PC and Music News

Audio-Technica is launching its flagship 50 Series of elite studio microphones with the AT5040 Cardioid Condenser Microphone.

A-T's ultimate studio vocal microphone, the hand-built AT5040 side-address condenser offers remarkably musical high-fidelity performance, with profound realism and depth, presence and purity of sound. Featuring a proprietary breakthrough element design, the AT5040 employs four ultra-thin (2 micron) rectangular diaphragms that function together providing combined surface area unachievable in a standard round diaphragm. Designed as a first-choice vocal microphone with smooth top end and controlled sibilance, the AT5040's large-diaphragm characteristics and fast transient response also make it ideal for recording acoustic instruments such as piano, guitar, strings, and saxophone.

Sight Reader is a new iPad app for music students and teachers to aid in the process of learning to read music notation.

It boasts a large, categorized content library with both static and non-repeating material to keep you reading new material. Whether you are just getting started or are looking to hone your skills further, it has something in it for all skill levels.
The app can be downloaded for FREE and comes loaded with stuff. If you or someone you know is a musician please direct them to this link. While this is a monumental milestone, it marks just the beginning as we have many features, enhancements and content to add in the coming months.

IZotope, Inc. has partnered with Blue Microphones to develop Tiki, the world's first USB microphone that mimics the intelligence of human hearing.

Tiki's Intelligent Speech Mode distinguishes itself with its ability to focus on desired sounds, minimize background noise, and intelligently detect when to mute altogether. Complemented by a Natural Recording Mode for high-fidelity audio recording, Tiki's two modes give any Skype user, podcaster or musician the versatility to quickly choose the best option in any situation.[P}

Today Crysonic Announced the imminent availability of new versions for most of their pro Audio plug-in lineup. Six of their current products will be upgraded to new versions including support for Native 64-bit for both PC and Mac OS X starting on the 29th of October 2012.

All purchases made from today onwards will include the New Versions, this includes their CryEverything Bundle which comprises of all current Crysonic Products. The Bundle is on sale until the 31st of October. Upgrade options for all existing customers are also available at heavily discounted prices.

Push is a new instrument that solves an old problem: how to make a song from scratch. With hands-on control of melody and harmony, beats, sounds, and song structure, Push puts the fundamental elements of music making at your fingertips - and it fits in a backpack alongside your laptop.

Play beats live with velocity-sensitive pads made by Akai Professional, and adjust sounds and kits while you play with eight touch-sensitive endless encoders. Hold a pad to repeat notes in time with your track while adjusting swing or the repeat divisions in real time...

Based on Millennia's award winning HV-3 preamp circuit, the Millennia HV-37 is a pair of the critically acclaimed 500 series HV-35 preamp cards housed in a rugged 16 gage steel, single rack-space package with an on board universal power supply.
The panel front has an instrument input jack, DC coupled ribbon mic switch with 10dB gain boost setting, 80 Hz roll off filter, 48V phantom switch, 15 dB Pad, Polarity flip, signal present and overload LEDs and a continuously variable gain control.
The rear panel has XLR mic ins and XLR balanced line outs along with a standard IEC power connector. It can be powered directly by mains voltages between 100V and 240V.