All items tagged with musicians (292)
MAGIX Announces New Free Version of Music Maker Software
March 24, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

MAGIX Announces New Free Version of Music Maker Software

A popular tool for musicians for over 20 years, MAGIX's Music Maker is now available for free for the first time. This is a complete audio recording and production software, with all the tools needed to create and share music, now in a fully-functional version completely free and ready for download at magix.com. Why are they doing this? Because that way MAGIX will be to sell built-in expansion options and upgrades to an expanded user base.
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IK Multimedia Digitally Recreates Fulltone Guitar & Bass Effects Collection
March 17, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

IK Multimedia Digitally Recreates Fulltone Guitar & Bass Effects Collection

In direct collaboration with the legendary Californian boutique sound manufacturer, Italian digital audio specialists IK Multimedia has created the Fulltone Collection for AmpliTube on Mac and PC, offering convenient and improved software emulations of those glorious hardware effects. In another powerful example of the possibilities of digital emulation, IK Multimedia brought back three of the famous Fulltone effects hardware units for guitar and bass.
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Eventide Enters New Plug-in Paradigm with Sound-splitting FISSION Featuring Structural Effects
February 28, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

Eventide Enters New Plug-in Paradigm with Sound-splitting FISSION Featuring Structural Effects

Eventide entered a new plug-in paradigm by announcing availability of FISSION — the first product to feature its seminal Structural Effects method for cleanly and completely separating the transient and tonal components of a sound in a patent-pending approach which makes it practical to modify the individual components independently. FISSION is effectively a multi-effects plug-in for music creation with an interesting potential for audio processing applications.
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Harman Professional Solutions Introduces the Connected PA Concept
February 6, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

Harman Professional Solutions Introduces the Connected PA Concept

With people getting used to store their personal profiles on smartphones and wearable devices, getting connected to the cloud and having smart systems at home and the office automatically adjusting to their preferences, why not enable the same level of connectivity to the tools musicians need to do their daily work? That’s the concept Harman pioneered with a first step on the Connected PA, demonstrated at NAMM 2017.
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Sennheiser Introduces HD 200 PRO Home Studio Headphones
January 27, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

Sennheiser Introduces HD 200 PRO Home Studio Headphones

At the NAMM 2017 show in Anaheim, California, Sennheiser introduced the new HD 200 PRO studio headphones. Targeted at aspiring musicians, experienced content creators or ambitious producers, the new all-purpose closed-design circumaural headphones offer an ideal entry point into the world of home recording, and a perfect partner for enjoying music with excellent sound quality.
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Propellerhead Releases Free Reason 9.2 Update with New Plug-In SDK
January 25, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

Propellerhead Releases Free Reason 9.2 Update with New Plug-In SDK

Propellerhead Software released Reason 9.2, the newest update to the award-winning Reason music production software. Reason 9.2 is a free update for Reason 9 owners that supports further development for the Rack Extension plug-in platform, and introduces Software Development Kit (SDK) 2.5 to developers. The new comprehensive SDK, provided by Propellerhead, allows third-party developers to create instrument and effect units to be used inside Reason.
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Celestion Introduces Impulse Responses of Classic Celestion Guitar Speaker Tones
January 23, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

Celestion Introduces Impulse Responses of Classic Celestion Guitar Speaker Tones

In a very interesting development for the speaker industry, during NAMM 2017, Celestion announced their revolutionary new line of Impulse Responses (IRs), a collection of definitive digital representations of their renowned classic guitar speaker tones. With musicians and studios increasingly using digital representations of classic equipment and acoustic modelling, Celestion decided to take matters in their own hands, making the IRs available in a new dedicated website.
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QSC Introduces K Cardioid Single-Box Powered Cardioid Subwoofer
January 23, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

QSC Introduces K Cardioid Single-Box Powered Cardioid Subwoofer

As QSC approaches the celebration of nearly one million K Family loudspeakers sold since their introduction in 2009, the company announced the newest member of the family, the K Cardioid Subwoofer. Deploying QSC amplification and advanced DSP in a single, compact enclosure, the K Cardioid Subwoofer represents the world’s first-in-class single-box powered cardioid subwoofer solution for highly portable entertainment and installation applications.
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Apple GarageBand and Apple Logic Pro X Get Major Updates and New Features
January 19, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

Apple GarageBand and Apple Logic Pro X Get Major Updates and New Features

Just before the opening of another NAMM Show, Apple announced major updates to its music creation apps for iOS and MacOS. GarageBand for iOS 2.2 now features the powerful creative synthesizer Alchemy and a new sound browser that makes searching through instruments and patches easier than ever. Logic Pro X 10.3 becomes an even more powerful tool, with a modern interface, and new features for professional audio production as well as support for Touch Bar on the new MacBook Pro.
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Beyerdynamic Introduces TG 500 Wireless System at NAMM 2017
January 19, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

Beyerdynamic Introduces TG 500 Wireless System at NAMM 2017

At the NAMM Show 2017, beyerdynamic unveiled the TG 500, a versatile and affordable wireless system. As the successor of the proven Opus 600 series, the new system focuses on modern features and can be used licence-free almost all over the world depending on the frequency band selected. For performances on smaller stages, theater productions, speeches or presentations - the new beyerdynamic TG 500 wireless system is a genuine all-rounder.
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