PC and Music News

The UR824 features eight Neutrik combo inputs, eight TRS outputs and two pairs of ADAT I/O doubling as S/PDIF that add up to 24 channels, plus Word clock I/O with JetPLL ultra-low jitter support. The UR28M offers two Neutrik combo inputs, two TRS inputs, six TRS outputs and S/PDIF I/O. The two-track input is an additional option for monitoring reference sources.

The UR824 features eight widely acclaimed D-Pre microphone preamps while the UR28M comes with two D-Pres. Each Class-A discrete microphone preamp utilizes an advanced Inverted Darlington circuit design and boasts a -26 dB Pad selector as well as 48 volt phantom power.

Ozone 4 combines seven essential mastering processors into one complete system, letting you give your mixes a finished, full and professional sound. Ozone's critically acclaimed IRC Loudness Maximizer gives you commercial volume and fullness without distorting or coloring your mix.


Some new features:
- Improved compatibility with Final Cut Pro and Soundtrack Pro
- Added 64-bit support for VST and AU on OS X
- Fixed 64-bit iLok support on Windows

KMI announces 12 Step, Chromatic Keyboard Foot Controller.
With 12 Step, keyboardists, guitar players, bassists, instrumentalists and vocalists can accompany themselves with their feet, playing bass lines, notes and chords.

12 Step opens up a new dimension in performance by giving your feet unprecedented expressive control using polyphonic aftertouch and pitch bend. Upon the heels of the success of SoftStep, KMI's versatile USB Foot Controller, 12 Step is another leap forward for performing musicians.

Avid releases EuControl V 2.6.1 software. EuControl 2.6.1 is a significant software and firmware update, offering full compatibility with Apple's new Lion OS, as well as several performance improvements, including firmware fixes for Artist Series fader slam and jitter issues.

The Avid® Artist Series is a family of high-quality control surfaces that deliver deep, hands-on control of your favorite audio and video software.

October 8, 2011

Dafact, Dualo, Feeltune, Eowave, Mutable Instruments, OTO Machines, Undead Instruments, Yusynth... Modularsquare organizes a meeting with these manufacturers and high-level amateurs. A unique opportunity to try these new tools and to meet the guys behind the french scene.
Meet them Saturday, October, 8th at Modularsquare 2pm-7pm. Free entrance.


- Where : 6 rue Marceau - 94200 – Ivry-sur-Seine (near Paris/France)
- How to come : Métro line 7, station « Pierre et Marie Curie »

On behalf of the DAFx 2011 Local Organizing Committee, we would like to welcome you to the 14th edition of the Digital Audio Effects Conference in Paris, France.
This year's DAFx is organized and hosted by IRCAM – Institut de Recherche et Coordination Acoustique/Musique – Centre Pompidou. September 19-23, IRCAM, Paris, France

DAFx-11 is structured around three full days of conference preceded by an afternoon of 3 tutorials and followed by a full day of 3 satellite workshops. The heart of the conference will present 69 selected papers organized in 33 oral presentations, 33 poster presentations and 3 State-of-the-Art (STAR) papers. The STAR paper is a new category of submission that aims at providing an overview of a research topic.