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| 11-28-11 / 11:04 PM : Kurzweil PC3K6/PC3K7 available (cjed) |
| Kurzweil PC3K6 and PC3K7 are available. They include PC3 sound set and features from previous K series. s |
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| 11-25-11 / 11:38 PM : Sonokinetic : free samples (cjed) |
| Sonokinetic provides some free samples from its samples libraries (750 MB download - 1,27 GB uncompressed). We find 960 loops (1 GB) from Sultan Strings (the full version includes 5 GB of instruments and 5 GB of loops, for 79,90 euros), a carillon (200 MB) and some other percussions (100 MB). |
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| 11-24-11 / 11:52 PM : Native Instruments : discounts (cjed) |
| Native Instruments provides 50 percent discount on many instruments, samples libraries and effects until November, 28. |
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| 11-24-11 / 11:40 PM : Camel Audio Himalaya: Vintage (cjed) |
| Camel Audio presents Himalaya: Vintage, a 600 MB samples library (150 sounds) for Alchemy Player : 28 Bass, 22 Pads, 19 Synths, 19 Leads, 17 Arps, 10 Brass, 9 Strings, 7 Sound Effects, 6 Soundscapes, 6 Keys, 5 Vocals, 2 Mallets. Audio demos are available. It is priced 49 euros. |
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| 11-21-11 / 11:04 PM : VSL Ensemble Pro 5 / MIR Pro (cjed) |
 VSL presented Vienna Ensemble PRO 5 (215 euros), that also includes Epic Orchestra (9 GB of samples, featuring Appassionata Strings Ensemble, Woodwinds Ensemble, Oboe d'amore, Epic Horns, Fanfare Trumpets, Drums and Percussion). A demo version is available (requires a ViennaKey).VSL also provides Vienna MIR PRO, now MacOS X compatible (795 euros), and a bundle at 835 euros. |
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| 11-21-11 / 10:48 PM : Android : audio latency problem (cjed) |
| Android faces a high performance problem (very high audio latency, see also here) that prevents from using it to develop software samples players and effects units). Some gain can be achieved by customizing kernel's settings (differ from all hardware vendors) however it can't match the required low buffers, and Google still didn't provide any solution in Android 4's SDK : The WHOLE audio architecture is a joke. http://www.netmite.com/android/mydroid/development/pdk/docs/audio_sub_system.html It's one of the worst over-engineered pieces of software i have ever seen in my life. I believe that most people who had the unpleasant experience to look at the sources will agree: the amount of layers and complexity added above the linux sound system is ridicolous. Whats the point? You don't gain any extra functionality. Security? Priority handling (Phone calls)??? If that is Googles concern then the solution is at best amateurish and doesn't really work (i have killed/locked the audio system several times - by accident - with my audio tests). The "standard" way to do audio I/O would be to use interrupts which access ring buffers in a locking-free way - this idea is at least 20 years old. What makes this even more worse is that Google: - doesn't care/understand the problem - doesn't respond to this issue - ignores a huge market (games, music apps, ...) - provides wrong solutions - a configuration option (android.hardware.audio.low_latency) is not enough. - defining 45ms as low latency? are you serious? shows again lack of knowledge. 5-10ms would be low-latency. - OpenSL ES !? Again, a new (very complex) layer above AudioTrack without solving fundamental issues - great :( you only get rid of the Java layer. In addition the hardware buffers on some devices (afaik Qualcomm at least) are huge and are required to filled before any audio output can be started. This prevents low-latency audio on some devices. Finally the scheduling frequency (20 ms or so) of Android further limits the minimum size of any buffers. IK Multimedia may have found some trick, however the workaround won't be available before months (and may be restricted to their applications), and couldn't circumvent Google OS design limitations : high number of layers, lack of skills in audio management principles, use of JNI). Recent graphical performance tests with Google Nexus 2 (3 times slower than iPhone 4S) also confirm that Google does not have experience beyond javascript, while Apple have had a long time with assembly and kernel development. |
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| 11-15-11 / 12:56 AM : Steinbers/Yamaha Vintage Plugin Collection (cjed) |
| Steinberg presents Yamaha Vintage Plugin Collection, a plugins collection (VST and AU format) that includes Vintage Channel Strip (compressor and EQ), Vintage Open Deck (tape saturation) and Vintage Stomp Pack (phaser, flanger, wah-wah). They are available online for 379 euros for the first collection, and 199 euros for the two others. Demo versions are downloadable (30 days trial). |
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| 11-10-11 / 01:00 AM : IK Multimedia Vocalive for iPad (cjed) |
 IK Multimedia presents Vocalive for iPad, an application that provides 12 effects types for vocals (50 presets, and also a voice cancel), 4 simultaneous effects and a 8 tracks recorder (19,99$).A free version is also available (reverb and double effects only, however also voice cancel, metronome and audio phrases). The additional effects can be added by in-app purchase. |
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| 11-04-11 / 01:16 AM : Overloud Breverb 2 (cjed) |
 Overloud presents Breverb 2, a plugin (AU, VST and RTAS) modeled after famous hardware reverb from 80's and a more modern one (including the output section), that provides 7 algorithms (Hall, Room, Plate, Inverse, Spaces small, Spaces large, Sources), 270 presets, an EQ section, a non linear section and Motion parameters to add liveness and musicality (less static sounding reverb trails). Moreover its latency and CPU usage are low.A demo version is downloadable, and it is priced 149 euros instead of 199 euros. |
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| 11-03-11 / 12:01 AM : Toontrack Metal Machine EZX (cjed) |
| Toontrack presents Metal Machine, an EZX extension that includes 3 metal kits (3 kicks, 7 snares, 3 collections of toms and many cymbals). Audio demos are available, and it is priced 69 euros. |
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| 11-02-11 / 11:47 PM : Prominy V-Metal (cjed) |
 Prominy presents V-Metal, a 19 GB samples library for Kontakt 5 player that features metal guitars. The V-METAL SPM (Super Performance Multi) technology allows realtime switch of playing style, and an auto-sustain mode is provided. Pre-recorded chords are also included. Demo videos are available.It is priced 199$ initially at bestservice. |
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