PC and Music News

Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH today released its Music Production & Sound Creation Suite to selected countries, comprising the award-winning Cubase 6 music production system and highly acclaimed HALion 4 sampler.

A limited number of the Music Production & Sound Creation Suite is available through the Steinberg Online Shop and from resellers in selected European countries*, as well as in USA and Australia. The availability in other countries is not guaranteed.

The suggested retail price for the Music Production & Sound Creation Suite is EUR 699, including German VAT, and GBP 592, including British VAT.

BBE's patented technology restores the natural warmth, clarity and definition that have been missing from your digital listening experience. Rediscover the thrill of deeper richer lows, superior clarity and definition, increased upper harmonic detail and better overall audio performance regardless of the quality of your earphones, dock, or speakers. The SonicMax Pro difference will blow you away.

SonicMax Pro is the must-have app for every musician, aspiring DJ and music fanatic.

GYpsy Jazzy is the first product dedicated to Gypsy Jazz, from its very roots to most modern genres like electro-swing and swing-house.

Containing 4 500+ samples, carefully hand-crafted with the finest recording gear, Gypsy Jazzy offers you not only construction kits, but also many exclusive features like the UVIrtual Band and Chordomatic presets.

The free UVI Workstation 2 software included will allow you to use Gypsy Jazzy immediately under your favorite DAW or music software, whether you're Mac or PC.

The new SPD-SX Sampling Pad puts powerful sample creation and playback under your sticks with innovative audio-capturing features, expressive playability, three multi-effects engines, and much more.

- 2 GB internal memory
- Nine velocity-sensitive rubber pads, two external dual-trigger inputs
- Three units of multi-effects onboard
- Expanded USB functionality (USB Mass Storage, USB MIDI/AUDIO, USB Memory)
- Wave Manager software included for easily importing, assigning, and organizing samples.

Arturia announces a major update to its classic synthesizer, the Moog Modular V. This software recreation is now fully compatible with 64-bit hosts and also includes better MIDI control assignment. The Moog Modular v 2.6 still offers an unchallenged quality of sound thanks to TAEŽ, Arturia's proprietary technology for emulating analog circuits.

Main Features

- Support for 64-bit VST and Audio Unit
- Support for Pro Tools 9 & 10
- Support for Mac OSX 10.7 (Lion)
- Improved MIDI control assignment

The 2.6 upgrade is free for all registered users.

Step into 1983 FM synthesis with Puremagnetik's DeeEx! This collection of sounds includes pads, leads, basses, percussion and more, all captured from the legendary Yamaha DX7 synthesizer.

DeeEx Features

- Over 20 professionally multi-sampled instruments
- Over 600 high quality samples
- Advanced Ableton Live Racks with Macro Controls
- "Renoise Ready" XRNI files for instant playability
- Kontakt KSP easy edit GUI.