PC and Music News

AudioMulch 2.2 delivers a solid line up of refinements targeted at live performance, including increased responsiveness and expanded MIDI control and routing capabilities.

Additions include: lower audio latency, support for routing MIDI output to external devices, improved MIDI and network clock synchronization, and MIDI-controlled snapshot switching for AudioMulch's unique Metasurface control interface. A range of other enhancements and bug fixes are included.

Music software and hardware company Arturia is proud to announce availability of V Collection 3.0, a classic collection of ten award-winning software instruments, as of July 25.

Joining Analog Laboratory in V Collection 3.0 is the recently-released Wurlitzer V EP 200 A electric piano emulation and 64-bit versions of Arturia's acclaimed Modular V, CS-80V, Mini V, ARP2600 V, Prophet V, Jupiter-8V, and Oberheim SEM V soft synths.

Nektar Technology, Inc. the California based new brand for Advanced Control Enhanced Workflow Controllers today announces Panorama P4, the first dedicated Keyboard Controller for the highly acclaimed Propellerhead Reason Music Creation Software is shipping.

Nektar Panorama P4 is available in stores worldwide for Msrp US$ 599.99/UK £ 399.99/EU EURO 479.99 with an anticipated street price of US$ 499.99.

IK Multimedia today announced Version 2 of ARC - Advanced Room Correction System - for Mac/PC DAWs (Digital Audio Workstations). ARC is the first acoustic correction system that combines a measurement microphone, measurement software AND a correction plug-in for most popular DAWs to improve the acoustics and sonic reliability of your studio.

- Better Correction: 4X greater resolution
- Streamlined Measurement Proces
- Mix for Multiple Devices
- "Monitor Control" Panel

ARC 2 is now shipping from IK Multimedia and its network of professional music resellers worldwide at a price of €249.99 (ex VAT).

Users of the previous version of ARC System can update to the new software online in the IK store at a special limited price of only €84.99 (ex VAT) valid until August 31, 2012, after that the price will go up to €124.99 (ex VAT).

This is the first batch of AAX DSP and AAX Native plug-ins are now available as a public beta for version 5 customers.

New features include:

- 64-bit audio path Double-precision processing
- Real-time control smoothing Just like analog gear
- Operation above 0dB A huge step up from TDM
- DSP chip sharing With McDSP & non-McDSP plug-ins.

Audio Mind Project has released Pure Energy vol. 2, a soundset containing 100 brand new sounds for Amber and Fusor of FXpansion's DCAM: Synth Squad. This is an extension to the previous Pure Energy vol. 1 soundset which contained 177 sounds for Strobe and Fusor.

In this new soundset you will find sounds usable in all kinds of electronic music as well as modern pop and soundtrack, atmospheric contexts. The set contains 49 Amber sounds and 51 of their Fusor counterparts. Various modulation capabilities are used, including mod-wheel and aftertouch and all 8 macros are assigned in Fusor. In connection with Amber's architecture, there is a lot of pad and string-like sounds in the set, but also interesting FX presets, synths, keys, textures and others.