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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).

Dialog combines in one plug-in all the processing needed to clean up, adjust, and sweeten recordings of the spoken voice. It is perfect for voice-over, film/tv recordings on location or sound stage, and broadcast.

Dialog includes brickwall filters, de-hum and de-buzz processing, broadband noise reduction, de-ploding, de-essing, 10-band equalization, compression, and limiting. Separate presets for each section allow you to get results fast.
Dialog is available in all major native formats- Audio Unit, VST, RTAS, MAS and DX, and priced at $249.95.

Cubase 6 Trial includes all the new features that were introduced in the latest major update to Cubase, Steinberg's renowned advanced music production system that is trusted and used by professionals around the globe.

Provided in Cubase 6 Trial are drastically enhanced MIDI functionality and a new audio and MIDI editing workflow that expedites the transformation from creative ideas to professional results. The revolutionary VST Expression 2 comprises Note Expression for drawing controller values onto single note events, updated VST Expression Map functionality and the Articulations/Dynamics Lane in the Key Editor...

Loopmasters have once again joined forces with renowned Indian percussionist KV Bala Krishnan. Together we have put together a wonderful collection of Indian grooves that focus on odd time signatures for producers worldwide looking for authentic royalty free Indian samples to add spice into their productions.

This is the first of a series which sees the creative genius KV playing complex Indian grooves and rhythms from Indian culture and traditional music in time signatures of 5, 6, and 7. The pack contains 16 construction kits with tempos ranging from 80 to 130 BPM; each instrument in the ensemble comes as separate loop and you will also find mixed down versions of some elements for maximum flexibility.

REDD is a virtual synthesizer based on a wavetable recorded from popular analog and virtual analog synthesizers like Minimoog, Korg MS20, Doepfer, Virus B, Oberheim etc. Modulations, envelopes, filters and FX are based on the Kontakt engine and the reverb used by REDD it's based on the impulse response created with Bricasti M7 V2.1 and loaded in "Convolution" Send FX slot from Kontakt 4.2 with 0 latency setting. The REDD wavetable contain 35 sampled VCO, DCO, noise generators and analog tape hiss, altered later in Kontakt.

In the last REDD tab you'll find an Arpeggiator, MIDI Delay and voicing control.