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Monthly Archives: September 2009

Three for the space of two

30-Sep-09

Genelec 8260A uses coaxially mounted drivers —

Onkyo HT-RC160

30-Sep-09

The Onkyo HT-RC160 has nearly all the same functionality as the similar TX-SR607, for about $100 less, making it one of the best AV receiver values of the year.

Spectralive and kicking

30-Sep-09

New engine and processes for spectral shaper —

Tube-rantula!

29-Sep-09

Line 6 Spider Valve MkII guitar amplifiers —

2twenty2 at BPM

29-Sep-09

UK distributors exhibit at performance trade show —

Synmergic Loop Editor Beta Now Available

29-Sep-09

29th September 2009: Synmergic Loop Editor is new a free Pluggo-based VST plug-in focused on creating and editing musical patterns on-line. A beta version is now available for Windows. Synmergic Loop Editor’s most import…

i3 updates DSP-Quattro to v3.1.1

29-Sep-09

29th September 2009: i3 has updated DSP-Quattro to v3.1.1. Changes: Several important improvements. Improved plug-in compatibility. Miscellaneous bug fixes.

Computer Warehouse on the move

29-Sep-09

Huge new studio and demo facility in Park Royal —

Avid Eleven Rack

29-Sep-09

Combined guitar effects and Pro Tools LE interface released —

ifoundasound releases LiveProfessor Beta 1.1

29-Sep-09

29th September 2009: ifoundasound has released Beta 1.1 of LiveProfessor. Changes: New: Bypass effect when effect is off. New: Drag’n'Drop VST plug-in files to the plug-in manager. New: Send MIDI controllers when recalli…

Expert Sleepers updates Silent Way DC and LFO to v1.4.1 (Mac AU only)

29-Sep-09

29th September 2009: Expert Sleepers has announced that the Audio Unit versions of the two Silent Way plug-ins Silent Way DC and Silent Way LFO have been updated to v1.4.1. The new versions add an ‘AU Generator’ variant t…

Denon AVR-790

29-Sep-09

The Denon AVR-790 is a fully featured midrange AV receiver with standout upconverted video quality, although it’s held back by some subpar design issues and average sound quality.

MPG Awards nominations extended

29-Sep-09

New closing date of 19th October 2009 —

Synchro Arts releases Double Tracker VST3 Alpha

28-Sep-09

28th September 2009: Synchro Arts has made a pre-release, Alpha version, of Double Tracker, a new VST3 doubler plug-in for Windows and Mac OS X, available for download. It makes realistic (or crazy) sounding double tracks…

Meatscience releases Bitsmacker – Digital Distortion

28-Sep-09

28th September 2009: Meatscience has released Bitsmacker, a digital distortion swiss army knife for adding that certain digital crustiness to your pristine audio signal. It can simulate vintage samplers, classic video gam…

MeldaProduction updates MDrummer to v2.17 and All VST Effect Plug-ins to v2.0

28-Sep-09

28th September 2009: MeldaProduction has updated MDrummer to v2.17 and all its VST effect plug-ins to version 2.0 (including all bundles and freebies). Changes to effects: Stylable and resizable GUI engine. Switched to k…

AuraPlug releases AmpFire v2.01

28-Sep-09

28th September 2009: AuraPlug has released version 2.0 of AmpFire (a v2.01 update is already available). New in v2.0: Complete rewrite of the user interface and voice management (now fully written in C++). New bigger GUI…

Expert Sleepers releases Silent Way v1.4 (incl. Silent Way Trigger plug-in)

28-Sep-09

28th September 2009: Expert Sleepers has released version 1.4.0 of Silent Way, which sees a new plug-in added to the collection. Some new audio and video demos are also available. Silent Way Trigger is a simple plug-in fo…

NOVAkILL releases ULTRAkILLER and NEOkILLER III

28-Sep-09

28th September 2009: NOVAkILL has announced the release of two new virtual analogue synth VST instrument plug-ins for Windows: ULTRAkILLER, which is Albumware (only available with NOVAkILL’s new album, charmingly entitled…

Agitated State releases MenuMagic Lite Plug-In Manager (MM for Project5) and launches End of Summer Group Buys for MM/MML

28-Sep-09

28th September 2009: Agitated State has announced the release of MenuMagic Lite (also called MenuMagic for Project5), updated MenuMagic/MenuMagic Lite to v1.4.1.1 and announced the launch of a Group Buy for MenuMagic and …

Noise Soft releases the Break Filter

28-Sep-09

28th September 2009: Noise Soft has announced the release of Break Filter, a new VST filter and distortion effect plug-in for Windows. Break Filter is a custom stereo all-band filter effect with noise based distortion wh…

Barefoot march across the UK

28-Sep-09

KMR distribute MicroMain 27 monitors —

Audjoo updates Helix AU (2009-09-24)

28-Sep-09

28th September 2009: Audjoo has updated the Mac OS X AU version of Helix (2009-09-24). Changes: Fixes a problem with the AU version of Helix: If your AU version stopped working, or forgot where all presets and other dat…

Outsim updates SynthMaker to v1.1.3.1

28-Sep-09

28th September 2009: Outsim has updated SynthMaker to v1.1.3.1. This is a small intermediate release to correct some issues that didn’t quite make the 1.1.3 release. Most notably there is a fix to a problem with the Wave …

J’s MIDI Tools updated

28-Sep-09

28th September 2009: J’s MIDI Tools has been updated (26-09-09) Changes: Chord channel splitter plug-in’s algorithm redesigned/improved, the previous implementation could cause stuck notes under some circumstances.

eSession.com updates Virtual Glass to v1.2.10

28-Sep-09

28th September 2009: eSession.com has updated the Mac version of its Virtual Glass plug-in to v1.2.10. Fixed in this version: Plug in now passes Logic AU Validation (was broken by latest Apple Pro Apps update). Talkback…

EastWest updates EWQLSO Gold, Platinum and Platinum Plus to v1.0.4

28-Sep-09

28th September 2009: EastWest has released version 1.0.4 Instrument Updates for EWQL Symphonic Orchestra Gold, Platinum and Platinum Plus. Changes: Adjusted piccolo trumpet patches. Tuned 11 Violim master keyswitch. Repl…

Christian Budde releases Barberpole Flanger and updates Noname EQ to v1.1

25-Sep-09

25th September 2009: Christian Budde has announced the release of Barberpole Flanger and updated Noname EQ to v1.1. Both are free and available for Windows as VST effect plug-ins. Barberpole Flanger offers a simple Barb…

Steinberg launches VST Sound Instrument Set Synthesizers (HALion ONE expansion)

25-Sep-09

25th September 2009: Steinberg Media Technologies has announced the launch of a new sound expansion set for Sequel, Cubase and Nuendo NEK: The VST Sound Instrument Set Synthesizers. The new sound module offers 142 synth s…

The Lower Rhythm releases Dusk – Filter

25-Sep-09

25th September 2009: The Lower Rhythm has released Dusk, a smooth, virtual analog lowpass filter with a few extras; full stereo signal flow, a subtle tube-emulated saturation, clean out and a modulation effect affectionat…