PC and Music News

Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH today announced the release of their latest iOS app, Cubase iC Pro, which allows users to remote control Cubase, Steinberg's popular DAW.

"Cubase iC Pro's the perfect remote control app for recording your performance on Cubase via Wi-Fi when nobody else is around to press the record button on your computer," remarked Carlos Mendoza Rohde, product marketing manager at Steinberg. "But, really, it's so much more. With Cubase iC Pro on your iPhone, you can set up four headphone mixes, scroll through projects and control transport functions, key commands and macros in an intuitive way."

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"The concept of a High-Definition protocol comparable to MIDI has been discussed and a proposal is being tested.

This new protocol provides greater resolution in data values, increases the number of Channels, and allows for the creation of entirely new kinds of messages that will encourage future innovation.

- HTML5 Web MIDI API
- MIDI over Ethernet AVBTP"

Go Independent Records today announces Drum Loops HD 1.3, an update to its popular music app developed for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch devices.

Drum Loops HD features a staggering 1000 plus loops, fills, samples and more to use with your digital audio workstation. The app now contains 8 styles and 2 fully sampled drum kits at multiple dynamic levels. All tracks are automatically looped within the app, and cut into 2 or 4 bar loops. Version 1.3 introduces new chapters, as well as bug fixes.

Launchkey is a range of 25, 49 and 61 note keyboard controllers with up to 50 physical controls including 16 velocity-sensitive multi-colour launch pads that trigger and stop clips - and launch scenes - in Ableton Live.

As well as enabling hands-on control of your DAW's mixer, instruments and more, Launchkey is an integrated software/hardware instrument. The control surface has been designed to work tightly alongside two intuitive apps for iPad: the Launckey app and the Launchpad app* - plus the powerful V-Station & Bass Station synth plug-ins for Mac and Windows.

Compose quickly and easily - your bass lines, your drums patterns, your riffs are just a few clicks away! Huge sound,

fast and ergonomic user interface : that's what Techno Drive is! 7.99$ or 6.99€ on the Mac Apple Store!!

Excavated from a deserted backyard building in a Dresden suburb - all that was left of this piano relic was the housing and 90 percent of the strings.

Nevertheless, the sounds it produced for this ReFill were really something extra. Featuring 13 combinator patches and 1,1GB of sample content.