The sad truth is that a shocking number of musicians buy audio interfaces but don’t use them due to difficulties configuring the computer, interface, and DAW software. That’s no longer an issue, thanks to TASCAM’s new Track Factory, a complete audio production system that brings the same ease-of-use to computer-based…
Kemper GmbH/ Ruhr Area/ Germany – January 19th, 2017 (ictw) – Kemper today unveiled another range of breathtaking new delay effects for the Kemper Profiler. In Profiler OS Version 5.1 guitar players will find a wide range of Pitch Shifter Delay Effects. Scheduled for release in Q1/ 2017 Profiler owners…
Kemper GmbH/ Ruhr Area/ NAMM 2017 – January 19th, 2017 (ictw) – Today Kemper GmbH announced Version 2.0 of the Rig Manager software librarian for the Kemper Profiler introducing Rig Pack support. Rig Manager 2.0: The update introduces support for so called Rig Packs. Those are essentially themed collections of guitar…
Baton Rouge, Louisiana—January 2017… Komet™ Amplification is now shipping its new Komet 29 guitar amplifier. Available in an amp head and in a 1×12, 2×10, and 2×12 combo amp, the Komet 29 is extremely responsive to the player’s touch, delivering notes that bloom into harmonic feedback at will. Powered by four…
Baton Rouge, Louisiana—January 2017… Komet™ Amplification announced its new AmbiKab stereo effects-amplification guitar cabinet, which enables the addition of ambient guitar effects while maintaining the tone of a guitar amplifier. Often, when applied time-based effects such as reverb or delay are applied before distortion, the sound becomes “washed out” and indistinct….
LINKÖPING, SWEDEN: high-end plug-in specialist Softube is proud to announce Console 1 Mk II — an upgraded version of its award-winning hardware/software mixing system, representing an enormous leap forward from its predecessor with support for selected UAD Powered Plug-ins from Universal Audio and a substantial, permanent price drop — at…
French synth & software creators Arturia are set to attend the annual NAMM Show in Anaheim, California, pre-senting their exciting range of synthesizers, drum machines, virtual instruments, and controllers. Arturia’s atten-dance will give artists, educators, and retailers the opportunity to get hands on, and learn how it can inspire their…
Bechstein Digital GmbH/ Germany, Jan. 16th, 2017 – The Bechstein Digital Grand was released late 2016 as the first „original“ digital Instrument for DAWs by the makers of the legendary Bechstein Pianos. If you are interested in getting a personal demo of this great virtual piano instrument and learn everything about…
Saarbruecken/ Germany/ BluGuitar GmbH, Jan. 16th, 2017 – BluGuitar are happy to announce that the complete BluGuitar Amp1 System is now available in the US. At NAMM 2017 BluGuitar are showcasing the solution for modern guitar players, guaranteeing total tonal integrity. The BluGuitar Amp1 System consists of the BluGuitar AMP1…
LONDON, UK: Spitfire Audio, purveyors of the finest virtual instruments from the finest musical samples in the world, is proud to announce availability of SPITFIRE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA (SSO) — sampling everything needed to create blockbuster symphonic works for film, games, radio, and television via the finest signal path at Lyndhurst…
The new year brings big news from Bitwig HQ. After extensive research and development we’ve now reached the next big milestone on our journey. Bitwig Studio 2 is very close to completion, and we’re excited to share some details with you. Released back in 2014, Bitwig Studio 1 was the…
Introducing the first APD exclusive through special development with Dan Dean. This unique collection features 5 different bass guitar libraries, each with its own distinctive sound. The DD Signature Bass Collection will only exist from January 12th-25th. For more information, please checkout the manual here: https://goo.gl/4ODb2L Key Features Very high quality…
Celemony will not have a booth at NAMM 2017 but there will be a dedicated Melodyne Workstation available at the show floor in Hall A #6242 courtesy of Music Marketing. Celemony's Stefan Lindlahr will be available for personal demos at this spot. So please, if you are interested in having a…
RALEIGH, NC, USA: created in close collaboration with Vietnam-based Blue Mangoo, makers of the innovative iFretless instrument apps, next-level virtual instrument developer Embertone is proud to announce availability of Sensual Saxophone — its first foray into the wonderful world of iOS with a self-explanatory, super-sexy-sounding virtual instrument intended to literally…
GRENOBLE, FRANCE: audio software company XILS-lab is proud to announce availability of PolyKB III, the third software ‘reincarnation’ of the ultra-rare RSF Polykobol II — an analogue (albeit arguably failed) French programmable polysynth par excellence — as the synthesizer they should have invented 40 years ago, as of December 30……
Get 4 Massive Pianos in 1 Awesome Bundle for $99! “The 88 Series piano collection” is a ginormous 25 GB bundle built for Kontakt. Products Included: Model 7 Grand Model D Grand Model 80 Electric Grand Steinbach Upright Key Features: Recorded at 24 bit / 96 KHz, released at 24…
Cmusic Production has released the SOLO Trumpet I and SOLO Trumpet III Library for Kontakt. SOLO Trumpets Kontakt Library was recorded using two microphones (A – large diaphragm with a cardioid pattern and B – ribbon mic with a figure eight pattern). CMusicpro’s engineers, by means of these unique pairings,…
LONDON, UK: Spitfire Audio, purveyors of the finest virtual instruments from the finest musical samples in the world, is proud to announce availability of SPITFIRE SYMPHONIC WOODWINDS — with a decade of woodwind virtual instrument-making experience going into creating this second-to-none conclusive compendium for Native Instruments’ industry-standard KONTAKT PLAYER platform,…
Magazine Attack has announced publication of „The Secrets of Dance Music Production“, the definitive guide to making cutting-edge dance music. Featuring 312 colour pages packed with technique, tips, illustrations and hands-on walkthroughs, The Secrets of Dance Music Production pulls together all you need to take a mix from concept…
BOSKOVICE, CZECH REPUBLIC: host application and audio effects developer Audified is proud to announce availability of U78 Saturator — saturation effects plug-in par excellence, utilising meticulous models of the amazing-sounding analogue circuitry central to the U73b, the treasured Sixties-vintage German broadcast compressor/limiter that found favour in European mastering circles well…