Celestion Announces New “Pick & Mix” Option for their Acclaimed Impulse Response Library

Celestion announced a new way for users to acquire and build upon their library of Impulse Responses, the company’s authentic digitally downloadable speaker tones. The new Pick & Mix option, which is available in combinations of either 3 or 5 cabinets from the company’s full range of IRs, offers complete flexibility in the way users can choose to build their personal IR library at a significant savings compared to purchasing individual IRs.

Computer music technology company IK Multimedia announced the launch of its Fender Collection 2 for AmpliTube, a new collaboration with the product designers and R&D Team at Fender Musical Instruments Corporation that brings some of the most iconic and genre-defining tones of the golden years of Fender’s amplifiers to AmpliTube for Mac and PC. Fender Collection 2 for AmpliTube debuts a completely new ultra-realistic modeling technology and offers iconic Fender tube amp tone from the ’57 Custom Amp series, ’53 Bassman and ’65 Super Reverb.

Line 6 announced the new AMPLIFi TT guitar processor, USB stereo audio interface and streaming system, following the same path of its innovative AMPLIFi guitar combo. The AMPLIFi TT transforms any stereo system into a guitar amp and Bluetooth streaming system with interactive guitar tone. As Line 6 suggests, we can now play guitar while watching TV or jam on top of our favorite album while at work…

Focusrite announced iTrack Pocket, a new portable, high quality stereo microphone and guitar interface with built-in amp simulation, purposely designed for musicians and singer-songwriters in particular, wishing to create and share videos using an iPhone. An affordable solution for an increasingly common practice, complemented by a free iOS app, Focusrite Impact.

After releasing BIAS Amp modeler as an app for iOS, California-based software house Positive Grid decided to release BIAS Desktop as a plug-in for Mac OS X and Windows computers. A sign of the times? Anyway, the company’s Amp Matching technology, available on BIAS desktop will certainly be of great value in any studio.