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Haifa, Israel (MuseWire) – V-Plugs is proud to announce the release of the Uranium compressor. Based on V-Plugs new “Smart Dynamic Control” technology (SDC), Uranium presents an alternative to classic compressors with new distinctive sound and features. Unique technology: The new SDC technology™ uses a sophisticated ‘look ahead’ algorithm that analyzes the signal level over […]
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (MuseWire) – Musicians and music lovers who use MIDI technology have a remarkable new way to create, control and connect with their instruments. Audiofile Engineering, a leading developer of audio software for Mac platforms, has released MIDI Surface for iPhone OS. Designed for use with Line 6’s one-of-a-kind MIDI Mobilizer hardware accessory, […]
LIVE NEWS: Open Labs announced today that they have refreshed their product line to their new generation 6 (“Gen 6”). The standard Miko and NeKo series have been upgraded from the prior Core 2 Intel processors to the Intel Core i5 3.33 Ghz. The upgraded version of the NeKo XXL model has swapped out the […]
COLUMN: Maurice The Fish Records, the boutique record label based in Seattle and Los Angeles that has garnered media attention for its thriving business model implementing a low-overhead and high-yielding approach to the marketing of fresh music, has bucked the economic downturn and signed four acts in the second quarter, fattening the label’s artist docket […]
Berlin, Germany (MuseWire) – Native Instruments today introduced DEEP FREQ, a powerful effects processing suite for use with KORE 2 and the free KORE PLAYER. Complementing the acclaimed DEEP RECONSTRUCTIONS and DEEP TRANSFORMATIONS packages, DEEP FREQ focuses on intense and intricate frequency manipulation to transform audio material in innovative and inspiring ways. Created by expert […]
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (MuseWire) – Euphonix, now part of Avid, announced last month their new v2 edition of the MC Control, popular with users of Apple Logic, MOTU Digital Performer, and Steinberg Cubase on the Mac OS X platform. Music instrument dealers like Sweetwater now have the new product in stock. Euphonix, a world leader […]
MEYLAN, France (MuseWire) – Arturia has announced today their latest release version of Brass. Version 2.05 makes this unique and highly regarded software even better, according to the company. The update features various bug fixes and enhancements, as you might expect with a dot revision. Updated: * MIDI control : redesigned to show MIDI activity […]
LOS ANGELES, Calif. (MuseWire) – Made exclusively for the Roland’s Fantom-G Series Workstations, this FREE “FG Connects Live” download emphasizes the powerful live performance potential of your Fantom-G, adding new patches, live sets, rhythm patterns, and more. FG Connects Live Update Includes: Hundreds of new dance, pop and hip-hop oriented patches; New orchestral sounds including […]
MODENA, Italy (MuseWire) – IK Multimedia is proud to announce that the “XT 2 Group Buy Promotion” on the newly released Xpansion Tank 2 Titles is now FIVE for the price of ONE! From now until May 31st, 2010, when customers purchase and register one Xpansion Tank 2 title from the Sonic Reality sound library […]
Half Moon Bay, Calif. (MuseWire) – Dave Smith Instruments has released a keyboard version of Mopho, DSI’s popular desktop synthesizer module. The Mopho Keyboard is a monophonic synthesizer with an all-analog signal path, an expanded user interface, and a full-sized, semi-weighted keyboard action. From a functional perspective, the Mopho Keyboard does not do anything radically […]
COLUMN: It's official. Doomsday Fundamentalists will most certainly herald the forthcoming of the End of Days. They've been given a sign. What sign would that be, you may ask? Well, of course, I'm referring to the People Magazine interview in which multi-award winning and chart topping Country Music Artist Chely Wright has officially announced that […]
BURBANK, Calif. (MuseWire) – Originally announced at Musikmesse 2010 where Eric Persing demonstrated some of the new features, Spectrasonics this weekend announced that the latest v1.3 update for Omnisphere and Trilian are now available for download. Notable to these updates is likely enhanced support for some issues with Pro Tools 8 LE on Windows, and […]
SONOITA, Ariz. (MuseWire) – Kief-Joshua Vineyards is celebrating their Second Annual Arizona Wine and Music Festival with the release of three new wines on May 1 and 2, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., 2010. To mark the occasion, the winery is hosting a wine festival, featuring wine tasting and tours, live music performed by […]
Minneapolis, Minn. (MuseWire) – Â Audiofile Engineering, a leading audio software developer for Mac, has released Backline Calc 2.0, an update to their professional music calculator app for Apple iPhone and iPod touch. Backline Calc is an indispensible tool for musicians, music students and teachers, DJs, audio and video engineers and broadcast technicians, featuring more […]
SYNTH NEWS: Camel Audio announces Luftrum: Ambient is “a journey between worlds, from summer afternoons to the icy depths of space.” With dense washes of warm, shimmering pads and soundscapes, gentle guitar and piano arpeggios, music boxes, delicate, and ethereal sound effects that totter between beauty and despair, this is a particularly inspiring collection for the ambient musician, film, TV or game soundtrack composer.
LONDON, U.K. (MuseWire) – FXpansion & Electric Himalaya are proud to present Himalaya: Antiquity, a collection of all-new presets for DCAM: Synth Squad. The scope of Antiquity’s chunky, vintage sounds is breathtaking, and its musical character will keep you playing for hours. Features Include: Fat, lush OB-style brass sounds and classic analogue leads and basses. […]
ONTARIO, Canada (MuseWire) – ASK Video Interactive Media, a leading creator of software tutorials on DVD, announces the Cubase 5 Level 3 DVD tutorial. This third installment in a four-part series will ship May 10, 2010. In Cubase 5 Level 3, ASK Video CEO and Cubase guru Steve Kostrey builds upon the topics covered in […]
Sweden (MuseWire) – Like it, love it or leave it, Nashville Tennessee is Music City USA. With more labels, publishers, writers, producers, musicians and artists per capita than any other city in North America, Nashville knows a thing or two about great music, and more importantly – great sounding music. With the city’s history & […]
SEATTLE, Wash. (MuseWire) – “The Artist’s Guide to Success in the Music Business” (ISBN: 978-1-935359-33-3) was just released by author Loren Weisman. The book is a detailed analysis of the subjects that all musicians should understand and apply in order to pursue a successful and sustainable career in music. Full of ideas and practical advice, […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. (MuseWire) – A key priority for the Obama Administration, as outlined in the President's Cairo speech of June 4, 2009, is launching “a new beginning†in America's relationship with the Muslim world. The State Department's public diplomacy professionals in Washington and at U.S. Embassies around the globe are actively pursuing a variety of […]
COLUMN: You can find many excellent books about music, songwriting, and music publishing. I know because I own some of them, like “All You Need to Know About the Music Business,” by Donald S. Passman, which is the most entertaining fact-based book on the subject. Although Passman makes me chuckle in almost every section, I […]
SYNTH NEWS: Native Instruments today released MASCHINE 1.5, a major free update that significantly increases the functionality and creative potential of the acclaimed computer-based music production system. With more classic drum machine features, improved host integration, new sampling functions, an extended sound library, and even more efficient workflow
PADUA, Italy (MuseWire) – Xylote.com has announced the release of its new sample pack “Trance Techno Particles.” The sample pack includes sounds and loops that can be used for techno, trance, tribal, and other music genres. “This new sample pack gives musicians and producers a little bit of the greatest trance and techno sounds of […]
COLUMN: I thought it might be interesting to recapitulate the last days of United Artists Music and Records Group, Inc. (“UAR”) and the circumstances under which Capitol Industries-EMI, Inc. (“Capitol”) acquired it. The information set forth in this note is based on my personal knowledge of what happened and my independent analysis of events; an […]
COLUMN: I know, I know. It's just a TV show, designed for drama, as human beings are magnetically drawn to personal drama, especially if it's not their own. Yet being a 20 year veteran in the music industry as not only an artist but a producer, I'm not a fan of “American Idolâ€. If I […]
BERLIN (MuseWire) – Â Native Instruments today introduced PARANORMAL SPECTRUMS, a new KORE-powered instrument that creates mysterious and unsettling sonic atmospheres. For use with KORE 2 and the free KORE PLAYER, PARANORMAL SPECTRUMS is a powerful resource for suspenseful film and game scores in the horror, thriller and mystery domain, and is also suitable for […]
Sweden (MuseWire) – Toontrack Music has released the next product in the Toontrack Software Tools line, EZmix. For all the track and songwriters with tight deadlines and a mobile work situation out there, Toontrack, in collaboration with DSP developers par excellence Overloud, has developed EZmix. EZmix is a simple (EZ), yet powerful, mixing tool that […]
AUSTIN, Texas (MuseWire) – Introducing Open Labs’ SoundSlateâ„¢ FW, the ultimate virtual instrument player and hardware DAW for your keyboard workstation or FireWire (1394) audio interface, contained in a sexy 1U rackmountable case for $1999 SRP. SoundSlateâ„¢ redefines music production and performance by incorporating Open Labs’ music operating environment including the critically acclaimed virtual instrument […]
Muenchen, Germany (MuseWire) – Elastique Pitch is a professional Plug-In for Real Time Pitch Shifting with an interface designed to allow quick and intuitive interaction with all parameters. Elastique is designed to be the optimal plug-in for pitch correction in film and video conversion applications, for sound design and for adjusting pitch in recording and […]
LOS ANGELES, Calif. (MuseWire) – Sleek beats and eerie melodies highlight ‘We All Love Bright Shiny Things,’ the new album from Jonny Harmonic, now on iTunes from Golosio Publishing (www.golosio.com). Harmonic is a mystifying musician no one has ever seen. “The guy comes in to record whenever no one else is present,” states John Scott […]
LOS ANGELES, Calif. (MuseWire) – Online-based recording industry publication adds noted music producer, recording artist, and on-air radio personality Danielle Egnew to its editorial staff. Egnew will contribute expertise on issues related to the business of music, album production, and independent film. MuseWire(TM) is a publication of Neotrope(R) Entertainment, established in California in 1983. “We’re […]
NEW YORK, N.Y. (MuseWire) – Music superstar Justin Timberlake has joined the ASCAP “I Create Music” EXPO lineup to be part of a first-ever feature for the conference, a One-on-One Conversation between two Grammy Award-winning music creators, when he engages in a conversation with legendary singer-songwriter Bill Withers. Justin Timberlake is a songwriter, performer, producer, […]
SAN DIEGO, Calif. (MuseWire) – Jack Tempchin, a pioneering co-architect of the Southern California Sound, a classic country-rock movement popularized in the 1970s by The Eagles, will play his Diamond* platinum hits live for three nights in the United Kingdom on April 28th, 29th and 30th, 2010, Night River Records announced today. Forming the soundtrack […]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (MuseWire) – Sparkart Group, Inc., an Oakland-based full-service independent digital agency, is on board to develop, design, and manage the official website of Capitol recording artist, Darius Rucker. The official new site is now live at www.dariusrucker.com . Rucker joins Sparkart’s roster of notable music clients which includes Jason Aldean, Brooks & Dunn, […]
BATON ROUGE, La. (MuseWire) – On Thursday, April 8, 2010 at 7:30 p.m., Opera Louisiane welcomes Spring with special guests jazz greats Bill Grimes and Willis Delony, as they join Robert Grayson and members of Opera Louisiane’s Young Artists to present a new twist on both opera and jazz in the intimate setting of the […]
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (MuseWire) – Do the vocals on your favorite song sound like a vocoded chipmunk? Yes? Did you use extreme auto-tune settings in the sensitive ballad you wrote for your girlfriend, who then dumped you because, as Jay Z said, “Auto-tune is Dead.” Never fear, you can now recapture the emotive intensity of your […]
NEW YORK, N.Y. (MuseWire) – Underground Music Award winning indie band MONEY FIRST announces the release of “Lamborghini Lifestyle” as an online promotional single this weekend to encourage tri-state hip-hop fans and families feeling the current economic pinch. “One of my goals in life is to own my own personal custom made Lamborghini, but when […]
PFINZTAL, Germany (MuseWire) – MATRIX 2.0 – The Voice Coder goes classic. Two Vocoders in one! Inspired by the legendary VSM 201 Vocoder from Sennheiser VirSyn has given MATRIX an additional Filter module modelling the analog sound of the VSM. But to make it even better they have extended the filter range by adding two […]
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (MuseWire) – Â iZotope, Inc. and RZA are challenging you to utilize RZA’s music to create a brand new beat! With the kits provided in the iDrum: RZA of Wu-Tang app, RZA is encouraging you to mix your own beat and share it with friends. RZA will choose the winning beat to be […]
LOS ANGELES, Calif. (MuseWire) – At Starlight Children’s Foundation’s (www.starlight.org) annual “A Stellar Night” gala, presented by California Pizza Kitchen, on Friday, March 19, 2010 at The Century Plaza Hyatt Regency Hotel, Starlight presented Larry Flax and Rick Rosenfield, Co-Founders and Co-CEOs of California Pizza Kitchen, with its 2010 “Heart of Gold Award” and Noel […]
Adelaide SA (MuseWire) – Crysonic releases Version 3.0 of their multi-octave Harmonic Tube Saturation inducing DSP plug-in for Mac OSX and PC in Native formats. V3 improves upon results attained by its predecessor V2 in a brand new product by bringing new and exciting features including core enhancements, performance enhancements together with a completely new […]
Meylan, France (MuseWire) – Version 2.5 of Arturia Analog Factory now includes new interface, MIDI control center, presets finally responds to aftertouch (!), and improved compatibility with Vista/Windows 7. Analog Factory is a powerful, yet extremely easy to use virtual instrument. Loaded with 3500 legendary sounds (instead of 2000 in the first version) carefully selected […]
Meylan, France (MuseWire) – Arturia has announced a new virtual instrument buying experience called, “The ONE.” With this product, according to the company, “The One is an innovative product that offers eight of our best software titles (Moog Modular V, Jupiter 8V, CS-80V, ARP2600V, MinimoogV, Prophet V, Analog Factory and also Brass 2). With a […]
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. (MuseWire) – Planet Waves is pleased to launch two new user-friendly, convenient apps for iPhone & iPod Touch users: the ProTune tuner application and the ProTempo metronome application. Planet Waves' ProTune app turns the iPhone or iPod touch into the ultimate portable instrument tuner. Dedicated modes for guitar, bass, violin, banjo and other […]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (MuseWire) – Gabe Hizer releases comical animated cartoon for first single from his new album. Two years ago, Gabe Hizer packed up his life and moved to Mexico with the intention of going into retirement after a long career in the law. After spending only four months in a small picturesque town, he […]
LONDON, UK (MuseWire) – Niels Teves, Co-CEO of Netherlands-based asset administration company Fintage House, has announced the appointment of Marte Forte Music Services Ltd to work alongside the company’s Fintage Music division in the UK. Maria Forte (www.m40music.com) has worked in the music industry for three decades, beginning at Virgin Music (Publishers) in the late […]
Berlin, Germany (MuseWire) – Native Instruments today introduced EVOLVE MUTATIONS 2, a new KONTAKT PLAYER-based instrument for movie, TV and game composers. Developed in collaboration with the renowned sound design house Heavyocity and powered by the industry-leading KONTAKT engine, EVOLVE MUTATIONS 2 includes a further arsenal of highly expressive instruments, rhythms and ambiences that can […]
Worcestershire, UK (MuseWire) – Alchemy Player is the perfect solution if you lust after the sounds of Alchemy but don’t want to create your own presets. It’s also extremely affordable at just $59 / €49 / £39. The Player is included free when you purchase any Alchemy soundbank, turning each of these banks into a […]
Berkshire, UK (MuseWire) – GForce Software has announced a new sound pack for existing users of M-Tron Pro, which brings the delightful “antique” Mattel Optigan into the 21st century. According to the company: “For many moons we have harboured the desire to release a full set of sounds recorded from our grainy old Optigan. We […]
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (MuseWire) – Symbolic Sound Corporation has expanded the list of real-time controllers and software that can communicate with its Kyma sound design environment by adding support for Open Sound Control (OSC) to its Paca(rana) sound engine. By connecting a Paca or Pacarana to the Ethernet, sound designers, musicians, and researchers using Kyma on […]