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Blues Masters 1.0 for iPad is an encyclopedia for all those eager to learn the basics of blues guitar and who want to discover how the legends build their solos. Learn from 115+ authentic riffs from 16 masters of the blues guitar, including Clapton, Vaughan, B.B. King, Haynes and many more.

This app is with loads of fun features, teaching videos, lessons on the legends themselves. Build your own 12 bar blues session using authentic tracks from these legendary blues players.

The ASPlayer is now compatible with 64bits and fixes a few bugs.

- Olyx is a 3 1/2 octave xylophone,
- Recorded at 88.2khz 24bits, downsampled to 44.1khz 24bits,
- 138Mb sample bank, no loops, 370 samples,
- 8 velocity layers per note,
- The kontakt version features a manual tuning table to allow you to tune it your way,
- Available for kontakt 2,3 and 4, exs, SFZ and our free ASPlayer (AU,VST, windows and mac),

You can buy it for 19€.

From May 20-23, 2011, McDSP offers huge savings on all LE to Native upgrades! Existing LE customers can upgrade LE versions of Analog Channel, Chrome Tone, CompressorBank, FilterBank, ML4000, Revolver and Synthesizer One for just $49 each!

The LE to Native upgrades not only add full feature functionality, but also additional plug-ins - a total of 27 plug-ins across all 7 LE to Native upgrades! Audio Unit (AU) support is also available in most McDSP Native plug-ins for use with Logic, Digital Performer, and other AU compatible DAWs.

MModernCompressor is a powerful compressor plugin based on our MDynamics engine. It is designed simply for ease of use and optimized to get pristine quality results as quickly as possible without having to master the more advanced features in MDynamics.

It also contains a powerful metering system providing everything from gain reduction to a level distribution analyzer.


- Powerful metering system
- Up to 8 channels surround processing
- Adjustable up-sampling 1x-16x
- Extremely advanced and easy-to-use user interface
- MIDI controllers with MIDI learn
- Very fast, optimized for SSE and SSE2 processors
- Global preset management and online preset exchange

Audio Impressions introduces Notation Switchblade, the universal translator that fixes anomalies (tuplets, notes, styles, articulations) occurring when converting from MIDI to notation software (Sibelius, Finale).

Some Features:

- Converts tuplets (not just triplets, but 5-, 7- or 9-tuplets) quantized in the MIDI sequencing program into readable tuplet notation.
- Perfectly translates to notation, including all styles and articulations.
- Also translates to tablature.
- Automatically removes keyswitch notes from the score.
- A metadata process converts MIDI generated articulations, styles, and instrument names into MusicXML data that can be imported into standard music notation programs such as Sibelius and Finale.
Customize Clefs for each track and beaming for any time signature.
Works with any sample library using MIDI information to change articulations.
Notation Switchblade simplifies the transition between a realistic orchestral MIDI mockup and a readable score by converting MIDI CC, MIDI program change, MIDI note velocity, and MIDI keyswitch (note) information into MusicXML metadata. It can be configured to work with practically any library that uses MIDI information to change articulations.
Notation Switchblade converts tuplets quantized in the MIDI sequencing program into readable tuplets in thenotation program.

For immediate Release
Better Music Distribution is very pleased to announce the availability of the virtual Poetic Guitar Series in the USA made by H.E. Audio.
The Poetic Guitar Series is made up of three separate acoustic guitars:
1. Poetic Guitar Rainlotus consists of a Ryan Guitar-Nightingale Grand Soloist acoustic steel guitar (MSRP $99.00)
2. Poetic Guitar Landscape, a Rodriguez Spanish guitar (MSRP $99.00)
3. Poetic Guitar 8 Strings is a Fleta 8-string classical guitar (MSRP $99.00)

Key features in all three versions:
- Unique innovative design realization of real and natural guitar playing effect.
- Between 800MB-1.5GB of samples per instrument without additional processing
- Guitars used are all top hand-made guitars in the world, recorded by famous guitarists at home and abroad in the CCTV 480 m2 Studio and A String Studio, which are among the best studios in China.
- Hand-painted guitar interface, displaying the real-time visual effect of synchronization of guitar and keyboard in a real guitar GUI
- Rhombic sampling design, velocity levels are up to 12.
- Various guitar playing techniques: Harmonic, Hammer On, Pull Off, Slide Up, Slide Down, Slide In, Slide Out, Chord, Mute, Bending, Strum etc. The legato notes at random time-length and random pitch can be achieved.
- Legato techniques, more convenient for live performance.
- New sampling circulation techniques: KeyCount and OctCount.
- Vibrato system, Special-made for acoustic guitar.
- With the new Start Time technique, a special key feature of a string instrument has been authentically realized.
- Seven guitar FXs: Reverb, Delay, Chorus, Transposition, Compression, EQ and Overdrive.
- Up to three groups of samples: Pick, Finger and Nail
- VSTi virtual instruments for Windows only

All three versions are now available via direct download as single virtual instruments for $99.00 each or as a set of three for $208.00