PC and Music News

Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH announced today the immediate availability of a trial version of its acclaimed Cubase 7 advanced music production system.

Cubase 7 Trial is a 30-day trial version, available as download from the Steinberg website and comprises all the features available in Cubase 7, the award-winning digital audio workstation released in December 2012. It requires the USB-eLicenser dongle.

Today Toontrack Music released Vocal Toolbox EZmix Pack, a new expansion for their widely popular multi-effect mix tool EZmix 2.

The Vocal Toobox EZmix Pack is designed to be a Swiss Army Knife of vocal production. You'll find anything from warm and up close voice over presets to a multitude of effect saturated lead vocal settings, various FX voices and signal chains perfect for beefing up your background vocals! All professionally designed, covering genres across the board and, like always, just one click away.

For a time limited period, we are offering a FREE Plug & Mix plug-in to ALL of our friends that sends us a "like" on Facebook.

Simply click on this link and follow the instructions. You may choose from any of the 40 available plug-ins and you'll receive it for FREE!

Inside this pack, you'll find five extremely deep and moody Construction Kits guaranteed to keep the party going until the sun comes up.

Everything you need is included, from fat quirky bass lines to strange pads, synths and FX.
In addition to these awesome kits - totalling more than 700 MB per format - you also get a bonus folder which includes 33 additional loops, all of the same high quality and all optimised to work with Sony ACID, Logic Pro, Garage Band and any other software which supports time stretching and pitch correction. MIDI and one-shots complete the feature set, giving you all of the tools you need to fully customise your next Minimal House or Deep House production.

Ik Multimedia announce the AmpliTube Orange, a complete set of 17 officially certified models of Orange amps and cabinets for AmpliTube 3 (standalone/plug-in).

First introduced during London's "swinging '60s" era, Orange amps are renowned for their warm and luscious tube tone and characteristic crunch. IK is the only company to offer models with Orange's official certification, and every guitarist, engineer and producer will want to own this definitive collection.

The 1.35 updates bring a range of workflow and productivity enhancements.

- Manage your patches and samples with the Integrated File Browser and get your sounds into Granite quicker than ever.
- Navigate and customise Favourite Folders, and preview audio files with In-Place Audition.
- Automate any parameter, including Sample Start and End.
- Assign any parameter for MIDI control with the redesigned Assignment Manager, and store and recall controller setups with the Template feature.
- Sample Loop Recording is now available in addition to Sample Start and the other internal recorders, allowing even more twisted and evolving patches.