sexta-feira, dezembro 12, 2014

Faraday Limiter GHZ-0007

 
 
Peak limiter w/ a big magnetic field


Faraday Limiter is the sound of iron: colorful dynamics with warm, tape-like saturations.

    Big, analog-modeled transformer sound
    “Color” and “Warmth” controls for extended timbral shaping
    Advanced stereo linking: variable L/R or M/S linking
    Adjustable ratio: [2:1, 4:1, 8:1, 20:1]
    Gain reduction history meter

Most modern digital limiters are designed to be sonically neutral, with maximum transparency and minimal coloration. In other words, they’re created to do one job (limit a signal’s level) without changing the overall sound too much or imparting any specific sonic signature. Inevitably, though, digital peak limiters do have a sound of their own — especially when pushed hard — and, when exposed, that sound can be truly awful: harsh, brittle high end; squashed transients; & thin or mangled low end. Rather than build another “transparent” brickwall limiter, we thought we’d make something different: something dynamic, colorful, and inspiring; something you could use for more than just pure loudness.

Named after the inventor of the electrical transformer, Faraday Limiter’s analog-modeled input/output transformers are responsible for its beefy, harmonically-rich sound. The limiter circuit is smooth yet lively — it can pump faster and further than any limiter we’ve ever heard while retaining its characteristic punch and warmth. Faraday Limiter sounds great on buses, individual instruments, vocals, dialog, etc. and allows for a level of timbral shaping and tonal coloration that can’t be achieved with any other dynamics processor.



quinta-feira, dezembro 04, 2014

Six brand new vst plugins free for now from DubTurbo

EQTURBO - Mastering & EQ Tool;

 ROMPLOID - Samploids sister VSTi - Same tool preloaded with 100+ sounds & presets;


 SAMPLOID 2.0 - Multi-Sampler, Rompler, Synth, Sequencer, Modeller, All-in-one;

                               http://www.mediafire.com/download/x8n8ynv7rb6wfgl/samploid2.zip

SAMPLOID SFZ BETA - Easy to use SFZ sound font tool;


 SINDRONE EDM Synth -unreal sounds - 160 presets


Wahnbeat - beat box drum sampler.




sexta-feira, novembro 28, 2014

O cante do Alentejo já é património mundial e UNESCO chamou-lhe "exemplar"


Cinco minutos foi o tempo necessário para a UNESCO aprovar, esta manhã em Paris, a inscrição do cante alentejano na lista representativa do património cultural imaterial da humanidade. Paris ouviu os homens de Serpa.

A nomeação portuguesa foi considerada “exemplar” pelo órgão de avaliação da UNESCO – o chamado “corpo subsidiário” – cujos membros se declararam “unânimes sobre a qualidade desta candidatura”.

Portugal foi convidado a “intervir para partilhar a sua alegria” e 21 membros do Grupo Coral e Etnográfico da Casa do Povo de Serpa, todos homens, surgiram em palco nos seus trajos rurais, chapéus pretos e cajados, e cantaram , durante breves minutos, a canção Alentejo, Alentejo. Telemóveis e tablets despontaram um pouco por toda a grande sala da UNESCO, para registar o momento.

O cante é a terceira nomeação portuguesa a ser consagrada internacionalmente pela UNESCO, depois do fado em 2011, e da dieta mediterrânica em 2013 (uma candidatura apresentada em conjunto com Espanha, Marrocos, Itália, Grécia, Chipre e Croácia). A lista representativa do património cultural imaterial da humanidade existe desde 2008 e nesta reunião os delegados têm de analisar 46 candidaturas.

“É de salientar a importância destas duas candidaturas, a do fado e esta”, disse ao PÚBLICO o cantor Vitorino, presente na sede da UNESCO, em Paris. “O fado é muito solitário e individual. O cante é uma expressão colectiva – ele implica entre 18 e 30 vozes. É inclusiva. É muito atenta ao movimento social.” O cantor, que tem inscrito o cante no seu trabalho musical, acredita que o reconhecimento do mesmo como património da humanidade “vai eternizá-lo”.



quinta-feira, novembro 27, 2014

Eventide H9 Max



                              Eventide has announced it is now shipping the H9 MAX effect pedal.

                                                                 Eventide H9 MAX

    Shipping NOW – H9 MAX, the studio processor in a stompbox, comes chock full of all 45 algorithms from TimeFactor, ModFactor, PitchFactor, and Space, plus the new Looper and all future H9 algorithms…forever.

H9 MAX features:

    Includes all 45 algorithms and over 500 presets from TimeFactor, ModFactor, PitchFactor, and Space PLUS all current AND future H9 exclusive algorithms including the just-released Looper.
    H9 Control App for Windows/Mac/iOS features wireless control via Bluetooth, facilitating the creation and management of presets and control of multiple H9s.
    Share H9 MAX algorithms with up to four additional H9s.
    True Analog Bypass.
    MIDI Control.
    Simple One-knob User Interface.
    Built-in Tuner.

The H9 MAX is now available from Eventide dealers.




quinta-feira, novembro 20, 2014

Grammy Latino de Carreira atribuído a Carlos do Carmo!



O fadista Carlos do Carmo recebe ontém o Grammy Latino de Carreira, no Hollywood MGM Theatre, em Las Vegas, no Nevada, antecedendo a entrega anual dos Grammy Latinos, na quinta-feira.

Além do criador de "Canoas do Tejo", recebem igualmente um Grammy de Carreira, por "Excelência Musical", Willy Chirino, César Costa, o Dúo Dinámico, Los Lobos, Valeria Lynch e Ney Matogrosso.

Nesta mesma cerimónia, prevista para as 10:00 locais (18:00, hora continental portuguesa), recebem o Prémio do Conselho Diretivo da Latin Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (LARAS) os músicos André Midani e Juan Vicente Torrealba.

Para homenagear Carlos do Carmo, a Rádio Comercial reuniu 35 artistas para cantar "Lisboa Menina e Moça".


Parabéns de todos os Portugueses para Carlos do Carmo. Obrigado!!!!!


terça-feira, novembro 18, 2014

Slate Digital releases Virtual Mix Rack effect plugin





Slate Digital has announced the release of the Virtual Mix Rack, a channel strip effect plug-in for Windows and Mac.
Slate Digital Virtual Mix Rack

    The ‘VMR’ includes four world class mix modules, including two classic equalizers and two versatile mix compressors, with more modules to be developed.

    The ‘VMR’ operates as a Virtual 500 series rack with hot-swappable modules, putting your whole processing chain in ONE WINDOW. This allows you customize your own channel strip, with signal flow following the modules, in any order you choose. Mix and match filters from different EQs. Chain an EQ before or after your compressor. Moving modules around is easy, fast, and creates no break in audio playback. Audition signal chains faster, easier, and in real time with the Slate ‘VMR’.

VMR features:

    Customizable virtual rack of processors.
    4 world class mix modules.
    2 classic EQs, and 2 versatile mix compressors.
    Models every nuance of the circuit paths and recreates all that makes up their trademark tone.

VMR for Windows and Mac (VST/AU/RTAS/AAX) is available for purchase for the introductory price of $149 USD for a limited time. A purchase also includes a free iLok 2 dongle.

More information: Slate Digital / Virtual Mix Rack

http://www.slatedigital.com/
http://www.slatedigital.com/products/vmr



DSK Dynamic Guitars





DSK Dynamic Guitars

Features and download:

Guitars VST instrument

– 3 Guitar types: Acoustic, Nylon & Steel
– ADSR envelove control
– Reverb fx included
– Dynamic velocity response
– Available for Windows and Mac (32 and 64 bits)

Download DSK Dynamic Guitars:

Windows VST 32 Bits 

 http://www.dskmusic.com/?wp_ct=1100124

Windows VST 64 Bits

http://www.dskmusic.com/?wp_ct=1100125

Mac VST

http://www.dskmusic.com/?wp_ct=1100127

Mac AU

http://www.dskmusic.com/?wp_ct=1100126


 


sexta-feira, novembro 14, 2014

Marcel Blum releases Soundplant 42 software sampler






Marcel Blum has released version 42 of Soundplant, the first major update since 2010 of the popular computer keyboard sound triggering program following a yearlong beta.
Soundplant
Soundplant turns the standard QWERTY keyboard into a playable instrument with ultra low latency, allowing the instant playback of any format sound files on 72 keyboard keys with no need for extra hardware.
Soundplant’s cult following continues to expand the $50 software’s diversity of uses. Hollywood engineer Ed Novick used it in his 2010 Academy Award-winning sound mixing on Inception as well as in The Dark Knight Rises, Moneyball, and other films. Surf rock band Man or Astro-Man? played their sci-fi samples with Soundplant; metal band Nile used it for exotic percussion. When the foley artists of NPR’s A Prairie Home Companion aren’t handmaking their sound effects, they turn to Soundplant for a digital assist. The NFL’s Tennessee Titans used it at LP Field stadium. Soundplant even made it to Carnegie Hall, with new music champion Paul Pinto performing on the software for the 2014 premier of composer Erin Rogers’ Mother Earth. Organizations like London’s Drake Music taught disabled children to create music through Soundplant’s intuitive simplicity, and artists, educators, and DIYers delighted kids and adults with Soundplant-powered installations like the 2013 New York Maker Faire Editor’s Choice Award-winning xylophone drum pad Nazca Beats.

Soundplant, now in its 15th year, turns an input device you’ve been practicing on for as long as you’ve been typing into a versatile multitrack playback tool, providing hours of audio at your fingertips while avoiding the need for expensive dedicated hardware. New version 42 maintains its beloved rock-solid stability, low cost, straightforward drag-and-drop sound file assignment, and powerful flexibility as standalone software, while bringing new features such as 32-bit floating point mixing and 96 kHz output for audiophile accuracy, 256 channel polyphony for rich sound design, several new lightweight realtime effects, direct output recording, and finer key press and release control. You can continue triggering sounds while using any other program with Soundplant hidden, and launch an unlimited number of Soundplant instances allowing outputting to multiple sound devices, multitrack recording, and more banks of sounds. Soundplant works identically on Windows or Mac and keymaps can be transferred across computers with ease.

Soundplant is free for non-commercial use with limitations on some professional features. The registered version is available for purchase for $50 USD ($40 USD upgrade from v.39).

The registered version allows expanded sound file format support, audio output device selection, higher quality output sample rates, recording, and background triggering.


 
 

terça-feira, novembro 11, 2014

FL Studio 12 Beta Out Now!!




FL Studio 12 Beta Out Now!! 
Only registered clients can test it. Good test!



Toontrack releases Metal Guitar Gods 2 for EZmix 2

Toontrack has announced the release of Metal Guitar Gods 2, a new EZmix pack for the EZmix 2 multi-effect mix tool for Windows and Mac.

    This expansion for EZmix 2 comes with guitar and bass settings directly modeled and EQ-matched from the personal tones of four of modern metal’s most interesting players: Chris Broderick (Megadeth), Tosin Abasi (Animals As Leaders), Jeff Loomis (ex-Nevermore, Conquering Dystopia) and Ryan Knight (The Black Dahlia Murder). It’s a follow-up to the smash hit first pack in the suite, which was released in 2012 and featured Fredrik Thordendal (Meshuggah), Devin Townsend (Devin Townsend Project), Misha Mansoor (Periphery) and Mattias IA Eklundh (Freak Kitchen).

    Metal Guitar Gods 2 EZmix Pack includes 50 custom amp and cab simulated tones, all of which were personally designed by the guitarists themselves. Find the soaring, saturated leads, the pummeling rhythm tones and all the tight semi-clean, ambient and effect soaked tones you’ll need for any spur-of- the-moment creativity.

    This collection is a speed-dial to the tones you hear on albums and that the artists use themselves in their own recording and creative processes. Now, you too can sound like a god.

Metal Guitar Gods 2 features:
  •     Approx. 50 guitar or bass settings based on amp and cab simulation.
  •     Modeled and EQ-matched directly from the artists’ personal tones.
  •     Rhythm, lead, clean and ambient tones.



quinta-feira, novembro 06, 2014

Morreu o guitarrista Manitas de Plata


Figura do flamenco tinha 93 anos.

Manitas de Plata, o guitarrista que popularizou a música cigana e o flamenco em França onde foi campeão de vendas, morreu na quarta-feira à noite, anunciou a sua filha Françoise. O músico estava internado num lar de idosos no Sul de França, onde morreu aos 93 anos rodeado pela sua família.

Ricardo Baliardo, conhecido mundialmente como Manitas de Plata, nasceu em Agosto de 1921 na roulotte da sua famíla em Sète, onde estava instalada uma importante comunidade cigana. O seu pai era negociante de cavalos e desde os nove anos que Ricardo tocava guitarra - sem saber ler uma única nota de música - influenciado pelo seu tio.

Mais tarde, quando já lhe chamavam Manitas de Plata, actuava em esplanadas da Cote d’Azur e entrou no círculo de amigos do poeta Jean Cocteau, dos artistas plásticos Picasso e Salvador Dalí e da actriz Brigitte Bardot. Picasso aliás, em 1964, terá subido ao palco durante um concerto e dito: “A arte deste homem é superior à minha”.

Através do fotógrafo Lucien Soergue, que o recomendou a produtores norte-americanos, foi para Nova Iorque onde actuou e triunfou no Carnegie Hall, como recorda a AFP. Era considerado o sucessor de Django Reinhardt.

Morreu na ruína. Dizia ter duas paixões - a música e as mulheres. Tocava com paixão e sempre viveu o dia-a-dia sem preocupações com o futuro. Ao longo da sua vida vários foram os que dependeram monetariamente dele - mulheres, filhos, tios, sobrinhos… Confessou ter tido várias mulheres ilegítimas, não sabia quantos filhos tinha ao certo, dizia ter tido entre 24 e 28 mas só reconheceu 13. Houve um tempo em que foi considerado o artista europeu mais conhecido no mundo, refere a AFP, deixando mais de 80 discos gravados e 93 milhões de álbuns vendidos em todo o mundo.

Fonte:
http://www.publico.pt/culturaipsilon/noticia/morreu-o-guitarrista-manitas-de-plata-1675342


sexta-feira, outubro 24, 2014

MT-PowerDrumKit 2 VST instrument is free now


MT-PowerDrumKit 2 VST instrument is free now - previously 39 US$. A simple activation in DAW is necessary without email.

New Multi Layer Drum Sampler AU / VST Instrument

The MT Power Drum Kit is a new drum sampler offering the powerful, high-quality sounds of an acoustic, realistic drum kit. Samples have been specially recorded and processed to make them ideally suited to use in pop, rock and metal productions.


System Requirements:

- PC: Windows 7 / 8 / Vista / XP
- Mac: OS X 10.5 or higher

MT-PowerDrumKit will work in most hosts that support the VST or AU standards.




 


sexta-feira, setembro 19, 2014

https://splice.com/


Splice é um novo serviço de criação de música online. Ainda em versão Beta mas que conta com muitos acessos e com muita divulgação. Experimente e partilhe a sua opinião aqui no blog!





terça-feira, setembro 09, 2014

ChordPulse v2.3




Just play!. ChordPulse is a handy virtual backing band for music practice, inspiration, improvisation, and pure fun with music. Play and sing along with ChordPulse. Use it as a full accompaniment, a drum machine with bass, a metronome with chords, and more.

Enjoy your practice
Improve as an instrument player or singer while having fun. Choose a simple chord progression, click a music style, and just start playing. ChordPulse motivates anybody to practice more.

Be inspired
Experiment with musical ideas quickly and easily. Click to turn a pop song to reggae, a rock ballad to swing, change chords, tempo, and song key in no time.

Improvise
Test your fantasy by playing along with different music styles and chord progressions. Use ChordPulse as a configurable background.

Relax & have fun
Play or sing along for your own enjoyment. Relax with a delicate ballad, recharge with some blues, or raise your pulse with rock & roll.

The fastest way from chords to music.

Version 2.3:

- 30 new music styles added
- improved Windows 8 compatibility
- bug fixes and performance improvements

home page:http://www.chordpulse.com/

segunda-feira, setembro 01, 2014

ocenaudio free audio editor v2.0.8




ocenaudio, the free cross-platform (Mac OS X, Windows and Linux), has been updated to v2.0.8.

Version 2.0.8:

- Improvements in audio playback;
- New rescan audio devices menu item.;
- New support for Jack Audio on Linux.

ocenaudio is a cross-platform, easy to use, fast and functional audio editor. It is the ideal software for people who need to edit and analyze audio files without complications. ocenaudio also has powerful features that will please more advanced users.

 
 

IK Multimedia releases SampleTank 3 Free 64 bits only



IK Multimedia has announced the release of SampleTank 3 Free, a free version of the sound and groove workstation instrument for Windows and Mac.
IK Multimedia SampleTank 3 Free

    Now you can experience the full creative power of SampleTank 3 for free via a selection of high-quality instruments that illustrate its completely redesigned user interface, 64-bit compatibility, 55 high-quality effects, new loop and groove management tools, enhanced sample engine and broad-reaching sonic versatility.

    SampleTank 3 Free is essentially a fully functioning version of SampleTank 3: The only difference is that SampleTank 3 Free features a small portion of the high-quality sounds featured in the full version. This library is expandable; IK will add instruments to SampleTank 3 Free until a total of 22 instruments are available.

    The first instrument included is Grand Piano 1 SE, a beautifully rendered representation of a Hamburg-made concert grand piano that’s been meticulously sampled down to the finest detail. It provides you with an extremely musical, dynamic and naturally versatile instrument that fits perfectly in any style of music from classical to rock and from jazz to soul. Its state-of-the-art programming and included high-end effects — like its virtual piano lid and true-to-life string and soundboard harmonic resonance — make for a fantastic playing experience that will make you believe you’re in the room with one of the richest and most beautiful concert grand pianos of all time. And you’ll also have infinite sound sculpting possibilities thanks to SampleTank 3′s immense studio FX collection: Now you’re covered for literally all the acoustic piano sounds your productions could ever call for.

    Like SampleTank 3, all of SampleTank 3 Free’s sounds have been sampled and painstakingly crafted by IK’s team of professional audio engineers, with new lifelike expressiveness thanks to SampleTank 3 multiple articulations and new “round-robin” features. Musicians will enjoy the depth and nuance of their favorite instruments like never before: SampleTank 3 Free’s selection of sounds shine brightly and stand out in any mix with little-to-no adjustment required. Powerful, functional and effortless, SampleTank 3 Free is your free entry into a whole new world of sounds.

SampleTank 3 Free for Windows and Mac (VST/AU/AAX/Standalone) is available to download at no charge.






terça-feira, agosto 26, 2014

PreSonus releases Progression 3 composing




PreSonus has announced it is shipping Progression 3, a major upgrade to its popular composing software for guitar, bass, and drums.
PreSonus Progression 3

This new version makes it easier than ever to write your ideas quickly and includes an enhanced chord library, new effects from PreSonus Studio One®, a Capo feature, and many notation and publishing improvements. Progression and its sibling product Notion are the only composing and notation applications that let you create and edit with, and exchange files between, Mac, Windows, and iPad.

This is the first update since Progression joined the PreSonus family, and it shows. The user interface has been redesigned to more resemble Studio One and other PreSonus software, and Progression 3 adds PreSonus Native Effects™ Limiter, Compressor, and EQ plug-ins.

New in Progression 3
PreSonus plug-ins: Includes three PreSonus Native Effects™ plug-ins from Studio One®: Limiter, Compressor, EQ.
Notation and tab: Many notation and tablature improvements make Progression the fastest and easiest composition software on the planet, including new enharmonic spelling tool, cross-staff notation, layout improvements, and new shortcut sets. There’s a new Capo feature, too!.
Chords: An enhanced chord library provides more library chords, user created chords, and Recent Chord Recall.
Look and feel: The user interface has been redesigned to be more consistent with PreSonus’ award-winning Studio One DAW.
International localization: Available in English (U.S. and UK), French, German, Japanese, and Latin American Spanish.
Display: Mac Retina display and Windows 8 touchscreen optimization.



Progression 3 has an expected MAP/street price of $49 USD.

discoDSP OB-Xd v3.4.1 Free Version x64 x86 VST AU STANDALONE LiNUX WiN MAC [FREE]

  OB-Xd is a classic synthesizer with a timeless sound that continues to captivate musicians and producers alike. With its rich, full-bodied...