Native Instruments releases free MASCHINE 2.4.5 Software Update

 

Berlin, June 15, 2016 – Native Instruments today released the latest free update for their acclaimed MASCHINE family of production tools. The MASCHINE 2.4.5 software provides a new set of features for working with samples within the MASCHINE software. Additional improvements include new ways to work within the Scene paradigm in MASCHINE, new options for audio export, default plug-in settings and more. The MASCHINE 2.4.5 software update is free for all owners of the MASCHINE 2 software and is available now via Service Center.

MASCHINE’s latest update includes a new option for working with samples in Manual slicing mode. Users can now insert slice points on MASCHINE’s pads while the sample is playing – a fast and intuitive way to begin the process of turning a sampled piece of audio into an original composition. A new Variable Scene Length feature allows Scene lengths to be set independent of the length of patterns, making polyrhythms easier to create and freeing producers from extending a pattern just to fit the scene it resides in. Internal plug-in settings are now savable as defaults, accelerating workflow by instantly loading with popular settings defined by the user.

In addition to these primary improvements, MASCHINE 2.4.5 also features the ability to export Scenes as audio, to export audio as lossless .AIFF files and browsing by product groups – especially useful when searching for third-party plug-ins using the Native Kontrol Standard® (NKS) file format.

Additional information the free MASCHINE 2.4.5 software update is available at:
www.native-instruments.com/new-in-maschine

Native Instruments introduces SYMPHONY SERIES – WOODWIND Instruments

 
Berlin, June 14, 2016 – Native Instruments today introduced WOODWIND ENSEMBLE and WOODWIND SOLO – the latest additions to NI's growing SYMPHONY SERIES range of premium scoring instruments. SYMPHONY SERIES – WOODWIND is aimed at all professional composers who need premium sound quality in an easy-to-use design. Each solo instrument and orchestral section was recorded in rich detail and delivers an extensive set of articulations, including special effects, arpeggios, and more. The instruments feature the same, signature interface found on NI's two previous SYMPHONY SERIES releases. The SYMPHONY SERIES – WOODWIND instruments run in KONTAKT 5 and the free KONTAKT 5 PLAYER and are available now at the NI Online Shop individually and as a specially-priced bundle.

P!NK Takes to the Skies and Adele Takes Home the Prize During 2016 Billboard Music Awards

P!NK performing her new single “Just Like Fire” at The Billboard Music Awards using a customised Sennheiser headmic
(Photo credit: Getty Images, Kevin Winter)

Las Vegas, NV, June 14, 2016: The evening was electric at the 2016 Billboard Music Awards on May 22, fueled by performances by P!NK, Madonna, Blake Shelton, Ariana Grande, Shawn Mendes and Gwen Stefani – all of whom used Sennheiser microphones and wireless systems. Adele, who is currently on tour with Sennheiser’s Digital 9000 wireless system, captured the evening’s top accolade: Billboard Artist of the Year.

Once again, ATK Audiotek delivered first-rate audio services during the high-profile awards show, which was broadcast live to a national U.S. audience by ABC, reaching 9.6 million viewers and dominating Sunday night’s prime-time viewership. Sennheiser microphones delivered flawless audio for many of the evening’s stage performances – both for television viewers at home, as well as those present at the brand new 20,000-capacity T-Mobile arena.

Flying High at the Billboard Awards
Among the evening’s highlights was P!NK’s superb aerial performance of her new single, “Just Like Fire”, during which she donned a hidden, bespoke wireless microphone system from Sennheiser. “Sennheiser created a customized headmic with an HSP 4 cardioid capsule – this allows her to to fly right in front of the P.A. with no issues,” commented Horst Hartmann, monitor engineer for P!NK. “This system works very well, looks great and is very small – we have had tremendous support from Sennheiser on this solution from the very beginning.”

While there were no less than three days of production rehearsals to prepare for the show, Hartmann was certain that P!NK’s performance would be nothing short of perfect: “P!NK’s aerobatics are not so much of a challenge anymore, because we’ve done this on tour more than 160 times!” Hartmann relies on a Sennheiser SK 5212 bodypack transmitter that is concealed in P!NK’s costume, which sends audio to an EM 3732-II dual-channel receiver. “The reason we use the 3732-II is because it has 184 MHz switching bandwidth,” explains Hartmann. “This means we can go anywhere in the world and never have any issues finding available frequencies.”

Hal Leonard Launches Digital Performing Arts Community: welcome to backwing!

 

MONTCLAIR, N.J. - Hal Leonard Performing Arts Publishing Group, long the reader's first choice for books on music, film, theater, television, and popular culture, is proud to announce the launch of backwing, a new digital community for creatives and fans.

 

backwing will provide visitors with a vast array of information curated by and for aspiring and established actors, artists, authors, gurus, musicians, songwriters, producers, luminaries, entertainers, and, most broadly, fans. Every article on the site also serves as an open forum for those interested in a sustained discussion of any given topic.

 

"For nearly seven decades, Hal Leonard has provided consumers with the highest quality information available," said Group Publisher John Cerullo. "We know who our readers are and what knowledge they crave. Backwing offers us a dynamic new means of reaching them, responding to their feedback, and cultivating conversations around our content in real time."

Glitchmachines Summer Sale

The summer Sale is currently coming to a close. There are only 3 days left to save 35% on all purchases. Sale ends June 15th at midnight!

Enter the following coupon code during checkout to apply the discount to your total:

GMSUMMER35

http://www.glitchmachines.com/shop

New website will be launched in 2017! 

 

Una tripletta di trionfo - The StrangeLines PRIMO Collection - out now

The Italian Maestro, Ernesto, StrangeLines, has just released the third of his MaxForLive devices Wob FX from Isotonik Studios!

Now available as part of his Primo Collection you can grab MouthBreather, Streak FX and Wob FX for one bargain price!

StrangeLines - Wob FX 3 - Wobble synthesis by StrangeLines from Isotonik Studios on Vimeo.

Wob FX 3 is a powerful and easy to use MaxforLive Audio Effect that will let you create wobble bass/synth sounds from any source: you can start from a voice, a synth, drums, or just a simple saw wave. Possibilities are endless.

• Make easy/complex wobble basses from any source
• Make growls, distorted basses and metallic screeches
• Vocodize through the Warp function
• Pitch shift
• Waveshape/gate any sound source

Wob FX 3 is fully automatable and midi-controllable and will be always in perfect sync with Live’s time signatures and your creative workflow: jaw-dropping results are just 3 clicks away.

MORE DETAILS - PRIMO COLLECTION - £25.99

Superstar DJ and producer Robin Schulz plays first live set in Sennheiser’s AMBEO 3D Audio

Old Lyme, Conn., June 9, 2016 – For the 200 VIP guests attending Sennheiser’s Shape the Future of Audio Party in Basel, the thrill of experiencing a live set from renowned DJ and producer Robin Schulz will take on a whole new dimension – quite literally. The set will be held at a special event ahead of the public opening of the prestigious Art Basel show. It will be one of the first to be performed using AMBEO, the new 3D audio technology from Sennheiser, which will let the guests party while entirely immersed in sound. Robin Schulz became a global star within short time and has strongly influenced the world of pop and club-music. The superstar has officially been announced as one of the international most successful German artists of the last two decades.  At the Future of Audio party he will premier his all-new song ‘More than a friend’ (feat. Nico Santos) specially written for Sennheiser and recorded and mixed using AMBEO.

The Shape the Future of Audio Party is an exclusive event held by Sennheiser on June 15 at Basel’s Ostquai to mark the audio specialist’s role as Official Audio Partner of the prestigious Art Basel art fair. Guests will be treated to a club experience with a difference: one of the very first opportunities to experience Sennheiser’s groundbreaking AMBEO technology in a club environment.

“At Art Basel we are celebrating the role of sound in the arts both now and into the future,” said Dr. Andreas Sennheiser, co-CEO of Sennheiser.

“We are very proud to work with artists from across the spectrum of creative endeavor and at Art Basel we will be bringing this diversity to life – from partying with Robin Schulz on the dancefloor to using microphones to elevate the works of Swiss sound artist Zimoun. We believe that the pursuit of perfect sound transcends cultural boundaries”, explains Daniel Sennheiser, co-CEO of Sennheiser.