Essence of Mind releases debut album
This new and young Norwegian band sounds like the new Icon Of Coil. There’s a similar sound based on strong EBM bass lines merged with technoid arrangements and powerful male vocals. The songs on the album are well-crafted dancefloor pieces marked by a huge maturity in the song writing and sound production. The opening song “Piss artist” is pure sensation! Since Icon Of coil has been lost in numerous side-projects of their members, the fans will find a real relief by discovering EOM!
Image Line has released FL Studio 8
FL Studio is a fully featured, open-architecture music creation and production environment for PC. No extra software is required to produce any style of music, as a complete kit of instruments and studio tools is included in the cost of the package. With the included plugins, sounds and tools the user can create complete songs, backing tracks, loops or sizzling beats. Completed songs can be saved to WAV, MP3, OGG, MIDI, ZIP or the native project format (.FLP).
Key new features and changes
First, FL Studio 8 carries forward everything that is included in FL Studio 7 plus many more features:
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FL Synthmaker is a fully modular environment where you can create & share your own FL instruments, effects & dashboards, all without the need to write basic code in a modular ‘plug-n-go’ workspace.
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One-click-recording using Edison wave editor plugin. Edison ia a fully integrated audio editing and recording tool with spectral analysis, convolution reverb, loop-recording and more.
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Slicex, the powerhouse drumloop slicer & re-arranging tool.
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Soundgoodizer is a ‘maximizer-enhancer’ plugin based on the Maximus sound-process engine. |
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Fruity Limiter for maximizing & compressing final mixes or individual tracks. Free to all users. |
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Better integration with controllers. FL Studio can permanently learn and remember links to external controllers with the new ‘multilink’ function + ‘Override generic links’ option. |
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Wave Candy, a flexible audio analysis and visualization tool with Oscilloscope, Spectrum Analyzer and Peak Meter. |
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Sinc interpolation now faster (64 point sinc now usable in real-time, depending on CPU) |
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Rendering with improved latency compensation |
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Score logger, records all MIDI & note activity for instant recall. Everything you play, whether or not recording is active, is captured and ready to be dumped to the Piano roll. |
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Directwave Player, broaden your musical palette with downloadable sound banks and multi-sample sets. |
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Recording filter, to select Audio, Automation or Note data recording sessions, independently or in any combination. |
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Slip editing and resizing tool has been added to the Playlist for all clip types. |
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Multi-core safe plugins are threaded for performance gain on multi-core CPUs. |
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A ‘Selected mixer track’ has been added to the Mixer. The selected mixer track is routed there for better integration with visual effects or a recording Edison. |
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FL8 supports track-based sequencing in the Playlist. Pattern Clips present sequence data as Audio and/or Automation Clips |
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An ‘Online Panel’, to keep users updated with content and patches. |
Taiko Japanese Drums Refill
Nine Volt Audio releases: Action Drums: Taiko Edition in several formats
+ Don´t miss to get the free demo refill from their homepage >>
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Nine Volt Audio say that Action Drums: Taiko Edition brings the power, thunder and excitement of Japanese taiko drums to the REX, Stylus RMX, ACID wav and Apple Loop formats.
Here’s the details in their own words…
Recorded in a concert hall with microphones from stage to balcony, Action Drums: Taiko Edition captures the energy resonating from every strike, boom and cinematic blow. With suite names like Alley Sprinter, War Elephants and Lost Temple, Action Drums matches big sounds with grand imagery.
Action Drums focuses on a tempo range of 120-200 BPM. But as with all of Nine Volt Audio’s BPM Flex Series libraries, every REX-based loop can be used at virtually any tempo without artificial stretching or unwanted audio artifacts!
Whether setting the mood for an epic clash, scoring an adrenalin-charged chase scene or creating a conqueror’s anthem, Action Drums: Taiko Edition provides the sonic impact necessary for a wide range of compositional needs.
John Foxx tour dates announced
Live shows in Australia during 2008…
John and Louis are going to be embarking on a tour of Australia in May. The shows at selected venues will be augmented with performances of Tiny Colour Movies. Below are the dates which have so far been confirmed…
For those of you who don´t know who John Foxx is, one should at least know that he is a former Ultravox member and that he has released a number of nice albums past those days. Read more here >>
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Like chip music? Check out GOTO80
GOTO8O
With roots in both catchy and extreme music plus an unhealthy obsession with errors and variation, Goto80 delivers eclectic music based on 8-bit technology. During 15 years he has released hundreds of songs on vinyl, CD’s, cassettes and floppy disks but also for movies, games and art projects. Starting in the demoscene, he gained recognition outside of geek culture in 2001 with the Papaya EP. He’s on a never ending mission to look beyond the video game romantics and explore genres such as ambient, breakcore, country, schlager and jazz, although Goto80 is often recognized for the melodic pop songs. In 2007 he played 40 shows and made 20 releases including the CD-album Made On Internet. More info can be found at http://www.goto80.com/promo
New release of E-MU's Emulator® >> X3
E-MU Systems announces the Emulator X3 Streaming Sampling Synthesizer, which offers both 32-bit and native 64-bit applications, multi-processor and multi-threading support. X3 also does away with the E-MU hardware lock, so feel free to defiantly hurl your dongle into the nearest body of water.
E-MU’s Emulator® X3 is the world’s most powerful and complete software sampling tool in the world, featuring E-MU’s new Xstream™ streaming sound engine with a up to 192kHz sampling and playback, 32-bit and 64-bit native applications for both Windows XP and Windows Vista, an arsenal of automated sampling/beat analysis/editing tools and almost unlimited sound manipulation that builds on E-MU’s 35 years of synthesis experience.
With Emulator X3, you reap the benefits of E-MU’s Xstream streaming sound engine with up to 192 kHz sampling and playback, a range of tools for analyzing and editing samples and beats and so much sound manipulation that the only limit is your imagination.
Also new in X3 is the Region Xplode Beat Slicer. This feature turns your drum recordings into MIDI files. Xplode takes a selected region, generates new voices and maps new regions to MIDI notes. TwistaLoop analyzes and exports a song’s Tempo Map. This allows users to synchronize rhythm tracks to performances recorded off a click.
Finally, the Xtractor is an audio manipulation tool new to X3 that cuts or boosts audio levels in regards to stereo positioning and frequency. It’s easy as pie to remove, isolate or pitch shift specific parts like vocal lines, basses and more. It also provides visual display for each instrument as to where it lies in stereo space.
Kraftwerk extends its tour dates in USA
Kraftwerk will do three US live dates in connection to their Coachella Festival concert on April 26: in Minneapolis on April 19, Milwaukee on 20 and Denver on 23.
Plus a Bonus Easter treat:
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Don't miss out on the next Producers Conference
The Producers Conference
For all you Reason fans out there, make sure to book your spot
Get the most out of your music! Top artists and producers share their secrets at The Producers Conference, a broad set of creative clinics and interactive classes for computer musicians. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to get the inside track on advanced production techniques, song writing, mixing methods and more. Be there!
COMING EVENTS
CopenhagenApril 17, Rhythmic Music Conservatory (RMC)Jon Bruland, Anders Glantz, Simon Grey, Machopsycho
TokyoMay 31, Super Deluxe, AzabuSimon Grey, Morley Robertson, Raw Rec, Yoshihiro Okudaira, Tsuyoshi Kono
San Francisco May 3 details tba.
Chicago May 23details tba.
Montreal July 5 details tba.
Toronto August 23 details tba.
…and how COOL is this? KORG DS-10 for Game boy
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Features:
- Dual dual synths: Two patchable virtual synths, with two oscillators each
- Drum machine: Four-part drum machines loaded with samples of the virtual synth
- Sequencer: 2 synth tracks, 4 drum machine tracks, 16 steps
- Effects: Delay, chorus, flanger
- Input methods: Touch-control screen with real-time sound control, a keyboard screen, and matrix screen
More than just a piece of software, KORG DS-10 lets you control a “four part drum module, two analog synth simulators, and 6-track/16-step sequencer” with your Nintendo DS’s touchscreen.
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