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Spectrasonics announce Trilian and Omnisphere 1.2 Updates, new iPhone Omni Live App
Sun, 17 Jan 2010 – 18:22:17 -0800 PST | No Comment

NAMM 2010 /Music Industry Newswire/ — At the 2010 NAMM show in Anaheim, Spectrasonics announced new v1.2 updates for Omnisphere® and Trilian® – bringing full 64-bit cross-platform support for the complete line of their award-winning …

Blue Announces Second Generation Mikey Portable Recorder for iPhone and iPod
Thu, 14 Jan 2010 – 18:05:26 -0800 PST | No Comment

NAMM: Anaheim, Calif. /Music Industry Newswire/ — Blue Microphones, a leading innovator in microphone technology and design, announces the second generation Mikey Portable Recorder for iPod and iPhone. Building upon the award-winning audio technology developed …

Audiofile Engineering Releases FiRe 1.3 iPhone App
Thu, 19 Nov 2009 – 17:10:44 -0800 PST | No Comment

Minneapolis, Minn. /Music Industry Newswire/ — Audiofile Engineering, a leading audio software developer for Mac, has released version 1.3 of FiRe, their professional field recording App for the Apple iPhone and iPod touch. This version …

New Lite Versions of Best-Selling Chordmaster & Scale Wizard Applications Will Be Free
Mon, 24 Aug 2009 – 16:16:17 -0700 PDT | No Comment

FARMINGDALE, N.Y. /Music Industry Newswire/ — Planet Waves is proud to offer LE versions of the best-selling applications for iPhone & iPod Touch, Chordmaster and Scale Wizard. These new “lite” versions are available as free …

IK Multimedia announces its first iPhone/iPod Touch application: GrooveMaker
Fri, 21 Aug 2009 – 16:27:28 -0700 PDT | No Comment

MODENA, Italy /Music Industry Newswire/ — GrooveMaker for the iPhone is a re-invention of IK’s original Mac/PC application now with interactive touch control and complete mobility. Each GrooveMaker Pack is a powerful combination of software …

iZotope Partners With Underworld For New iDrum Edition
Wed, 05 Aug 2009 – 15:22:07 -0700 PDT | No Comment

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. /Music Industry Newswire/ — ­ iZotope, Inc. has collaborated with English electronic band Underworld for the latest release of their popular iDrum app for Apple’s iPhone and iPod touch. This new app features …

Create and Remix Classic Arcade Game Music on your iPhone or iPod touch
Thu, 30 Jul 2009 – 19:17:46 -0700 PDT | No Comment

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. /Music Industry Newswire/ — ­iZotope, Inc. has released iDrum Video Game Edition, the latest addition to their popular drum machine Apps for Apple’s iPhone and iPod touch. iDrum Video Game Edition lets you …

The Retronyms Release DopplerPad Expressive Touch Instrument for the iPhone and iPod Touch
Tue, 21 Jul 2009 – 16:40:31 -0700 PDT | No Comment
The Retronyms Release DopplerPad Expressive Touch Instrument for the iPhone and iPod Touch

San Francisco, Calif. /Music Industry Newswire/ — The Retronyms, makers of popular iPhone applications Recorder and FourTrack, released the DopplerPad expressive touch instrument for the iPhone and iPod Touch today. DopplerPad is a live performance …

Audiofile Engineering Updates FiRe iPhone App
Thu, 16 Jul 2009 – 18:57:48 -0700 PDT | No Comment

Minneapolis, Minn. /Music Industry Newswire/ — ­ Audiofile Engineering, a leading audio software developer for the Mac, announces version 1.1 of FiRe, their professional field recording App for the Apple iPhone and iPod touch. In …

New iZotope iDrum Beatboxing Edition for iPhone let’s you record samples, add effects, and create custom beats
Fri, 10 Jul 2009 – 21:44:56 -0700 PDT | No Comment

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. /Music Industry Newswire/ — iZotope, Inc. announces iDrum Beatboxing Edition, the latest addition to their popular line of iDrum Apps for iPhone and iPod touch. This new edition puts the user in the …

iZotope Brings Studio Quality Audio Effects to iPhone & iPod Touch Developers
Fri, 26 Jun 2009 – 17:08:33 -0700 PDT | No Comment

Cambridge, Mass. /Music Industry Newswire/ — iZotope, Inc., a leading innovator in audio signal processing technology, has expanded their extensive licensing program with a suite of audio enhancement tools and effects available for integration into …

iZotope & Downtown Records Announce iDrum: Major Lazer App
Thu, 18 Jun 2009 – 16:24:28 -0700 PDT | No Comment

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. /Music Industry Newswire/ — ­ iZotope, Inc. and Downtown Records have collaborated to bring a new edition of the popular iPhone and iPod Touch music app, iDrum, to the iPhone and iPod touch. …

Automap for iPhone: take instant remote control of your music making software
Wed, 10 Jun 2009 – 19:12:12 -0700 PDT | No Comment

High Wycombe, UK /Music Industry Newswire/ — Novation’s Automap has already revolutionised the way we control music production software ­ now Automap is set to do the same with the iPhone and iPod touch. The …

Apple Announces the New iPhone 3G S, lowers price on 3G-8GB model
Mon, 08 Jun 2009 – 19:46:18 -0700 PDT | No Comment
Apple Announces the New iPhone 3G S, lowers price on 3G-8GB model

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. /Music Industry Newswire/ —Apple® today introduced the new iPhone™ 3G S, the fastest, most powerful iPhone yet, packed with incredible new features including improved speed and performance—up to twice as fast as …

Planet Waves’ Scale Master App provides 10,000 guitar scales, modes, and arpeggios
Fri, 15 May 2009 – 15:22:18 -0700 PDT | No Comment

FARMINGDALE, N.Y. /Music Industry Newswire/ — ­Planet Waves, one of the D’Addario Company’s family of world-renowned musical instrument accessory brands, introduces Scale Wizard, a comprehensive guitar scale library as a companion to their best-selling Chordmaster …

iDrum: Depeche Mode Sounds of the Universe Released for iPhone and iPod Touch
Mon, 11 May 2009 – 19:06:46 -0700 PDT | No Comment

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. /Music Industry Newswire/ — ­ iZotope, Inc. and Mute Records have collaborated to bring a Depeche Mode music application, iDrum: Depeche Mode Sounds of the Universe, to the iPhone and iPod touch. iZotope’s …

Planet Waves’ Chordmaster App a Hit with Guitar Players
Fri, 08 May 2009 – 18:32:22 -0700 PDT | No Comment
Planet Waves’ Chordmaster App a Hit with Guitar Players

FARMINGDALE, NY /Music Industry Newswire/ ­– The Planet Waves Chordmaster, a comprehensive and accurate library of over 7,800 guitar chords for the iPhone and iTouch, has become a hit with guitar players of all levels …

iDrum: Ministry of Sound Trance Anthems now available on Apple App Store
Tue, 07 Apr 2009 – 17:15:38 -0700 PDT | No Comment

LONDON, UK /Music Industry Newswire/ — iDrum: Ministry of Sound Trance Anthems lets iPhone and iPod touch owners recreate their favorite Trance tracks of yesterday and today. Starting with professionally produced iDrum kits that emulate …

iSkin Releases Hot New solo FX for the iPhone 3G
Fri, 30 Jan 2009 – 19:20:55 -0800 PST | No Comment
iSkin Releases Hot New solo FX for the iPhone 3G

TORONTO, Canada /Music Industry Newswire/ — iSkin Inc. today introduced the iSkin solo FX: a hot new iPhone 3G protector that blends glitz and glamour with fashion-forward design features. Inspired by the successful iSkin solo, …

Ministry of Sound and iZotope release first album-themed music creation app for iPhone and iPod touch
Tue, 25 Nov 2008 – 18:17:26 -0800 PST | No Comment

London, UK — Ministry of Sound and iZotope today announced that, in a groundbreaking collaboration for iPhone and iPod touch, fans can now buy the iDrum: Ministry of Sound Anthems album from the iTunes Store …

Blue Microphones Introduces Mikey Portable Recorder for iPod and Eyeball Web Cam
Thu, 06 Nov 2008 – 18:20:33 -0800 PST | One Comment
Blue Microphones Introduces Mikey Portable Recorder for iPod and Eyeball Web Cam

Westlake Village, Calif. — Blue Microphones, a leading innovator in microphone technology and design, today introduces Eyeball and Mikey, two new consumer products for capturing exceptional audio at an invitation-only event at the Gibson Showroom …

iSkin adds a Touch of Fun, Fashion and Function to the iPod touch 2G with the iSkin touch Vibes
Thu, 30 Oct 2008 – 00:51:05 -0700 PDT | No Comment
iSkin adds a Touch of Fun, Fashion and Function to the iPod touch 2G with the iSkin touch Vibes

TORONTO, Canada — iPod touch 2G owners now have their choices of fun, fashion and function to guard their beloved touch: the iSkin touch Vibes and iSkin touch Duo. The iSkin touch Vibes delivers the …

Portable Music for iPod: EWOO eFizz, eFizz Travel and HandMusic Shipping Now
Fri, 12 Sep 2008 – 17:05:36 -0700 PDT | No Comment
Portable Music for iPod: EWOO eFizz, eFizz Travel and HandMusic Shipping Now

GENEVA, Switzerland — EWOO S.A. today announced their audio solutions for iPods: eFizz(R), eFizz Travel(R) and HandMusic(R). eFizz and eFizz Travel speakers were developed by EWOO through an unprecedented collaboration with CABASSE; the high fidelity …

iSkin’s New ’solo’ for iPhone 3G Delivers Slim-fitting Protection
Fri, 12 Sep 2008 – 16:29:12 -0700 PDT | No Comment
iSkin’s New ’solo’ for iPhone 3G Delivers Slim-fitting Protection

TORONTO, Canada — iSkin Inc. this month introduced its new solo bodyguard for iPhone 3G: a sleek and stylish protector that echoes the iPhone 3G’s beauty in a slim, fashionable package. Featuring a stunning high-gloss …

iZotope brings serious beat-making tools to iPhone and iPod touch
Mon, 11 Aug 2008 – 18:18:08 -0700 PDT | No Comment

Cambridge, Mass. –­ iZotope, Inc., a leading developer of tools for musicians and audio professionals, today announced that iDrum, its beat creation application for the Apple iPhone and iPod touch is now available on …

N.I. and Beatport Launch SYNC, a Free Music Playback Application
Tue, 20 Nov 2007 – 22:19:19 -0800 PST | No Comment

BERLIN, Germany — Native Instruments and Beatport recently unveiled Beatport SYNC, a free music playback application for Mac and Windows that provides a unique feature set for modern listening habits. Based on the groundbreaking TRAKTOR DJ software, Beatport SYNC combines powerful music management capabilities with basic DJ mixing functions.