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Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH today announced that it will be distributing Alan Parsons' Art & Science of Sound Recording video series by Keyfax NewMedia. With multi-platinum producer Alan Parsons presenting video footage on recording techniques, studio equipment and instruments, the three-DVD boxed set is available from Steinberg through its web store for EUR 119/GBP 101.

The boxed set contains three DVDs encompassing 24 sections on a range of useful topics from MIDI to audio recording techniques. The show covers various methods of signal processing in the analog and digital domain, using compressors, EQ and reverbs among many others. This is followed by providing a detailed look at recording the essential parts of each band: guitars, keyboards, drums and vocals. Eventually the different processes come together when addressed in a live recording setting.

The idea to sample this drum kit came up as we have been looking for new and fresh drum samples which have not the usual sample sources from famous and legendary drum machines like a Roland TR808, TR909 and so on.

Urban Drum Assault contains 100 different Bass Drums, 75 Snares and 25 HiHat samples which match for modern Urban/HipHop productions. Each of this samples exists in two different sound variations so that you get 200 Bass Drums, 150 Snare and 50 HiHat samples.

Apart from all the amazing features of the original VoiceLive 2, this new Extreme Edition offers twice the looping memory, an enhanced microphone preamp for ultimate transparancy, new breathtaking Extreme Edition presets and an appearance that is sure to make a major impact on any stage with its new, extruded aluminum chassis and artwork in the coolest of blue!

VoiceLive 2 Extreme Edition will deliver: auto-adaptive compression & equalization, reverbs, delays, modulation effects, harmony processing, doubling, and more. All effects can be combined, tweaked and stored as personal presets for anything from 'smooth-producer-like' sounds to 'dirty-and-in-your-face' outrage to 'downright-spacious' weirdness – or anything in between. At the end of the day, it's all about every singers' natural right to express themselves on the stage.

Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH today announced the shipping of the Rupert Neve Designs Portico 5033 EQ and 5043 compressor, two pro-audio VST/AU signal processing plug-ins, unveiled at this year's NAMM show.

Each plug-in is available as boxed version at authorized Steinberg dealers and as boxed or download version through the Steinberg Online Shop for EUR 499/GBP 422.
The bundle price is EUR 799/GBP 677.

Over 2.4Gb of groundbreaking electro dance samples from musical genius and beat innovator Si Begg.
Electro Glitch Essentials is a roller-coaster ride of bass, beats, beds, cuts, hits, noises, fx, loops, impulse responses, wipes and swells for those dance producers who want to be at the forefront of their art, challenging the boundaries of musical creativity.

Includes:

- 730 Acidized WAV files
- 730 AIFF Apple Loops
- 370 Stylus compatible REX2 files
- 620 EXS24 Instruments
- 620 Kontakt Instruments
- 620 Reason NN-XT Instruments

Until August 31, 2011, Modartt offers free add-ons to everyone who purchases a new licence or upgrades to the following:

- Pianoteq PLAY: Rock Piano add-on, worth 29 EUR

- Pianoteq Standard: Any add-on of choice, worth up to 49 EUR

- Pianoteq PRO: Add-on collection of choice, worth up to 99 EUR.