PC and Music News

Today Toontrack Music released a new EZX expansion focusing on capturing the organic, warm, intimate and ambient sound characteristic of the indie folk genre.

The EZX, aptly titled the Indie Folk EZX, was recorded at the Avast! Recording Co. in Seattle, home to bands such as Fleet Foxes, The Shins and Band Of Horses. It comes with three complete vintage kits: a 1960s Gretsch Round Badge sampled with both sticks and mallets, a Ludwig from the 1950s as well as a Slingerland Rolling Bomber kit dating back to the 1940s. Also included are two tambourines, a hi-hat mounted tambourine jingle, an extra kick and snare as well as a 28" floor tom.

Native Instruments today released the TRAKTOR DJ for iPhone App, available now on the App Store for iPhone and iPod touch.

Following the release of the unique, hands-on DJ app for iPad, TRAKTOR DJ for iPhone delivers the same intuitive workflow and advanced feature set as the iPad version, with an optimized interface to fit the screen real estate of iPhone and iPod touch. The TRAKTOR DJ for iPhone App is aimed at DJs of all levels from novices to touring professionals. Users of TRAKTOR PRO, Native Instruments' flagship DJ software for Mac and PC, can also complement their setups with bidirectional content synchronization with TRAKTOR DJ for iPhone.

Serato is proud to announce the latest update for Serato DJ, 1.2.0, with support for the Numark NS7, Vestax VCI-380, Pioneer DDJ-S1 and the Numark Mixdeck and Mixdeck Express.

This is also the first major feature update for Serato DJ with the addition of Multi FX mode for all. For Serato DJ Intro users looking to upgrade to Serato DJ, Serato announces a Free 14 Day Trial mode.

A must have for most modern music styles from downtempo to hip hop.

Warm and inviting, yet mangled and distorted turntable / vinyl record and reel to reel tape effects including popping, static, LP and 45 RPM record Que-ing and clicking and hiss, loud and obnoxious scratches, rhythmic scratches, reel to reel fast forward, rolling off the end of the tape, mic'ed tape recorder noise & tape Que-ing. 

All mixed and processed using resonant band pass or low pass filters (real time mod wheel control) , saturation, tasty distortion, flanging, phasing or chorus effects, bit reduction and more.   
For Kontakt 5 or higher, or Reason 6.5 / 7.0 or higher.

Riffstation is the ultimate app for guitar players and musicians to practice and learn the songs they love!

Load any song from your existing music collection (mp3, mp4, aac, flac, ogg, wav, aiff) and it automatically calculates and shows you how and when to play each guitar chord synced with the original music. In auto mode, it can detect maj, min and 7th chords with approximately 85% accuracy. Sus chords and maj/min 7th chords can be added manually.

When it comes to great sounds, ease of use and affordability, Garritan's range of virtual instruments are among the best tools to turn to whether you are producing your next soundtrack or simply looking to mock-up an orchestral arrangement.

These award winning plugins mean you can experience the majesty of a pipe organ, the excitement of a marching band, or the drama of a full symphony orchestra – whatever the size of your studio.

This month, thanks to Make Music/Garritan and Sound on Sound, Time+Space are giving you the chance to win one of four prizes...

GRAND PRIZE
The Garritan Ultimate Collection - £789 worth of Garritan libraries on one limited edition USB drive.

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3 runners up will receive a Garritan instrument of their choice worth up to £155.
And there's more! The guys at the world's favourite audio production magazine Sound on Sound are kindly giving each winner a year's free subscription worth £48.00!
Competition ends 31st May 2013 and is open to entrants worldwide.