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Native Instruments Introduces EVOLVE MUTATIONS 2
Mon, 08 Mar 2010 – 18:13:11 -0800 PST | No Comment

Berlin, Germany /Music Industry Newswire/ — 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 …

Camel Audio announces Alchemy Player
Mon, 08 Mar 2010 – 18:10:29 -0800 PST | No Comment

Worcestershire, UK /Music Industry Newswire/ — 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 …

GForce announces OptiTron for M-Tron Pro
Wed, 03 Mar 2010 – 16:35:33 -0800 PST | No Comment
GForce announces OptiTron for M-Tron Pro

Berkshire, UK /Music Industry Newswire/ — 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: …

Native Instruments Announces ALICIA’S KEYS for Kontakt
Mon, 01 Mar 2010 – 19:13:59 -0800 PST | No Comment

Berlin, Germany /Music Industry Newswire/ — Native Instruments today announced ALICIA’S KEYS, a new software that recreates Alicia Keys’ personal grand piano with outstanding authenticity and playability. Developed in close collaboration with the Grammy-winning artist, …

Native Instruments Introduces SCARBEE VINTAGE KEYS for Kontakt
Wed, 24 Feb 2010 – 17:18:49 -0800 PST | No Comment

Berlin, Germany /Music Industry Newswire/ — Native Instruments has just introduced SCARBEE VINTAGE KEYS, a new set of software instruments that provide highly expressive and authentic renditions of the most legendary electric pianos, for use …

Arturia Jupiter 8V2 Virtual Synth Now Shipping
Tue, 23 Feb 2010 – 18:48:26 -0800 PST | No Comment
Arturia Jupiter 8V2 Virtual Synth Now Shipping

Meylan, France /Music Industry Newswire/ — Arturia has announced that the rev2 version of their wonderful virtual instrument recreation of Roland’s classic Jupiter 8 analog synth is now shipping. According to the company, “We’re truly …

Camel Audio announces Alchemy v1.12 plus New Sounds
Fri, 19 Feb 2010 – 21:46:05 -0800 PST | No Comment

Worcestershire, UK /Music Industry Newswire/ — Camel Audio announces the release of Alchemy version 1.12, which includes 150 free presets and 1.6GB of new samples. This free update comes with new features and bug fixes …

FXpansion has announced BFD Heavy Expansion Pack
Thu, 18 Feb 2010 – 16:49:13 -0800 PST | No Comment

LONDON, England /Music Industry Newswire/ — FXpansion is proud to present BFD Heavy, a BFD2 expansion pack containing a pair of immaculately recorded Yamaha birch drumkits, supplied with a set of presets perfect for heavy …

Musicrow updates Golden Ensembles to v2.21, and introduces a new addition to Musicrow’s REAKTOR ensembles pack: The Ebola
Wed, 10 Feb 2010 – 17:34:06 -0800 PST | No Comment

Israel /Music Industry Newswire/ — Musicrow updates Golden Ensembles to v2.21, and introduces a new addition to their REAKTOR ensembles pack: The Ebola. Ebola is a powerful semi-modular virtual analog synthesizer with a flexible architecture …

Mokafix Audio has updated BlueReeds and GlueReeds electric piano emulations to 1.5
Sat, 06 Feb 2010 – 18:14:10 -0800 PST | No Comment

/Music Industry Newswire/ — BlueReeds and GlueReeds updated to 1.5. The “click on noteon” bug that still happened on some setups after a patch change has been completely ironed out, which means BlueReeds and GlueReeds …

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 …

Waldorf Announces v1.5 of Largo Soft Synth
Sun, 17 Jan 2010 – 17:38:33 -0800 PST | No Comment

NAMM 2010 /Music Industry Newswire/ — Waldorf has announced the latest version of their LARGO virtual instrument, which is built on the legacy of groundbreaking products like the PPG Wave, Waldorf Q, and the more …

Arturia Announces Brass 2.0 Virtual Instrument
Thu, 14 Jan 2010 – 20:03:08 -0800 PST | No Comment

Westlake Village, Calif. /Music Industry Newswire/ — BRASS 2.0 is a new kind of virtual instrument based on a physical modeling technology. It emulates a Trumpet, a Trombone and a Saxophone. All the characteristics of …

Native Instruments Introduces MASSIVE THREAT for KORE
Tue, 12 Jan 2010 – 21:02:01 -0800 PST | No Comment

Berlin, Germany /Music Industry Newswire/ — Native Instruments today introduced MASSIVE THREAT, a new KORE-powered instrument that specifically caters to cutting-edge electronic music styles. For use with KORE 2 and the free KORE PLAYER as …

Arturia announces release of the Prophet V 2.0 virtual instrument
Mon, 11 Jan 2010 – 18:25:33 -0800 PST | No Comment
Arturia announces release of the Prophet V 2.0 virtual instrument

Westlake Village, Calif. /Music Industry Newswire/ — Arturia has announced the next version of their remarkable cross-breed virtual synth based on the famous hardware boxes from Sequential Circuits. According to the company, “Not only …

Toontrack Music releases new Metal MIDI Pack featuring drummer Dirk Verbeuren: Library of the Extreme – Blasts & Fills
Fri, 08 Jan 2010 – 17:29:49 -0800 PST | No Comment

Sweden /Music Industry Newswire/ — Toontrack Music is proud to announce the release of this colossus of a Metal MIDI package, featuring one of the most prominent players in today’s metal scene, Dirk Verbeuren, drummer …

Native Instruments Releases Free HOLIDAY SELECTION 2009 Virtual Instrument
Thu, 17 Dec 2009 – 19:44:21 -0800 PST | No Comment

Berlin /Music Industry Newswire/ — Native Instruments today released HOLIDAY SELECTION 2009, a freely downloadable instrument that combines selected sounds from the versatile range of KORE- and KONTAKT-Powered instruments. Covering a wide sonic spectrum from …

Native Instruments Introduces SONIC FICTION
Mon, 16 Nov 2009 – 18:15:20 -0800 PST | No Comment

Berlin, Germany /Music Industry Newswire/ — Native Instruments today introduced SONIC FICTION, a new KORE-Powered instrument that combines inventive field recording with advanced synthesis into an arsenal of hundreds of genuinely otherworldly sounds. Designed by …

Best Service announces ‘Gladiator 2 Complete’
Thu, 12 Nov 2009 – 00:28:40 -0800 PST | No Comment
Best Service announces ‘Gladiator 2 Complete’

Muenchen, Germany /Music Industry Newswire/ — Today, Best Service announced “Gladiator 2 Complete.” Gladiator gives you a groundbreaking approach to sound generation. Its exclusive HCM synthesis technique by Tone2 covers new and unique aural territory, …

Native Instruments Releases Four Acoustic Piano Emulations in Individual Download Format
Tue, 10 Nov 2009 – 17:36:57 -0800 PST | No Comment

Berlin, Germany /Music Industry Newswire/ — Native Instruments today introduced the BERLIN, NEW YORK and VIENNA CONCERT GRAND as well as UPRIGHT PIANO, four software instruments that offer detailed reproductions of some of the world’s …

KV331 Audio Announces SynthMaster 2.0
Tue, 10 Nov 2009 – 17:23:58 -0800 PST | No Comment

BOSTON, Mass. /Music Industry Newswire/ — KV331 Audio has announced SynthMaster 2.0, the long-awaited sequel to their semi-modular software synthesizer and multi-effects plug-in SynthMaster. SynthMaster 2.0 has gone through major changes compared to the first …

Native Instruments Introduces SCARBEE MM-BASS and SCARBEE PRE-BASS Amped
Mon, 26 Oct 2009 – 18:58:10 -0700 PDT | No Comment

Berlin, Germany /Music Industry Newswire/ — 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 …

Camel Audio updates Alchemy, offers new sound bank, launches video contest
Fri, 02 Oct 2009 – 16:57:43 -0700 PDT | No Comment

Edinburgh, UK /Music Industry Newswire/ — 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 …

Arturia now shipping v2 of their virtual CS-80 instrument
Thu, 01 Oct 2009 – 19:29:53 -0700 PDT | No Comment

/Music Industry Newswire/ — 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 …

Native Instruments Introduces DISCOVERY SERIES: BALINESE GAMELAN
Thu, 24 Sep 2009 – 17:00:31 -0700 PDT | No Comment

Berlin, Germany /Music Industry Newswire/ — 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 …

Toontrack Music announces the Custom and Vintage SDX
Tue, 22 Sep 2009 – 16:48:51 -0700 PDT | No Comment

Sweden /Music Industry Newswire/ — Toontrack Music is proud to announce the return of a sample library classic. The Custom and Vintage SDX™ is a re-release of the award winning Toontrack Music sample packs Superior …