's tour stop, VoiceLive Rack delivers the vocal magic. VoiceLive Rack is available in stores October 2011.

- Full mic channel with digitally controlled gain, phantom power and pre effects
- Complete vocal effects path; if you dream it, VoiceLive Rack does it
- Direct access editing and performer control via Mic Control and footswitch input
- Includes MP-75 Modern Performance Vocal Microphone with Mic Control.

With this edition the main instruments Jamie has focused on include the Roland TR-909, Nord Lead and Roland JD800. These have been routed through a Mackie 8-Bus mixing desk and Joe Meek VC2.2 Optical Compressor before digitally recording at 24bit WAV.

The synthesizers were recorded through the desk and VC2.2, with each patch created and processed individually. Both the raw recordings for additional manipulation and effected variations are available.