PC and Music News

Following a relaxing weekend in the country we're back with a bang with two superb sample packs for your ears. Kick-starting with the fantastic Meat Katie, a man who made it bigs in the Nu-Skool Breaks scene then swiftly coined the genre 'Tech Funk' a gut-rumbling mish-mash of electro, breaks and techno. He returns to Loopmasters to deliver his second collection of greatness 'Tech Funk Producer Vol.2' Second up we have Tech House Styles featuring an inspiring selection of samples to help you craft the next big thing.

Tech House Styles will no doubt prove to be one of the best Selling Tech House sample packs of the year, as it contains a huge palette of inspirational Loops, Melodies, Chords and One-Shot samples for producers looking for current sounds to take their productions to the next level. In addition this pack will be very useful for Minimal, Mainroom and Techno producers.

ESI deliver versatile and robust 49-key aluminium case keyboard

Following the release of their new 25-note keyboard controller in the Autumn, German audio hardware specialist ESI has released the KeyControl 49XT.
Boasting an aluminium case, plug n play capability with no extra power supply required, the KeyControl 49XT is particularly perfect for use on the road and live on stage.

RRP: £111.00 / €129.00

Today, Eventide announced a contest to give away its newest obsession: Space – the Reverb and Beyond stompbox. Space features 12 of Eventide's signature reverb combination effects taken from the H8000FW and Eclipse V4 along with some startling new magic. These unique effects, previously available only in Eventide rack processors, are now available in a compact, roadworthy package. Never before has there been a more dazzling collection of reverb algorithms combined with delays, pitch shifting, tremolo, modulation, and spatial effects in such a compact and affordable package. Simply sign up to win between now and April 30th for a chance to win Space!

To enter the contest, all you have to do is click on the "Win a Space" button on the upper right of the Space product page and complete the form. The winner will be drawn at random and announced on May 2nd on Eventide.com.

Tone2 Audiosoftware has announced the release of the Voltage! soundset for ElectraX.
Voltage! is an inspiring collection of 200 presets ingeniously programmed by professional sound designers,
suitable for Techno, Trance, Electronic, Dubstep, House, Dance, Progressive and a wide variety of other music
genres.

With its multi-layered Arps & Sequences, smooth Leads and massive Bass sounds Voltage! is the perfect
complement to your ElectraX experience.

Cymbal Masters is pleased to announce the release of their Virtually Erskine - Peter Erskine Drum Sample Library featuring two of Peter's personal drum kits formatted for BFD2® and BFD Eco® and their Virtually Erskine - Peter Erskine MIDI Groove Library featuring over 400 MIDI files formatted for BFD2®, BFD Eco® as well as General MIDI which can be used with any GM compatible drum software or hardware.
The Virtually Erskine Sound Library features Peter playing two of his kits recorded and produced in high definition by John Emrich. This collection features Peter Erskine playing every articulation. All recordings were done in Peter's private studio and represent the same pristine sound featured on many of his most recent releases.
The Virtually Erskine MIDI Grooves Library features over 400 MIDI grooves of Peter playing 12 unique styles in 3/4 and 4/4, including Jazz, Swing, Rock, Funk and Afro-Cuban styles.

Longcat Audio Technologies has announced today the Mac version of H3D VST, their 3D audio binaural plugin for Digital Audio Workstations. The Windows version was updated to v1.1 as well, with a new user interface, user settable reverb and large performance improvements.
Aimed at musicians or podcasts producers, Longcat's H3D inserts in major audio software (such as Cubase, Live, Pyramix, Nuendo or Reaper), and allows the user to create immersive 3D mixes for headphones, by visually animating a large number of audio tracks in a full-3D interface.
- 3D object-based mixing: use the 3D interface to visually place and animate sounds.
- Longcat Audio H3D technology: when listening on headphones, H3D allows panning sound in 3D all around the listener's head.
- Unique HRTF processing: H3D uses Longcat own processed HRTF filters in order to achieve the best spatialization effects.
- H3D Reverb: immerse your tracks with H3D Reverb, a spatialized binaural reverberation.
- Automation: fully automate parameters and 3D animation of audio tracks.
- No tedious settings: Just insert H3D plugins and start moving sounds in 3D!

H3D is available immediately at 99€ (incl. EU VAT) in Longcat's online shop for Mac and Windows VST compatible hosts.