PC and Music News

Made of 48khz stereo wav file goodness these 80s drum beats are exclusive to Zenhiser and an absolute must for any producer or remixer looking to give their music productions an 80's spin.

Once again the attention to detail in these exclusive 80's sample packs is second to none delivering 80s punch to your drum tracks and taking your music productions into the retro years of the 1980's.

For the Amps EZmix Pack, we dove headfirst into the vaults of the the last few decades of guitar inspired music and came back out with a complete songwriting tool box for anything from rock and blues to pop and country guitar.

Classic sounds starting from the 50s Tweed amps leading up to the modern day hi-tech variations
- Emulations of some of the most recorded and recognized tube amps
- British and American tube amp modeling
- Sparkly clean and saturated hi-gain
- Classic retro and modern industry standard speakers and cabinets
- Emulations of some of the most renowned stomp boxes
-Complete studio setup signal chains run through outboard, FX and stomp box emulations.

Future Progressive Basslines Vol 1' starts off a brand new series from The Madison and Producer Loops, bringing you 700 MB of infectious grooves and growls designed to infuse your next track with that essential low-end energy.

Supplied in a range of high quality audio formats, this is an essential tool for all producers of Progressive electronic music.

KV331 Audio has released two new preset expansion banks for their all-around software synthesizer SynthMaster 2.5:

- Aiyn Zahev's Preset Expansion Bank
- Nori Ubukata's 'Art Rock Basics' Preset Expansion Bank
Aiyn Zahev's bank features 54 new presets designed to be suitable for trance, house, progressive and dubstep genres. The presets are categorized as:
-11 Arps, 13 Basses, 11 Leads. 8 Pads, 6 Plucks, 5 FX.
Nori Ubukata's bank features 53 new presets designed to be suitable for progressive and psychedelic rock genres. It has the following multi-sampled content (160 MB) in SFZ format:
- Chapman Stick - Bass, Chapman Stick - Melody, Mellotron Violin Trio, Mellotron Cello, Mellotron Flute, Mellotron Choir, Mellotron Brass.
Price is $15 for each bank. They can be purchased and downloaded online at KV331 Audio web site.

Combining six powerful mixing tools in a one plugin, Alloy 2 puts everything you need to deliver your own distinctive sound right at your fingertips. With innovative features and flexibility that will save you precious time, Alloy 2 delivers far more that just a traditional channel strip with a truly modern twist on classic mixing.

In fact, iZotope are so confident that customers who already use their other products will fall in love with Alloy 2, that they've created the Alloy 2 Loyalty Promotion.

Until 1st February 2013, customers who own any iZotope product* can purchase Alloy 2 for only £69.00 / €85.00 that's a saving of 50% off the normal RRP!

Time+Space are giving existing users of Rob Papen synths or effects plugins the chance to boost their Papen arsenal with some exclusive offers available until 31st January.

50% off RG - Described by Computer Music magazine as 'inspirational' and 'peerless' this Rhythm Guitar synth offers electric and acoustic guitar grooves with sequencer and synth effects. If you already own a Rob Papen title, you can buy RG for just £39.47 / €49.50.
30% off eXplorer 2 Upgrade – the entire collection of Rob Papen virtual synths and effects plugins for a mere £234.50 / €419.00! Predator, Blue, RG, SubBoomBass, Punch, and Blade plus RP-Distort, RP-Delay and RP-Verb will all be at your disposal and you'll be saving a massive £529 compared to individual purchases of these titles.