PC and Music News

Ittle Endian today announced the release of SpectrumWorx version 2.6 for Mac OS X and Windows. This version adds frequency range, gain and dry/wet controls to each module separately, all available from the main plug-in window. This addition significantly increases usability and makes the plug-in capable of producing subtle sound effects easier. Both OS versions have been updated with significant performance improvements.

Features:

- 100% Frequency domain operation.
- Modular design with five module slots.
- Over fifty modules to choose from (freeze, harmonizer, pitch shifter, classic vocoder, wah-wah, whisperer,
- wobbler, autotune, reverser, etc.).
- Sophisticated "time-to-frequency" engine optimized for low CPU usage.
- Flexible Preset browser with comment field.
- Shipped with over 250 presets.
- Free or tempo-synchronised LFOs with phase adjustment and 11 waveforms.
etc.

Panorama P4 is Nektar's vision of how a great controller keyboard should work. As there are many controllers on the market already, it is still a challenge to find one that offers the feel and flow of operating the software, as if it's hardware.

Panorama P4 uses a communication protocol that has been custom designed for Reason 6, putting control - every control - at the musician's fingertips. Panorama, in addition, of course also features traditional MIDI controller capabilities, including a MIDI output, so its possible to switch between the virtual and a hardware instrument rack in real-time. Panorama P4 really provides access to all areas.


Now it is possible to win the first ever made Panorama P4.
And the rules are simple: Answering the the questions and including one's real name and email address.
The competition will run until NAMM and if more than one submission got all answers right, Nektar will pick the winner through a random draw. As there is one question even Nektar do not know the answer to yet, everybody is invited to make a good guess.

CINEMATIX is a VST plugin compatible Mac and Windows, its innovative architecture combines a powerful sequencer with synthesizers, samplers, effects, all pre-programmed in 96 programs.
Each program consists of one to eight instruments. Each instrument is associated with a planet that can change the balance, and one to four satellites that act simultaneously on several parameters of the instrument.

- Unique randomizer mode
- Stack module synthesis
- Easy to use
- Sophisticated FX
- Advanced sequencer
- User Friendly interface

NOTION Music, creators of award-winning music creation software, announce the new NOTION app for iPad. This notation editor and playback app gives musicians the ability to compose, edit, and play back scores using top notch real audio samples performed by The London Symphony Orchestra and recorded at Abbey Road Studios. With the mobility of the iPad, NOTION allows users to capture musical ideas at any time and any place. And for the first few days of release, NOTION for iPad is available for only $.99, regularly $14.99! This special offer will be available until December 20, 2011 at 11:59pm!!

Soundprovocation wishes Happy Creative 2012 and gives a chance to purchase their sound libraries with discounts up to -50%.
The offer applies to these libraries:

- Vocalotheque - a vocal ensemble. 6.5 GB library, 76 patches.
- Ethnic Horns - a full set of ancient wooden horns.
- Ethnic Panpipes - an extended set of Baltic panpipes.
- Ethnic Bagpipe - Baltic bagpipe in two tonalities - C and D.
- Sweeps & Whooshes V2 - an upgraded collection of sound effects.

The offer ends on December 31.

MOTU is now shipping the 4pre, a compact, half-rack 6x8 hybrid audio interface and mixer. The 4pre connects via FireWire or hi-speed USB2 to a Mac or PC computer and delivers professional audio quality, straightforward front-panel mixing, and plenty of I/O, including four mic inputs with preamps, alternative guitar/line inputs, four channels of analog output, stereo S/PDIF and two stereo headphone outputs. Advanced features include digitally controlled analog trim, DDS (Direct Digital Synthesis) audio clocking for exceptionally low jitter performance, and an instrument tuner.