Electron Musician | Composer | Performer
I was just flipping through the channels and saw G4's Halo 3 Countdown Launch which offered live coverage of the product launch in New York city. Master chief just handed the first copy to someone who'd been standing in line for a very long time - so it looks like Halo 3 has officially launched.... Continue Reading →
Article update: Looks like Cakewalk now has their site in order. Of course the product info and links in this post still apply. Cakewalk has released Sonar 7 although their web site seems to be in flux regarding this version and they didn't even get a press release out before posting the kit (perhaps they... Continue Reading →
Apple has released Logic Pro 8. New features include: Single window design Simplified setup Improved workflow to simplify multi-track recording Quick swipe comping which allows you to swipe over the best portions of each take to create a seamless comp New audio editing tools such as snap-to-transient selection, graphical time stretching, and sample-accurate editing in... Continue Reading →
The makers of Propellerhead Reason have announced a series of Producers Conferences taking place worldwide. These conferences offer a broad set of creative clinics and interactive classes for computer musicians conducted by "top artists and producers". The schedule below was posted on http://www.propellerheads.se/procon/ and contains the lineup for the Los Angeles conference. Use this link... Continue Reading →
Okay this is a little off-topic but but I know that many of you who work with digital music also to digital video. The producers of Battlestar Galactica have released a free videomaker toolkit at http://www.scifi.com/battlestar/videomaker/. The toolkit contains video and audio assets from the show. The premise is that you could record your own... Continue Reading →
At Winter NAMM 2007, Propellerhead software showed a technology preview of a new synthesizer for Reason called Thor. This synthesizer will be available in an upcoming version of Reason. According to Propellerhead, "Thor is a semi-modular synthesizer built around exchangeable components such as oscillators and filters, and a very comprehensive modulation matrix." Click here to... Continue Reading →
M-Audio has created a single web page with information on all the products they announced at Winter NAMM 2007. On this page they announced:- Torq Xponent (DJ Control Surface)- Studiophile™ AV 40 and AV 20 powered speakers - Virtual String Machine from GForce- KikAxxe ARP Axxe synthesizer VST- KeyRig 49 USB Keyboard- Mobile Laptop Studio... Continue Reading →
Image-Line, the makers of FL Studio and Various Plug-ins are Having a Huge 50% off Sale on Many Items - 24 Hours Only! Some items are slashed even more. If you are in the market for DirectWave, Sytrus, Toxic III, or Juice Pack this is probably the best deal your going to get. Looks like... Continue Reading →
Garritan has announced that a special light version of the Garritan Personal Orchestra instrument library will be available for the Propellerhead Reason. According to Garritan "The library is a Reason Refill sample based instrument library for all versions of Propellerhead's Reason, and includes over 180 instrument patches for the Garritan Personal Orchestra instrument library." More... Continue Reading →
