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Peavey announces ReValver MK III.V

Friday, January 15th, 2010

Peavey ReValver MK III.V

Peavey has announced ReValver MK III.V, the next version of its amplifier modeling software, which debuts nine new amplifier and effects models.

Developed by veteran tube-amp maker Peavey Electronics, ReValver is a revolutionary amplifier modeling software that captures the true characteristics of vacuum tubes while allowing users unprecedented control over their tonality and gain structures.

Peavey ReValver MK III.V will feature the debut of the Peavey 3120™, Peavey Masterpiece™, Peavey Sensation™, Budda

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QuikQuak updates Pitchwheel to v3.01 and Glass Viper to v1.21 (Mac AU)

Monday, January 11th, 2010

QuikQuak Pitchwheel 3

QuikQuak has released version 3.01 of Pitchwheel, a real-time pitch shifting effect, version 1.21 of Glass Viper, a virtual synthesizer plug-in for Windows and Mac.

Changes in Pitchwheel v3.01

  • Semitone shift accuracy increased.
  • Minor reduction in CPU usage.
  • Logic MIDI-effect type control working correctly.

Changes in Glass Viper v1.21 Mac AU

  • MIDI Pitch-bend and breath controller fix for Logic users.

Pitchwheel and Glass Viper are available to purchase for PC and Mac (VST/AU), priced at respectively

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Loopmasters releases Essential Minimal Techno

Friday, January 8th, 2010

Loopmasters Essential Minimal Techno

Loopmasters has released Essential Minimal Techno, a powerful collection of samples presented in construction kit format for techno and minimal producers looking for up to the minute royalty free sounds to complement and crystallize their productions for the dance floor.

This pristine collection of razor sharp sounds from the artist Danmad aka Dan Mardan includes 7 huge Minimal Techno construction kits which include fantastic drum, bass, synth, fx and separated grooves to give producers total flexibility to remix and create new dance anthems and underground mixes with ease and enjoyment.

Essential Minimal Techno features

  • 7 Construction Kits consisting of:, 71 Drums Loops, 47 percussion, percussive elements and top loops, 9 bass loops / 22 synth loops, 19 fx loops and bridge loops, 15 Audio mix loops
  • Bonus Loops consists of 40 loops which include: 10 kiks loops / 10 hihats loops / 20 top loops
  • Singles Hits includes 72 oneshot samples: 12 kicks / 10 claps & snares, 15 hihats / 35 percussive elements
  • Synth and Bass Patches for Halion, Kontakt, Reason NNXT, EXS, SFZ Soft Samplers.

Essential Minimal Techno is available to purchase for

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Sample Magic releases Deep Tech-House

Monday, January 4th, 2010

Sample Magic Deep Tech-House

Sample Magic has announced the release of Deep Tech-House, a collection of moody and melodic, deep and dirty house grooves.

100s of jackin’ minimal beats, tech workouts and dusky soulful drums; tight and percussive tops; basslines from Chicago to Detroit; blissful vinyl-infused music loops; broken-out combis; 300+ drum hits, jazzy chords and hits, FX and background dust and detail loops.

Deep Tech-House features

  • Drum beats — Jackin’ minimal grooves, classic tech workouts and dusky soulful drums plus 100+ of tight and percussive tops.
  • Basslines — From Chicago to Detroit and beyond: subby low-enders, wonky squarelines and dubbed out sinelines.
  • Synth and music loops — All-analogue chord riffs, organic melodies and blissful vinyl-infused music loops.
  • Combis — Inspiration straight out of the box: broken-out kits featuring beats, bass and music loops.
  • Hits — 300+ finely sculpted kicks, snares, hats, percussion, bonus jazzy chords and bass hits.
  • FX and FX loops — Creaks, sweeps, low-risers and falls plus bpm-linked background ambience, dust and detail loops.
  • Includes Wav, Rex2 & RMX-compatible Rex2 loops, Apple Loops, EXS24, HALion, Reason NN-XT and Kontakt II patches.

Deep Tech-House is available to purchase as a digital download for

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Prime Loops releases Drum Addict

Monday, January 4th, 2010

Prime Loops Drum Addict

Prime Loops has released Drum Addict, a collection of Drum Loops and Processed Percussion Loops.

Prime Loops Labs are back with another spine-tingling, stomach-wrenching sound laboratory experiment… Drum Addict. The final installment in the critically acclaimed, mighty Addict Trilogy. The Addict Trilogy includes ‘Synth Addict’ (10/10, Excellence Award) and ‘Bass Addict’ (Best-seller), and now… Drum Addict, which compliments both it’s predecessors to the core, and when used together, the trilogy is one of the most feared weapons on the sonic battlefield.

With 150+ maximum impact, up-to-the-moment crazy drum loops, ripping, high-pressure, and, of course, utterly addictive… Drum Addict is a force to be reckoned with, and an absolutely essential addition to your laboratories sound arsenal.

Drum Addict is available in various formats, priced at

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Ametrine Audio releases Fire and Ice

Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009

Ametrine Audio Fire and Ice

Ametrine Audio has released Fire and Ice, a virtual synthesizer plug-in using the Wusik Engine.

The Main Idea behind Fire and Ice was to create a synth with 2 different personalities. The Fire section covers the Bass, Stab and Synth side of things, while the Ice Section brings you Pads, Wave sequences, Keys, Organs and BellTones.

Fire and Ice features

  • Powered by the Wusik-Engine (Version 5.8.4).
  • 160 main presets with 250 variations.
  • Custom made sounds: Bass and Stabs 44, Synth and Leads 23, Arps and Wave-Sequences 20, Pads and Strings 30, BellTones 21, Keys and Organs 22.

Fire and Ice is available to purchase as a VST instrument plug-in for Windows PC, priced at

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Loomer updates Aspect to v1.5

Thursday, December 17th, 2009

Loomer Aspect

Loomer has released version 1.5 of Aspect, a semi-modular synthesizer for Mac, Windows, and Linux.

Aspect is a 32-note polyphonic synthesizer with an open ended semi-modular architecture, streamlined interface, and analogue sounding synthesis engine.

Changes in Aspect v1.5

  • New oscillators with improved sound due to significantly reduced aliasing.
  • Backwards compatibility options (for Registered Users only) to enable the use of legacy oscillators for perfect compatibility with older patches.
  • Reduced CPU usage: generally around 10% reduction, but up to 20% in some cases.
  • Massively reduced memory usage.
  • Aspect oscillators are now tuned down an octave to bring them more into line with other synthesizers.
  • Older patches will still play at the tuning they were created with.
  • Fixed bug where very long release envelopes stop rather abruptly.
  • Fixed bug in Sonar where notes are left hanging when the Sonar Transport is stopped.
  • Factory presets are now categorized and sorted.
  • Rotary controls can now be tweaked to a finer degree with the mouse wheel by holding Shift.
  • Fixed bug where notes sustained over a sample rate change from 96KHz to 88KHz would play at the incorrect pitch.
  • Fixed bug that could cause a lock under some Linux VST hosts the first time Aspect is scanned.

Aspect is available to purchase for

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Prime Loops releases VIP Synths: Dubstep & DnB Edition

Monday, November 30th, 2009

Prime Loops VIP Synths: Dubstep & DnB Edition

Prime Loops has released VIP Synths: Dubstep & DnB Edition, a collection of sampler multi-patches.

If you’re looking to break the mould and develop some distinctive lead instruments for your mix, VIP Synths is the series to check out. This edition of has been fine tuned for the darker, subbier side of dance music: Dubstep and Drum & Bass. Here you get hundreds of expertly built synth patches, ready to bend and twist into completely original sounds. If you need seriously high-impact and deadly destruction, there’s a starting point here for your next creation. Are you ready to step out of the same old presets and rise above the rest?

VIP Synths: Dubstep & DnB Edition features

  • 300MB+ collection of over 270 carefully pre-formatted software sampler multi-patches for Kontakt, Halion, EXS24, NN-XT for Reason, SFZ for Sonar Cakewalk & more.
  • Produced by Dimitry Vasilyev, using various synths including the Clavia Nord Modular, Access Virus, Korg Mono/poly and Roland MKS30.
  • Royalty-free samples.

VIP Synths: Dubstep & DnB Edition is available to purchase for

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Mini-review: Loopmasters Sultan

Friday, November 20th, 2009

Loopmasters Sultan

Loopmasters recently launched a new series of sample libraries featuring artists from the famous Global Underground music label, which is well known for its mix compilations by high profile DJs like James Lavelle, Sasha, and Darren Emerson to name just a few.

After Anil Chawla & Dale Anderson and Jim Rivers it is now time for Sultan (Ossama Al Sarraf) to share some of his sounds with us.

Nominee at the Beatport Music Awards, with a Billboard #1 hit under his belt and having remixed and collaborated with artists including Dirty Vegas, BT, Nadia Ali, Cedric Gervais, Sander Kleinenberg, Kaskade and Morgan Page, Sultan has gained respect for his unique productions by leaders in our industry such as Mark Knight, John Digweed, Sharam, Tiesto to name a few.

Global Underground: Sultan features

  • 290 MB content.
  • 28 Bass Loops, 80 Drum Loops, 26 Music Loops (also available as 136 Rex Files).
  • Tempo: 125, 127 and 128 bpm.
  • 10 Bass Multis, 30 FX Sounds, 125 Drum Hits, 8 Synth Multis.
  • 26 patches for Kontakt, HALion, EXS24, NN-XT and sfz.

Sultan used various sound sources for his material, including a Moog Voyager, Access Virus C, Dave Smith Poly Evolver and a Custom Gibson Les Paul guitar.

Here’s the demo track for GU: Sultan.

So what do I think?

Product: Sultan by Loopmasters
Format: 16bit WAV/REX + sampler patches
Price:

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Loopmasters releases Sultan

Monday, November 16th, 2009

Loopmasters Sultan

Loopmasters has released Sultan, the third volume from the GU Samples Series which features Sultan, one of the most highly demanded crossover djs and producers in the current global dance music scene.

Nominee at the Beatport Music Awards, with a Billboard #1 hit under his belt and having remixed and collaborated with artists including Dirty Vegas, BT, Nadia Ali, Cedric Gervais, Sander Kleinenberg, Kaskade and Morgan Page, Sultan has gained respect for his unique productions by leaders in our industry such as Mark Knight, John Digweed, Sharam, Tiesto to name a few.

For this project, Sultan created a unique blend of sounds that combines his addiction to grooves and appreciation for melody. Powered by a Protools HD rig, a Moog Voyager, Access Virus C synth, Dave Smith Poly Evolver and a Custom Gibson Les Paul guitar this collection of drum loops, bass loops and musical loops are of the highest quality and stays true to the art that Sultan has created in his top charting originals and remixes.

The result is a fresh, diverse and inspiring collection which will be hugely appreciated by producers working in a broad a scope of styles from House to Tech house, Techno and Progressive. In detail, this sample pack features 80+ drum loops, 30 bass hits, 28 bass loops, 30 FX Hits, 24 Synth Hits, 26 Musical loops, 10 Claps, 8 Crashes, 5 rides, 20 hats, 20 kicks, 10 Percussion Hits and 20 snares.

The Global Underground Sample Series is an expanding collection of sample packs created by GU Artists in conjunction with Loopmasters. Two assurances of quality and inspiration – watch out for more great titles coming soon!

Sultan features

  • 290Mb Content.
  • 28 Bass Loops, 80 Drum Loops, 26 Music Loops, 10 Bass Multi’s, 30 FX Sounds, 125 Drum Hits, 8 Synth Multi’s.
  • 136 REX Files.
  • 26 Sample Patches for Kontakt, HALion, EXS24, NN-XT and sfz soft samplers.

Sultan is available to purchase now for

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