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Shiverware introduces SpeakBeat 1.0, a new metronome app for iOS devices. The app is unique among metronome apps because it uses spoken words to mark the beat rather than clicks or ticks.

The app is widely customizable, with a variety of high-quality studio recorded voices to choose from, as well as a large high-contrast numerical display. The spoken metronome improves timing over click metronomes for music students, dancers, and cheerleaders as well as saving the voices of instructors.

SongStarter is a different approach to music production on the
desktop. Starting with a beat, you can quickly record into a live
looper using the collection of built-in instruments and build up the
basics of a song.

This workflow makes it easy to jot down an idea and
iterate quickly. And though it's simple and fast, SongStarter is a
serious tool, and that's why we made sure exporting your songs to a
DAW is as easy as possible.

The 128-preset soundbank of CIRCULAR is designed upon the successor of Alpha – Ray by TubeOhm Instruments. It offers:

- 10 effective gated sounds,
- 7 varied leads,
- 77 inspiring sequences,
- 34 ultra-spectral synthesizers.
- All the bank presets have Modwheel and Aftertouch action mapped.

CIRCULAR with its content contributes to Gamma - Ray's positive feedback providing numerous presets. The attached preset list has the suggestions of individual preset 'VCF invers' to expand the palette of the bank offer.

Price: $15

Blackbird is another free Live Pack from Detunized.com.
Starting with only a handful of short snippets of found sounds Blackbird hooks up with the idea of granular synthesis.
With its small footprint of only 1 MB and Live's gorgeously expandable effect chains Blackbird offers endless possibilities for the creation of extensive sound sculptures.

Specifications:
Format: Ableton Live Pack
Compatibility: PC/Mac, Live 8 required
Instruments: 10
Samples: 15, 24 Bit/44,1 kHz
Disk Space: 1 MB

MixVibes announces the latest update to its powerful CrossDJ software. Jam-packed with innovative features, a modular user interface, a brand new sampler and stunning effects, CrossDJ 2.0 has been specially developed to help DJs of all levels realize maximum creative potential.

Key Features of CrossDJ 2.0

- 8 pad Sampler
- 3 sample play modes
- Unlimited sample banks
- Sample rolling frequency
- Quantize
- 2 FX units : 14 audio effects
- Bipolar filters .

Steven Slate Drums and audioMIDI.com have joined forces to offer Steven Slate Drums 4 ESSENTIAL at just $20.00.

Steven Slate has long been one of the top authorities on drum sounds and his newest virtual instrument, Steven Slate Drums 4, has been described by many top reviewers as the best sounding drum instrument in the industry. Now audioMIDI.com gives you a taste of this powerful drum software at an absolutely No-Brainer price! Steven Slate Drums 4 ESSENTIAL includes one world-class Steven Slate DELUXE drum kit, as well as an additional kick and snare sample from the CLASSIC pack. Using various blends of the drum options in the mixer, Slate has crafted ten preset drum kits ranging from vintage to rock to metal.