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Koma is a analogue hardware (Desktop) BassLine inspired by classical mono synths from the 1980s.
To this particular sound of the 80s, Eowave adds a touch of moder-nity with new controls and parameters saving features. The 16 steps sequencer has 4 rows: 1 for the notes and 3 freely assignable to a parameter of your choice that enables to create living sequences with sonorities like Vince Clark or Jan Hammer.


Oscillator section
- analogue VCO with square saw sub (sub can be 1 or 2 octaves below the master freq), noise. -VCO can be modulated by LFO and PW -Variable glide
- mixer to mix the 4 waveforms( Saw, Square, Sub, Noise)

Filter section
- Full analogue VCO, Filter, VCA, external audio with a trimmer to feed the filter
- 24dB low pass filter Roland Style (Back to the 80's)

VCA section
- VCA is affected to env1
- 2 envelopes ADSR (Amplitude and Filter), with attack goes from 2ms to 10sec)
LFO section
- LFO with 8 waveforms (triangle, ramp up, ramp down, square, random, digital noise, staircase up, staircase down)
Connections
- audio in audio out MIDI in Usb (for software update and MIDI in&out)
Sequencer
- 16 steps sequencer with LED
- 4 rows: 1 row controls gates and notes.
- 3 other rows are freely assignable to any parameter of the front panel. -You can transpose the sequencer with an external MIDI keyboard.

Availability: 2n quarter 2011

Longcat Audio Technologies has announced today the 1.1 update of AudioStage, their 3D audio authoring and mixing software.
Ideal for movie and music postproduction, AudioStage can now be used in latest versions of Avid ProTools, Merging Pyramix, Steinberg Nuendo or Apple Logic Pro, and allows to visually place and animate audio tracks in totally editable 3D environments.

AudioStage 1.1 is available immediately in Longcat's online shop for Windows and Mac OS X, with VST/AU/RTAS plug-in connectors.
Also available is the free AudioStage Lite 1.1 edition, which is downloadable from Longcat Audio's website.

RedNet 5 connects direct to Pro Tools HD cards via DigiLink, supporting up to 32 channels of simultaneous I/O. Assign any available RedNet source or destination via RedNet 5 with the drag-and-drop RedNet control panel and it appears in Pro Tools exactly as it would with any other Pro Tools HD compatible interface, maintaining your traditional workflow. Retain access to all your TDM plugins and saved sessions while at the same time enjoying the superb quality of RedNet's audio interfaces and the ability to build the most sophisticated of audio production systems around a single, standard Gigabit Ethernet network.

Available early 2012...

With its comprehensive tools for composing, recording, editing and mixing, Cubase Elements 6 is the most desirable entryway to the world of Cubase. The eminently powerful collection of quality instruments and effects modifies your PC and Mac computer into your personal music production system for crafting compositions to minute detail, making studio-grade recordings for band practices as well as everything in between. And with the same professional user interface and award-winning audio engine as in Steinberg's Cubase 6 flagship, the Elements version boasts all the tools of the trade at a good price.

- Based on proven Cubase technology used by professionals around the world
- Award-winning 32-bit floating-point Steinberg audio engine with flexible routing and fully automatic delay compensation
- Supports up to 64 MIDI and 48 audio tracks simultaneously in DVD quality (24-bit/96 kHz)
- Includes outstanding virtual instruments: HALion Sonic SE workstation, MPC-style Groove Agent ONE drum machine, Prologue synthesizer
- Comes ready with 33 audio effect processors, including PitchCorrect for vocal intonation correction and the great-sounding AmpSimulator
- Cross-platform 32-/64-bit for Windows and Mac OS X Intel

The all-new Wavedrum Mini carries on this sound concept in a compact and portable format – complete with a built-in speaker and battery power for play anywhere convenience. In addition to its dynamic pad surface, the Wavedrum Mini also includes a newly-developed sensor clip which can be attached to a table, cup, or any object, allowing it to be played as a percussion instrument.

Some features:

- Play one sound from the dynamic pad and Play a second sound from any surface or object using the sensor clip.

- 100 Ready-to-play sounds ranging from acoustic tones to synthetic sounds.
- 100 Rhythm patterns serve as a rhythmic guide or provide jam-along-fun.
- 10 Preset audio effects; select any effect and enhance any sound.
- On-board Looper allows unlimited overdub layering for complex, multi-sound patterns.
- Built-in speaker, headphones.
- Battery operation lets you play with confidence on the street, outdoors or anywhere.
- AC Adapter and mounting strap are included.

Blue Cat's MB-7 Mixer is a unique plug-in that splits the signal into several frequency bands and lets the user mix them as if they were separate tracks. Each band proposes controls that can usually be found on a mixing console: bypass, mute or solo to isolate frequencies, gain adjustment, "stereoness" (spread) and position in the stereo field (pan). The plug-in also proposes unique linking and grouping options within a single instance, or between several instances, on multiple tracks. It can be used for multiple applications: from mixing to mastering, or audio restoration.

- Multiband mixing console: adjust the levels, panning and "stereoness" of each band separately.
- Multiple instances linking: group bands within a single instance or between multiple instances of the plug-in, and modify the spectrum on multiple tracks with a single slider.
- Up to 7 bands, with crossover filters from 6 to 96 dB/Oct for optimal separation.
- Bypass, mute, solo on every band.
- Mono switch on master for mono compatibility check.
- Complete visual feedback with real time response curves and levels display for each band.
- Side chaining made easy: a unique way to perform multi-band side chain compression, ducking, gating and much more.
- Plug-in window transparency management.
- No latency.