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Native Instruments recently announced a price drop on their critically acclaimed TRAKTOR KONTROL S4 DJ system, reducing the price permanently to just $ 899 / 799 EUR. The offer is available at participating retailers and at the NI Online Shop, while supplies last.

TRAKTOR KONTROL S4 represents an unparalleled level of software and hardware integration that makes DJing more versatile, intuitive and fun. The full-featured controller combines a four-channel mixer section with ergonomic, high-quality control elements and an integrated audio interface – all built to professional specifications.

'Sylenth 1 Sizzlers' was designed with electronic music producers in mind. It features 64 single patches and one bank for the harder styles and will also be useful for other genres.

In this pack you will find modern saw leads, hard bass, plucks, sizzling leads for building up nice melodies, some very lush pads and various FXs.


Features:
- 27 Leads
- 05 Bass
- 02 Pads
- 19 FX
- 11 Xtra synths and FX
- MIDI file
- File formats: fxb bank and single presets
- Requirements: This soundset requires Sylenth1 Version (2.2) or higher
- Total: 64 presets.

The all new Apogee ONE is the first studio quality microphone and USB audio interface for iPad and Mac.

ONE is designed for easily creating professional and amazing sounding recordings on your iPod touch, iPhone, iPad or Mac. Using Apogee's premium AD/DA conversion, ONE produces pristine music, podcast, and voice-over recordings while also delivering audiophile quality sound to your headphones.

Apogee Electronics announces iPad compatibility for Quartet, a 4 input, 8 output USB audio interface.

Quartet is the first professional multi-channel audio interface that makes a direct digital connection to Apple's iPad (iPhone, iPod touch) and Mac. Quartet for iPad and Mac features Apogee's Maestro control software, iOS device charging, MIDI connectivity, advanced monitor control and professional sound quality. Quartet is the ideal studio control center for multi-channel music recording and mixing on iPad and Mac.

The Vienna Symphonic Library team announces a one-month limited time offer this February.

Users who purchase at least three Single Instrument products between February 1 and February 28, 2013, will receive a Single Instrument of their choice for free. Five, seven or nine purchased Single Instrument products will yield even more free instruments.

Deep House - Club Sounds Vol. 1 is split in two sections. The library's core is built by 499 loops and 225 single sounds, arranged in categories but ready to be combined freely.

Among the loops, you will find basslines with synth-, electric- and acoustic sounds, complex backing loops, filtered and effect-manipulated guitar-riffs, atmospheric pads, synths and chords as well as spacey SFX.
Rhythmic content is provided in form of groovy No-Kick- and Percussion-loops, complemented by a single-sound-section with bass drums, snares, claps, hi-hats and cymbals to forge your individual beats. This library part is 780MB in size.