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∞ ∞ It's Metal month at Toontrack

Jim Dalrymple — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 16:11:14 +0000

Okay Metalheads, if you’re looking for some drums, MIDI grooves, and engineer presets, November is Metal month at Toontrack.

∞ ∞ BFD Jazz Maple expansion pack released

Jim Dalrymple — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 17:15:08 +0000

FXpansion on Monday introduced BFD Jazz Maple, the newest expansion kit for BFD2 and BFD Eco drum sampler applications.

∞ ∞ Keith McMillen Instruments releases SoftStep foot controller

Jim Dalrymple — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 20:15:52 +0000

Keith McMillen Instruments on Wednesday released a new foot controller for musicians called SoftStep. The controller can be plugged into a Mac using USB or MIDI.

∞ ∞ MacProVideo releases Spectrasonics Trilian video tutorials

Jim Dalrymple — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 22:40:25 +0000

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

∞ ∞ IK Multimedia ships AmpliTube 3

Jim Dalrymple — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 21:48:42 +0000

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

∞ ∞ Spectrasonics releases 64-bit versions of Omnisphere, Trilian

Jim Dalrymple — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 03:23:50 +0000

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.

∞ ∞ NAMM Video: BFD Nano Demo by FXpansion

Jim Dalrymple — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 04:17:04 +0000

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 … Continued

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

Jim Dalrymple — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 18:12:18 +0000

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.

∞ ∞ NAMM: IK Multimedia introduces AmpliTube 3

Jim Dalrymple — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 18:03:12 +0000

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.

∞ ∞ Christmas gift ideas for Mac using musicians

Jim Dalrymple — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 20:24:51 +0000

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.

∞ ∞ Native Instruments partners with Abbey Road studios

Jim Dalrymple — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 18:11:39 +0000

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.

∞ ∞ Toontrack releases major update to EZplayer for IMAP support

Jim Dalrymple — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 16:57:11 +0000

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.

∞ ∞ Superior Drummer update fixes iMap preset offset

Jim Dalrymple — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:24:06 +0000

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

∞ ∞ Native Instruments expanding its U.S. operations

Jim Dalrymple — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:17:06 +0000

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.

∞ ∞ EZdrummer 1.2 adds drumkit preset menu

Jim Dalrymple — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:57:40 +0000

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

∞ ∞ Pro Tools 8.0.3pr adds Snow Leopard support

Jim Dalrymple — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:04:15 +0000

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.

∞ ∞ Toontrack ships Custom and Vintage drum kit for Superior Drummer

Jim Dalrymple — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:11:45 +0000

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

∞ ∞ FXpansion releases BFD Cocktail expansion kit

Jim Dalrymple — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 22:47:42 +0000

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

∞ ∞ Upgrading your drum sampler from EZdrummer to Superior Drummer 2

Jim Dalrymple — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 17:48:41 +0000

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.

∞ ∞ Toontrack adds a groove player to major Superior Drummer update

Jim Dalrymple — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 15:28:46 +0000

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