Isotonik Studios - World Collection SOLOS

It's time for a new MaxforLive visualiser from original Isotonik Collective member Ned RUSH!

Morph Audio Advance is the first in a series of World Collection SOLOS, intended to allow you to Pick N Mix from a growing line up of individual devices from which to craft your visual performance...

As our most in depth visualiser yet you have more controls in this device than any before it, to have an understanding of just how many there are and how effective they can be then check out Ned's walkthrough video at the bottom or take a moment to see what can be achieved in our demo video at the top!

Feed it audio then choose a shape. Morph between shapes and have the audio effect the modulation of the shapes axis and texture. You can create nice pleasant Globes that float around an orbital axis or some dystopian nightmare of a fractal chaos monster that fills your screen with glitchiness! (Or something like that)

Morph Audio Advance works with our World Viewer and is compatible with the rest of the series including the Ned Rush Starter Pack, Spectral ONE and Utami AV Packs

Native Instruments Announces MASCHINE JAM Production and Performance System

Berlin, September 8, 2016 – Native Instruments today announced MASCHINE JAM – the modern production and performance system created for fluid, intuitive track sketching and the latest member of the MASCHINE family. MASCHINE JAM offers versatile workflow designed to swiftly capture and develop creative ideas using tactile step sequencing and touch-sensitive performance controls for the latest MASCHINE 2 software. Advancing the same seamless hardware-software integration found throughout the world of MASCHINE, MASCHINE JAM not only enhances music production with existing MASCHINE hardware, but also with DAWs, NKS-ready plug-ins, and the KOMPLETE range of software and hardware. MASCHINE JAM will be available at the NI Online Shop and at retailers worldwide starting September 29, 2016.

“Inspiration has always been the most energizing, yet transient moment in the creative process,” says Mate Galic, CTO of Native Instruments. “MASCHINE JAM narrows the gap between idea and execution and introduces an innovative piece of hardware that draws from the power of software in a deeply integrated way. It will stimulate more creative experimentation, drive quick results and deliver the flow of a truly tactile digital instrument for advanced track building and performance”.

MASCHINE JAM offers a unique set of hardware features that reinforces the creative process. Its workflow centers on an 8x8 multicolor click-pad matrix where producers and performers can experiment with arrangement possibilities using patterns and scenes. In Step Mode, the matrix becomes a powerful multi-track step-sequencer for one, four, or eight sounds simultaneously. In Pad Mode, sounds are entered in real time, while Piano Roll Mode makes step-sequencing melodies in a wide variety of available scales possible. When the Variation Engine is enabled, inspirational beats and melodies are randomly generated based on customizable values and then modified on the matrix. A built-in humanizer adds natural rhythmic fluctuations to programmed sequences.

Isotonik Studios - Korg NanoKontrol Studio XL Ableton Live Control Surface Script

THE LATEST CONTROLLER FROM KORG THROWS BLUETOOTH CONTROL INTO THE MIX...

"We first clapped our eyes on Korgs’ new NanoKontrol Studio months ago and a wave of nostalgia hit us, we’d been using the original NanoKontrol for years and had loved the ability for it to have it’s controls edited so it could mimic lots of other controllers. Plus it was so small i could even sneak it into my work bag for a sneaky little mix down at lunchtime…"

ITS INTEGRATION WITH ABLETON LIVE LEFT A LOT TO BE DESIRED THOUGH. SO NOW KORG BRINGS YOU THE FUTURE... AND WE XL IT!

With the previous Nano range bidirectional LED feedback wasn't possible, now it is and so we've created three scenes of Ableton Live Control, leaving a further two for your own user mappings!

MIXER SCENE

Faders for Volumes, Encoders for Pan or Sends and then the labelled buttons look after Track Select (flashing buttons indicate which track is selected), Rec Arm, Solo and Mute...

You can Fold and Unfold groups directly from the controller and switch views between device and clip.

Oh and there's an on screen Ring Focus (Red) Box which can navigate around your set, it's also LaunchSync Series compatible so this tiny controller can become a nice add on to say an Ableton Push or Novation LaunchPad...

Fi Station is World’s First All-in-One Portable Professional Music, Video & Entertainment Station

September 8, 2016, Shenzhen, China – Fly Imagine http://www.fihifi.com, introduced today the Fi Station, the first all-in-one low-cost portable music, video, and entertainment center for recording and mixing high quality professional music, editing 4K HD video, listening to hi-fi audio, doing karaoke, DJ remixing, and watching HD video, movies, and other content. Priced for a limited time starting at $349 for pre-sale on Indiegogo at: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/fi-station-your-best-music-station-android-tablet#/, Fi Station combines top components, an elegant all-metal encased design, and all the ports and technology necessary for professional A/V use, replacing professional sound and video equipment normally costing thousands of dollars.

Includes Pre-installed Fi App, Works with Android, iOS, Mac/PC Apps & Software

Unlike hard-to-use highly technical, expensive systems designed for a small number of hardcore professionals, Fi Station employs the ease-of-use of an Android touchscreen and comes preinstalled with the Fi app for controlling Fi Station’s input/output. Fi Station also gives you full control of a variety of Android, iOS, Windows, and Mac apps, software, and hardware configurations, giving powerful music and video production and mixing to all at a fraction of the price.

Created by the industry’s best designers in high quality Shenzhen, China manufacturing facilities, Fi Station is compact and lightweight, shaped like a tablet, with 9.7” or 11.6” display options and an aluminum alloy unibody with CNC shield noise and other technologies to make audio clearer. Whether you want to record or play music, DJ a party, play 4K HD quality video, watch a HD movie or perform karaoke, Fi Station can handle any request with ease.

Fi Station Makes the Impossible Possible – No Need for Multiple Products to Get the Job Done

“Sometimes you find yourself needing to buy several products to meet your different needs – you might need a professional sound card to record, a Hi-Fi player to listen back to lossless audio, and a separate TV box to play HD videos. And even after you’ve bought all of these separate products, you’ll find that very few of them are compatible with each other,” said Fay Wong, Founder & CTO, Fihifi. “That’s why we created the Fi Station – an easy-to-use product that can be used in different scenarios, with high quality input and output capabilities, neatly wrapped up in a stylish design.”

Uses:
• Professional instrument and voice recording station.
• Full HD video recording and playback.
• Full HD movie viewing, media entertainment station, and TV box.
• Hi-Fi audio and music player.
• Karaoke.
• Music arrangement.
• Mixer and DJ remix.
• USB DAC (digital audio converter).

Isotonik Studios - MultiClip Editor - Version 1.8.75 Microtonal MIDI Update

EVER BEEN FRUSTRATED BY THE CONSTANT SWITCHING  TO TEST CHANGES BETWEEN MIDI CLIPS?

"If you've grown tired of switching back and forth between Live MIDI clips trying to match note positions or figure out which note is the clunkier in separate harmony tracks, Chaos Culture MultiClip Editor from Isotonik Studios will pay for itself the first time you use it" - SoundOnSound Magazine
“Chaos Culture’s MultiClip Editor is one of those game changing utilities for Ableton Live that’ll wow you.”  - Ask.Audio.Com

CHAOS CULTURE's MULITCLIP EDITOR MAY JUST BE YOUR SOLUTION!

We've been shouting about our MultiClip Editor since it was released, with it already being featured by Cyclling 74 themselves who were impressed by it's ability to do the "heavy lifting" of clip manipulation in MaxforLive. The temptation to leave things as they were was quickly surpassed when Sebastian of Chaos Culture set about adding Microtonal control to the currently available version...

• Added microtonal scale support that can be activated in the settings. Remember to hold shift while adjusting the values to directly see the changes in the editor.
• Added modulators that can change the selected or all notes of all clips or just the selected one, if the exclusive mode is activated.
• Next to the Settings button and the logo you can find a new button that will open up a list of following modulators:
  • Random pitch / velocity / position / length
  • Legato
  • Split
  • Reverse
  • Invert

And we're not stopping there, you can see a tease of some of the future enhancements in the videos in this email!

MORE DETAILS - CHAOS CULTURE MULTICLIP EDITOR - CLICK HERE

Lurssen Mastering Console for Mac/PC and iOS adds "Digital Delivery Mastering" feature in latest update

Lurssen Mastering Console for Mac/PC and iOS now lets musicians create "Mastered for iTunes®" specification compliant audio masters for digital distribution services like iTunes®, Spotify®, Pandora® and more

September 1, 2016 - IK Multimedia, the leader in mobile music creation, is pleased to announce an update to Lurssen Mastering Console for Mac/PC and iOS that adds "Digital Delivery Mastering" - a feature that lets musicians and audio engineers prepare their mastered audio files for popular digital distribution services to comply with Apple's "Mastered for iTunes" specifications. The update is complimentary for current owners of Lurssen Mastering Console for Mac/PC, and is an included feature in the HD engine in-app purchase in the iOS release. Five new style presets for Hard Rock/Heavy Metal music are also included in this update.

Digital Delivery Mastering - "Mastered for iTunes"

For musicians and engineers mastering music for digital distribution and streaming services like iTunes, Pandora and Spotify, Lurssen Mastering Console now ensures their music is compliant with Apple's Mastered for iTunes specification - an industry first. Lurssen Mastering Console's new Digital Delivery Mastering (DDM) feature provides mastered audio files that comply with specifications for sample rate, bit depth and peak levels, ensuring that audio translates perfectly for compressed formats like AAC.

Apple's Mastered for iTunes specifications states that files have to comply with high-resolution sample rate and bit depth requirements and that no clipping at or over 0.0dBFS should be present in the digital masters being submitted. As the tendency in contemporary digital music production is to go for super loud masters, distortion can be created as a by-product of extreme use of digital peak limiters pushing up the level. Even though the file's maximum peak level is not exceeding 0.0 dBFS, digital overshoots can still occur when the file is de-compressed back to PCM format for playback.

This is where the new Digital Delivery Mastering option for Lurssen Mastering Console comes in. It offers an additional layer of protection against peak overshoots that could be generated when decoding the compressed format for playback. This can cause clips that may go unnoticed while mixing and mastering with regular sample peak meters. The additional layer of protection is achieved by the peak limiter at the end of the mastering chain working in a specific way. This guarantees that the compressed file is safe from distortion when played back from digital distribution services such as Apple's iTunes, Spotify and Pandora.

The Digital Delivery Mastering option is part of the HD Engine in-app purchase, and can be enabled independently from the HD Engine in the settings menu. It is also included in the free update for Mac/PC users.

Hard Rock/Heavy Metal Style presets

Lurssen Mastering Console provides mind-blowing results in record time through an intuitive set of controls and settings. "Styles" presets created by Gavin Lurssen, Reuben Cohen and the team at Lurssen Mastering, Inc., define the gear chain and provide the settings for virtually every genre including Rock, Country, Americana, Pop, EDM and more. In this new release, five new styles have been added for creating Hard Rock/Heavy Metal mastered files. With these additional presets, users can now find a mastering starting point for virtually every style and genre of music.

Native Instruments releases KOMPLETE 11, KOMPLETE 11 ULTIMATE, and KOMPLETE 11 SELECT

 
Berlin, September 1, 2016 – Native Instruments today released the 11th generation of its industry-leading KOMPLETE production suites, the most comprehensive collection of instruments and effects yet. KOMPLETE 11 now includes 45 products and more than 13,000 sounds, with seven new instruments: FORM, REAKTOR 6, UNA CORDA, DISCOVERY SERIES: INDIA, REPLIKA, SESSION GUITARIST – STRUMMED ACOUSTIC, and KINETIC METAL. KOMPLETE 11 ULTIMATE – the flagship bundle for professional producers, composers, and sound designers – now has 87 products and over 18,000 sounds. It adds 13 new instruments to the previous generation, including the five professional scoring instruments in the SYMPHONY ESSENTIALS line, FLESH, EMOTIVE STRINGS, plus all the new products in KOMPLETE 11.

KOMPLETE 11 and KOMPLETE 11 ULTIMATE now include FORM – a new synthesizer with a refreshing approach to sound creation.  Using a sample as the primary oscillator, FORM offers a powerful new paradigm for sound design that can spark a broad range of fresh ideas. Producers choose the direction and behavior of sample playback, and set playback rates according to sample length, frequency, or BPM. For in-depth manipulation, the amplitude curve is modified using presets or the built-in Curve Editor. The signal is split into two frequency bands, able to be treated independently. Each band features its own controls for digital or analog saturation, dynamics control, and delay, reverb, and modulation effects. This rich feature set, combined with a sleek and easy to use interface, allows producers to transform simple samples into complex synth sounds not found anywhere else.

Native Instruments introduces MOTOR IMPACT MASCHINE Expansion

Berlin, August 23, 2016 – Native Instruments today introduced MOTOR IMPACT – a new MASCHINE Expansion inspired by the legacy of Detroit electronic music. The expansion is aimed at producers working in techno, electro, and deep house styles, as well as anyone looking to add the textures and sounds of a legendary school of electronic music to their productions.  MOTOR IMPACT runs in the latest MASCHINE software on MASCHINE STUDIO, MASCHINE, or MASCHINE MIKRO and is available exclusively at the NI Online Shop. A compact version for iMASCHINE is also available via the iMASCHINE in-app store.

MOTOR IMPACT pulls together the sound of Detroit’s enduring, decade-spanning influence on electronic music. The expansion features meticulous samples of legendary analog machines including Roland 808, 909, and 707 drum machines, and the classic Juno 106 and Prophet 08 synths. Pre-mapped Group macros allow for intuitive sound shaping in the studio and during live performance. This sound set is augmented by sampled vinyl crackle, tape, and machine noise, as well as 79 exclusive MASSIVE, MONARK, and Drum Synth presets. Patterns tailored to techno, electro, and deep house styles round out the expansion’s aesthetic and serve as starting points for track production.

A compact version of MOTOR IMPACT is also available as an iMASCHINE Expansion, for creating beats on the go. Tracks can be exported to MASCHINE STUDIO, MASCHINE, and MASCHINE MIKRO for completion.

MOTOR IMPACT was produced by Fabrizio Sestito and Nicolò Papini at nichton Studio.

MOTOR IMPACT is available now at the NI Online Shop for $49 / 49 € / £44 / ¥ 6,280 / AU$ 79 and runs in the MASCHINE 2 software.

The iMASCHINE expansion is available at the iMASCHINE in-app store for $0.99 / 0,99 € / £0.79 / ¥ 120 / AU$ 1.29.

Additional information on MOTOR IMPACT is available at:
www.native-instruments.com/motorimpact

Additional information on nichton Studio is available at:
http://www.nichton.com/

A digital press kit including picture material is available at:
www.native-instruments.com/press.info

DrumCore 4 AAX/VST3/AU Plug-in for Mac and Windows is Now Shipping

LOS ALTOS, CA - August 29, 2016 - Sonoma Wire Works, makers of RiffWorks™ recording software, the FourTrack™ iOS recording app, and the GuitarJack Stage™ StudioJack Mini™ iOS audio interfaces, has released DrumCore 4®, the highly anticipated AAX/VST3/AU plug-in for Mac OS® and Windows®. An upgrade to the award-winning DrumCore 3 and KitCore 2 plug-in drum instruments, DrumCore 4 now works with most popular 64-bit recording software, and includes 24-bit audio loops, MIDI loops, multi-velocity sampled drum kits, groove browser, song timeline, mixer, effects and more. Royalty free recordings of celebrity drummers are provided as tempo-adjustable GrooveSets in a wide variety of styles. Users can create their own grooves using the included drum kits, which are MIDI-mapped and customizable, making DrumCore easy to use with external controllers.

DrumCore 4 Editions and Drummers:
DrumCore 4 is available in three editions that contain the same plug-in. The differences are how it is delivered to you (download, USB Flash drive, or Solid State drive) and how much content is included by famous drummers who have played with the bands listed below. All editions can be expanded on the fly with content by more than 25 drummers in DrumCore 4’s new built-in online store.

• DrumCore 4 Lite contains 4 GB of content, including 24 GrooveSets (1,400 audio loops and 800 MIDI loops) by 13 celebrity drummers, and 11 multi-velocity sampled kits. DrumCore 4 Lite is available as a download.
  Lite includes content by 13 drummers: Alan White (Yes, Lennon), Ben Smith (Heart), Jeff Anthony (Sheryl Crow), John Bishop (Bobby McFerrin), Lonnie Wilson (Brooks & Dunn), Luis Conte (Sergio Mendes), Matt Sorum (Velvet Revolver), Michael Shrieve (Santana), Ned Douglas (Dave Stewart), Sly Dunbar (Bob Marley), Terry Bozzio (Missing Persons), Tony Braunagel (Bonnie Raitt), and Zoro (Lenny Kravitz).
  
• DrumCore 4 Prime contains 20 GB of content, including 160 GrooveSets (11,000 audio loops and 2,000 MIDI loops) by 17 drummers, and 100 multi-velocity sampled kits. Prime Link is available as a download, and Prime Flash is delivered on a high quality 32 GB USB flash drive for quick installation and easy portability.
  Prime includes all of the DC4 Lite content (more from many of them), plus 4 more drummers: Gregg Keplinger (Herb Ellis, Carter Jefferson), John Tempesta (The Cult, Testament), Matt Cameron (Sound Garden, Pearl Jam), and Stephen Perkins (Janes Addiction, Porno for Pyros, Nine Inch Nails).
• DrumCore 4 Ultra contains 50 GB of content, including 265 GrooveSets (21,000 audio loops and 3,000 MIDI loops) by 18 drummers, and 139 multi-velocity sampled kits. Ultra's 50 GB content library comes preloaded on a silent and fast 120 GB USB3 Solid State Drive with space to add more content from DrumCore 4's online store. Ultra’s external hard drive provides instant access to your DrumCore 4 library whenever and wherever you need it.
  Ultra includes all of the DC4 Lite and Prime drum content (with much more content by many of them), plus an additional drummer: Terence Higgins (Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Norah Jones, The Black Crowes).
  
  DrumCore Drummer Bios
  

IK Multimedia releases SampleTank 2 for iOS - the full-featured, expandable, mobile sound and groove workstation

With a new massive collection of high-quality sounds, new sound engine, expanded 8 parts and redesigned interface, SampleTank 2 for iPhone/iPad now rivals desktop virtual instruments

August 23, 2016 - IK Multimedia, the leader in mobile music creation, is pleased to announce the release of SampleTank 2 for iPhone and iPad, a major update to the flagship virtual instrument for mobile musicians. With SampleTank 2, iOS users now have the power of desktop virtual instruments - without compromise - with a massive number of over 1,900 high-quality instruments and the most advanced sound and groove workstation for the mobile platform.

A world of sounds on your mobile device
SampleTank 2 for iOS is a sample-based virtual instrument that allows users to have at their fingertips thousands of sounds from multiple categories of acoustic, electric and electronic instruments - all on their iPad or iPhone. To start, players can load up to 8 simultaneous parts from a selection of 140 included instruments in 16 categories, including: piano, drums, bass, guitar, strings, keyboards, synths, organs and more. These instruments can be played in a live setting or when composing with the device interface or an external keyboard or pads controller. The new SampleTank 2 sound engine is exactly the same as its Mac/PC software counterpart, offering astonishing realism and audio quality, thanks to the increased CPU power and memory of the latest generations of iPhones and iPads.

Over 700 new pro-quality sounds
Hundreds of new sounds are now available for in-app purchase in SampleTank 2 with six new "Pro-Instrument" packs comprising over 500 new instruments that let users customize their sound set for any kind of compositional style or musical genre:

• "Classic Keys" offers 73 keyboard instruments (piano, electric piano, and organ)
• "Synths" delivers 279 instruments (including synth leads, pads, hits, and FX)
• "Bass" offers 25 electric and 43 synth basses
• "Ethnic & Voices" presents 21 ethnic instruments and 10 vocal instruments
• "Drums and Loops" includes 61 instruments in 5 categories (drums, groove construction kits, acoustic drum loops, Latin percussion loops, and percussion)
• "All Pro Sounds" bundle includes all of the above (544 Instruments in 15 instrument categories)

What's more, three additional new downloadable libraries are also available for in-app purchase:

• "Alan Parsons Grand Piano" includes 13 piano sounds recorded by the legendary Pink Floyd engineer
• "Future Synths" has 150 synth sounds and patterns for a lifetime's worth of sound design
• "Elektronika - Deep House" is an essential mix of 4 loop construction kits and 32 jackin' beats, big-room bass, shiny synths, classic pianos, huge FX instruments and more

More libraries, previously only available for SampleTank desktop, are scheduled for monthly releases from signature titles like Neil Peart Drums, Hugh Padgham Drums, Terry Bozzio Drums, Billy Cobham Drums, American Acoustic guitar and more.

All new sounds are in addition to the previously available content - the original factory sound set plus the orchestral Miroslav Philharmonik, Sonik Synth and SampleMoog Mobile Editions. This brings the total universe of SampleTank 2 for iOS sounds to over 1,900 instruments and over 1,200 MIDI patterns - the largest collection of sounds available for any virtual instrument on the iOS platform.

Redesigned interface for faster creation workflow
The SampleTank 2 interface has been redesigned in many of its core operation components for a much faster music creation workflow. Plus, the new design provides more advanced composition features right where they are needed most. The new Live interface, the new Browser and Song mode, the redesigned Pad interface and additional advanced MIDI features, have all been implemented to make SampleTank 2 the most powerful mobile sound workstation to date.

- New instruments and patterns Browser

Even though users can have well over a thousand sounds and patterns at their fingertips in SampleTank 2, the re-designed instrument browser makes it easy to find the right sound for the right application, taking full advantage of multi-touch gestures and providing an immediate visual reference of the instruments, thanks to new 3D images and icons.

- New Live interface

In the new Live interface, SampleTank 2 becomes an extremely powerful real-time playing instrument where its 8 instrument slots can be used to create layers, splits, or multis easily and quickly thanks to the multi-touch device interface. Additionally, loops and patterns can be loaded and used to create backing tracks and accompaniments at any time. All of these features operate the same way they would on an advanced hardware sound workstation, empowering mobile users to do what they would do on an instrument costing thousands of dollars - all from the convenience of their mobile device.

- New Song mode interface

For composers, the new Song mode includes helpful compositional tools like an integrated 8-track MIDI sequencer featuring an optimized interface for fast, intuitive recording. The sequencer also supports looped instruments to kick-start musical creativity in a snap. The new full song timeline with one-touch real-time rewind helps when laying down ideas easily and effortlessly during the recording process.

- New Pads interface

For beat makers, the redesigned Pad interface with 4x4 launch pads lets them create grooves and beats with ease. The new velocity and repeat sliders make complex beat programming a breeze for every skill level of beat maker and producer.

- MIDI learn

The new MIDI learn function makes controlling SampleTank 2 from any standard MIDI keyboard or pads controller easier than ever. MIDI learn lets users program their controllers with a fully intuitive step-by-step interactive process providing seamless integration with their existing hardware - no instruction manual needed!

Plays well with iRig interfaces and controllers
Although SampleTank 2 makes exceptional use of touch control-even for tight spaces like smartphones-users can expand beyond touch. IK's iRig MIDI 2, iRig PRO or iRig Pro DUO interfaces connect SampleTank 2 iOS with all popular standard MIDI controllers, while the iRig KEYS line of MIDI controllers or the iRig Pads groove controller offer compact, immediate plug-and-play, mobile-friendly and studio solutions for on-the-go musicians with no need for additional adapters. Additional SampleTank sounds are also unlocked when you register compatible IK hardware.

Pricing and availability
SampleTank 2 is a universal app for iPad and iPhone and is available now as a direct download from the App Store as a Free version (over 20 instruments), and paid version (over 140 instruments) for only $/€19.99. Additional Sound Packs are available through in-app purchase starting at $/€5.99. Existing users will immediately benefit from the fully redesigned interface and new features for free. Newly released SampleTank Pro sound packs and downloadable libraries are available for in-app purchase starting at $/€9.99.

Download SampleTank 2 for iOS from the App Store, please visit: www.appstore.com/sampletank For more information, please visit: www.sampletank.com/ios For information on iRig controllers, please visit: www.ikmultimedia.com/controllers For information on iRig interfaces, please visit: www.ikmultimedia.com/interfaces

FXpansion Releases Dan Foord Polyrhythmic Metal BFD3 Groove Pack

Over 500 new progressive, modern and technical metal grooves

 

LONDON, UK (August 11, 2016) - Audio software developer FXpansion and drummer Dan Foord (Sikth, Krokodil) are proud to announce the availability of Dan Foord Polyrhythmic Metal, a BFD3 Groove Pack loaded with progressive, modern and technical metal grooves. Dan Foord Polyrhythmic Metal contains more than enough grooves and fills for any songwriter to quickly create fully authentic metal drum tracks.

With over 500 grooves in total, each of the included 26 palettes contains related grooves and fills to help you construct drum tracks quickly and efficiently. Each groove features techniques Dan regularly uses, including:

● Beat displacement and modulation

● Related tempo and time signatures

● Varied orchestration

● Ghost note grooves

● Paradiddle and linear fills

● Single stroke rolls

"I wanted to create a BFD Groove Pack that would be instantly identifiable as modern tech metal." Says Foord, who has been at the forefront of progressive metal drumming for more than a decade.  "Polyrhythms in particular form the basis of this style and 3 over 4 most of all. I can honestly say you won't find a more comprehensive set of 3 over 4 polyrhythmic grooves and fills anywhere."

BFD3 is the third generation of FXpansion's flagship software acoustic drum studio delivers new levels of detail and realism with stunning new kits, mix-ready presets and modeling technology for tom resonance and cymbal swells. The revamped interface has a new mixer and sound browser for the easiest BFD experience yet.

Dan Foord Polyrhythmic Metal is available to purchase and download directly from FXpansion for USD $39.00 here: 

https://www.fxpansion.com/products/bfdx/bfdgroovepacks/dan-foord-polyrhythmic-metal

Note that Dan Foord Polyrhythmic Metal requires a registered copy of BFD3 which is available to purchase as a download or boxed USB version from FXpansion for USD $349.00 here: https://www.fxpansion.com/products/bfd3/

Isotonik Studios: Arcade Series - Tetriq

THE ORIGINAL GAMEBOY SERVED AS INSPIRATION FOR THIS GENERATIVE SEQUENCER…

‘Tetriq’ is a chord sequencer and arpeggiator. Inspired by the classic puzzle game Tetris, Tetriq uses the original shapes to create generative sequences creating complex chord structures and hypnotic melodic patterns.

SHAPE SEQUENCER
The Shape Sequencer generates up to 8 classic shapes. They move in different directions and at different speeds. If they join momentarily to create a horizontal line, the sequencer triggers the chord engine…

Tetriq Promo from Isotonik Studios on Vimeo.

CHORD ENGINE
The Chord Engine is a unique probability based game in itself. Chords can be created at random, or settings can be made to keep chord generation within user defined limits…

ARPEGGIATOR
The Arpeggiator receives chords from the Chord Engine, or from incoming MIDI, and turns them into melodic sequences. The Arp has a unique velocity sequencer which can also be controlled by supported control surfaces…
And then all of the above is outputted as visual feedback to your chosen controller, whether it be Ableton Push ONE or TWO or the Novation LaunchPad Family!!

MORE DETAILS: 

ARCADE SERIES PART ONE - £25.99 TETRIQ - £14.99

Antelope Audio Brings World-Famous Hardware-Based FET Compressor to Its Thunderbolt Interfaces, While Adding Several Classic EQs

FPGA Model FET-A76 Delivers the Highly Desired Character of Classic Hardware Compressor, While New EQ Models Delve Further Into Tone Shaping

Santa Monica, Calif., August 9, 2016 —Antelope Audio, a leading interface company specializing in FPGA-based vintage FX modeling, announces the arrival of its FET-A76 solid-state compressor to its latest hardware interfaces, as well as a further expansion of its EQ offerings with four new vintage hardware models. Each hardware-based model leverages Antelope's leading edge proprietary Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) technology, and joins a growing range of signal processing offered by Antelope Audio with near-zero latency performance and the exacting character of the original vintage gear. Antelope Audio is already well known in the market as an expert in clocking and conversion technologies.

The FET-A76, VEQ-HLF, Helios 69, NEU-PEV and Lang PEQ2 add more essential tools for tracking and mixing to the growing Antelope Audio digital platform, and are available immediately as an update for the Goliath, Zen Tour and Orion Studio hardware.

Native Instruments announces KOMPLETE 11, KOMPLETE 11 ULTIMATE, and KOMPLETE 11 SELECT

Berlin, August 1, 2016 – Native Instruments today announced the 11th generation of its industry-leading KOMPLETE collections. These latest releases add new products to KOMPLETE and KOMPLETE ULTIMATE, and introduce a new member of the portfolio: KOMPLETE 11 SELECT. KOMPLETE 11 incorporates seven new instruments, including the highly innovative and brand-new synthesizer FORM, UNA CORDA, and REAKTOR 6 with the acclaimed REAKTOR Blocks. KOMPLETE 11 ULTIMATE adds 13 new products, such as the all-new orchestral instruments SYMPHONY ESSENTIALS and FLESH, as well as all the new additions in KOMPLETE 11. All suites are available as downloads or on hard disk or flash drive.

KOMPLETE 11 and KOMPLETE 11 ULTIMATE deliver new instruments that significantly expand the sonic palette for producers, composers, performers and sound designers. Both suites now include FORM – a brand-new synthesizer. Using a sample as the primary oscillator, FORM offers a powerful new paradigm for sound design, to spark a broad array of fresh ideas. KOMPLETE 11 ULTIMATE also includes SYMPHONY ESSENTIALS – five detailed orchestral instruments that place the worlds of brass, woodwinds, and strings directly at users’ fingertips. Based on the SYMPHONY SERIES instruments, SYMPHONY ESSENTIALS deliver the same professional recordings and signature interface with a streamlined set of articulations.

PR-UJAM Releases Virtual Guitarist Sparkle

Third installment of the legendary VI series brings glamorous and catchy licks to any DAW

Bremen, Germany (July 21, 2016) — The German virtual instrument pioneers behind the Virtual Guitarist series announce the release of their third Virtual Guitarist, named SPARKLE, and a bundle product of all three available Virtual Guitarists at a major discount.
 

With its glamorous and catchy licks, Virtual Guitarist SPARKLE is a virtual specialist for chords, octaves and single note riffs. Covering a wide range of sounds for popular music from clean to crunchy and from 60s twang to contemporary electronic pop, SPARKLE is a versatile tool for professional composers and producers in need for fast, reliable and authentic guitar performances outside a guitarist.
 

Virtual Guitarist SPARKLE was recorded with a customized vintage guitar featuring classic bell-like single-coil sounds. Emulations of hand-picked vintage amps and speaker cabinets were custom-built by the VG engineers to provide adequate tone and character. Professionals will appreciate the possibility to adjust the amp/cabinet/effect section separately from the selected style.

SPARKLE comes with over 3 GB of uncompressed guitar content. It offers 100 styles and over 1,000 variations that can be played in real-time – using keyboards and other controllers – and flexibly adjusted to any song. SPARKLE also allows for customizing the guitar sound dramatically with a wide range of pick-up and amplifier/cabinet combinations.

Closely collaborating with Berlin-based Native Instruments, SPARKLE also features full integration with NI’s new NKS standard, supporting NKS hardware controllers straight out of the box, enabling the use of Virtual Guitarist with the Light Guide, Smart Play features, and the full creative potential of KOMPLETE CONTROL or MASCHINE STUDIO MK2.

Virtual Guitarist SPARKLE will be available in VST, AU, and AAX plug-in formats starting July 21, 2016.
 

Virtual Guitarist SPARKLE is instantly downloadable for €/$ 99 at www.virtualguitarist.com. Users who want to try before they buy will appreciate the fully functional 30-day trial version.
 

In parallel, the team announced a 3-in-1 bundle containing SPARKLE and two more Virtual Guitarist plug-ins (IRON – hard roaring riffs and power chords, AMBER – warm and bright acoustic steel-string strumming), available for €/$ 249 at www.virtualguitarist.com). “Now you can have a team of three pro guitarists on call 24/7 in your studio at the price of one regular virtual instrument.” Virtual Guitarist Product Manager Sebastian Bretschneider said.

For press inquiries, please contact UJAM’s Vice President of Sales & Marketing Wolfram Knelangen: wolf@ujam.com

KAGURA Now Live on Kickstarter

Visit the kickstarter page here.

KAGURA is a revolutionary digital instrument that lets you make music simply by gesturing. KAGURA is motion made music.

Isotonik Studios - Chaos Culture - MultiClip Editor

Sometimes an idea comes to one of the team that just has to become reality, Chaos Culture's MultiClip Editor is just one of those. Born out of the code written in his LaunchPad Lightshow creating Frame Editor  Sebastian then put his attention to creating a visible piano roll to display the contents of multiple MIDI clips at the same time....

If you can use Lives' piano rolll you'll be quick to harness the power of this utility, with the ability to interact directly with the notes across multiple clips at the same time you can transpose a bunch of clips in an instant, copy the contents from one clip to another...

With two Pencil tools that allow you to draw by clicking and dragging to create long notes or a note at each grid division and the ability to hide notes that aren't within a defined scale (a kind of Fold View upgrade) you'll find your workflow increases from your first use.

With Grid size adjustment, the ability to drag notes off the grid and CMD drag their velocity settings you'll not be missing any of the native features of Live Piano Roll, you'll be benefitting from being able to use them across all of your selected clips!

MORE DETAILS - MultiClip Editor - £17.99

Glitchmachines Quadrant 1.1 FREE Update

 

Quadrant 1.1 is available now as a FREE update to all registered users!

Version 1.1 Changelog:

- New module : Grain Delay
- New module : Clock Generator
- New module : Sequencer
- New module : Quad Sample & Hold
- New module : Sequential Switch
- New module : Clock Randomizer
- New module : Mid/Side
- New module : Logic
- New module : VCA
- New module : Slow LFO
- New : ability to set the level/depth of any node by alt-clicking on it
- Random In/Out modules now replaced by versions using the new clock system
- New : module settings can now be copied/pasted
- New : Output hard clipping
- New logo
- Color coded module selection menu
- New global color scheme
- New visualization for the modules without parameters
- New : added an option to open the presets folder in the Finder/Explorer
- Now generates a log in the event of  a crash
- Fixed : won't crash if receiving a value of 0 bpm from the host
- MIDI CC 123 can not be assigned anymore
- Fixed : automation bugs
- Performance optimizations

 

KAGURA on Kickstarter

On the 23rd of July, to coincide with our participation at the J-POP SUMMIT in San Francisco that weekend, KAGURA will be launching a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign!

With a successful Kickstarter campaign, we will have the opportunity to take that first big step that will allow us to share KAGURA with the world. And of course, those backers who pledge for the KAGURA reward, will be the first to play the full version.

*KAGURA is a D.A.W., a modern music creation tool, controlled by the motion of your body through the use of your computers camera. 

Native Instruments launches a 50% off special on Soniccouture instruments

Berlin, July 8, 2016 – In partnership with Soniccouture, Native Instruments today launched a special limited-time offer – for 16 days , 20 innovative Soniccouture instruments are available for half price from the NI Online Shop. The offer includes the standout collections Box of Tricks, The Conservatoire Collection, and The Attic, as well as unique instruments like Geosonics, Pan Drums, Ondioline, and many more. All instruments on offer are compatible with Native Kontrol Standard (NKS) – the extended plug-in format that allows deep level integration with Native Instruments’ KOMPLETE KONTROL S-Series and MASCHINE hardware.

“Soniccouture’s relationship with Native Instruments goes back to 2005 when we helped to create the ‘KONTAKT Experience’ product for NI,” says James Thompson, Co-Founder of Soniccouture. “The direct result of this was that Dan and I decided to start releasing KONTAKT libraries because of the exciting possibilities offered by the new KSP programming language. Eleven years later, the evolution of that process sees our 20 virtual instruments fully integrated into NI’s NKS protocol, offering the musician not just sonic sophistication but also simplicity. We are thrilled to have come so far on this journey together, and excited by the possibilities the future holds.”

Native Kontrol Standard® (NKS) is NI’s extended plug-in format that allows third-party instrument developers to directly address hardware features in KOMPLETE KONTROL S-Series and in MASCHINE. NKS instruments organically appear in the Native Browser with all presets readily tagged, offer sensible parameter assignments via Native Map, and make use of the Light Guide to display key switches and sample assignments. NKS also brings Smart Play features to third-party instruments, allowing detailed access to the S-Series’ touch strips, scale mapping, Chord Sets, and the powerful arpeggiator. The list of partners supporting NKS with free updates for their instruments is constantly expanding.

This special offer on 20 Soniccouture instruments is available from July 7 until July 24, 2016, at the NI Online Shop exclusively:
www.native-instruments.com/soniccouture