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NAMM 2008 News

MOTU announces Electric Keys

January 25, 2008

Tags: Instrument, Soundware, Windows, macOS, VST2 Plugins, Audio Unit, DirectX, NAMM, MOTU, MachFive, Electric Keys

Best Service releases Ethno World 4 Professional

January 25, 2008

Tags: Instrument, Windows, macOS, VST2 Plugins, Audio Unit, NAMM, Best Service, Kontakt Player, Ethno World 5 Professional & Voices

MOTU previews Digital Performer 6 at NAMM

January 25, 2008

Tags: Plugin Host, macOS, Audio Unit, RTAS Plugins, NAMM, MOTU, Digital Performer

Yamaha launches X Factor DVD and Web Community

January 23, 2008

Tags: Instrument, Effect, Plugin Host, Soundware, Hardware, Windows, macOS, VST2 Plugins, NAMM, Yamaha

Sonoma Wire Works introduces RiffWorld.com (updates Riffworks to v2.1.1)

January 22, 2008

Tags: Plugin Host, Windows, macOS, VST2 Plugins, Audio Unit, NAMM, Sonoma Wire Works, RiffWorks

BridgeCo adds VST capability to BeBoB Audio Interface Platform

January 22, 2008

Tags: Instrument, Effect, Hardware, Windows, VST2 Plugins, NAMM, BridgeCo

SoundToys announces VST versions and releases v3.02 update

January 22, 2008

Tags: Effect, Windows, macOS, VST2 Plugins, Audio Unit, NAMM, Soundtoys, EchoBoy, FilterFreak, PhaseMistress, Tremolator, Crystallizer

Vir2 announces Mojo: Horn Section

January 22, 2008

Tags: Instrument, Windows, macOS, VST2 Plugins, Audio Unit, NAMM, Vir2 Instruments, Kontakt Player, Mojo: Horn Section

Big Fish Audio announces several new titles at NAMM

January 22, 2008

Tags: Soundware, Windows, macOS, NAMM, Big Fish Audio

macProVideo releases three new Logic tutorials

January 22, 2008

Tags: macOS, Audio Unit, NAMM, macProVideo.com, Logic Pro

Garritan announces release of the Authorized Steinway Virtual Model D Piano

January 21, 2008

Tags: Instrument, Windows, Windows 64-Bit, macOS, Linux, VST2 Plugins, Audio Unit, NAMM, Garritan, ARIA Engine, Authorized Steinway Virtual Concert Grand Piano

Garritan announces Virtual Pipe Organs

January 21, 2008

Tags: Instrument, Windows, Windows 64-Bit, macOS, Linux, VST2 Plugins, Audio Unit, NAMM, Garritan, ARIA Engine

Garritan debuts ARIA Sample Engine at NAMM

January 21, 2008

Tags: Instrument, Windows, Windows 64-Bit, macOS, Linux, VST2 Plugins, Audio Unit, NAMM, Garritan, Personal Orchestra (GPO), sfz, Jazz and Big Band (JABB), Concert & Marching Band, ARIA Engine

MixMeister announces MixMeister Fusion and MixMeister Studio v7.2

January 19, 2008

Tags: Plugin Host, Windows, macOS, VST2 Plugins, NAMM, MixMeister, MixMeister Studio / Fusion

Christian Knufinke Software releases SIR2 v2.2 and Public Beta for Intel-Macs

January 19, 2008

Tags: Effect, Windows, VST2 Plugins, Audio Unit, NAMM, SIR Audio Tools, SIR2

ChocolateAudio announces Imperial Drums BFD2 expansion library

January 19, 2008

Tags: Soundware, Windows, macOS, NAMM, Chocolate Audio, BFD3, Imperial Drums XL

Overloud announces BREVERB v1.2

January 19, 2008

Tags: Effect, Windows, macOS, VST2 Plugins, Audio Unit, NAMM, Overloud, Breverb 2

Art Vista announces Malmsjo GVI

January 19, 2008

Tags: Instrument, Windows, VST2 Plugins, NAMM, Art Vista, GVI (Giga Virtual Instrument), Malmsjö Acoustic Grand

Sonalksis announces the Sonalksis Mastering Suite

January 18, 2008

Tags: Effect, Windows, macOS, VST2 Plugins, Audio Unit, NAMM, Sonalksis, Sonalksis Mastering Suite

Abbey Road Plug-ins releases TG12413 Limiter v2.0 for Mac/Win VST/AU

January 18, 2008

Tags: Effect, Windows, macOS, VST2 Plugins, Audio Unit, RTAS Plugins, NAMM, Abbey Road, EMI TG12413 Limiter

Art Vista releases Virtual Grand Piano v2.0

January 18, 2008

Tags: Instrument, Windows, macOS, VST2 Plugins, Audio Unit, NAMM, Art Vista, Virtual Grand Piano, Kontakt Player

Brainworx releases bx_hybrid

January 18, 2008

Tags: Effect, Windows, macOS, VST2 Plugins, Audio Unit, RTAS Plugins, NAMM, Brainworx

Nomad Factory announces Analog Mastering Tools

January 18, 2008

Tags: Effect, Windows, macOS, VST2 Plugins, Audio Unit, RTAS Plugins, NAMM, Nomad Factory, Analog Mastering Tools

Nomad Factory announces Retrology Motown

January 18, 2008

Tags: Effect, Windows, macOS, VST2 Plugins, Audio Unit, RTAS Plugins, NAMM, Nomad Factory, Retrology Motown

Nomad Factory announces Retrology E-Tone

January 18, 2008

Tags: Effect, Windows, macOS, VST2 Plugins, Audio Unit, RTAS Plugins, NAMM, Nomad Factory, Retrology E-Tone

Nomad Factory and NUSofting announce Analog Strings Station

January 18, 2008

Tags: Instrument, Windows, macOS, VST2 Plugins, Audio Unit, RTAS Plugins, NAMM, Nomad Factory

Ueberschall releases Minimal House

January 18, 2008

Tags: Instrument, Windows, macOS, VST2 Plugins, Audio Unit, RTAS Plugins, NAMM, Ueberschall

Access Music announces Virus TI Snow

January 18, 2008

Tags: Instrument, Hardware, Windows, macOS, VST2 Plugins, Audio Unit, NAMM, Access Music, Virus TI

Muse Research to demo Direct Install Technology at NAMM show

January 18, 2008

Tags: Instrument, Effect, Plugin Host, Hardware, Windows, macOS, Linux, VST2 Plugins, NAMM, Muse Research, Receptor

M-Audio announces Torq v1.5 DJ Software for Mac OS X and Windows

January 17, 2008

Tags: Plugin Host, Windows, macOS, VST2 Plugins, NAMM, M-Audio, Torq DJ software

Native Instruments announces four new Kore Soundpacks

January 17, 2008

Tags: Instrument, Soundware, Windows, macOS, VST2 Plugins, Audio Unit, NAMM, Native Instruments, Battery, Absynth, Kontakt, Kore, Massive

Native Instruments announces Kore Player

January 17, 2008

Tags: Instrument, Effect, Windows, macOS, VST2 Plugins, Audio Unit, NAMM, Native Instruments, Reaktor, Absynth, FM8, Kontakt, Guitar Rig Pro, Kore, Massive, Kore Player

EastWest previews Quantum Leap Forbidden Planet at NAMM 2008

January 17, 2008

Tags: Instrument, Windows, Windows 64-Bit, macOS, VST2 Plugins, Audio Unit, RTAS Plugins, NAMM, EastWest, Forbidden Planet, Play

Steinberg releases VST 3 SDK

January 17, 2008

Tags: Instrument, Effect, Plugin Host, Windows, Windows 64-Bit, macOS, Linux, VST2 Plugins, VST3 Plugins, NAMM, Steinberg, VST Audio Plug-ins SDK (C++), VST 3 Plug-in Development Host

Spectrasonics unveils 'STEAM Engine' Technology

January 17, 2008

Tags: Instrument, Windows, Windows 64-Bit, macOS, VST2 Plugins, Audio Unit, NAMM, Spectrasonics, Trilogy, Atmosphere, Stylus RMX, Omnisphere 1

Spectrasonics announces Omnisphere

January 17, 2008

Tags: Instrument, Windows, macOS, VST2 Plugins, Audio Unit, RTAS Plugins, NAMM, Spectrasonics, Atmosphere, Stylus RMX, Omnisphere 1

Cakewalk announces Dimension Pro v1.3 and Rapture v1.1.1 updates

January 17, 2008

Tags: Instrument, Windows, macOS, VST2 Plugins, Audio Unit, DirectX, NAMM, Cakewalk, Dimension Pro, Rapture

Roland to acquire Major Share of Cakewalk

January 17, 2008

Tags: Instrument, Effect, Plugin Host, Hardware, Windows, Windows 64-Bit, macOS, VST2 Plugins, Audio Unit, DirectX, NAMM, Cakewalk

IK Multimedia announces AmpliTube X-Gear now shipping with StompIO

January 17, 2008

Tags: Effect, Hardware, Windows, macOS, VST2 Plugins, Audio Unit, NAMM, IK Multimedia, AmpliTube

IK Multimedia announces StompIO now shipping

January 17, 2008

Tags: Effect, Hardware, Windows, macOS, VST2 Plugins, Audio Unit, NAMM, IK Multimedia, SampleTank, Waveform 10, AmpliTube, T-RackS CS, Ampeg SVX, AmpliTube Jimi Hendrix Anniversary Collection

Steinberg announces Cubase Essential 4

January 17, 2008

Tags: Plugin Host, Windows, macOS, VST2 Plugins, NAMM, Steinberg, Cubase Pro

IK Multimedia announces SampleTank YE Bundled with all Yamaha MIDI Controllers/Workstations

January 17, 2008

Tags: Instrument, Hardware, Windows, macOS, VST2 Plugins, Audio Unit, NAMM, IK Multimedia, SampleTank, Sonik Synth, Miroslav Philharmonik, SampleMoog, SampleTron

EastWest introduces the EastWest/Quantum Leap Complete Composers Collection for Kompakt/Kontakt

January 17, 2008

Tags: Instrument, Windows, macOS, VST2 Plugins, Audio Unit, NAMM, EastWest, Stormdrum, Percussive Adventures 2, PMI Bosendorfer 290 Grand Piano, Symphonic Choirs Gold, Ra

Sonnox announces Oxford SuprEsser

January 17, 2008

Tags: Effect, Windows, macOS, VST2 Plugins, Audio Unit, NAMM, Sonnox, Oxford SuprEsser

Muse Research announces New Software Running on Receptor

January 17, 2008

Tags: Instrument, Effect, Plugin Host, Hardware, Windows, macOS, Linux, VST2 Plugins, NAMM, Muse Research, AmpliTube, BFD3, Receptor, TimewARP 2600, Ampeg SVX, CSR: Classik Studio Reverb, Addictive Drums, Virtual String Machine (VSM), KikAxxe, syntAX

Muse Research announces Antares Software Support for Receptor

January 17, 2008

Tags: Effect, Plugin Host, Hardware, Windows, macOS, Linux, VST2 Plugins, NAMM, Muse Research, Auto-Tune, Receptor, AVOX 4, Harmony Engine Evo

Sonic Reality releases Ocean Way Drums

January 17, 2008

Tags: Instrument, Windows, macOS, VST2 Plugins, Audio Unit, NAMM, Sonic Reality, Ocean Way Drums, Kontakt Player

Sonic Reality announces the 'DownloadCard' and new web site - downloadablesoundz.com

January 17, 2008

Tags: Soundware, Windows, macOS, NAMM, Sonic Reality

Sonic Reality announces Studio ProFiles Ken Scott Collection

January 17, 2008

Tags: Soundware, Windows, macOS, NAMM, Sonic Reality

EastWest announces Quantum Leap Goliath

January 17, 2008

Tags: Instrument, Windows, Windows 64-Bit, macOS, VST2 Plugins, Audio Unit, NAMM, EastWest, Colossus, Goliath, Play

Scarbee announces Blue Bass for Kontakt 2 and Kontakt 3

January 17, 2008

Tags: Soundware, Windows, macOS, NAMM, Scarbee, Kontakt

Novation announces Nocturn - intelligent plug-in controller

January 17, 2008

Tags: Instrument, Effect, Plugin Host, Hardware, Windows, macOS, VST2 Plugins, Audio Unit, NAMM, Novation, Automap

Novation announces Automap Universal 2.0

January 17, 2008

Tags: Instrument, Effect, Plugin Host, Hardware, Windows, macOS, VST2 Plugins, Audio Unit, RTAS Plugins, NAMM, Novation, Automap

Solid State Logic releases Pro-Convert

January 17, 2008

Tags: Plugin Host, Windows, macOS, NAMM, Solid State Logic (SSL), Logic Pro, Cubase Pro, Nuendo 10, Samplitude Pro X, SAWStudio, WaveLab Pro, Audition, Sequoia, VEGAS Pro, Soundtrack Pro

Solid State Logic announces Duende Mini

January 17, 2008

Tags: Effect, Hardware, Windows, macOS, VST2 Plugins, Audio Unit, NAMM, Solid State Logic (SSL)

VSL celebrates One Million Published Samples at NAMM; New Download Collections Available

January 17, 2008

Tags: Instrument, Soundware, Windows, macOS, VST2 Plugins, Audio Unit, NAMM, Vienna Symphonic Library (VSL), Vienna Ensemble

URS releases Saturation for Mac OS X

January 17, 2008

Tags: Effect, Windows, macOS, VST2 Plugins, Audio Unit, RTAS Plugins, NAMM, URS, Saturation

Cakewalk releases Minimoog Tribute Expansion Pack for Rapture, Rapture LE, and SONAR 7 customers

January 17, 2008

Tags: Soundware, Windows, macOS, NAMM, Cakewalk, SONAR, Rapture

EastWest upgrades Quantum Leap Symphonic Orchestra with PLAY Sample Engine

January 17, 2008

Tags: Instrument, Windows, Windows 64-Bit, macOS, VST2 Plugins, Audio Unit, NAMM, EastWest, Symphonic Orchestra Silver, Play

Prominy announces SC Electric Guitar

January 17, 2008

Tags: Instrument, Windows, macOS, VST2 Plugins, Audio Unit, NAMM, Prominy, Kontakt Player, SC Electric Guitar

Vir2 Instruments announces Elite Orchestral Percussion and BASiS

January 17, 2008

Tags: Instrument, Windows, macOS, VST2 Plugins, Audio Unit, RTAS Plugins, NAMM, Vir2 Instruments, Kontakt Player, BASiS, Elite Orchestral Percussion

EastWest releases Quantum Leap SD2 at NAMM 2008

January 17, 2008

Tags: Instrument, Windows, Windows 64-Bit, macOS, VST2 Plugins, Audio Unit, NAMM, EastWest, Stormdrum, StormDrum 2, Play

Overloud announces TH1 Guitar Amp

January 17, 2008

Tags: Effect, Windows, macOS, VST2 Plugins, Audio Unit, NAMM, Overloud, TH3

ILIO and Glyph announce cooperation (Virtual Instruments to be delivered on HDDs)

January 17, 2008

Tags: Hardware, Windows, macOS, VST2 Plugins, Audio Unit, NAMM, ILIO

Synthogy announces Ivory Upright Pianos to be released in March

January 17, 2008

Tags: Instrument, Windows, macOS, VST2 Plugins, Audio Unit, RTAS Plugins, NAMM, Synthogy, Ivory Grand Pianos, Ivory Italian Grand, Ivory Upright Pianos

Peavey announces ReValver MKIII (and acquires Alien Connections)

January 17, 2008

Tags: Effect, Windows, macOS, VST2 Plugins, Audio Unit, NAMM, Peavey Electronics, AMR ReValver

SONiVOX announces Anatomy for Kontakt

January 17, 2008

Tags: Soundware, Windows, macOS, NAMM, SONiVOX, Kontakt

SONiVOX announces new partnership with BandmateLoops

January 17, 2008

Tags: Soundware, Windows, macOS, NAMM, SONiVOX

Open Labs announces Timbaland Special Edition NeKo

January 17, 2008

Tags: Hardware, Windows, VST2 Plugins, NAMM, Open Labs, OpenSynth neKo

SONiVOX announces Samurai Hip-Hop [WAV|AIFF|REX|...]

January 17, 2008

Tags: Soundware, Windows, macOS, Linux, NAMM, SONiVOX

EastWest announces Quantum Leap Pianos now shipping at NAMM 2008

January 17, 2008

Tags: Instrument, Windows, Windows 64-Bit, macOS, VST2 Plugins, Audio Unit, NAMM, EastWest, Pianos Bundle Gold, Play, Pianos Bundle Platinum, Pianos Steinway D - Gold, Pianos Bechstein D-280 - Gold, Pianos Yamaha C7 - Gold, Pianos Bösendorfer 290 - Gold

Arturia unveils version 1.0 of Origin Keyboard

January 17, 2008

Tags: Instrument, Hardware, Windows, macOS, VST2 Plugins, Audio Unit, NAMM, Arturia

Arturia announces Analog Factory Experience now shipping

January 17, 2008

Tags: Instrument, Hardware, Windows, macOS, VST2 Plugins, Audio Unit, NAMM, Arturia, Analog Factory

SKYLIFE announces SampleRobot 3 (includes Dimension LE)

January 16, 2008

Tags: Soundware, Windows, NAMM, SKYLIFE, Dimension Pro, SampleRobot Pro

AAS unveils Strum Acoustic GS-1 - Acoustic Guitar Plug-in Synthesizer

January 15, 2008

Tags: Instrument, Windows, macOS, VST2 Plugins, Audio Unit, RTAS Plugins, NAMM, Applied Acoustics Systems, Strum Acoustic GS-1