PC and Music News

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.

Ime+Space, the UK's largest distributor of sample libraries and virtual instruments, has teamed up with Native Instruments to offer three lucky winners the ultimate cinematic production package worth over £830!

Each prize bundle includes:
Native Instruments – Kontakt 4
5 Zero-G sample libraries:
Alien Skies: Cinematic Ambiences 2
Animato: String & Flute FX for Cinema
Dark Skies: Cinematic Ambiences
Deep Impact: Cinematic Atmospheres and SFX
Spiritoso: Live Cello Phrases

PLUS, to ensure you're completely up to scratch with Kontakt, the bundle also includes a copy of ASK Video's Kontakt 4 tutorial package!
The competition runs until 7th July 2011 and all entrants must be over 18 years of age to be eligible to win this competition.

The Nord Electro 3 OS and the Electro 3 HP OS have both been updated to version 3.04.

- If keys were held down during startup or a synchronizing with the Manager, they would all play, quite loud, once the OS had booted or the sync was completed. This is now fixed.

- Muted output when organ models are changed, to prevent noise.
- The Electro 3 61/73 did not use the internal velocity curves that are assigned to every individual piano in the Nord Piano Library v5.x. This is now fixed.

IK Multimedia is now shipping the iKlip for iPad 2, the universal mic stand mounting kit that continues to be the standard for both stage and studio use.

The iKlip now perfectly fits the iPad 2 with the addition of four easy snap-in adapters that are included in the box.
With the iKlip iPad mounting accessory, musicians and presenters can use their original iPad or their new iPad 2 on stage, in the studio or at school making it easy to support and operate their favourite music and presentation apps on virtually any microphone stand.

ICloud is so much more than a hard drive in the sky. It's the effortless way to access just about everything on all your devices. iCloud stores your content so it's always accessible from your iPad, iPhone, iPod touch, Mac, or PC.

It gives you instant access to your music, apps, latest photos, and more. And it keeps your email, contacts, and calendars up to date across all your devices. No syncing required. No management required. In fact, no anything required. iCloud does it all for you.

When you update your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch to iOS 5, your favorite Apple apps become seamlessly integrated with iCloud. Just like that. So all your content and information is available and up to date, no matter which device you're using.
About Lion: Multi-Touch gestures transform the way you interact with your Mac, making all you do more intuitive and direct. Now an even richer Multi-Touch experience comes to OS X Lion. Enjoy more fluid and realistic gesture responses, including rubber-band scrolling, page and image zoom, and full-screen swiping.