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HumBuzz Live Pack is a versatile collection of 86 surprising Instrument Racks. The source material was created by capturing the electromagnetic fields emitted by fridges, microwaves, boilers, cell phones, TVs and computer components.

Like all modern electronics these devices produce a complex mixture of noises that cover wide frequency ranges. But surprisingly often there are also tonal elements that fit into useful scales.
Therefore HumBuzz not only contains hum and buzz but also thick pads, leads, bells and keys that do not deny their origin but are perfect in tune. Also included are many start-up and boot noises applicable for event-driven foleys, scoring or interface design.

Specifications
- Ableton Live Pack, compatible with Live 8/9
- 86 Ableton Instrument Racks
- 60 MB Sample content
- 9.00 Euro (download)

HumBuzz is also available as dedicated WAV Pack that contains 113 scenes with a length from 7 to 27 seconds. The scenes are organised into five categories: Buzz, Hum, Noise, Start-Up, Tonal

Specifications
- 113 WAV files, 24Bit/44.1 kHz
- 180 MB Sample content
- 9.00 Euro (download)

KV331 Audio has announced the release of Rob Lee EDM Expansion Pack 5, a new soundset for their SynthMaster software synthesizer geared towards electronic dance music production.

The preset bank contains 50 new presets designed by Rob Lee, in the following categories:

- 5 Arps.
- 13 Basses.
- 1 Chord.
- 6 Leads.
- 17 Pads.
- 8 Synths.

Registered users of SynthMaster can purchase the expansion pack for $15.

Electro, Dubstep, Complextro, Bigroom, its all here in this high quality soundbank for NI's Massive.

Young and talented producer Maarko bring you these fresh and forward sounding patches that harness the power of his sound design research, and tricks and techniques that makes the big names tracks sound the way they do. No gimmicks, No filler sounds, just high quality in you face sound patches.

Modeled after artists like: deadmau5, Pendulum, Skrillex, Gemini, Hardwell, Infected Mushrooms, Alvin Risk, Knife Party, Alesso, Steve Aoki, Mord Fustang, Noisia, Porter Robinson, Nicky Romero.

72 patches total, in .NSMV format compatible with Massive 1.30+.

Developed by a team of composers, sound designers and programmers, Cinematic Tension FX is an experiment in sound design and forms the foundation for a much larger forthcoming library based around tempo-synced morphing technology.

The morphing function allows 2 sounds to be simultaneously played and blended together. So, for example, a vocal chant can be combined with a flute to create interesting sonic textures that evolve and blend over time. Each sound can be manipulated and then saved as a Preset. Presets can be recalled instantly using dynamic keyswitching and then 'morphed' together using the modwheel.

MixVibes announces today a major update on iPhone and iPad with the Record & Share new functionnalities.

Cross DJ is the first app to record and share mixes on Soundcloud
Record, edit and share your mix on Soundcloud straight from your iPhone or iPad. No computer needed, it’s all built in the app.

Edit your mixes
Browse and play your recordings from the app. Edit titles and descriptions.
You can even make it more personal by uploading an artwork.

Direct share to SoundCloud
Log in to your Soundcloud account from within the app and upload your mix. Share the Soundcloud link on Facebook / Twitter, or make it private. If you don’t have a SoundCloud account, a Facebook connect module pops up, enabling you to create one in seconds.

What else is new in this update?
Retrieve your mixes from a computer : plug your iDevice to your computer, open iTunes and go to the "Apps" tab. Hit "CrossDJ" to access your mix list.

Sonnox has released the Oxford Limiter plug-in for Avid’s AAX format – . Sonnox Sales & Marketing Manager, Nathan Eames reports, “The demand for AAX plug-ins has been growing exponentially, as the Pro Tools HDX user base expands. Our design group continues to work diligently on developing 64-bit AAX versions for the forthcoming Pro Tools 11. The work is time consuming, but absolute accuracy is paramount, to bring these much loved classics to the HDX platform.”

To mark the release of the Oxford Limiter (AAX), Sonnox is offering its Enhance Collection throughout the month of June with a discount of 40%. The Sonnox Enhance Collection contains three popular Oxford plug-ins – Limiter, Inflator and Transient Modulator – whose combined punch can greatly enhance any mix. While all three plug-ins are available in AAX format, they are also compatible with other plug-in formats – TDM, RTAS, Audio Units and VST.