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Monday, March 02, 2009
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03/02/09 10:21 AM,
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Spectrasonics has released Stylus RMX version 1.7 with “Time Designer,” which intelligently transforms RMX audio loops into different time signatures and features the ability to “Groove Lock” the feel of any groove to another - all in real time. Time Designer also lets the user create instant pattern variations with smart algorithms based on musical rules, and to ‘simplify’ any RMX groove in a musical manner. Version 1.7 is also the first 64-bit native software release from Spectrasonics, includes all…
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Thursday, February 12, 2009
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02/12/09 12:20 PM,
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Built in 1920s, Hollywood United Methodist Church is a landmark of gothic beauty and reverent peace nestled amid the bustle of the neighborhood’s famous Hollywood and Highland district, just a block away from the Kodak Theater. Its architecture was inspired by Westminster Abbey and has provided the backdrop for Whoopi Goldberg’s “Sister Act,” in addition to hundreds of scenes in other movies. Hollywood UMC has survived all of those shoots without tarnish, and a buffeted foundation has left it undamaged…
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Thursday, January 29, 2009
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01/29/09 03:23 PM,
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When Novation first launched Automap Software Control in 2005, it signaled a fundamental change in the way DAWs and plug-ins could be controlled. The launch of the new Automap 3 Pro has been enhanced with a wealth of much-anticipated features. For the first time, Automap 3 Pro supports multiple hardware devices. This enables any of Novation’s intuitive hardware controllers to be stacked within the Automap server. Mutiple Novation controllers can then work side by side to access separate parameters on…
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Friday, January 23, 2009
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01/23/09 12:55 PM,
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iZotope announced that it will be shipping Ozone 4, the latest update to its software mastering suite, later in January 2009. Ozone 4 builds on the program’s reputation with new innovations and refinements. iZotope has updated and expanded Ozone’s processing algorithms, optimizing them for today’s low-latency DAW environments. Ozone 4 also features a new Intelligent Loudness Maximizer mode, mid/side processing for superior control over the sound stage, hybrid crossovers, a re-designed interface and a completely updated preset manager featuring innovative…
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Saturday, January 17, 2009
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01/17/09 08:51 AM,
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At Winter NAMM ‘09, Shure has unveiled the new PG27USB and PG42USB side address condenser microphones and the X2u XLR-to-USB signal adapter. The PG27USB and PG42USB microphones connect to any USB computer port. These cardioid condenser microphones feature built-in headphone monitoring with zero latency and monitor mix control for blending microphone and playback audio. Both models are also supplied with an integrated pre-amp with gain control. The PG27USB offers a flat, neutral frequency response for natural reproduction of a wide…
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Friday, January 16, 2009
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01/16/09 09:05 AM,
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PreSonus has announced that after two years of intense R&D, it is shipping its new StudioLive 16.4.2 digital recording and performance mixer, designed for both studio recording and live sound. The StudioLive sports a wealth of inputs and outputs. In addition to 16 mic inputs with XLRs, each channel has 1/4-inch TRS balanced line inputs and insert points. The four Subgroup outputs and six Aux bus inputs and outputs are also on 1/4-inch balanced jacks, and the main outs are…
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Friday, January 02, 2009
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01/02/09 09:55 AM,
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PreSonus has released new software drivers for its AudioBox USB 2x2 audio interface. The new drivers improve performance stability with the Windows Vista operating system and can be downloaded free at http://presonus.com/technical-support/downloads/drivers-software/. The PreSonus AudioBox USB is a USB bus-powered audio-recording interface featuring two microphone/instrument inputs with 48V phantom power, two balanced TRS outputs, and MIDI In and Out. It is compatible with Mac OS X 10.3.7 and later and with Windows XP and Vista and is bundled with Steinberg’s…
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Sunday, January 06, 2008
Keith Clark
01/06/08 11:01 AM,
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While the Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games are fast becoming a pleasant memory, digital audio and routing technology implemented for the event portends significant and lasting implications. Perhaps nowhere is this more in evidence than at the Olympic Park campus, which features an extensive public address system running on a fiber-optic backbone, expected to be in operation for at least another decade. Located in Homebush Bay, often referred to as the demographic heart of Sydney, the campus forms a 2.5km…
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Wednesday, May 09, 2007
Andy Peters
05/09/07 12:04 PM,
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The friendly guy in the brown truck dropped off some packages last Friday, one of which was a TC M350, which is positioned by TC as their lowest-end digital effects device (list price $249). It’s a “dual engine” device, with one engine dedicated to non-reverb effects (like delay, flanging, chorus, phaser, tremolo and compression) and the second dedicated to reverb. It has two inputs, two outputs (all balanced, BTW), as well as S/PDIF digital I/O. It has a MIDI port…
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