PC and Music News

After the WWDC, and with a musical vision, we think the MacBook Pro 15" (classical model not Retina!) is the best news since few months (and before the future Mac Pro in 2013).

Why? Because with a Quad core, Configurable to 2.7GHz quad-core Intel Core i7 (Turbo Boost up to 3.7GHz) with 8MB L3 cache and a nice interface: MagSafe power port, Gigabit Ethernet port, FireWire 800 port (up to 800 Mbps),Two USB 3 ports (up to 5 Gbps), Thunderbolt port (up to 10 Gbps), Audio line in, Audio line out, SDXC card slot, Kensington lock slot,and 8gB of RAM, it's just what we need for mobile studios...

Brainworx Launches bx_rockrack, a new Guitar Amp Plug In.

Unlike most other guitar amp plug-ins, bx_rockrack can be controlled just like a real amp and small effects rack; moreover, with so many perfect-sounding set-ups to choose from, its recording chains need not be edited or altered, simply select the cabinet, microphone, studio, and... keep on rockin' in the real world! A nice-sounding vintage delay, noise gate, and high-quality guitar tuner are also at hand, helpfully, while some innovative Brainworx filters speedily shape amp set-ups with ease.

Digitags today introduces iDrumming 1.0 - pro drums set, their free music app for iOS that offers a high quality, low cost, customizable drum set.

With 8 square pads on iPhone and iPod touch, and 12 pads on iPad, the app includes 6 categories of percussion samples. The app features very low latency, changeable pitch and volume for each sample, 16-bit sampling, multitouch capability, and 2 different stop modes. Including 11 unlocked samples, an additional 200+ are available via in-app purchase.

Download the Saurus demo from the website and produce a short vintage demo
song using only the factory presets. Already got Saurus? no problem, they encourage Saurus owners to
compete as well.

The three best songs will be picked by us, win a prize and featured in the new Saurus product MP3 demo.

Prizes

- 1st prize: The winner of the best song wins a $250 credit to spend in the Tone2 shop

- 2nd prize: The winner of the second best song wins a $200 credit credit to spend in the Tone2 shop

- 3rd prize: The winner of the third best song wins a $100 credit credit to spend in the Tone2 shop

Everyone else: Not among one of the three winners but still have a good song? anyone who did not win
but whose song is still used in our demo receives a free BiFilter2 license.

Arturia announces the end of an agreement with Moog Music that will see its Moog Modular V and Minimoog V soft synths soon remerging as the updated and renamed Modular V and Mini-V, and is marking the occasion by giving away a one-off 'commemorative' edition of the Minimoog-V on World Music Day...

On June 21 only, musicians everywhere can download Minimoog-V Original from the Arturia website — for free! Minimoog-V Original includes all the sounds (more than 1,000 presets created by talented artists and renowned sound designers) and features (32-voice polyphony, plus much more besides) from the latest Minimoog- V update (Version 2.5), but without the additional functionality accessible behind the 'hinged' front panel — just like the original Minimoog.

The Ozone Maximizer Rack Extension is an essential mastering tool for adding fullness and polish to music produced in Reason.

Key Features:
- 2 Intelligent Release Control (IRC) limiter modes: IRC I and IRC II
- 2 low-latency limiting modes Hard(Brickwall) and Soft
- High-precision threshold control with integrated gain reduction metering
- Speed knob control for adjusting the character of the IRC - Limiter from slow and transparent to fast and aggressive
- Variable Stereo Link control for independent limiting of left and right channels
- Inter-sample Limiting to predict when a digital signal might clip in the analog domain
- Margin control for precise control of the output level, helping to dial back peak levels for better encoding to formats like MP3
- iZotope MBIT+ Dither for highest quality results when converting 24-bit Reason sessions to audio files with lower bit depths.