July 9, 2020 – IK Multimedia, in partnership with rock icon Joe Satriani, have released their newest artist signature collection, AmpliTube® Joe Satriani. Available for Mac/PC, iPhone and iPad, it offers users instant access to play, practice and record – anytime, anywhere – using precise models of the guitarist’s amps…
MADRID, SPAIN: European pro audio manufacturer Heritage Audio is proud to announce availability of the HA-81A — a British-spec hybrid channel strip representing the latest addition to its ELITE SERIES range of zero-compromise, high- quality yet affordable alternatives to entry-level brands as an all-new mix of two classic consoles, combining…
Introducing SYMPHONIC AI – Animated Intelligence: an awe-inspiring fusion of orchestral samples and synthesis driven by motion that results in intelligent, elegant and dynamic symphonic instruments. Developed in the Kontakt engine, Sample Logic has combined cutting edge performance engines with the pristine symphonic samples of Red Room Audio to deliver…
SANTA CRUZ, CA, USA: Plugin Alliance, supporting all major plugin formats and uniting some of the best-known international audio companies under one virtual roof, is proud to announce availability of Knif Audio Knifonium — solidifying sister company Brainworx Audio’s new plugin partnership with Finnish pro audio equipment extraordinaire Knif Audio…
LEVERKUSEN, GERMANY: Brainworx Audio is proud to announce availability of bx_rockergain 100 — a simple and powerful amplifier plugin, perfect for creating heavy, earthquaking guitar sounds suited to rock and metal music-making with minimal noise — as of July 3… High-gain amp heads are perfect for getting deep and heavy…
July 2, 2020 – IK Multimedia has expanded the iRig® Keys 2 series of mobile MIDI keyboard controllers with the addition of the compact iRig Keys 2 Mini. It features 25 mini keys for backpack portability or use in a small studio workplace, and is designed to inspire on-the-go creativity….
GRENOBLE, FRANCE: virtual instrument- and effect plug-in-specialising software company XILS-lab is proud to announce availability of XILS 201 — following in the virtual (instrument) footsteps of its XILS 505 paraphonic string machine exacting emulation (earlier this year) as another ‘numeric namesake’ plug-in par excellence, this time inspired by a certain…
BRNO, CZECH REPUBLIC: software applications, software effects, and hardware processors developer Audified is proud to announce availability of Sphene Pro — an aptly-named ‘gemsTone’ of a plug-in with which users can quickly produce polished yet unique and cutting-edge, contemporary distorted bass guitar tones to help make heavy grooves stand out,…
From July 1 until July 15, 2020, IK Multimedia is gifting its popular AmpliTube Metal to all new and existing IK newsletter subscribers to enjoy. It brings a powerhouse of distortion to the AmpliTube Custom Shop and features 48 models including both modern and vintage high-gain amps, stompboxes and effects. …
June 25, 2020 – IK Multimedia brings Z-TONE® advanced tone-shaping derived from its AXE I/O® hi-end guitar interface to everyone with Z-TONE Buffer Boost pedal and Z-TONE DI active direct box. Now available, both offer a unique active/passive pickup selector switch to ensure the ideal gain staging for any instrument;…
PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC: music production and audio processing advanced tools maker MeldaProduction is proud to announce availability of MONASTERY GRAND — carefully curated from 50GB of rigorous recordings capturing a beautiful stage piano in a concert hall hidden within one of the monasteries near the Czech beer capital of Pilsen,…
DUESSELDORF, GERMANY: DAW (Digital Audio Workstation) plugin and audio DSP (Digital Signal Processing) developer Fuse Audio Labs is proud to launch the VPB-Bundle — bringing an ensemble of some of the most popular and striking- sounding stomp boxes gracing countless pedal boards the world over to a collection of virtual…
The v1.4 firmware update for Novation’s flagship SL MkIII range of controller keyboards brings immense new composition and performance features, which greatly expand its capabilities. The new features give SL MkIII users expanded arpeggiators, new sequencer functions, deeper swing control, and creative transposition features. All the new features are designed…
It’s Arturia’s job to make sure that the products they bring users perform at their best capacity, so users can enjoy the smoothest workflow. That’s why Arturia constantly works on firmware updates for their products: exciting improvements such as new features, improvements and bug fixes. The teams have worked on…
REMAGEN, GERMANY: having opened eyes and ears when introducing its forward-looking flagship Quantum Synthesizer keyboard to widespread critical acclaim in 2018, Waldorf Music is proud to introduce its Iridium Synthesizer ‘sibling’ — sharing futuristic functionality and advanced tonality and applying those traits with welcomed added extras to a compact desktop…
SANTA MONICA, CA, USA: trailblazing pro audio manufacturer Antelope Audio is proud to announce availability of Blonder Tongue Audio Baton and Filtek Mk3 — two new hardware-based software effects emulating EQ classics capable of running in real-time using Antelope Audio’s aptly-named Discrete 4 Synergy Core, Discrete 8 Synergy Core, Orion…
SANTA MONICA, CA, USA: leading high-end professional audio equipment manufacturer Antelope Audio has warm- heartedly set its sights on banishing buyer’s remorse with The All-In-One Production Suite offer — comprising a quality quartet of summer sizzlers set to warm hearts and wallets while taking recording journeys to the next level…
IK Multimedia is giving away Syntronik OXa synth from now until June 17th – just as a thank you for being an IK newsletter subscriber. Syntronik OXa provides two timeless synthesizers; the Oberheim OB-X and OB-Xa. Manufactured from 1979-1981, the OB-X was built on the foundation of the SEM and…
Sound Magic is proud to announce availability of Acoustic Guitar — its latest hybrid modelling virtual instrument for Mac (AU 32-/64-bit, VST 32-/64-bit) and Windows (VST 32-/64-bit), featuring a customized version of Martin D-28 Steel String Guitar powered by the latest Neo Orchestra Hybrid Modelling Engine. Acoustic Guitar samples from…
TALLMAN, NY, USA: Avantone Pro is proud to announce availability of Kick — an aptly-named sub-frequency kick drum microphone that effectively brings back to life a well-known extinct example by utilising the affordable high-quality audio products producer’s own reproduction ‘white cone’ low-frequency driver to capture lower frequencies than a standard…