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OP-1 Drum Utility is designed for creating Teenage Engineering Op-1 DrumKit files (custom .AIF files) by merging together one-shot samples you have on your hard disk.

Op-1 Drum Utility accepts sounds via drag-and-drop. Some VST/AU Host programs have internal file browsers, which is recommended, as it is often the most convenient way to audition sounds. You can also Sort and Preview the sounds...

Camel Audio is pleased to announce the release of Ian Boddy:
Analogica for Alchemy and the Free Alchemy Player.

Analogica features over 800MB of new sounds from a
drool-worthy synth collection including modular setups from
Analogue Systems, Doepfer, Roland and Serge, and classics
such as the VCS3, Minimoog and Moog Voyager. Ian Boddy has
been at the forefront of the UK Electronic scene since 1983,
with a formidable reputation as a sound designer, and a host
of album and sample CD credits.

Ian Boddy: Analogica contains 150 presets and costs just 59USD /49EUR / 39GBP.

This MIDI pack comes with an array of jazz drums - from subtile big band swing and waltz to rowdy blues.

- Full song categorization
- Two individual performances in each song folder: basic and intermediate
- Leading instrument categorization in full 8 bar or more loops
- Rudiment and ending sections
- Big Band, Bossa, Blues and Samba styles in straight and/or swing feel

All played masterfully and with impeccable nuance and timing by jazz legend in his own right, Morgan Ågren.
Morgan's soulful and awe-inspiring drumming has received praise and accolades in prestigious publications as well as from business peers such as Frank Zappa, Steve Vai, Gavin Harrison and Mike Keneally.

Bx_meter will show you Peak and RMS values of your mixes, and in addition to that it will show you the relation between both with the centered DYNAMIC LEDs.

bx_meter has a Mid / Side mode (Sum and Difference) in addition to the standard L/R mode, and it offers 3 different weightings to be used to display the dynamics. Just like all the other Brainworx tools you will find several solo switches and nice extra features like the floating dynamic LED mode.

The vertical layout will make it easy for you to place bx_meter on the right side of your screen without burying other plugins or important sequencer data, and the size of the meter is big enough to show you even the slightest details.
On sale: August 22nd.
List price: 99 EUR / 145 US$
Intro pricing will be announced.
Public beta is avalaible to downmoad.

Trance Elevation Bundle (Vols 1-3) brings together this best-selling series with an immense set of 30 club-ready Trance Construction Kits in ACID, Apple Loops, REX & Reason Refill formats. With dry, processed, up/down filter loops & MIDI files, this versatile collection is perfect for even the most demanding producer.

The Trance Elevation series was produced by Jonathan Blakoe of 'Static Blue'.

DirectEMX major upgrade (by directsynth)
A new version of DirectEMX is available (v1.04).

This major upgrade offers 64 bit support for Windows and a new midi implementation called DirectMIDI that expands compatibility and possibilities.

It includes:
- Windows 64 bit version.
- Compatibility with Cubase 6.
- DirectMIDI implementation:
- Dumps are working from any hosts!
- Sending whole pattern banks is now possibe.
- Pattern renaming is possible.
- Knob mouse mode: Circular or vertical

- Audio Unit not yet available but coming soon


The Demo limitation have also changed.