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This enormous beat collection of unparalleled quality has been a 7-year long project of the South Asian beats guru and No.1 hit producer Eranga Jayawansa. Using the latest technology combined with authentic ethnic percussion, these loops deliver extra individuality and spice.

Beats from the East covers all the genres from HipHop and RnB to Techno and House plus more experimental beats. More than half of the collection features the use of ethnic percussive instruments (tabla, dholak, kanjira, ghatam, yak bera, geta bera, thammattama, udakki, raban, clay pots, bamboos, conga, djembe, darbuka etc).

Includes:
- 1152 Acidized WAV files
- 1152 AIFF Apple Loops
- 1152 Stylus compatible REX2 files
- 47 EXS24 Instruments
- 47 Kontakt Instruments
- 47 Reason NN-XT Instruments
RRP: £49.95 / €58.95

PreSonus today announced a money-saving offer to encourage users of competing major DAWs to switch to Studio One Professional 2. If you own any version of Pro Tools®, Cubase, Nuendo, Logic®, GarageBand®, Sonar, Live, Digital Performer, Acid, Record, Reaper, Samplitude, Mixcraft, or FL Studio and would like to switch over to the most intuitive recording software on the planet, we'll make it easy!

You can buy your crossgrade directly from PreSonus by emailing a copy of the UPC code or original purchase receipt for the other DAW to crossgrade@presonus.com. Upon approval, you will be issued a coupon code, which you can then use to purchase Studio One Professional 2 for $299 USD at the PreSonus online store.

Announcing an additional incentive to get creative this winter - special pricing on each Ableton software product and upgrade!

From November 15, 2011 to January 15, 2012, purchase from any authorized dealer worldwide or the Ableton web shop, and receive 25% off:

Ableton Suite 8, Live 8 and Live Intro, Upgrades to Ableton Suite 8 and Live 8, Max for Live, Ableton Instruments and Partner Instruments.

Here's the second episode of 'Abstract & Weird', again programmed by Oliver Schmitt aka Sounds of Revolution, and distributed by Resonance Sound.

As with Volume 1, this collection is loaded with otherworldly FX, atmospherics, peculiar elements and all kinds of twisted and heavily processed sounds that can give your production that certain flair or character. These loops aren't just for sonic experimentalists,
though, as they're ideal for all four-to-the-floor genres, including minimal, electro, trance and house of any flavour.

UK based This Day in Music Apps today introduces "This Day in Pink Floyd" for iOS, a celebration of a band who have produced some of the most popular and moving music ever.

The first and only official App for Pink Floyd, released in conjunction with their catalogue releases and approved by the band, This Day In Pink Floyd includes info on the band‚s activities for every day of the year, including concert information, studio recording dates, TV performances, dates of album releases and more.

"A Pro Tools|HDX system includes one HDX PCIe card, your choice of Pro Tools HD Series interface, and Pro Tools HD software, delivering guaranteed performance, the highest sound quality, and the leading audio production toolset", says Avid.
We understand it's better to work with a higher processing depth (32 bit floating) and higher Automatic Delay Compensation (ADC) at 16,383 samples (4,096 samples for HD accel card). But the price is a little bit expensive of we must change the computer, interfaces, plug in etc.

So, what do we need?

- Apple Mac Pro (Nehalem/Westmere models only)
- Mac OS X Lion (32- or 64-bit)
- 2 GB of RAM (4 GB or more recommended)
- Minimum 15 GB free hard disk space for Pro Tools installation
- USB port for iLok authorization (plus, Internet connection for software download).

If you think you can use your HD interfaces with HDX, your are kidding:
- Pro Tools HD 10 will be the last feature release to support Pro Tools|HD Accel systems and legacy Pro Tools|HD interfaces.
If you have a Apple Mac Pro (Harpertown for example), you will need to change it...
What about PC users?
So, please Stop spinning yarns!