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Apogee Quartet is a professional USB audio interface designed to deliver the ultimate desktop recording experience to the Mac-based studio. Featuring 4 inputs and 8 outputs of Apogee's industry-leading AD/DA conversion technology as well as 4 world-class mic preamps, Quartet bridges the gap between the 2-channel Apogee Duet and the 8-channel Apogee Ensemble.

Some features:
- 4 Analog Inputs with world-class mic preamps
- Monitor control - up to 3 speaker sets
- USB 2.0 High-speed Mac audio interface
- ADAT/SMUX digital Inputs
- MIDI input (USB-A type connector)
- 8 Analog Outputs:
- 6 Balanced line outputs, +20 dBu maximum output level
- 1 Independent 1/4" stereo headphone output
- 2 top panel high-resolution OLED displays
- Controller knob
- 6 touchpads for direct selection of inputs and outputs
- 3 assignable touchpads
- Quartet works with any Core Audio compatible application including: Logic, Pro Tools 9 and 10, Final Cut. Ableton Live.

IK Multimedia announced today that iRig STOMP, the first guitar and bass stompbox-style interface for iPhone/iPod touch/iPad, is now available from retailers worldwide and the IK Multimedia online store.

iRig STOMP is the first stompbox-style guitar and bass interface that fits right in with your existing pedalboard allowing you to connect your instrument to your iPhone/iPod touch/iPad and incorporate your mobile amps and effects into your live rig. It's based on the wildly-popular AmpliTube iRig interface which has sold over half a million units to date.

Offering full-length, unlooped samples of every key for a spectacular piano sound, this new keyboard redefines your expectations for an instrument in this class. Taking its name from the Greek word meaning "color," Krome is the new standard for sonic excellence in a gigging musician's keyboard, providing a limitless palette of sound to bring vivid inspiration your music. Introducing the Krome Music Workstation.

Product Highlights:
- The Korg workstation ideal for any style of piano playing
- Kronos-derived full length, unlooped piano and drum sounds, plus new electric pianos designed to shine on stage
- Electric pianos with eight-level velocity switching for unmatched expressive power
- Clear, intuitive control with Korg's exclusive 7-inch color TouchView display
- Drums offering separately mixable direct and ambient sounds for studio-grade quality
- Drum Track plays back realistic, inspiring grooves at the touch of a button
- Expertly created, in-demand sounds including 640 Programs and 288 Combinations
- Powerful Effects with 5 Inserts, 2 Master, and 1 Total FX, plus per track/timbre EQ
- Distinctive aluminum panel design exudes a sense of quality
- USB connection to your computer, plus an SD Card slot for data storage
You can use the Krome editor to edit sounds on your computer
- 120 voices (120 Oscillators) / Single Mode
60 voices (120 Oscillators) / Double Mode
- Available in 61, 73, and 88 key models.

Prime Loops and Prime Plugins have teamed up this Autumn to bring you yet another amazing deal.

For a limited time only, when you purchase one of the Native Instruments Maschines you will get £100 FREE to spend on any Prime Loops products you wish. Yep, that's right, we're giving you £100 when you buy an awesome Macshine from Prime Plugins.[P)

Inspired by the legendary VSM 201 Vocoder from Sennheiser we've spent MATRIX an additional Filter module modelling the analog Sound of the VSM.
But to make it even better we've extended the filter range by adding two additional filters for the high end and MATRIX got two Filterbanks for stereo operation.

MATRIX 2 also comes with a redesigned user interface, some additional presets and we've spent an internal noise generator for whisper effects.
Version 2.2 is a VST3 / AudioUnit 64-bit version for Mac OS X.

Get total control of your ACID, Apple Loop, and REX 2 drum loops and samples with SL MultiTracks. Each library includes fully mixed stereo loops and individual drum and cymbal loops (Kick, Snare, Hats, Overheads, and Toms).

With SL MultiTracks drum loop libraries you can easily mix the drums so they're a perfect match for your song projects. You have total control over the mix of your drums. You can change the volume of individual tracks, add reverb to just the snare, EQ just the Overheads, etc, etc... the possibilities are limitless.