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March 5, 2010

MacProVideo releases Spectrasonics Trilian video tutorials

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MacProVideo on Friday released a new set of video tutorials for Mac-based musicians.

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March 2, 2010

IK Multimedia ships AmpliTube 3

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Introduced at the NAMM music show in January, IK Multimedia is now shipping its new amp and modeling software, AmpliTube 3.

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February 27, 2010

Spectrasonics releases 64-bit versions of Omnisphere, Trilian

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One big piece of news at the NAMM music show this year was Apple’s move to a 64-bit version of Logic. Of course, any great music platform needs great plug-ins and Spectrasonics delivers.

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January 15, 2010

NAMM Video: BFD Nano Demo by FXpansion

One of the best drum companies on the market is FXpansion with its BFD series. The company introduced BFD Nano at NAMM, which is a new version of the sampler targeted to the beginner user. We stopped by and got a demo at the BFD booth.

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January 14, 2010

NAMM: Sonic Reality introduces EpiK DrumS, A Ken Scott Collection

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One of the first people I ran into at NAMM on Wednesday was legendary recording engineer, Ken Scott. I had a chance to speak with him about his new project with Sonic Reality, EpiK DrumS.

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NAMM: IK Multimedia introduces AmpliTube 3

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The NAMM trade show in Anaheim, Calif. is a great place to be for Mac using musicians and today’s announcement from IK Multimedia proves it.

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December 21, 2009

Christmas gift ideas for Mac using musicians

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Christmas lists are a dime a dozen these days. You can go anywhere and find a list of products that people recommend you buy for friends and family.

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December 10, 2009

Native Instruments partners with Abbey Road studios

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Native Instruments on Thursday said it is partnering with Abbey Road recording studios to produce new software instruments. The first product is scheduled to be released in early 2010.

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December 3, 2009

Toontrack releases major update to EZplayer for IMAP support

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Toontrack on Thursday released an update for its drum sampler utility, EZplayer. Among the changes are fixes for the IMAP presets used in Ocean Way Drums.

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November 22, 2009

Superior Drummer update fixes iMap preset offset

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Toontrack on Sunday released an update for its flagship drum sampler, Superior Drummer.

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November 5, 2009

Native Instruments expanding its U.S. operations

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We’ve all heard about how bad the worldwide economy is over the past couple of years, but one company is bucking the trend and expanding its business in the United States.

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November 4, 2009

EZdrummer 1.2 adds drumkit preset menu

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Toontrack Music on Wednesday released EZdrummer 1.2, a major update to the company’s consumer focused drum sampler.

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November 2, 2009

Pro Tools 8.0.3pr adds Snow Leopard support

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Digidesign’s Pro Tools 8.0.3 pre-release software slipped by me, but it’s important enough that I wanted to make sure I circled back and mentioned it.

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October 30, 2009

Toontrack ships Custom and Vintage drum kit for Superior Drummer

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Toontrack Music on Friday said it is shipping the newest expansion pack in its arsenal, Custom and Vintage SDX for Superior Drummer 2.

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October 12, 2009

FXpansion releases BFD Cocktail expansion kit

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Drum sampler-maker FXpansion recently released a new expansion kit for users of its BFD2 drum sampler.

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October 5, 2009

Upgrading your drum sampler from EZdrummer to Superior Drummer 2

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After my article appeared last month about writing songs with EZdrummer, I received quite a few questions about how hard it was to upgrade from EZdrummer to Superior Drummer 2. Good news — it’s really easy.

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September 25, 2009

Toontrack adds a groove player to major Superior Drummer update

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Toontrack music on Thursday released a major update to its flagship drum sampler, Superior Drummer 2.

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September 24, 2009

Digidesign unveils Eleven Rack guitar amp and effects processor

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Digidesign on Thursday upped the ante in the world of digital guitar amp and effects processing with the introduction of Eleven Rack.

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September 22, 2009

Toontrack announces Custom and Vintage drums for Superior Drummer

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Toontrack Music on Tuesday announced two new expansion packs for its flagship drum sampler, Superior Drummer 2.0.

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September 21, 2009

Native Instruments updates Traktor Scratch Pro, Traktor Pro

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Native Instruments on Monday released updates for owners of Traktor Scratch Pro and Traktor Pro, the company’s digital DJ products.

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