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Reactable Systems launches Reactable mobile. With the new application, the company brings the concept of modular tangible synthesis to mobile devices and makes it available for Apple's iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. The Reactable mobile application features an audio and graphics engine based on the real Reactable, and takes full advantage of the possibilities of multi-touch screens to bring the playful and intuitive user interface of the Reactable to mobile devices. It features a complete set of filters and effects, sequencers and different types of sound generation modules.

Propellerhead Software today announced the immediate availability of Record Drum Takes—big league rock and pop multitrack drums played by skilled session drummers for Propellerhead's brand new recording software Record. Record Drum Takes builds a steady foundation for any rock or pop creation.

Each Drum Take ReFill arrives in Record song format with two separate three minute backing tracks of live drumming, organized in classic song form with intro, verse, chorus, bridge and breakdown, fills and variations. Alt Rock comes with hard-hitting, American drums with lots of attitude inspired by alternative and college rock, Folk Rock brings a large, warm sound, with plenty of room, while Dry Indie provides two classic, laidback, dry and distinct indie pop drum tracks.
EUR €29 / USD $29

Flashback
Glam Rock is a connoisseurs nostalgic gateway to production methods and melodic stylings inspired by the Glam hit makers of the 70s such as T.Rex (Marc Bolan), Gary Glitter, Suzi Quatro, The Sweet, Slade, just to name a few. Straight rock music that marks the spot.

Genre: Glam Rock
1.9 GB, 19 Construction Kits, 1262 Loops & Samples
Elastik Soundbank for Mac/PC/AU/VST/RTAS/StandAlone
Elastik Player included - no sampler required!
price: 140$

FL Studio 9.6 Notable Changes

The beta incorporates a number of enhancements and new features based on ongoing development and customer input, including :

- Horizontal zoom - improved Playlist, Piano roll & Event Editor
- Piano roll - vertical zoom now possible & note properties view
- Note handle - On note selection to rescale length
- Piano roll wave-display - Align notes to audio events
- Magic lasso - Circle mouse around notes and clips to select
- Autosave / Autobackup - See F10 File options
- Browser Autohide - See the Browser menu options.
- Lock Playlist tracks to clips - Mimics Block-tracks
- Shift + Mouse Wheel - Move Channels & Tracks
- Playlist Preview Tool - Preview Clips with the Playback tool

A full-featured version of SampleTank 2.5, with a 500MB specially selected sound library. Musicians may now experience for FREE the sound sample playback engine and build their compositions to perfection.

SampleTank FREE features:
- 500 MB of FREE studio-quality sounds
- 16 part multi-timbral sound module with layerable/mixable parts
- 3 synth engines:
- STRETCH (formant preserving pitch-shift/time-stretch)
- Polyphonic Pitch-Shift/Time-Stretch (PS/TS)
- Resampling
- Multi-Effects section with:
- 5 insert effects per Part
- 5 Send effects
- 5 Master effects

The new Skull Crusher preamp distortion pedal features a six stage analog preamp with 10dB boost, true bypass switching with optical mute, volume, gain and tone controls and an external DC jack that can run off of standard 9v supplies. The preamp portion of the pedal can drive a power amplifier or be plugged directly into a home recording system, mixing board, powered speakers or a PA system. The pedal is available in either polished stainless steel or plated in 24k gold for a special deal with Guitar Center USA.

MSRP $399 for stainless steel and $499 for Gold.