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Antares Audio Technologies has announced the availability of Auto-Tune EFX 2.

Powered by the same core technology as Antares' professional standard Auto-Tune 7, Auto-Tune EFX 2 is the newest generation of the quickest, easiest-to-use tool for real-time pitch correction and creating the iconic Auto-Tune Vocal Effect. And now, with its new Auto-Motion Vocal Pattern Generation, musicians can add a variety of intricate musical patterns to their tracks for an entirely new (and sonically dramatic) vocal effect.

Turn your iPhone/iPad into a powerful synthesizer! Alchemy
Mobile includes everything from evolving soundscapes and fat
bases to lush pads and pulsing arpeggios, and is available
for free from the iTunes App store.

This is the iOS version of Camel Audio's award-winning Mac/PC Alchemy synth. The Alchemy Mobile interface was designed with ease of use in mind. You can play the mini keyboard built into the app, which features scalable key size and one touch major and minor keys so even the clumsiest fingers can play along with friends. You can also plug in an external Core MIDI keyboard.

MOTU is once again shipping the MIDI Express XT, a 128-channel USB MIDI interface for Mac and Windows with plug-and-play USB connectivity to any computer, sub-millisecond MIDI timing accuracy, 8 separate MIDI inputs, 9 MIDI outputs, time code sync, a foot switch input, and MIDI processing features, including routing, merging, and muting.

Designed and engineered for both personal and professional use, the Express XT now includes support for 23.976 SMPTE time code and ships with completely updated ClockWorks software for Mac OS X and Windows 7/Vista.

This library contains and incredible collection of high intensity arp loops, drum loops, drum FX loops, guitar loops, bass loops, perc loops, textures, slams and sweeps. Perfect for use in film, trailers, and all other music productions. Recorded and edited using our state of the art recording studio, Methane is a must have Cinematic Industrial library for all types of music composers who want to add just the perfect sonic texture to their creations.

Also ideal for use in all music productions from ambient, electronic, Rock and Metal. Created by Hollywood Loops founder and Grammy Award nominated composer Scott Rockenfield.
Formats: Wav, Apple Loops and Kontakt

DNR Collaborative announces the official release of Elektro Nation 01, which is a new series of loops and samples to fit a wide range of electronic music styles.

Elektro Nation does not focus on realistic instruments, but content which can be used in a variety of elektro, dub, dubstep, drum+bass, hardcore, minimal, glitch and other electronic styles. This first volume is our inaugural release for this library, and it contains 228 loops @ 24-bit / 48k quality which range from heavily effected drum sounds to basic elektro drumloops. All loops are at least 4 bars long.

Lexicon 224 HD Library offers HD Multi Impulse Responses from one of the most used Reverb Units on professional recordings during 1979-1990. The original Unit was captured with Lynx Studio Aurora AD/DA Converter and long sine sweep in range from 20 Hz - 32 kHz.

Maximum possible IR quality at lower input levels was achieved through our patented XDC processing (extended 2-pass deconvolution).

- 1.052 Impulse Responses from legendary Reverb Unit
- all 8 Algorithms, available on original unit
- HD resolution IRs (24 bit / 96 kHz)
- extended deconvolution (2-pass for smoothing reverb tail at lower levels)
- multi IRs (30 x 4 per Algorithm)
- 1.052 Presets for Apple Logic Space Designer and Waves IR1
- original factory Presets (9 IRs x 8 Algorithms)
- 20 Xtreme Samples Presets for general purpose (vox, drums, brass etc.)
- easy setup of desired IR through Lexicon Remote-related
- Preset names.