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Sibelius Academy today is pleased to announce the release and immediate availability of Tempo Primer LE 1.1, its revolutionary music app which helps musicians master the instrument.

Where most metronome applications show only a certain tempo independent of what is being played, Tempo Primer LE teaches to understand timing in music. The basic functionality of the app is that of a regular metronome - user can set up the tempo choosing from seven different types of beat patterns and six different metronome sounds. It also includes the most common time signatures.

VOID Version 2.0
Virtual Analog Synthesizer

Completely redesigned version with rich and inspiring sound!
VOID2 is a high-performance polyphonic synthesizer module. A powerful programming playground.

Initial Price
198,- EUR incl. 19% VAT
valid until 10/20/2012

COS Version 2.0
Virtual Analog Synthesizer

Completely redesigned version with rich and inspiring sound!
COS2 is a high-performance polyphonic synthesizer module. User friendly and powerful, complex but not complicated (!).

Initial Price
148,- EUR incl. 19% VAT
valid until 10/20/2012

Regular Price
198,- EUR incl. 19% VAT.

IGrand Piano offers a virtual gallery of sampled pianos including grands, baby grands, uprights and specialty pianos such as a detuned saloon piano and a vintage gramophone piano. All the pianos were meticulously captured via high-definition sampling across multiple velocities, and offer true-stereo sound, extremely low latency, and a level of playability and expressiveness that's on par with the best sampled pianos on the Mac and Windows platforms.

Each of the 17 pianos can be adjusted via seven different real-time parameters including Volume, Ambience, Lid (positioning), Brightness, Transpose, Tuning and Release. These parameters can also be mapped to external MIDI controllers. iGrand Piano supports Virtual MIDI and MIDI program change.

Flux announces OS X 10.8 Support and more...


General Enhancements & Fixes (All products)
Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion Support
Unexpected unauthorization of all plug-ins (All OS X platforms)
Minor bug fixes all over the product range

IRCAM Software (IT_1.3.8c)
Main Fixes
SPAT and VERB unexpected crashes in 7.1 configurations
Long loading times in ProTools improved

Flux:: Software (2.4.8c)
Main Fixes
Long loading times in ProTools

Pure Analyzer System (PAS_SP2c)
Main Fixes
Unexpected non working/crashing Windows Trial version installer
R128: Disappearing loudness value when gated in on "Integrated Value"

Progressive Tech House & Electro Vol 1' is the first in a brand new series from the producer of our stunning Progressive Trance & Electro series.

This latest release is dedicated to producers of Tech-House and Electro, bringing you FIVE incredible Construction Kits jam-packed with deep and moving, atmospheric Tech-House. Including all of our usual great features, such as MIDI and a huge number of one-shots, this is an essential product for cutting-edge House producers.

Native Instruments today introduced ACTION STRINGS – a phrase-based instrument featuring a 60-piece string orchestra. Running in KONTAKT 5 or the free KONTAKT PLAYER, ACTION STRINGS delivers driving string phrases and short motifs with an extremely natural and expansive sound. The flexible instrument provides producers of all skill levels with a inspiring resource for adding drama and movement to film and game scores, as well as rock, pop and urban tracks.

Performed by the FILMharmonic Orchestra Prague, Action Strings provides producers with over 14GB of musical phrases, carefully sampled by renowned score production company Dynamedion. The orchestra is made up of a high ensemble featuring 22 violins, eight violas and six cellos, as well as a low ensemble containing ten violas, eight cellos and six basses. The phrases range from basic rhythmic patterns to intricate melodies, each recorded live in every key, and in two dynamic levels.