Wavemachine Labs has updated Drumagog to version 5.2. The new version brings 64-bit AAX support to both OS X and Windows. Drumagog 5.2 is a software plug-in which replaces acoustic recorded drum tracks with drum samples of your choice. Replacement of the samples can be further refined with Drumagog’s deep control of samples and triggering. […]

Thunderbolt is slowly picking up as a standard. Especially in the audio industry, more and more interfaces are seeing the light of day. At NAMM 2014 Zoom announced their TAC-2, a Thunderbolt Audio interface for the Mac. I/O and controls The TAC-2 is a 2-in and 2-out Thunderbolt bus powered audio interface. What first struck […]

After weeks of teasing us with snippets of images, IK MultiMedia has finally revealed SampleTank 3 at the NAMM 2014 Show. We have the first details on this stunning looking instrument plug-in. The new virtual instrument is a native 64-bit sample library / workstation plug-in with over 30 GB of samples divided over more than […]

Korg released a new iPad app called Gadget. It has 15 virtual synthesizers and drum machines that you can combine in many creative ways. KORG Gadget gives you 15 compact synthesizers and drum machines. Each Gadget can function as the core of your electronic music productions. Korg says that with an iPad 4 or iPad […]

More Avid news comes from NAMM 2014. They announced version 7.5 of their flagship scoring software Sibelius. Here’s what Avid is saying on the new Sibelius 7.5: “With Sibelius 7.5, you can express, accelerate, and promote your creativity in more ways than ever before, enabling you to deliver beautiful, professional scores faster and share audio […]

Manley Labs today introduced the all analog CORE channel strip. The Manley CORE is a mic preamplifier, equalizer, compressor, and limiter into one 19″ two unit high rack. The CORE incorporates the high quality characteristic Manley circuitry design. It has an intuitive layout and is handmade in Southern California. I’ll dive straight into the details […]

Avid released a 64-bit stand-alone editor for their popular audio interface and guitar effects hardware called Eleven Rack. The visual editor runs on Mac and PC and allows you to edit the Amp, Cab and effect settings directly from the computer. In Pro Tools version 10 and earlier this editor was integrated as a window […]

And we continue with more NAMM 2014 news. This time it’s the great looking new Universal Audio Thunderbolt interface called the Apollo Twin. The Apollo Twin has two of the same preamps and convertors as the bigger Apollo interfaces. These can be switched to Mic or Line inputs. Then there are 6 outputs. Two for […]

NAMM 2014 has exploded new hardware and software on the market including lots of interesting new Midi Controllers. The follow up to the popular Trigger Finger by M-Audio, is the new Trigger Finger Pro. It has 16 ultra-responsive pads with RGB illuminated feedback, customizable, backlit controls that have instant automapping, a high-resolution display, and most […]

AKAI Professional today announced four new usb / midi performance controllers with build-in RGB illuminated MPC pads. The MPK261 is the largest of the controller keyboards and features 61 semi-weighted, full-size keys, 16 MPC pads with RGB illuminated feedback, 8 assignable control knobs, 8 assignable faders, and a backlit LCD screen. The MPK261 comes with […]