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The official Dave Smith Instruments website still says that the Mopho keyboard is coming soon, however word is on the street that Dave Smith Instruments has begun shipping this new pretty toy.

Features :

• Dual-oscillator mono synthesizer
• 32 semi-weighted keys with Velocity and Aftertouch
• 384 preset sounds
• 25 knobs
• 20 switches
• 2 sub-octave generators
• Curtis low-pass filter (2- or 4-pole)
• Three 5-stage envelope generators (ADSR plus delay)
• 4 LFOs
• Analog VCAs
• Arpeggiator
• Gated 16 x 4 step sequencer (1 sequence per program)
• Feedback
• External audio processing
• Modulation matrix
• Hands-on control of all aspects of the sound and performance
• Overall compact size ...

UVI Soundsource and WaveFrame Software Group are proud to introduce the first sound collection dedicated to the mythical sampler, the Audioframe.

Back in the 80s, the WaveFrame Audioframe was the second generation of huge samplers like the Synclavier from New England Digital and the Australian Fairlight CMI. A complete 48 voice system sold for over $100,000.00 and at the time, the sound and feature set were worth it! That's why it was used by renowned artists and producers such as Peter Gabriel (credited on the LP "US") and Stevie Wonder, and also in the film industry for sound design, foley and ADR.

The UVI Soundpack WaveFrame Sound Collection is going in the complete opposite direction of the current trend for sound libraries. The set doesn't contain dozens of GB, nor even 1 GB; it ...

Waves is now shipping the WSG-Y16 mini-YGDAI SoundGrid I/O card for Yamaha mixing consoles.

The WSG-Y16 is a mini-YGDAI card which makes it possible to run Waves plug-ins on selected Yamaha mixing consoles, using Waves SoundGrid technology. Together with a switch, a server, a Mac or PC, and iLok-authorized Waves plug-ins, the WSG-Y16 lets you process 16 channels of audio using Waves reverbs, equalizers, compressors, limiters, delays, and more.

Features :

• Supports 44.1, 48, 88.2, 96 kHz sampling frequencies
• 24-bit sample resolution
• 16 channels of audio at 44.1/48kHz
• 8 channels of audio at 88.2/96kHz
• Add another card for 16/32 channel processing
• Low-latency, real-time design
• Redundancy and Recovery via SoundGrid
• MIDI por ...

TC Electronic System 6000 MKII reverb and signal processor is now shipping.

System 6000 MKII Rack unit:
• System 6000 MKII can now be controlled and updated over a network or via wi-fi, making for more convenient and flexible installations and updates
• Presets from System 6000 will load on the System 6000 MKII
• Includes a new Matrix mixer for serious summing flexibility
• Opens the door for new and much more powerful algorithms

Icon MKII:
• Faster operation of touch screen and faders
• Controls a variety of TC processors, not just System 6000 MKII
• More connectivity
• New silver finish

Blue Cat Audio has updated its 11 equalizer plug-ins. With these new versions, Pro Tools and 64-bit platforms are natively supported on both Mac and PC. The new release also brings several enhancements and fixes detailed below.

These Blue Cat Audio EQ plug-ins include the Liny EQ series (linear phase graphic equalizers), the Parametr'EQ series (digital and analog parametric EQs) and the Triple EQ plug-ins (semi-parametric visual filters). They all come in three flavors, offering a wide variety of capabilities. In particular, the Widening versions propose mid/side processing for frequency selective stereo narrowing or widening.

What's new for all plug-ins:

• RTAS plugin format support for Pro Tools (Mac and Windows).
• 64-bit applications support for Windows DX and VST u ...

McDSP has extended the release of Audio Unit support, the 6030 Ultimate Compressor and the New Generation of Classic Pack plug-ins to June 8, 2010.

As they are about to step outside the Pro Tools realm for the first time, they're including additional features above and beyond the initial plans, based on requests from several new key McDSP partners.

Meanwhile their current special prices will be extended until June 7, 2010! Special pricing is available on all McDSP products, including bundles, individual product and upgrades.

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