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"A Pro Tools|HDX system includes one HDX PCIe card, your choice of Pro Tools HD Series interface, and Pro Tools HD software, delivering guaranteed performance, the highest sound quality, and the leading audio production toolset", says Avid.
We understand it's better to work with a higher processing depth (32 bit floating) and higher Automatic Delay Compensation (ADC) at 16,383 samples (4,096 samples for HD accel card). But the price is a little bit expensive of we must change the computer, interfaces, plug in etc.

So, what do we need?

- Apple Mac Pro (Nehalem/Westmere models only)
- Mac OS X Lion (32- or 64-bit)
- 2 GB of RAM (4 GB or more recommended)
- Minimum 15 GB free hard disk space for Pro Tools installation
- USB port for iLok authorization (plus, Internet connection for software download).

If you think you can use your HD interfaces with HDX, your are kidding:
- Pro Tools HD 10 will be the last feature release to support Pro Tools|HD Accel systems and legacy Pro Tools|HD interfaces.
If you have a Apple Mac Pro (Harpertown for example), you will need to change it...
What about PC users?
So, please Stop spinning yarns!

'Melodic RnB Vol 6' from Producer Loops concludes this hugely popular series with a final set of five RnB Construction Kits featuring melodic RnB loops for your productions.

Inside this pack you'll find gorgeous ambient pads and strings, unusual FX, subtle pianos, relaxed basslines and a mix of acoustic and digital drum loops.

- A & B Sections
- MIDI Loops
- One-Shots
- Dry & Wet Versions
- FX Tails Included
- Vocal Ready
- SSL Technology

Version 2.0 will feature Auto Naming as well as Enabling/Disabling of Cells, Auto Humanization, Enveloped Time Stretching and much more.

An all-new tool for creating music right at the touch of a fingertip will blow your mind! The Adjustable Preload Size results in sensationally fast loading times when using SSDs and allows for loading up to 10 times more samples and articulations into your RAM!

- Polyphonic Legato: Now you can play chords using Legato Performance Patches!
- Humanize: Adjust the timing and intonation of your virtual musicians in real-time, at the touch of a single fader.
- Multi-Instruments:Stack up to 8 instruments and articulations in a single cell of a matrix, and use the rack mixer to adjust the volume and panning of each articulation individually...

SamplePad is the perfect addition to any drumset or percussion rig: it's compact, very easy to use, and allows drummers to load their own sounds.

It has 25 percussion and electronic drum sounds built in, and allows drummers to load their own samples using a standard SD card to create stunning sound combinations. An external trigger input and the ability to mount it on virtually any snare stand or rack make SamplePad one of the easiest ways to expand any drumset.

IZotope, Inc. announces the release of Ozone 5 and Ozone 5 Advanced. Ozone 5 is an update to iZotope‚s critically acclaimed software mastering suite. Ozone 5 Advanced is a professional mastering suite that expands Ozone‚s feature set with individual component plug-ins, extended features, and the brand-new Ozone Meter Bridge.

"Whether you‚re a musician, engineer, or mastering pro, Ozone 5 lets you master music and other audio simply and efficiently", says Nick Dika, iZotope Senior Product Manager. „Ozone 5 is the biggest update we‚ve ever offered, with improvements that will appeal to Ozone experts and new users alike. Ozone 5 Advanced is designed to set a new industry standard for mastering tools. Advanced includes many exclusive features, and offers mixing and mastering engineers an even higher level of flexibility, precision and control.

Biolabs: Dark Space is a nightmare blend of science fiction and horror that is both fascinating yet strangely chilling. Featuring an extensive collection of moody and twisted soundscapes, tortured machines, a host of distressed hits, scrapes and evolving impacts, possessed basses, freaky effects and disembodied voices, each of its 75 presets is a mini-world of possibilities fuelled by fiendishly clever programming.

Dark Space includes 1 GB of newly sampled material and costs just 35USD / 29EUR / 25GBP. In addition to the usual range of detailed audio demos, biomechanoid has created a chilling video to capture the spirit of his new sounds.