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Hal Leonard Books, the musician‚s source of books on the music business, audio technology, instrument history, and more, has published Mixing & Mastering ($39.99) by Bill Gibson.

This updated second edition is Book 6 of The Hal Leonard Recording Method. It is designed to help the reader complete the recording process by crafting powerful and compelling musical works ready for release.

Alloy Essential Mixing Tools – price drop
The world of DAWs doesn't need another channel strip but what it does need is a better way of working with the essential tools you require for all of your tracks and busses. That's why iZotope designed Alloy. 99£ (regular price: 169£).

Ozone 5 Advanced Upgrade – save £70!
Towards the end of last year, iZotope updated their critically acclaimed mastering plug-in Ozone to version 5 with a fresh new interface and refined DSP. What's more, for the first time, the innovative developers also released an Advanced version with extended features for audio professionals.

After the turbo-charged Beat the Clock contest, Ableton presents a special limited-time offer: for three days only, get 33% off of all software in the Ableton web shop.

The offer is available only from June 13 to June 15, 2012 at the Ableton website and includes:


- Ableton Suite 8, Live 8 and Live Intro
- All upgrades to Ableton Suite 8 or Live 8
- Max for Live
- Crossgrades from Max for Live to Max 6 and from Max to Max for Live
- All Ableton Instruments and Partner Instruments

PreSonus is shipping AudioBox 1.2, a free update that significantly enhances the performance and versatility of their AudioBox 1818VSL interface and also provides a number of new features for its AudioBox USB, AudioBox 22VSL and AudioBox 44VSL audio/MIDI interfaces.

This update also provides enhancements for specific AudioBox-series models:
- The AudioBox USB gains a new, optimized Windows driver for improved performance and a new Windows control panel to adjust buffer size and sample rate.
- The meters in Virtual StudioLive for all AudioBox VSL-series interfaces have been recalibrated to match the RMS meters in PreSonus' Studio One DAW.
- All AudioBox VSL-series interfaces have been integrated into Studio One Cue Mix, providing volume and pan control over monitor mixes with the same near-zero latency that Virtual StudioLive software provides.

IPhoneXCoder announced a new release of Real Drums HD for iPad and iPad2. Real Drums turns any iPad into Professional Drums. Easily set instruments and sound kit from the application menu.

Real Drums HD was developed to give you the best sound performance with no latency. Real Drums HD features different types of drums, including bongos and special Kitchen Drums make with real kitchen pots and pans. And in version 3, it introduced the Tap Pressure Strength Detection.[P}

Twang, a unique guitar sound that has shaped Surf-Rock, Rockabilly and the so-called Spaghetti-Western genre during the sixties. Due to its rediscovery, Twang is up-to-date, more than ever - just listen to Tarantino's movies.
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Twang, a unique guitar sound that has shaped Surf-Rock, Rockabilly and the so-called Spaghetti-Western genre during the sixties. Due to its rediscovery, Twang is up-to-date, more than ever - just listen to Tarantino's movies.