Create and Remix Classic Arcade Game Music on your iPhone or iPod touch
CAMBRIDGE, MA (July 30, 2009) – iZotope, Inc. has released iDrum Video Game Edition, the latest addition to their popular drum machine Apps for Apple’s iPhone and iPod touch. iDrum Video Game Edition lets you relive the glory days of arcade video games by remixing soundtracks reminiscent of the classics.
“Similar to the popularity of reproducing the old sound of vinyl in hip-hop, there’s been a recent resurgence of this retro video game music genre, now called chiptunes or chip music,” said Mark Ethier, CEO of iZotope, Inc. “iDrum Video Game Edition opens up this style of music to more people, allowing them to interact creatively with retro game music. You don’t have to be a connoisseur of chiptunes to appreciate this edition, and even though it’s not a game, it’s definitely as fun and more
Winner Joe Peluso Picks TELEFUNKEN ELA M 251 As His Grand Prize.
Pictured is the final moment at the final table of the inaugural Recording Industry Poker Tournament held at The Village in Los Angeles. At right foreground is grand prize winner Joe Peluso, senior staff engineer at Record Plant recording studios, and winner of the grand prize TELEFUNKEN Ela M 251 large diaphragm tube microphone. Photo by David Goggin.
In this time of economic uncertainty, recording industry members united for an afternoon of fun, competing for pro-audio gear while benefiting local children’s charity Sound Art LA. More than 100 players and spectators from across the recording industry came out to place their bets at the Village Recorder in West LA in an event that invited everyone from the audio industry to mingle, network and win gear from TELEFUNKEN, more
Buena Park, CA – July 2009… Terry Howard of Technical Recording Services has worked with some of the greatest talent in the recording industry, including Ray Charles, Barbra Streisand, Stevie Wonder, Merle Haggard, Duran Duran, Slash, and Fleetwood Mac. With four Grammy® Awards alone for his work on Ray Charles’ critically acclaimed album Genius Loves Company, it comes as no surprise that Terry is quite particular about sound quality. When you operate at this level, you have access to the best gear available and Terry is adamant about the cables he uses to interconnect his equipment. That’s why he chooses Zaolla Silverline cable products for all his studio work. more
~ Top Studio Designer Recommends Auralex Products for High-Profile Projects ~
NASHVILLE, TN - Carl Tatz Design, a leading acoustical design consultant service, recently incorporated Auralex Acoustics into the design of several home recording spaces for some of Nashville’s stars. Some of these high-profile installations include residential studios for hit country music group Rascal Flatts’ Jay DeMarcus (bass) and Joe Don Rooney (lead guitar), as well as for Christian music producer/engineer Derek West.more
Learn how to create, produce, and perform with Ableton Live
Ontario, Canada (July 28, 2009) – ASK Video Interactive Media, a leading creator of software tutorials on DVD, announces a new two-part series on Live 8, Ableton’s latest software for composing, producing, and performing music.
Ableton Live expert Morgan Pottruff (aka Morg) returns in this updated series to bring you 66 high-quality videos for more than 6 hours of instruction on 2 DVDs. Level 1 is designed to get new users up a running quickly as well as brief intermediate and advanced on new features and functionality in version 8. Level 1 begins with basics such as Installation, Setup, The Menus, Browser, The Control Bar, and The Mixer and takes you through Warping, Effects, MIDI and ReWire.
The Level 2 DVD continues through intermediate topics like Looper, Cue Monitoring, DJing with Live and Drum Rack before advancing more
Duality is the Centerpiece for the Recording Arts and Technology Degree Program
CLEVELAND, OH – The new 75,000 square foot Center for Creative Arts building at Cuyahoga Community College Metropolitan campus is packed with four floors of studios and performance space and is the home for the Recording Arts and Technology degree program. A 48-channel Solid State Logic Duality console is the centerpiece for the flagship ‘Studio A’ teaching complex. more
Leading CE retailer to stock Ultrasone’s HFI-450, PRO 650, DJ1 and Zino
Wildomar, Calif. - (July 28, 2009) – Ultrasone Inc., distributor for German headphone manufacturer Ultrasone AG, is proud to announce a retail partnership with Fry’s Electronics to sell Ultrasone’s HFI-450, PRO 650, DJ1 and Zino headphones. Fry’s operates 34 stores nationwide and each store will carry Ultrasone’s headphones, in addition to being available online on www.Frys.com.
“Having our headphones stocked in one of the nation’s most renowned retailers is a tremendous step for our company and I couldn’t be more proud,” commented Paul Taylor, President of Ultrasone Inc. “Fry’s recognized the unique value proposition that our headphones deliver. Not only are Ultrasone headphones among the best sounding in the world, but our radiation and sound pressure reducing technologies demonstrate our commitment to protecting our customer’s health.”
For additional information on Ultrasone’s headphones or the Fry’s Electronics retail partnership, please contact PR Representative Brian Metcalf at (305) 576-1171 x11 or by e-mail at brianmetcalf@maxborgesagency.com. To learn more about Ultrasone, go to www.ultrasone.com
About Ultrasone
Based near Munich, Germany, Ultrasone AG has been manufacturing headphones for the audio market for over 17 years, during which time the company has developed and applied for more than 60 patents for its innovative technology. The company’s unique, patented S-Logic™ technology creates natural surround sound without the use of additional electronic devices. Ultrasone headphones represent a safer listening experience by reducing sound pressure on the ear drum by up to 40% and also by offering shielding from EMF radiation up to 98% through the use of patented ULE (ultra low emission) technology. For more information about Ultrasone headphones, go to www.ultrasone.com.
Patricia Sullivan FourStar Engineers 2-CD Set of Season 4
Pictured (L-R) at Bernie Grundman Mastering are mastering engineer Patricia Sullivan FourStar, composer Bear McCreary, and co-producer Steve Kaplan. Photo by David Goggin.
Acclaimed composer Bear McCreary has mastered the new 2-CD soundtrack “Battlestar Galactica: Season 4″ at Bernie Grundman Mastering with engineer Patricia Sullivan Fourstar and music co-producer Steve Kaplan. The composer explores new musical soundscapes with his score to the fourth and final season of the critically lauded Sci-Fi Channel television series starring Edward James Olmos, Mary McDonnell, James Callis, Tricia Helfer and Katee Sackhoff.
McCreary enriches his distinctive and inventive mix of orchestra, vocals, rock, world-beats and synth, creating a sonic experience that resonates even beyond the popular television show. Disc One collects Season Four’s best musical moments up to “Daybreak,” the series finale, which is presented on Disc Two. A 20-Page CD booklet contains exclusive liner notes from the show’s cast and crew.
In addition to completing “Battlestar Galactica’s” final season, Bear is currently scoring Fox’s hit “Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles,” the next chapter in the iconic “Terminator” franchise. He recently scored “Caprica,” the highly anticipated “Galactica” prequel film and has signed on as composer for the full series in 2010. He also scores Sci Fi Channel’s highest-rated series, “Eureka.” McCreary’s feature film work includes Warner Bros.’ “Rest Stop,” (2006), its successful sequel “Rest Stop: Don’t Look Back” (2008), as well as Twentieth Century Fox’s “Wrong Turn” (2007) starring Henry Rollins. Both “Rest Stop” and “Wrong Turn 2″ quickly became the best-selling straight-to-DVD films in their studios’ histories.
Released on July 21, “Battlestar Galactica: Season 4″ marks the 100th soundtrack release from La-La Land Records.
Leading Audio DSP Provider Brings World-Class Pitch and Time Manipulation to Audio Post Production
CAMBRIDGE, MA (July 24, 2009) – iZotope, Inc. is pleased to announce the release of iZotope Radius for Logic and Apple Soundtrack Pro, a new version of their high-end time stretching and pitch shifting algorithm previously built for Apple’s Logic Pro. This new version has been updated with support for Logic 9 as well as Soundtrack Pro 3.
iZotope Radius allows for independent control over timing and pitch of any audio material while preserving the character and acoustic space of the original recording. Using an advanced hybrid method, it is able to preserve transients and sustained material simultaneously, making it extremely useful for modifying fully mixed performances as well as individual instruments, voices, or other audio sources. This new version of Radius adds a new pitch coherence control that enables enhanced control over the soundstage.
Because iZotope Radius is designed for completely transparent operation on a wide variety of source material, it is well suited for many applications in audio post production such as matching soundtracks, voiceovers, or other audio cues to video clips and pull-up, pull-down for film and video conversion.
Key features:
• Time streching between 12.5% and 800%
• Pitch shift from -36 to +36 semitones
• Maintains original acoustic space and sound stage
• Preserves transient attacks and timing accuracy
• Formant correction with strength and shift control
• Preserves Dolby matrix encoding
• Maintains phase coherency and stereo image
• Supports sample rates up to 192 kHz
iZotope Radius for Logic Pro and Soundtrack Pro is available for purchase directly from iZotope for $399.99 USD.
Los Angeles, CA - July 2009… Known for her exceptional vocal ability, bold approach to music videos, and her ever-changing image, multiple Grammy® Award winning singer/songwriter Christina Aguilera is one of the most successful recording artists of the decade, selling more than 42 million albums worldwide. Ms. Aguilera is, once again, in the studio—working on tracks for her next album. Aguilera’s personal studio is filled with a stunning assortment of world-class recording equipment and, like all artists, she and her creative staff rely on their reference monitors to make critical decisions about her recordings. To ensure that no detail is overlooked, Aguilera and her team look to Equator Audio Research for the accuracy so essential when making a high profile recording. more
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