PC and Music News

Metric Halo is pleased to officially certify two Thunderbolt adapters for use with their line of FireWire based audio interfaces.

According to Allen Rowand of Metric Halo, "We've tested the Thunderbolt-to-FireWire adapter in the Apple(r) 27-inch Thunderbolt Display and the Sonnet Technologies(tm) Echo 34 adapter combined with their FireWire 800 Pro ExpressCard - both systems provide performance identical to native FireWire ports.

So, When we'll can buy a real Metric Halo Thunderbolt audio interface, hummmmm?

Native Instruments today released EVOLVE, a KONTAKT-based instrument created by premier sound design house Heavyocity, the team behind DAMAGE and the EVOLVE MUTATIONS series.

EVOLVE offers a full-scale resource for cinematic sound design that brings together a vast selection of sounds, rhythms and FX, designed specifically for film composers and sound designers. With approximately 6 GB of sample content, EVOLVE provides a go-to resource for premium quality cinematic sounds, textures and ambiences.

VOLVE is now available for a suggested price of $229 / 199 EUR from authorized dealers and at the NI Online Shop. An upgrade for owners of EVOLVE MUTATIONS 1 or 2, or the bundle, is available for $119 / 99 EUR at the NI Online Shop.

Evolving soundscapes, dream synth patches and samples for film composers and sound designers, exclusive sound archives and vintage and modern synths have been extensively plundered to create the unique and inspiring new library that you will find within this powerful virtual

Some features:
- Powerfully simple interface
- Gated and Arpeggiators
- Stack Module synthesis
- Easy To Use
- Sophisticated Chorus and Fx
- Advanced Automation
- User friendly interface...
Mac & PC

Swar Studio includes both Indian and Western virtual instruments to allow users to recreate their favorite film song from past or present days (or their own compositions) without the need of any additional tool and for a fraction of the cost of a full-fledged home studio.
Built-in virtual instruments:

Accordion, Bansuri, Bass, Bells, Brass Section, Brightness, Cello, Chimta, Choir Aahs, Clean Guitar, Dhol, Dholak, Drums, Duff, Duggis, Electric Bass, Electric Guitar, Ghatam...
For Mac and PC

The major change of this update consists in the "Edit" panel, that was taken off with the arrival of the version 2 of this sampler, as well as UVI second-generation libraries - the scripted ones.

However, they decided to put this "Edit" feature back into the sampler with this update. From now on, all UVI libraries, scripted and not-yet-scripted, can be used under the new interface, simpler, more powerful and more convenient.

64 new presets for Animoog covering a broad range of genres from Ambient to Dubstep. Smooth ambient pads, wobbly basses, subtle drones, rhythmic sequences and organic sound effects such as a true budgie tweet, the hypnotic song of whales and the natural purr of a cat.

Luftrum 8 is compatible with both the iPhone and iPad version of Animoog. Included is an easy install instruction, describing how to get the sounds onto your device. All presets are nicely sorted with LUF initials to separate them from the factory presets.