PC and Music News

The second installment in the Hollywood series, Hollywood Brass is an epic achievement, once again combining the talents of Shawn Murphy, Doug Rogers, Nick Phoenix and Thomas Bergersen.

Recorded in place at EastWest Studio 1, widely regarded as the "best brass recording room in the entire world" with 5 true mic positions, Hollywood Brass is designed to work seamlessly with Hollywood Strings (and the upcoming Woodwinds and Percussion). Running on the next generation and completely revamped engine, PLAY 3, Hollywood Brass will run flawlessly on your system along with Hollywood Strings. This is also exciting news for current Hollywood Strings users, as PLAY 3 and the new Hollywood Strings program update are free to all users.

AVAILABLE JULY 10

Platinum Samples and John Emrich are pleased to announce the release of their Military Cadence Multi-Format MIDI Groove Library. Military Cadence features drum line grooves, snare rolls and a full collection of rudiments formatted for BFD2®, BFD Eco®, EZDrummer®, EZplayer®, Superior Drummer 2.0®, Addictive Drums®, Cakewalk® Session DrummerTM as well as General MIDI which can be used with any GM compatible drum software or hardware.

Military Cadence contains a collection of 285 live, military cadence grooves and rudiments recorded as a real performance on an electronic drum set. This definitive collection features the first really usable military band style patterns for MIDI.

Created in collaboration with Chris Lord-Alge (Green Day, Nickelback, Daughtry, Foo Fighters), Eddie Kramer (Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, Kiss, Peter Frampton), Jack Joseph Puig (John Mayer, Lady Gaga, Counting Crows, Goo Goo Dolls) and Tony Maserati (Tupac Shakur, Alicia Keys, Black Eyed Peas, Jason Mraz), Waves Signature Series Bass & Drums Collection and Waves Signature Series Vocal Collection bring the sound of top producers and engineers to your studio.

Ivory II Upright Pianos is a Virtual Instrument that can run as a plug-in or standalone. Or, if you are an existing Ivory II user, Ivory II Upright Pianos will install directly into your existing Ivory II library, giving you access to all of Ivory II's pianos and features from one great interface. Its MSRP is $299.

Highlights of Ivory II Upright Pianos:
Four hand-selected Upright Pianos including:
- Yamaha U5 Modern Upright
- 1914 A.M. Hume Vintage Upright
- Honky Tonk, Barroom Upright
- Real Tack Piano

From NI Forum:
"In order to utilize its development resources in the best interest of its wider userbase, Native Instruments has decided to discontinue the Kore product range.

As an immediate consequence, Kore 2 and all Kore-based instruments and effects will no longer be offered for sale. The Kore Player will also be no longer available for download. Technical support for Kore will also continue to be available. Future versions of the Komplete bundle and of individual NI instruments might no longer be fully compatible with Kore, and will not include special preset versions for its sound browser.

Owners of the full versions of Kore 1 or Kore 2 (excluding software-only versions) who are interested in Maschine can purchase a special crossgrade price of $449 / €399 until the end of the year".

Avid today announced general availability of the M-Audio Venom virtual analog synthesizer and is shipping throughout EMEA.

Venom: New Virtual Analog Synthesizer Brings Unprecedented Sound Options to Customers of All Skill Levels
Merging Avid's expertise in virtual instrument development and keyboard design, the M-Audio Venom synthesizer delivers an aggressive take on the emulation of classic analog synthesis—combining the warm sound and character of vintage keyboards with the intuitive control and workflow advantages of modern digital processing to provide cutting-edge sound options to musicians of all skill levels.