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Oktava has launced at NAMM a new condenser mic, the MKL-111.

The capsule is a center-terminated design,like the MK-102 capsule head for the MK-012 hybrid microphone.
Whereas the MK-102 capsule uses a single diaphragm, the MKL-111 uses a dual diaphragm model.


A multi pattern control (Located on the power supply) offers a selection of Omni, Cardioid, Figure-8 (with intermediate pattern).

GROOVE DRUMS is a VSTi plugin compatible MAC and WINDOWS. Its architecture combines a sampler and an innovative and powerful tool allows you to create easily and intuitively grooves and drums loops.

Some features:
- Sequencer / sampler designed to generate percussion.
- Innovative tool for randomization.
- Ability to create loops that can be used by loops sequencer softwares.
- Drag & Drop patterns.
- 8 channels. Comes with 2 VST, one with 8 independent outputs.
- 16 patterns of 64 steps per channel.
- Equalizer, insertions and effects sends.
- Comes with Chorus, Compressor, Delay, Filter, Flanger, Limiter, Reverb and Overdrive.

AudioThing has released Spheres, a new collection of 64 patches for Native Instruments Massive including pads, leads, basses, soundscapes, synth tuned percussions/mallets, sequences and more.
These patches weren't designed for a specific genre, instead they were crafted trying to follow a leitmotiv: round shapes, bouncing sounds and circular sequences.

Specifications
- 64 Patches.
- Multiformat: KSD and NMSV.
- Size: 1 MB installed.
- Macro Controls assigned to main parameters.

Full version of Native Instruments Massive 1.2.1 or 1.3.0 is required.

Sphere is available for $8.

Produced by Nick Phoenix, Quantum Leap Solo Violin is a virtuoso solo violin recorded at Remote Control Productions, a film score facility in Santa Monica, California run by veteran film composer Hans Zimmer and home to the scores of many of today‚s top films.

Quantum Leap Solo Violin includes 5 passes of true legatos sampled intervals, Legato soft, legato forte, expressive legato, portamento and fast legato/ trill/ run.
$99.00 USD

CurveEQ implements spectrum matching technology that allows you to transfer spectrum's shape of one recording to another. In other words, this allows you to "copy" frequency balance of existing time-proven mixes so that other mixes that are still in the works may have a chance to sound better.

CurveEQ features:
- 3 EQ curves per channel group
- Linear- and minimum-phase filtering
- Spectrum matching
- Freeform EQ curve drawing mode
- Real-time FFT spectrum analyzer
- Stereo and multi-channel processing
- Internal channel routing
- Channel grouping
- Mid/side processing
- 64-bit floating point processing
- Preset manager
- Undo/redo history
- A/B comparisons
- Contextual hint messages
- All sample rates support
- 53 ms compensated processing latency.

KV331 Audio has updated SynthMaster to version 2.5.4.133 on both Windows and MacOSX platforms.

In this latest update, SynthMaster becomes a native 64 bits VST/AU plugin on MacOSX. Other changes in this update are as follows:

New Features:

- Added online presets uploaded by registered users.
- Added a new (red) skin, created by Irion DaRonin.
- Added new global setting to enable/disable hiding older presets.
- Added new global setting to enable/disable bipolar easy parameters.
- For effect version of SynthMaster, oscillator type is set to "audio in" by default now.

Fixes:
- SynthMaster might crash when oscillator type is changed from basic/additive to wavescanning.
- When renaming a preset, SynthMaster shows the file dialog box at the wrong location, which might cause a crash.
- When mod matrix filter is set, and prev/next buttons of the matrix are pressed, SynthMaster might crash.
- 64 bit version of SynthMaster does not load correctly.
- SynthMaster does not send changed parameter values to VST host.
- SynthMaster crashes when SynthMasterFolders.txt file needs to be written.