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Blip Interactive will soon release NanoStudio, a new virtual recording studio for the Apple iPhone and iPod Touch. NanoStudio combines sampling, synthesis, sequencing, and mastering in a single application, taking mobile music making to a new level.

Record your ideas in real time, mix synth layers with samples, compose and arrange your tune using the powerful sequencer and bring the mix alive with real time effects such as reverb, waveshaping and delay. You can use your own samples or record them using the microphone. NanoStudio's low latency audio engine is custom engineered for iPhone, capable of delivering an amazing 48 voice polyphony in CD quality stereo.

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Lexicon announced that its LXP Native Reverb Bundle has started shipping. This powerhouse bundle is a collection of Lexicon's four most popular reverbs: Chamber, Hall, Plate and Room, with more than 220 of the most versatile and finely crafted studio presets from Lexicon's vast library of sounds.

The striking user interface is extremely intuitive. It enables the user to easily access the most logical parameters from a customizable top level, while also providing the ability to transition deeper into the algorithm to edit a full matrix of parameters. Presets can be saved in a DAW independent format, which makes it straightforward for a user to take personalized presets with them to any studio. To help shape the individual sound, a multi-dimensional, real-time display offers three differ ...

During the month of June, owners of any version of Pro Tools, Cubase, Nuendo, Logic, GarageBand, Sonar, Live, Digital Performer, Acid, Record, Reaper, Samplitude, Mixcraft, or FL Studio can buy Studio One Pro at a dramatically reduced price! This offer expires on June 30, 2010! For cross-grade offer details, please check with the distributor for your country or region.

And if you are already enjoying Studio One Artist but are hankering for the advanced features of Studio One Pro 1.5, now's your chance to upgrade at a bargain price! Buy your copy of Studio One Pro for 25% off—at your local PreSonus dealer or distributor and get advanced mastering functions, 64-bit sound quality, video playback for scoring, VST and AU support, instant song upload to Web sites via SoundCloud, and gigabytes more third-party resources. This offer ends June 30, 2010.

Roland announced that the R-05 WAV/MP3 Recorder is now shipping. This handheld, easy-to-use, and affordable compact digital recorder provides crystal-clear audio quality, enhanced recording and editing features, and an extended battery life of over 16 hours of recording time.

Whether onstage, in rehearsal, at school, on the street, or in the boardroom, the R-05 provides pristine, uncompressed stereo recording directly to SD cards with up to 24-bit/96kHz resolution. Record directly with the built-in stereo microphone, or capture sounds from an externally connected microphone.

A variety of practice and performance features make the R-05 ideal for the recording musician. Specified regions of audio can be looped, and the playback speed can be adjusted without causing a change in pitch. ...

Roger Linn just released a new version of AdrenaLinn Sync, a software plug-in that provides the same unique beat-synced filter modulation and sequencing effects of the AdrenaLinn III guitar pedal, plus quite a bit more. Though intended for guitar, it adds fascinating rhythmic tonal effects to any instrument or processed audio. AdrenaLinn Sync Version 2 is a dramatic improvement over the original. And it's free to all purchasers of the original version.

AdrenaLinn Sync Version 2 is written in conjunction with Way Out Ware, makers of TimeWArp2600 and KikAxxe, critically-acclaimed emulations of vintage Arp analog synthesizers. Version 2 is completely rewritten and takes advantage of Way Out Ware's flawless analog-modeled filters and audio processing technology, resulting in a very wide variety of truly exciting, unique and inspiring sounds.

Here's a video demonstrating the wide variety of sounds you can create with AdrenaLinn Sync v2:

Sony Creative Software just released new versions of Sound Forge Audio Studio, their editing and production software. Sound Forge Audio Studio 10 offers professional tools for mastering audio projects with ease. The new workflow enhancements, including floatable/dockable windows, improved maximum audio bitrate, and enhanced vinyl restoration wizard, enable users to record audio, edit, and master with pro-level control. The software is perfect for anyone wanting to record, edit, and convert audio from almost any source. Prepare audio files for export to the PSP, iPod, iPhone, and burn audio to CDs or create files for the Web.

Enhanced Vinyl Recording Wizard: Advanced automatic track detection and editing in Sound Forge Audio Studio 10 now makes it easier to convert vinyl and cassettes to ...