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The major change of this update consists in the "Edit" panel, that was taken off with the arrival of the version 2 of this sampler, as well as UVI second-generation libraries - the scripted ones.

However, they decided to put this "Edit" feature back into the sampler with this update. From now on, all UVI libraries, scripted and not-yet-scripted, can be used under the new interface, simpler, more powerful and more convenient.

64 new presets for Animoog covering a broad range of genres from Ambient to Dubstep. Smooth ambient pads, wobbly basses, subtle drones, rhythmic sequences and organic sound effects such as a true budgie tweet, the hypnotic song of whales and the natural purr of a cat.

Luftrum 8 is compatible with both the iPhone and iPad version of Animoog. Included is an easy install instruction, describing how to get the sounds onto your device. All presets are nicely sorted with LUF initials to separate them from the factory presets.

Indianapolis based Blue Prophet today announces Shakie Percussion 1.2, an update to its musical instrument app for iOS.

Shakie is a new type of instrument made possible with an iPhone or iPod touch's palm sized, motion sensing display. It uses a realistic physics engine to model and animate pellets to simulate maracas, bells, shakers, tambourines and more. Version 1.2 brings the ability to change the shape of the pellet container, volume sensitivity, richness and nuance of the sound and more.

The ShelTone 226 is a cool electric reed organ built into a tolex suitcase. It makes its sounds by using an electric fan to drive air over reeds, much in the style of a harmonium or accordion.

The Bass Note buttons have been incorporated seamlessly into the keyboard samples so you get a full key range instead of just three octaves. If you want to play with those Major and Minor chord buttons, simply click the Bass Chords switch to swap from a full key range to a split keyboard: single notes on the right, and two octaves of Major and Minor chords under your left hand.

The Polychrome is high on the aquisition lists of most analogue synth lovers because it is regarded as one of those beautiful odditys that seldom gets heard in music because of the rarity of the synth.

They sampled every section of the Polychrome (Percussion/Strings/Ensemble and Vocal/Choral) and added lots of new features-such as the ability to play more than one choral/vocal section at any time and a dedicated effects section for each synth section and a master effects section.
For Mac and PC, Kontakt 4.2.4 and higher.

17th Annual USA Songwriting Competition is now accepting entries! Winning songs will receive radio airplay in United States and Canada along with great prizes such as a Top Prize of over $50,000.

Sponsors of the 17th Annual Competition are: New Music Weekly, AirplayAccess.com, Loggins Promotion, Sony, Audio-Technica, IK Multimedia, D'Addario Strings, Presonus, Acoustica, Sonoma Wireworks, Intellitouch Tuners, Acoustic Café Radio Program, LivewireMusician.com, Reverbnation, Broadjam, Sirius XM Radio, Sonicbids.com, Soundcloud.com, etc.