All items tagged with music production (120)

June 26, 2024 by Joao Martins

Music Industry Unites to Protect the Rights of Musicians Amid Risks of Generative AI Technology

More than fifty prominent music companies, associations, and institutions globally have added their support to the “Principles for Music Creation with AI” manifesto. Introduced by Roland Corporation and Universal Music Group (UMG) in March 2024, these Principles are a series of clarifying statements relating to the responsible use of AI in music creation, aiming to protect the essence of music — its human spirit. Newly supporting organizations include NAMM, Native Instruments, Focusrite, Waves, LANDR, Eventide, GPU Audio, and many more.

Waves V15 Plugins Are Now Available

June 26, 2024 by audioXpress Staff

Waves V15 Plugins Are Now Available

Waves Audio announced Waves V15, the latest version of Waves plugins. V15 leverages Waves’ advanced AI and applies the latest audio technologies, letting users create, produce and mix with more tools and features. Waves V15 delivers more power to all users’ current collection of plugins, with new features enhancing the Waves catalog — including new MIDI mapping, a new parameter locking feature, additional new features in specific plugins, many plugins added to major bundles, and much more.

Avid Pro Tools Delivers ARA 2 Support for iZotope, Synchro Arts, and Sound Radix Solutions Plus New MIDI Plugins

June 25, 2024 by audioXpress Staff

Avid Pro Tools Delivers ARA 2 Support for iZotope, Synchro Arts, and Sound Radix Solutions Plus New MIDI Plugins

Avid has announced an update for its Pro Tools audio production software that introduces ARA 2 support for solutions from iZotope, Synchro Arts and Sound Radix. The update also adds two new included MIDI effect plugins from Mixed In Key, session export for Media Composer, Dolby Atmos enhancements, improved searching and importing of session data, memory locations enhancements, MIDI pitch labels, and more.

Drawmer Introduces 1971 Dual 4-Band Parametric Equalizer

May 29, 2024 by audioXpress Staff

Drawmer Introduces 1971 Dual 4-Band Parametric Equalizer

Drawmer Electronics introduced the all new Drawmer 1971 4-Band Parametric EQ. This new design performs subtle shaping for mastering purposes that require a delicate touch and easy recall, but is just as capable of tonal sculpting, adding the analog warmth and character that is near impossible to emulate in the digital domain. Unique to the 1971 is the CRUSH button, a switchable option available on each band, adding a fixed time constant, auto gain makeup compressor with a wider rounder bandwidth and musically pleasing harmonics.

Apple Introduces Updated Logic Pro Software, Ready for New M4 Chip

May 8, 2024 by Joao Martins

Apple Introduces Updated Logic Pro Software, Ready for New M4 Chip

Apple promoted an event to unveil its latest iPad lineup, introducing two new Air and Pro models, both delivering a giant leap in performance. With the iPad Pro models, Apple also unveiled its latest M4 system on a chip (SoC) that advances even more the stunning power-efficient performance of Apple silicon. To better illustrate the potential of these new platforms and its dedicated Neural Engine cores, Apple also unveiled the latest versions of its Logic Pro and Final Cut Pro software with new AI-powered features.

LEWITT Introduces Connect 2 USB-C Audio Interface

May 7, 2024 by Joao Martins

LEWITT Introduces Connect 2 USB-C Audio Interface

The new LEWITT Connect 2 is a user-friendly USB-C audio interface with a very unique tactile surface, designed to offer all the essential features for recording voice and instruments. The touch-based user interface offers intuitive controls with clear visual feedback, including mute functions for all ins and outs. An autosetup feature finds the perfect settings for every source with the help of the integrated DSP, and three iconic preamp sounds.

Eventide Faithfully Recreates Iconic Sound of Legendary H3000 Ultra-Harmonizer as Plug-In

May 3, 2024 by Joao Martins

Eventide Faithfully Recreates Iconic Sound of Legendary H3000 Ultra-Harmonizer as Plug-In

Eventide announced the second generation of its universally acclaimed H3000 plug-ins, delivering a 1:1 recreation in digital form of its legendary H3000 Harmonizer. As one of the most famous hardware effects processors in history, the H3000 has set the gold standard in commercial studios around the world since its original launch in 1988. The new H3000 Factory Mk II and H3000 Band Delay Mk II plug-ins deliver the same timeless sound in an inspiring, flexible design for every DAW.

Acoustica Releases Mixcraft 10.5 with AI-Powered Stem Separation

March 22, 2024 by audioXpress Staff

Acoustica Releases Mixcraft 10.5 with AI-Powered Stem Separation

Acoustica has released Mixcraft 10.5, an update to its Windows audio workstation software for music creators. The latest version features an AI-powered stem separation option and productivity enhancements. The DAW gained valuable Project Templates, expanded MIDI controller support, improved the way the Plugin Manager displays and manages native and third-party instruments and effects, and expanded the integrated Mixcraft Store tab, all while maintaining affordability and ease of use.

A New Time for Avid Pro Tools - A Conversation with François Quereuil, Vice President, Audio Product Management at Avid

November 16, 2023 by Joao Martins

A New Time for Avid Pro Tools - A Conversation with François Quereuil, Vice President, Audio Product Management at Avid

Using the opportunity of the recent Audio Engineering Society convention in New York, I met with François Quereuil, Vice President, Audio Product Management at Avid, to discuss all the latest trends in that space, and in particular to learn where Pro Tools is heading. For the benefit of our many readers who don't normally follow the pro audio markets and are not exactly familiar with Avid and Pro Tools, enough to say that this is the market leading digital audio workstation (DAW) solution.

November 7, 2023 by Joao Martins

STG Completes Acquisition of Avid Technology

As anticipated in the August 2023 announcement, Avid Technology announced the completion of its acquisition by an affiliate of the Symphony Technology Group (STG), a private equity firm based in Menlo Park, CA, in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $1.4 billion. The acquisition was approved by Avid stockholders on November 2, 2023. With Avid becoming a privately held company, there's a general positive sentiment among management and employees about the future of the company.

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