This week, a reader emailed me to ask a simple question. As an alternative to software piracy, he'd taken to using freeware recording software, but was having a really ...Read Full Post
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Synthopia on 1/10/11
Is the DAW dead? That’s the question raised by a post at Digital Music Doctor. The Doctor argues that innovation has slowed in the world of digital audio workstations: We recently updated our Digital Audio Workstation Shootout to incorporate the changes in Avid Pro Tools 9 and Cakewalk Sonar X1. These new versions mark the first [...] Relative News
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KVR Audio on 1/7/11
7th January 2011: b.serrano has released Radium, a new free subtractive / analog synthesizer for Windows in the VST format. Features include: 16 voices polyphonic. 2 oscillators + sub. Subtractive / FM capabilities. ... Relative News
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Ultimate Guitar on 1/11/11
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Ultimate Guitar on 1/10/11
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Gear Junkies on 1/10/11
Phil Morse from Digital DJ Tips has managed to get a picture of the to-be-announced Numark NS6 4 channel DJ Controller. As expected this controller will probably be a strong competitor to the other dynamic duo, the Native Instruments S4 Kontrol and... Relative News
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Matrixsynth on 1/9/11
via this auction"THE MOOG SATELLITE IS THE SUCCESSOR OF THE RARE "MINITMOOG". IT IS BUILT AROUND A SOLID WOOD FRAME AND LOOKS GREAT. IT IS A MONOPHONIC SYNTHESIZER WITH PRESETS, WHICH CAN BE CHANGED (FILTER, MODULATION, LFO, ENVELOPE). THE FILTER SOUNDS GREAT AND HAS CHARACHTER. THE MEATY ANALOGE SOUNDS REALLY COME TO LIFE WHEN USING IT WITH DELAY, PHASER, FLANGER, ETC......." Relative News
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Matrixsynth on 1/8/11
via this auction"THIS ONE WAS BOUGHT ON EBAY ABOUT A YEAR AGO, AND REALLY IS NO DIFFERENT THAN THE OTHER ONES SOLD ON EBAY EXCEPT THAT IT HAS BEEN PROFESSIONALLY PAINTED, KNOBS AND ALL, AND STANDS OUT IN THAT FASHION. IT LOOKS TO BE IN BRAND NEW CONDITION AND IS BUILT TOUGH." Relative News
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Matrixsynth on 1/10/11
via this auctionvia the seller:"I purchased this sweet guy at a yard sale and started working on it but I really have too many projects. It is a clearly homemade but nice quality modular analog synthesizer from the mid-1970's. This is an awesome piece for the collector! Vintage components are used throughout for maximum analog mojo. There are multiple components to this system. Here's a Relative News
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Matrixsynth on 1/9/11
YouTube via avrtvtube | June 12, 2008 | 17 likes, 1 dislikes"http://www.avrtv.comWhat on earth is AVR? How did it become one of the biggest successes in the industry?And what does AVR really stand for? Watch this special to become enlightened, meet the AVR inventors and Atmel Norway founders, and get a peek inside the AVR design centre in Norway."via http://www.avrfreaks.net/ a source for AVR Relative News
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Synthopia on 1/8/11
Can a music plugin be ‘revolutionary’? That’s what Sonnox is promising to introduce at the 2011 NAMM Show: Sonnox at NAMM 2011 We’ll be out at the NAMM Show next week, and are very excited about unveiling a brand new revolutionary plug-in, which will really get people thinking about the way they master for online [...] Relative News