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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: …
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. /Music Industry Newswire/ — 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) …
LOS ANGELES, Calif. /Music Industry Newswire/ — Introducing Jonny Harmonic, a mysterious musician who has never been seen in public. Some say he is a phantom, some say he is imaginary, but he has a …
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, …
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 …
MIAMI, Fla. /Music Industry Newswire/ — Almost anyone can learn practically anything faster and easier using the Sdoia-Satz Method, a new system of teaching and learning, says Phyllis Sdoia-Satz, Executive Director of Sdoia-Satz Institute in …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Adelaide SA /Music Industry Newswire/ — Crysonic today released Version 3.5 of their flagship product Spectralive NXT and is available in Native Mac OSX AU,VST (PPC /Intel Mac) and PC VST formats. Spectralive NXT …
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. /Music Industry Newswire/ — Firmware version 4 continues to extend the expressive possibilities of the Continuum Fingerboard, the unique musical instrument from Haken Audio. Major software additions in this release include expanded internal …
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 …
/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 …
Asheville, N.C. /Music Industry Newswire/ — According to the folks at Moog, their new Taurus 3 Bass Pedals have begun making their way to musicians worldwide. A new OS update for the Minimoog Voyager is …
Ontario, Canada /Music Industry Newswire/ — ASK Video Interactive Media, a leading creator of software tutorials on DVD, has added Neil Ziesing and Andrew Harris of Group 55 Technology Consulting as sales representatives for the …
Kungsbacka, Sweden /Music Industry Newswire/ — The TC Group has announced a restructuring that has resulted in the formation of a new organization known as TC Group International which will operate out of Aarhus in …
PHOENIX, Ariz. /Music Industry Newswire/ — With the continuing expansion of music in and around the Phoenix area, the National Association of Record Industry Professionals (www.narip.com) appoints Les Scott and Peter Sotos to board positions …
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 …
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.
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Stephenville, Texas /Music Industry Newswire/ — New high powered broadcast station at Tarleton State University. Drew Slattery with KURT & KTRL radio is requesting to be sent new music asap. They still have the Rock …
SYDNEY, Australia /Music Industry Newswire/ — Audinate Pty Ltd, a leading developer of digital media networking solutions, announced it has secured $4 million in additional funding. The latest investment round was led by existing investors, …
Washington, DC /Music Industry Newswire/ — The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) and the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) will rollout DanceMotion USA on Friday, January 22, from 2:30 …
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 …
NAMM 2010 /Music Industry Newswire/ — IK Multimedia is proud to introduce StealthBoardâ„¢, the first USB-MIDI floor controller for guitar and bass players that gives you full control over your entire rig. You may now …
NAMM 2010 /Music Industry Newswire/ — IK Multimedia is proud to present AmpliTube 3, a massive upgrade of the leading guitar and bass tone gear-modeling software! AmpliTube 3 raises the industry standard of sound variety, …
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 …