My name is Chris Halaby and I have been a member of the KVR community for many years. I have been using or helping to create music technology products since 1980. I helped to found Opcode and Muse Research.
With this valuable space I will publish a series of articles and interviews with people who create products and with those that use them. Read them below...
Related News, Interviews & Articles
03 Jun 2013Learning to Master Innovation: An interview with Stephen Webber
14 May 2013Innovation Driver: Interview with Marcus Ryle
29 Apr 2013Frankfurt Musikmesse 2013 - Where have all the software companies gone...?
07 Apr 2013Gerhard Behles – PUSHing Ableton into new territory
08 Mar 2013Testing the softsynth waters - Interview with Amir Vinci from Waves
11 Feb 20132013 NAMM Show Report
04 Jan 2013KVR Developer Challenge 2012 - Prize Update
17 Dec 2012Trevor Rabin - Harmony of mind and spirit, analog, and digital
07 Dec 2012KVR Developer Challenge 2012 - The Winner Is.
06 Nov 2012KVR Developer Challenge 2012 - 55 Free Downloads Available Now (Vote & Donate)
30 Oct 2012KVR Developer Challenge 2012 Closing Date Looms - Announcing a One Week Extension!
29 Oct 201210 Reasons we need commercial studios
25 Oct 2012Fun and technology at Austin City Limits (ACL)
05 Oct 2012Ken Jordan of The Crystal Method - The computer is a musical instrument
06 Sep 2012Steven Slate - Getting vertically integrated
10 Aug 2012Rob Papen - 9 products in 7 Years!
02 Aug 2012The KVR Audio Developer Challenge 2012 Begins!
26 Jul 2012David Mash - Looking at the past and future of technology learning
20 Jul 2012Hartley Peavey - Historian, Innovator, and Industry Driver - Part 2
06 Jul 2012Interview with Hartley Peavey - Historian, Innovator, and Industry Driver
07 Jun 2012Joe Satriani - Balancing Real-time with Non Real-time in the Real World
11 May 2012Keeping it in the family - An interview with a founder of Universal Audio: Bill Putnam Jr
17 Apr 20122012 Musikmesse Report - Lost in Frankfurt
16 Feb 2012East West - Crossing from creating content to creating applications
07 Feb 2012MacWorld and NAMM 2012 Show Reports
19 Jan 2012Auto-tune For Guitar is here
14 Dec 2011KVR Audio updated to v2.57.12.11a Public Beta
14 Oct 2011Technology Crossover: Adjusting Mid-Course For The Future
30 Jul 2011Eric Persing Interview
11 Jun 2011A visit backstage at the Beatles LOVE Show
20 May 2011Diversifying for success: Some thoughts about getting your music out
26 Apr 2011MusikMesse 2011 Show Report
25 Mar 2011Interview with Jordan Rudess
11 Feb 2011"It was 21 years ago today..." - How The First Software DAW Came About
25 Jan 2011NAMM 2011 Show Report
20 Dec 2010The Early Days of Software Sequencers
22 Nov 2010An Introduction - Who is Chris Halaby?
19 Nov 2010Chris Halaby's Industry Focus
27 Sep 2010New Prize Added to KVR 10 Celebration: Blue Cat's All Plug-ins Pack from Blue Cat Audio
06 Sep 2010KVR Ten Winners for July & August Announced
31 Aug 2010New Prize from Zero-G added to KVR 10 Celebration: $1000 Zero-G Download Shop
23 Aug 2010New Prize from V-Plugs added to KVR 10 Celebration: Uranium, Echo Trip and Emphasizer!
16 Aug 2010New Prized Added to KVR 10 Celebration: SoundToys Native Effects Bundle
02 Aug 2010Flux:: "Elemental Pack" prize added to KVR Audio 10 Celebration
26 Jul 2010New prize added to KVR 10 Celebration: discoDSP Discovery Pro + Vertigo!
20 Jul 2010New Prize Added to KVR Ten Year Celebration: 2CAudio's Aether 1.5
12 Jul 2010New prize added to KVR 10 Celebration: Nine Volt Audio $400 Gift Certificate
05 Jul 2010July is Big Fish month for the KVRaudio 10th Anniversary Contest
28 Jun 2010Nomad Factory Integral Studio Pack added to "KVR 10 Celebration" Prize Roster
24 Jun 2010KVR Ten: May and June 2010 Winners Announced
22 Jun 2010NUGEN Audio Master Edition Bundle Prize added to KVR 10 Celebration
15 Jun 2010New Prize from Vocal Downloads added to KVR 10 Celebration!
07 Jun 2010New Prize Added To KVR 10 Celebration: iZotope's "Mix, Master and Restore Bundle"
28 May 2010New Prize from Kong Audio added to KVR 10 Celebration
12 May 2010New Prize from Berkleemusic added to KVR 10 Celebration
29 Apr 2010KVR Ten: April 2010 Winners Announced!
06 Apr 2010KVR Ten: March 2010 Winners Announced!
03 Dec 2009KVR Developer Challenge 2009: The Winners Are: 1st: FerricTDS; 2nd: HybridReverb2; 3rd: FMMF!
01 Dec 2009Developer Challenge 2009: Last Call For Votes!
02 Nov 2007KVR Developer Challenge 2007 :: The Winner is Sounds of Nature by xoxos!
11 Sep 2007KVR Developer Challenge 2007 - Entries In; Downloads Available; 41 New Plug-ins / Apps; All Free!
06 Jan 2006KVRwiki Launched
23 Feb 2005KVR Members New Year Survey January 2005 - Results
19 Feb 2005Resonance (Musicians for Asia) CD now shipping
25 Jan 2005Tsunami Relief Sounds Volume 1 now available
14 Jan 2005KVR & Muse Research @ NAMM (incl. Devine VS Rudess)
06 Jan 2005KVR Members New Year Survey, 2005
10 Dec 2004KVRaudio.com
02 Dec 2004New Banks Uploaded
24 Nov 2004New banks uploaded
24 Sep 2004New banks uploaded
18 Sep 2004Group Buy Fever
29 Aug 2004New banks uploaded
12 Aug 2004New banks uploaded
05 Aug 2004Get 2 free issues of EQ (US only)
03 Aug 2004A few changes @ K-v-R
26 Jul 2004New banks for Battery, EXSP24 & RMIV
06 Jul 2004New Banks Uploaded
18 Jun 2004Win Cameleon 5000 (Competition time)
20 May 2004New Server!
12 May 2004New banks uploaded
01 May 2004New banks uploaded
28 Apr 2004New Banks uploaded
23 Apr 2004Banks Uploaded (At last)
15 Jan 2004K-v-R Down -- Sorry!
02 Jan 2004Seasonal Special Offers Part 2
24 Dec 2003Seasonal Special Offers
22 Oct 2003K-v-R Members Survey Winner
10 Oct 2003Muse Research unveils Receptor @ AES
03 Oct 2003K-v-R - The Next Chapter (We've been acquired!)
23 Sep 2003The Great K-v-R Members Survey 2003
22 Sep 2003New patches/kits for Battery, Crystal and Reaktor
11 Sep 2003Music Tech Magazine giveaway Winner!
10 Sep 2003New banks for Lounge Lizard, Tera and Ticky Clav
10 Sep 2003New banks for dmiHammer, Ethereal and Exciton
10 Sep 2003New banks for daAlfa2k, daHornet and dmiFlute
10 Sep 2003New banks for CM-505, Crystal and Cube
10 Sep 2003New banks for Ambience, Angelina and Battery
25 Aug 2003Winners of the NI giveaway
09 Aug 2003Submit Effects and missing Instruments
05 Aug 2003Competition: Win a free year's subscription to Music Tech Magazine!
09 Jul 2003New banks for Albino, Battery and Neon
09 Jul 2003New banks for Beast, Claw, Oddity and Pentagon I
04 Jul 2003New banks for D'Cota, V-Station, z3ta+
19 Jun 2003FL Studio Winners!
11 Jun 2003Win Reaktor 4, Reaktor Session or Vokator in our new competition!
10 Jun 2003Vote for the FL Studio Winners!
20 May 2003Ohm Force competition winners announced!
08 May 2003New Competition : Win FL Studio!
05 May 2003New banks for Discovery, FM7, FreeAlpha, Iblit, Industry, Lounge Lizard, Pro-53, Revitar and z3ta+
29 Apr 2003Competition Reminder (and iZotope discount offer)
14 Apr 2003rgcAudio Competition Winners!
09 Apr 2003Effect Frenzy! It's Competition time again!
23 Mar 2003New banks uploaded for Electron, EVP73, JX16, Lounge Lizard, Oddity, PlastiCZ, Tassman & Tau Pro
18 Mar 2003Winners of the DashSynthesis competition
17 Mar 2003Pro-53 Group Effort patches uploaded
14 Mar 2003New banks uploaded for Absynth, AskaAyum, Atom Pro, Crystal, CS40, Dreamkiller & EP-Station
05 Mar 2003Win rgcAudio's z3ta+ in our new competition
13 Feb 2003The Generalized Music Plug-In Interface (GMPI) working group seeking input
06 Feb 2003Competition : Win everything by Dash Synthesis!
05 Feb 2003RSS/JavaScript News Feed now available
31 Jan 2003Eric Persing from Spectrasonics interviewed @ TraXmusic.Org
25 Jan 2003SX Complete winners announced!
11 Jan 2003New banks/patches for Kontakt/Reaktor/HALion added
10 Jan 2003TR-808 kit for Battery/HALion/Kontakt/LM-4 1 & 2
22 Dec 2002Competition: Win Cubase SX Complete [Book]
14 Dec 2002New banks uploaded for Absynth, Atom, ePiano, Kontakt, mdaPiano, SC101, Synth1 & Tritium
06 Dec 2002New banks for Absynth and Lounge Lizard uploaded
20 Nov 2002New banks for Synth 1, Dreamstation & Lounge Lizard
15 Nov 2002Kontakt Kompetition Winners
13 Nov 2002PSP competition winners!
12 Nov 2002SuperCamelPhat Competition Winners
12 Nov 2002New bank uploaded for reFX PlastiCZ
10 Nov 2002New banks for Absynth and Junox² uploaded
05 Nov 2002Final Day for SuperCamelPhat and Kontakt Competitions.
01 Nov 2002New Synth1 bank
31 Oct 2002New Battery Drum Kit
29 Oct 2002New banks for Absynth, Battery, Slayer and MonoPoly 16
19 Oct 2002K-v-R Competition Frenzy!
14 Oct 2002New banks uploaded!
13 Oct 2002K-v-R Members Area Open
06 Apr 2002New tutorials added
27 Feb 2012Avid announces Pro Tools 10 Software Giveaway and Customer Survey for KVR readers
06 Oct 2011Steve Jobs passed away yesterday
