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ReBirth literally puts faithful emulations of dance music's vintage analog hardware at iPad users' fingertips: the Roland TB-303 Bass synth and the TR-808 & TR-909 drum machines. Simple step sequencers based on the original hardware assure that anyone stays on the beat. iPad multi-touch support provides an easier and more functional experience than on the originals. Great sound effects with an interface that encourages experimentation will have users instantly creating hit-worthy Techno, House and Hip-Hop beats. And, because music is a social activity, Rebirth offers simple one-click posting of tracks to Facebook and collaborating with other ReBirth users.

With a range of 059 bpm to 091 bpm any producer will be ready to create unique smooth tunes, lounge projects, radio & tv commercials, film cues and web applications of high quality. Integrate the library into your project to give the whole production a totally new style and touch of sound.

A close look into the 2.9 GB package, finds more than 950 loops and samples of supremely engineered and recorded instruments. High quality sounds, chilled accoustic and electric guitars, varied and inspiring drum arrangements plus the right fx sounds for the calm moments in music. BPM information and root key (key signatures) are also embedded in all loop file names.
Structure
Each complete kit contains up 2 sub-kits, some also contain variations.
The material is organized as follows:
- Main Kit - Includes the main theme, with its sounds and phrases.
- Intro/Outro Kit - Here you can find the matching intro/outro track for the overall kit, along with its individual parts.

Loopmasters launches Moog Taurus MK-1.

Have you heard of the legendary Moog Taurus Bass Pedals? Perhaps this new sample pack from Loopmasters is your first introduction? We are willing to bet that when you listen to the demo samples from this pack you will soon realize why many producers have called it the "Fattest Synth Ever"!

If you don't have much money (or If your banker is not satisfied!) to buy the hardware version from Moog, try it!

The new Soundcraft Si Compact Series is a power-packed range of digital consoles that brings all the experience of Soundcraft's digital mixing platforms to a very affordable price level for tour sound, corporate event, house of worship and theatre applications, amongst others.

Key Features

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- Frames with 16, 24 or 32 mono inputs and 4 stereo channels to mix
- 14 mono aux busses
- 4 FX busses
- 4 Matrix busses
- LRC Mix busses
- 4 Stereo Lexicon Effects engines
- 4 Mute Groups
- 4 assignable insert send/returns (24 and 32 models)
- Harman HiQnet integration

The new, intuitive Korg iMS-20 application transforms users' iPads into complete analog synth studios with a detailed recreation of the legendary Korg MS-20 semi-modular analog synth, along with a built-in 16-step analog sequencer, based on the Korg SQ-10. A variety of additional new features, including an analog drum machine, mixer, dual Kaoss pads and direct access to the SoundCloud audio platform, makes this application ideal for electronic musicians.
In addition to being a complete electronic music production studio, the iMS-20 can function as a dynamic performance instrument as well. It is equipped with dual Kaoss pad control surfaces – one for note creation as made famous by Korg's KAOSSILATOR, and one for manipulating parameter values in real-time, as found on Korg's KAOSS series of effects processors.

With four channels of renowned Portico Series preamplification, independent Silk controls, two channels of DI inputs, and an M-S decoder, the 5024 is a workhorse equipped to enhance the front-end performance of any digital or analogue recording system.
In addition to 72 dB of gain, the 5024's mic pres include individually selectable phase, mute, phantom power, a selectable frequency high-pass filter, and the Silk circuit, which yields the rich warmth and presence of the renowned classic designs. Channels 1 and 2 of the 5024 feature a high-Z input designed for instrument level sources. Channels 3 and 4 feature an M-S switch, which enables Mid-Side decoding without the use of multiple console channels.