PC and Music News

TC Electronic introduces 7 amazing guitar pedals that deliver first-class tones right out of the box, featuring a true bypass and analog-dry-through design that guarantees maximum tonal integrity and ultimate clarity. On top of that, 5 of these new pedals - Corona Chorus, Flashback Delay & Looper, Vortex Flanger, Shaker Vibrato and Hall of Fame Reverb - let users play with unique tones created by some of the world's greatest guitar players.
TC Electronic has collaborated with some of the best guitarists in the world – such as John Petrucci, Ron 'Bumblefoot' Thal, Joe Perry, Orianthi and Doug Aldrich – to create the first batch of TonePrints, but that's just the beginning - the list of contributing artists will expand massively in the future!

Yeti Pro is the first microphone to combine 24 bit/192 kHz digital recording resolution with an analog XLR output.

Yeti Pro is the first USB microphone combining 24 bit/192 kHz digital recording resolution with an analog XLR output. Yeti Pro, the highest resolution USB microphone on the market, offers XLR recording with Blue's custom condenser capsules set in a proprietary triple array, providing the flexibility of four recording patterns (cardioid, omni, stereo, bi-directional) for studio or desktop recording.

Magnetic is a Reel-to-Reel Audio Tape Warming effect that gives your tracks the elusive vintage tape sound which your ears crave. This effect can inject sterile audio with the warmth and character of classic tube circuitry and analog tape saturation.
Changes :
- Minor and global fixes for Mac and PC.
- Mac installers now repair disk permission settings (v1.2).
- Plug-in latency delay issue is fixed (v1.2).
- Crash in Digital Performer, global Audio Unit problems fixed (v1.2).Etc.

On a scale of 1 to 10, the NAMM Show is turning it up to 11! If you want to boost the volume on your company's sales, then the 2011 NAMM Show in Anaheim, January 13-16, is the place to do it!

Two of NAMM's most important annual events are the trade shows held in January and July. These two conventions, open only to NAMM Members and the music products industry, attract tens of thousands of attendees who want to see new innovations and developments in music making. NAMM shows are unique because in addition to unifying the industry by bringing buyers and sellers together from around the world, the excess revenues from these popular events are funneled back into growing the music products industry. All MacMusic staff will be ready to give you all the news (hardware & software), in real time.

CyberStep has announced KDJ-ONE, which is described as "a first of its kind DAW touchscreen smartbook featuring an advanced synthesizer, sequencer, and multitrack audio editing with ACIDized WAV support".The KDJ-ONE features combination of multi-touch screen, keypad, and jog dial allows for a fluid and intuitive control system unlike that of any existing hardware or software. This new digital audio workstation is built-in KDJ2 Synth features 10 synthesis algorithms, 20 effects, 7 filters, and 4 modulation units including step modulation.

Finally, UltraMixer raises the bar once again for a usable and premium class DJ softwareThe new UltraMixer 3 is finally available and comes with many killer features like:

- Graphical Waveforms for perfect Mixing
- Automatic Beat Matching (Sync)
- Digital Scratching
- 2-Playlists and Waitlist mode
- Seamless live Looping
- Mix Recording
- Resizable User Interface
- Auto-DJ for automatic Crossfading of Music
- Automatic Gain Control (AGC)
- High Quality Master Tempo