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EASTWEST Announces TERAPACK Trial Program – Entire Libraries on one Hard Drive
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 – 18:40:10 +0000 UTC | No Comment

HOLLYWOOD, Calif. /Music Industry Newswire/ — EASTWEST, the industry leader in virtual software instruments announces the TERAPACK, the company’s entire collection on a terabyte hard drive with free 10-day trial versions of all products. The …

Soft Sampler Deal of the Decade: Xpansion Tank 2, New Sounds for SampleTank ‘Group Buy’ Promo is now 5 for the Price of 1!
Mon, 10 May 2010 – 23:48:00 +0000 UTC | No Comment

MODENA, Italy /Music Industry Newswire/ — 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! …

Camel Audio Announces Updated Sound Sets for Alchemy, Ends Development of Chameleon 5000
Thu, 29 Apr 2010 – 16:38:31 +0000 UTC | No Comment

Worcestershire, U.K. /Music Industry Newswire/ — 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 …

Himalaya: Antiquity for DCAM Synth Squad
Wed, 28 Apr 2010 – 16:02:50 +0000 UTC | No Comment

LONDON, U.K. /Music Industry Newswire/ — 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 …

Toontrack announces the Music City USA SDX
Tue, 27 Apr 2010 – 17:22:11 +0000 UTC | No Comment

Sweden /Music Industry Newswire/ — 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 …

Xylote.com Releases Trance Techno Particles (Wav Acid/Apple Loops) followed by a Remix Contest
Mon, 19 Apr 2010 – 23:51:22 +0000 UTC | No Comment
Xylote.com Releases Trance Techno Particles (Wav Acid/Apple Loops) followed by a Remix Contest

PADUA, Italy /Music Industry Newswire/ — 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 …

Native Instruments Introduces ABBEY ROAD 60s DRUMS
Mon, 25 Jan 2010 – 18:23:13 +0000 UTC | No Comment

Berlin, Germany /Music Industry Newswire/ — Native Instruments today introduced ABBEY ROAD 60s DRUMS, the first instrument created in its collaboration with the iconic British recording studios. Recorded using sophisticated engineering techniques and exclusive vintage …

Announcing Nine Volt Audio Action Drums: Cinematic Edition
Sun, 24 Jan 2010 – 19:15:43 +0000 UTC | No Comment

Nashville, Tenn. /Music Industry Newswire/ — Action Drums: Cinematic Edition from Nine Volt Audio is a dynamic collection of performances designed to fill the percussive needs of motion picture, television, video game and production music.
Recorded …

APACHE for Kurzweil: First Rate Third Party Sound Set Available Now For PC3 Series
Fri, 02 Oct 2009 – 22:26:38 +0000 UTC | No Comment

Waltham, Mass. /Music Industry Newswire/ — 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 …

Kid Nepro Hit Factory – New Sounds For Korg M3 Now Available
Wed, 19 Aug 2009 – 00:10:37 +0000 UTC | No Comment

Barbados and New York /Music Industry Newswire/ — Announcing Kid Nepro’s Korg M3 Volume #3 – Hit Factory – Their third collection of sounds for the Korg M3 Workstations. An amazing mix of fully KARMA-fied …

Royalty Free Music Downloads: Soundrangers Launches New Web Site
Wed, 25 Feb 2009 – 20:42:47 +0000 UTC | No Comment
Royalty Free Music Downloads: Soundrangers Launches New Web Site

SEATTLE, Wash. /Music Industry Newswire/ — Soundrangers announces the launch of their new web site. Founded in 1998, Soundrangers.com was the first online sound library to specialize in creating royalty free sound effects and music …

Mindstock Re-issues MPC3K Sound Sets for Akai MPC-3000
Mon, 08 Dec 2008 – 17:24:40 +0000 UTC | No Comment
Mindstock Re-issues MPC3K Sound Sets for Akai MPC-3000

TORRANCE, Calif. — Mindstock(R), a California based multimedia publisher of “elements for sound, music and vision,” announced today the re-issue of its decade old custom sample set for the classic Akai(R) MPC-3000. Three MPC3K(TM) sound …

Drums from the Big Room: The Mixes – The Latest Loops & Samples Premium Collection
Tue, 21 Aug 2007 – 20:38:26 +0000 UTC | No Comment
Drums from the Big Room: The Mixes – The Latest Loops & Samples Premium Collection

MADISON, Wis. – In 2005, Sony Creative Software released Drums from the Big Room, an elegant five-disc collection of 24-bit multitrack drum loops performed by legendary timekeeper Steve Ferrone (Eric Clapton, Duran Duran, Tom Petty) and produced by Grammy(R) winner Greg Ladanyi (Jackson Browne, Don Henley, Toto).