PC and Music News

NOTION Music, creators of award-winning music creation software, announce the new NOTION app for iPad. This notation editor and playback app gives musicians the ability to compose, edit, and play back scores using top notch real audio samples performed by The London Symphony Orchestra and recorded at Abbey Road Studios. With the mobility of the iPad, NOTION allows users to capture musical ideas at any time and any place. And for the first few days of release, NOTION for iPad is available for only $.99, regularly $14.99! This special offer will be available until December 20, 2011 at 11:59pm!!

Soundprovocation wishes Happy Creative 2012 and gives a chance to purchase their sound libraries with discounts up to -50%.
The offer applies to these libraries:

- Vocalotheque - a vocal ensemble. 6.5 GB library, 76 patches.
- Ethnic Horns - a full set of ancient wooden horns.
- Ethnic Panpipes - an extended set of Baltic panpipes.
- Ethnic Bagpipe - Baltic bagpipe in two tonalities - C and D.
- Sweeps & Whooshes V2 - an upgraded collection of sound effects.

The offer ends on December 31.

MOTU is now shipping the 4pre, a compact, half-rack 6x8 hybrid audio interface and mixer. The 4pre connects via FireWire or hi-speed USB2 to a Mac or PC computer and delivers professional audio quality, straightforward front-panel mixing, and plenty of I/O, including four mic inputs with preamps, alternative guitar/line inputs, four channels of analog output, stereo S/PDIF and two stereo headphone outputs. Advanced features include digitally controlled analog trim, DDS (Direct Digital Synthesis) audio clocking for exceptionally low jitter performance, and an instrument tuner.

Here's a gift for you from our astonishing 'Symphonic Series Vol 2: Arabian Adventures 1' product. Simply order any product and you will get this gift which includes 1 GB of royalty-free loops in ACID, WAV, Apple Loops, MIDI and OMF formats.

You may use these samples for any musical purpose as long as you keep to the terms of the enclosed license agreement in mind. Simpy place any order and our system will add this product to your shopping basket.

Acousticsamples is launching their 2011 Christmas Sale!

This sale gives you 30% off everything.
The discount may be combined with the quantity discount that is already going on, so you save :
- 30% and then 5% off the discounted total for 2 items
- 30% and then 10% off the discounted total for 4 items
- 30% and then 15% off the discounted total for 6 items
- 30% and then 20% off the discounted total for 8 items
- 30% and then 25% off the discounted total for 10 items or more.

Ueberschall presents the new era of Soul, the third volume of the premium Vodovoz series. Inspired by the mid sixties - early seventies northern soul stompers and raregroove classics.

Retro Soul delivers over 1.44 GB of high quality atmospheric and catchy soul arrangements with a special retro feel and a pristine vintage sound. This library contains 10 song oriented construction kits. Tonal diversity is accented by custom recordings of vintage drum and instrumental phrases. Each kit is over one minute long (including an intro, a main part, variations and an outro).