Seattle, WA – March 2010… For any theatrical performance, it goes without saying that the ability of the audience to clearly hear the dialog among the various actors and actresses is of paramount importance. This is precisely why wireless microphone technology plays a critical role in contemporary theater. As a means of addressing this all-too-common issue—and to teach students how to use such equipment—Cornish College recently took delivery of a sizeable wireless setup from Lectrosonics that features the company’s highly acclaimed Digital Hybrid Wireless® technology. more…

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - MARCH 2010: Few contemporary musical minds can claim credit for having helped craft as many ground-breaking works as can the mind of Butch Vig. As producer, he is responsible for both Nirvana’s “Nevermind,” which become one of the greatest rock albums of all time, and Smashing Pumpkins’ “Siamese Dream,” which helped defined the sound of the 1990s. Those two accomplishments are epic enough that no one would have faulted him for proudly resting on his laurels. But instead of resting, Vig helped propel his band Garbage to sales of over fourteen million albums from behind the drum kit, a career change that underscores the native Wisconsinite’s genuine love for making music. Since Garbage’s hiatus, Vig has gone on to produce albums for Jimmy Eat World, The Subways, and Green Day, with Green Day’s “21st Century Breakdown” earning a Grammy for “Best Rock Album.” He recently worked more…

Back by popular demand!  In response to last year’s successful event, we are proud to announce yet again a FREE and even bigger lineup providing more educational experience for aspiring producers, DJs, artists and anyone interested in modern music production.

Building off the successful launch of FaderPro’s “The Art of the Remix”, a comprehensive remixing DVD course taught by multi-platinum producer Vincent di Pasquale, FaderPro will give aspiring producers, DJ’s, and recording engineers a taste of the new courses to be released in 2010. more…

Old Lyme, Conn. – February 26, 2010: “Hope For Haiti Now,” a global benefit for earthquake relief, which aired live on Friday, January 22, was the most widely distributed telethon in history, and has so far raised over $58 million, 100% of which goes directly to aid organizations on the ground in earthquake-ravaged Haiti. Some 83 million U.S. viewers tuned in on the airdate, and over six million subsequent video streams continue to draw donations, which will be accepted for the next six months. The digital album, a compilation of the event’s most inspiring performances includes five outstanding Sennheiser/Neumann artists who contributed their talents to the effort. more…

Motorized Turntable Software Controller Is The Turntable For Today’s DJ

Cumberland, R.I. (Feb. 25, 2010) – Numark, the world’s leading manufacturer of DJ technology, announces that V7, its new motorized turntable software controller, is now in stores. Numark developed V7 in strategic partnership with software developer Serato. more…

Brooklyn, February 26h 2010

Sample Logic’s award-winning virtual instruments “The Elements EXP” and “Synergy”® are now compatible and installable on Receptor using Muse Research’s “Direct Install” technology. Direct Install is part of Receptor Tools and can be accessed via the “Receptor Remote Control” more…

New Version Brings Professional Audio Features and Video Scoring To Everyone

Acoustica has released Mixcraft 5, a powerful new update to their popular Mixcraft recording software. Mixcraft 5 adds video scoring as well as numerous professional audio features, and with an MSRP of US$85.95, Mixcraft 5 is priced at a fraction of the cost of competing products. more…

Free iPhone App for remote control of Omnisphere’s “Live Mode”

BURBANK, CA- FEBRUARY 24, 2010 - Spectrasonics today announced the release of a free iPhone app, Omni Live(tm) that turns an Apple iPhone(r) or iPod Touch(r) into a wireless remote control of the “Live Mode” of Spectrasonics’ software synthesizer Omnisphere. Omni Live uses the iPhone’s touch screen allowing multi-touch, wireless remote sound selection of the Omnisphere plug-in on the user’s computer. Users can download the free “Omni Live” App from Apple’s App store directly from their iPhone or iPod Touch. more…

Update includes new features & completes transition to 64-bit for Spectrasonics product line

Spectrasonics’ Trilian

BURBANK, CA- FEBRUARY 24, 2010 - Spectrasonics today announced the release of Trilian(r) version1.2 with full 64-bit cross-platform support for the award-winning bass virtual instrument. Version 1.2 includes new features and enhancements to the Spectrasonics STEAM Engine(tm) including improved browser features, new synthesizer filter algorithms and a new ‘Sample File Server’ function giving the software the ability to go beyond 32-bit memory limits on Mac OSX systems. With the new update Trilian joins Omnisphere and Stylus RMX as fully Mac and Windows native 64-bit plug-ins. The Trilian version 1.2 update is a free as download for all registered Trilian users. more…

New Version1.2 Update includes many new features and patches, and completes transition to 64-bit for the complete Spectrasonics product line

Spectrasonics’ Omnisphere

BURBANK, CA- FEBRUARY 24, 2010 - Spectrasonics today announced the release of Omnisphere(r) version1.2 with full 64-bit cross-platform support for the award-winning virtual instrument. The Omnisphere update features over 200 new Omnisphere patches for over 7,000 total sounds in the factory library. Version 1.2 includes new features and enhancements to the Spectrasonics STEAM Engine(tm) including improved browser features, new synthesizer filter algorithms and a new ‘Sample File Server’ function giving the software the ability to go beyond 32-bit memory limits on Mac OSX systems. With the new update Omnisphere joins Trilian and Stylus RMX(r) as fully Mac and Windows native 64-bit plug-ins. The Omnisphere version 1.2 update is a free as download for all registered Omnisphere users. more…