Toontrack Progressive Foundry

Posted on Wed 04 November 2015 in entries • Tagged with foundry progressive, progressive foundry, sdx, toontrack

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Five complete kits, a total of 17 snare drums, 31 cymbals and five hi-hats – all captured on 26 separate channels and spanning a staggering 63 gigabytes of raw, unprocessed sounds. Needless to say, The Progressive Foundry SDX continues the tradition of its sibling The Metal Foundry SDX and gives you …


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Push 2 and Live 9.5 are now available from Ableton.

Posted on Mon 02 November 2015 in entries • Tagged with ableton live 9.5, ableton push 2, push 2

Push 2 and Live 9.5 are now available from Ableton. Though Push 2 doesn't look vastly different from the original, there are some key differences, including a new color display that shows waveforms, device parameters and other information about the mix. Push 2 also brings more sampling power directly …


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FREE AND EZ PROMOTION

Posted on Fri 30 October 2015 in entries • Tagged with 2015 winter offer, ez drummer, ez keys, ezx, winter promo

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Our friends at Toontrack have some awesome winter promotions valid until 31st December.
EZDRUMMER 2 + 1 EZX FREE.

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Buy a regular version of EZdrummer 2 and get one (1) EZX of your choice
*(redeemable from your Toontrack account upon product registration). *

EZKEYS + 1 SOUND EXPANSION FREE.

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Buy a regular version …


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Pro Tools 12 – Subscription, Perpetual Licencing and Pro Tools First

Posted on Wed 28 October 2015 in entries • Tagged with avid, daw, first, music, pro tools, pro-tools 12, protools 12, protools first, recording, studio

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Pro Tools 12 – Subscription, Perpetual Licencing and Pro Tools First

AVID’s Pro Tools software has long been the industry standard DAW for recording, mixing, editing and post production. With Pro Tools 12, you now have various options when it comes to what licence you can own to run the …


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Recording Demystified: Synthesizers – what do all those knobs do?

Posted on Tue 20 October 2015 in entries • Tagged with Recording Demystified, synths

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The synthesizer has been forging new sounds, enabling ground-breaking music, and even creating entire genres since the 1960s and 70s when Bob Moog first brought the compact synthesizer to the masses and inspired musicians to experiment with new electronic sounds. Since then, instrument pioneers and advances in technology have brought …


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Focusrite Clarett Now In stock

Posted on Mon 19 October 2015 in entries • Tagged with 2pre, 4pre, 8prex, audio interface, Clarett 2Pre, Clarett 8Pre, focusrite clarett

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Focusrite have released a range of audio interfaces that combine a new preamp design with the very latest in Thunderbolt? technology, to offer exceptional sound quality with an unparalleled interface latency of under 1ms. These units are now in stock.

Modern preamps, Classic Heritage

The brand new Clarett mic preamps …


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Introducing the Komplete Kontrol S88

Posted on Mon 12 October 2015 in entries • Tagged with Komplete Kontrol S88 Keyboard, s88

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October 27th sees the release of both the Komplete Kontrol S88 Keyboard, as well as the updated Komplete

Kontrol 1.5 Software for all S-Series Keyboards
The new KOMPLETE KONTROL S88 adds an 88-key professional-grade, fully-weighted, hammer action keyboard to the S-SERIES family.

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Recording Demystified – MIDI and DAW Controllers

Posted on Wed 07 October 2015 in entries • Tagged with daw controllers, how to, midi controllers, Recording Demystified

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Using pieces of hardware to control music software can really speed up your workflow in the studio. There are now hundreds of options for hardware controllers that specialise in controlling virtual synthesizers and drum plug-ins, DJ software, or DAWs and their effects plug-ins, in fact almost all of your entire …


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OCTOBER & NOVEMBER Recording Offer 2015

Posted on Tue 06 October 2015 in entries • Tagged with absolute music studios, bands, offer, recording studio

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This month we are offering a recording and mix special in our studio for only £250!
Monday - Friday 10am - 6pm. Mixing will be completed unattended. To book simply email studios\@absolutemusic.co.uk or call 01202 572948, and ask for Gareth.


Roli Seaboard Grand customer review

Posted on Thu 01 October 2015 in entries • Tagged with keyboard, ROLI, roli seaboard, synth

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 This is a strange product to review and may not be suitable for everyone, however it is a must try it instrument. My initial play left me unsure but returning home and …

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