SYNTH DEALS: As many of you who know me already know, I’m a bit of a bargain hound, or deal hunter, or whatever you might call it. Every month I get a raft of “wow” deals on music gear, software, etc., and while I had started to do a special page on the site, (2009)
DETROIT (MuseWire) – Last summer Billy Craig had the pleasure of performing at a “Make-A-Wish” event. After performing and meeting some of the great kids and the great people of this organization, he was moved and found himself wanting to do something more to help this awesome cause. Billy says, “Driving home from the event, […]
Berlin, Germany (MuseWire) – Native Instruments today announced TRAKTOR KONTROL X1, a highly functional performance controller that gives DJs immediate hands-on control over vital aspects of their performance. Designed by the team behind the groundbreaking TRAKTOR DJ platform, the compact KONTROL X1 offers an unprecedented level of integration with the latest TRAKTOR generation for maximum […]
LOS ANGELES (MuseWire) – The world doesn’t need more music. It needs more great music. If you have lyrics in your head, melodies in your heart and rhythm in your soul, then music is your life. But before you can make it a career, you need to master your craft. The ASCAP “I Create Music” […]
ATLANTA, Ga. (MuseWire) – MusicWorks Interactive, publisher of educational books and DVDs for the music profession, has released The Finale 2010 Tutorial DVD-ROM, a video tutorial for Finale 2010 notation software. The title follows up on the company’s hugely successful tutorial for Finale 2008 and 2009. This ambitious DVD includes 9 hours of video instruction […]
LOS ANGELES, Calif. (MuseWire) – You are cordially invited to NARIP's ART OF THE MUSIC DEAL: What Happens Before You $ign on the Dotted Line? How To Market & License Music For Video Games on Thursday, November 19, 2009 in Los Angeles. Confirmed speakers include Electronic Arts' Worldwide Executive of Music and Marketing STEVE SCHNUR […]
Berlin, Germany (MuseWire) – Native Instruments today introduced SCARBEE MM-BASS, a new software instrument that provides an authentic rendition of the distinctive Musicman Sterling electric bass. MM-BASS is based on the acclaimed Scarbee Black Bass library, and is the latest release in the partnership between Native Instruments and sampling expert Thomas Hansen Skarbye. Powered by […]
Toronto, Ont. (MuseWire) – The International Music Software Trade Association (IMSTA) has just deployed its 2009 “Let’s Talk Piracy” survey, which will be active until December 31st 2009. The non-profit association aims to reduce the demand for pirated music software through campaigns that are designed to raise awareness and change user behavior. The 2009 survey […]
LOS ANGELES, Calif. (MuseWire) – Today Starlight Children’s Foundation(TM) and New Gold Music Ltd. are excited to release the song “Starlight,” sung by the legendary Dionne Warwick, and written by Dean Pitchford, prolific writer of Fame and creator of Footloose, and William Goldstein, whose versatile career includes the original music for NBC’s Fame TV series. […]
NEW YORK (MuseWire) – NARIP New York assembles a top line-up of speakers including agents, buyers and artist managers to discuss the strongest sector of the modern music business: the concert industry. Where are the best opportunities today? Join us at this special program. Record sales may not be huge in recent years for many […]
New York City (MuseWire) – Blue Microphones, a leading innovator in microphone technology and design, launched Encore, their new series of live microphones, with an event at Esquire Magazine’s new Signature Space at the Soho Mews in New York City on October 9, 2009. A large crowd of audio industry press and dealers were treated […]
BOULDER, Colo. (MuseWire) – As unlikely as it sounds, “The Duck Song,” the lead song on Bryant Oden’s debut CD “Songdrops: 30 Songs for Kids” (being released Nov. 1st through www.Songdrops.com) has been all the rage in schools across the U.S. and beyond. Videos of the song have millions of views on YouTube, and hundreds […]
New York, NY (MuseWire) – AVATAR STUDIOS is one of the most prestigious and legendary recording facilities in the world. On Monday evening, October 19, AVATAR STUDIOS will once again make history when it will host its first ever “Ask The Producers†panel featuring Steve Lillywhite, Roy Hendrickson and Kevin Killen. Billed as a Pre-CMJ […]
Ontario, Canada (MuseWire –Â ASK Video Interactive Media, a leading creator of software tutorials on DVD, is now shipping the third DVD in a 4-part training series for Pro Tools 8. In this Level 3 DVD, ASK digs into the more advanced features of Pro Tools 8 such as sharing sessions with other DAWs, correcting […]
LOS ANGELES, Calif. (MuseWire) – Golosio Music Publishing (www.golosio.com) is celebrating songs released in Europe, Australia and North America, each of which has a music video on YouTube and FookMovie. “The international response to our songs is very exciting,” notes firm partner John Scott G, “especially since Golosio is a relatively new music publishing company.” […]
AES, New York, NY (MuseWire) – iZotope, Inc., a leading developer of audio signal processing tools and effects, announces the addition of media product veteran Hart Shafer to the position of Director of Product Management. Shafer joins iZotope from Adobe Systems Incorporated and will be tasked with the worldwide responsibility for strategy and design of […]
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (MuseWire) – ÂiZotope, Inc. announced today that its distribution relationship with M-Audio came to a close on October 1st, 2009. iZotope will now handle distribution responsibilities of its Ozone 4, iZotope RX, Spectron and Trash products. iZotope is also transitioning to an eco-friendly digital serial number delivery system to their dealer and distributor […]
PFINZTAL, Germany (MuseWire) – Pump up your voice! The heart of the vocal designer plugin KLON is a harmonic pitch shifter for natural pitch and formant manipulation of vocal sounds in realtime. KLON takes your voice and adds up to 16 different copies of your voice in realtime. The 16 pitch shifters inside KLON are […]
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (MuseWire) – Â iZotope, Inc., a leading innovator in audio signal processing, announces Alloy, a new audio plug-in that combines six essential sound shaping tools into one integrated interface. iZotope’s award-winning Ozone has become an industry standard for audio mastering, and now Alloy brings the company’s expertise into the realm of mixing with […]
HOUSTON, Texas (MuseWire) – DJ Screw, HAWK, Big Moe, and Pimp C’s influence on the sound and culture of Houston, TX is immeasurable. Aside from Rap-A-Lot Records, the Screwed Up Click and Underground Kingz are entirely responsible for crafting Texas’ distinct musical identity. Pitch Control TV is honoring H-Town’s Fallen Soldiers in Volume 3 of […]
Agoura Hills, Calif. (MuseWire) – Kurzweil has teamed up with American Music & Sound for exclusive distribution in the US effective Oct 1, 2009. The world’s most innovative manufacturer of Work Stations, Performance Controller keyboards, Stage Pianos, and Signal Processors, Kurzweil has a long history of technological advancement coupled with an unwavering focus on delivering […]
Waltham, Mass. (MuseWire) – Brian Cowell, long-time soundware developer who currently runs the Mastering V.A.S.T. forum website, has released a stunning new set of 100 programs for the PC3 series. Drawing on many years of experience with programming Kurzweil synths, Brian has put together a collection of sounds that both complement the PC3’s existing sound […]
Edinburgh, UK (MuseWire) – Camel Audio has updated their sample manipulation synthesizer Alchemy to v1.11 and released a new soundbank created by highly respected sound designer BigTone. Camel Audio is also running a competition to create a tutorial video with the opportunity to win $500. Camel Audio announces the release of Alchemy version 1.11.14 which […]
Denmark (MuseWire) – TC Electronic has taken the bass amp world by storm with the award-winning RH450 bass head. Now, with the help of Tower of Power's world-class bass player Rocco Prestia, TC is developing yet another bass head to deliver instant world-class bass tone: Staccato'51. Think of legendary bass players and Francis Rocco Prestia […]
Denmark (MuseWire) – TC Electronic delivers a brand new addition to its award-winning RS range of bass cabinets. The new RS112 delivers a great, punchy sound from a cab that's been designed with the most compact of footprints – now bass players really can plug-in and play anywhere. TC Electronic's brand new RS112 cabinet is […]
(MuseWire) – Arturia announced this week the launch of version 2.0 of their amazing recreation of the classic Yamaha CS-80 keyboard, used by such electronic music pioneers as Vangeles, Stevie Wonder, and oh so many more. The new version is protected by the Syncrosoft key, like their other current product line. Version 2.0 features (free […]
Berlin, Germany (MuseWire) – Ableton is very happy to announce Launchpad, a new dedicated controller for Ableton Live, co-developed by Novation and Ableton. Launchpad features a multicolor, 64-button grid for launching clips, as well as dedicated scene-launch buttons. Despite the big grid, Launchpad is compact and portable: it’ll fit in your bag for gigs and […]
London, UK (MuseWire) – Leading electronics expert Kenton has gained a reputation for building the ultimate in studio solutions – solutions that form the hub of recording studios the world over. And with the Merge-4 Intelligent MIDI Merge and the LNDR MIDI Line Driver, their range of rock-solid solutions just got bigger… Merge-4 Kenton's Merge-4 […]
LOS ANGLES, Calif. (MuseWire) – The annual “Legal Update” of the California Copyright Conference will present a distinguished panel of experts who will address important legal issues facing music professionals and everyone who listens to music. The event, which offers CLE credit for attorneys, will take place Tuesday, October 13, beginning at 6:30 p.m. in […]
(MuseWire) – Wusik Station V5.8.6 Released – Both Full and Demo versions – New Extra Skin. The updater now features 3 skins: New White, Limeflavour and Old Blue. It will show a preview of all 3 skins and ask which one should be the Default skin (it installs all 3 skin files) . Changes for […]
SEATTLE, Wash. (MuseWire) – D.a. Productions in partnership with Brain Grenade Entertainment proudly announced the release of D.a. Thompson’s new extended play album titled “Disclaimer” on Tuesday, August 18th, 2009 in Seattle, Washington. ‘Disclaimer’ is now available for purchase on CD Baby, iTunes and elsewhere. The first single off of D.a. Thompson’s EP is entitled, […]
Tweksbury, Mass. (MuseWire) – M-Audio® and Digidesign® are excited to announce three new products that break down barriers and empower you to make better music faster. The Digidesign Elevenâ„¢ Rack is a revolutionary new recording and standalone effects processing solution designed specifically for guitar players. The M-Audio Fast Track® audio interface includes Pro Tools® M-Poweredâ„¢ […]
Sweden (MuseWire) – Toontrack Music is very pleased to present the most significant update for Superior Drummer® 2 to date. Version 2.2 includes features that radically take users workflow to the next level. The refined controls over the instruments response and creative possibilities provided by the new MIDI nodes feature, as well as the much […]
Berlin, Germany (MuseWire) – Native Instruments today introduced BALINESE GAMELAN, a new KONTAKT-Powered instrument that marks the second entry in the “Discovery Series”. Created in collaboration with the renowned sound-design house Soniccouture, BALINESE GAMELAN offers a versatile assortment of ethnic instruments that represent the rich sonic heritage of classic Indonesian music, for use in film […]
Sweden (MuseWire) – Toontrack Music is proud to announce the return of a sample library classic. The Custom and Vintage SDXâ„¢ is a re-release of the award winning Toontrack Music sample packs Superior Custom and Vintage and Superior Vintage Add-on (both released for the original Superior Drummer software) and they have now been combined to […]
MIDDLEBURG, Va. (MuseWire) – Visit Chrysalis Vineyards (Middleburg, Virginia) in the midst of harvest and experience their hottest festival of the year. Enjoy bluegrass pickings throughout the weekend with Jackass Flats (former Virginia State Bluegrass Champs), Hickory Ridge, and Lisa Kay Howard; meet artisans, craft and food vendors; take a hay ride vineyard tour; and […]
Westlake Village, Calif. (MuseWire) – Blue Microphones, a leading innovator in microphone technology and design, has launched enCORE, a new series of microphones that bring their heritage of high-quality studio microphones to the stage. The enCORE 100, 200, and 300 models are designed and priced for any live application from the rehearsal space and coffee […]
Berlin, Germany (MuseWire) – Native Instruments recently released TRAKTOR PRO 1.2, a free software update for the latest generation of its digital DJ products including the DUO and LE versions. The update brings many improvements that make the latest TRAKTOR generation even more powerful and convenient, including extended performance effects, state-of-the-art keylock quality, advanced controller […]
SUNRISE, Fla. (MuseWire) – IK is proud to announce the availability of the new ARC System TDM for Pro Tools HD Accel. Together with ARC Native, it is the first and only acoustic correction system in a plug-in. Finally you can “take your room out of the mix,” removing the acoustical problems created by untreated […]
LOS ANGELES, Calif. (MuseWire) – An important event for all ASCAP publishers! The Association Of Independent Music Publishers (AIMP) will present a discussion of settlement negotiations between the National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA) and record labels. The settlement, in the hundreds of millions, concerns monies owed to music publishers that currently reside in record labels’ […]
Muenchen, Germany (MuseWire) – Best Service has released two new dance products: Black Pearl is a brand new sample collection for the Hip Hop, R´n´B or Media producer looking for that modern original sound of today's urban music. Here is everything you need to produce radio-ready Hip Hop and R&B hits! production tools vol. 2 […]
Sweden (MuseWire) – Over time Toontrack Music has produced and made available industry leading drum and percussion sounds heard in movies, TV-shows, video games, at live venues and on countless hit albums. We’ve recorded numerous libraries with hundreds of the finest drums and cymbals totaling 200+ gigs of user content derived from 1,000,000 plus sound […]
HOUSTON, Texas (MuseWire) – From the 3rd Coast to the East Coast and now nestled back home in the South, Pitch Control TV Mixtape DVD series traveled to the East Coast to be recognized as a part of Country Rap Tunes: The 3rd Coast/Dirty South Film Festival held in Harlem, premiering PCTV’s Mixtape DVD Volume […]
Muenchen, Germany (MuseWire) – Best Service today announced the launch of Best Service managed to win over “Tari” Eduardo Tarilonte to produce this fantastic virtual accordion! Though we start to ship Accordion out into the world from Munich, right during Oktoberfest, this product has nothing to do with Lederhos'n and Bavarian umm-tah-tah. Tari has created […]
Adelaide SA (MuseWire) – Crysonic today announced the release of SPECTRALIVE NXT V3 and availability in Native Mac OSX AU,VST (PPC /Intel Mac) and PC VST formats. Spectralive NXT V3 is Crysonic’s third generation Professional Spectral Audio Vitality and Enhancement Processor. The SPECTRALIVE process is Crysonic’s proprietary approach for imparting Vitality and warmth to all […]
COLUMN: This week Cakewalk announced the latest update to their venerable DAW platform, SONAR. While it’s been updated annually with full incremental versions, sometimes to the criticism by users (e.g., “why not fix all issues with current version before launching a new one?”), Cakewalk’s team have chosen this year to do a .5 upgrade, since […]
LONDON, England (MuseWire) – Signature Snares Vol.1 – available now! FXpansion is proud to present a collection of Yamaha signature snares for your BFD2 library. With the usual high levels of detail, multiple channels and multiple articulations, BFD Signature Snares Vol.1 is ready for you to sequence and mix using BFD 2.1’s powerful software interface. […]
Berlin, Germany (MuseWire) – Native Instruments today introduced THE FINGER, a unique keyboard-controlled performance effects processor developed together with forward-thinking electronic music artist Tim Exile of Warp Records. Based on advanced REAKTOR technology, THE FINGER provides musicians, producers and DJs with an inspirational and truly musical tool for intuitive sound mangling and live remixing in […]
NEW YORK, N.Y. (MuseWire) – ReverbNation, the leading marketing platform for more than 450,000 artists, labels, managers and venues, has partnered with Audiolife, the leader in direct-to-fan eCommerce, to create the Reverb Store. The Reverb Store is a complete direct-to-fan eCommerce offering that is accessible to every ReverbNation artist at no charge. The Reverb Store […]
Paris, France (MuseWire) – UltimateSoundBank has announced theire new “Grand Piano Collection,” compatible with the free UVI player, and MOTU MachFive II. According to the company: “Grand Piano Collection features surely some of the best sounding sampled pianos in the market. True to our beliefs, we don’t think it’s about figures (like velocity, memory, number […]