70 DIGITAL NATION
NEWS
Building on the success of the
extremely popular A7, ADAM Audio
announces the expansion of the
A Series with the new A5 Powered
Monitor. Designed using the same
technologies as the existing ADAM
monitors employed in many top
recording studios around the world,
the A5’s compact size and attractive
price point of $699 per pair make it
an excellent choice for a plethora of
audio applications. IK Multimedia has announced that their new AmpliTube X-GEAR 1.1 is being
released as a free download for all registered owners of at least one “powered by
AmpliTube” release. X-GEAR allows you to mix and match all gear models from
current and future “Powered by AmpliTube” products in a single host interface,
turning your computer into a rig of custom guitar and bass tones.
Native Instruments are enabling you to
expand the sonic range of their Massive,
Battery 3 and Kontakt 3 plug-ins with
Massive Expansion Vol. 1. This adds 200
newly created sounds to Massive. Pop
Drums, on the other hand, provides you with
two premium acoustic drum kits ready for
use with Battery 3 and Kontakt 3. These two
Arturia has announced version 1.1 of the Jupiter-8V plug-in, which is the software Kore Soundpacks are compatible with Kore
recreation of Roland’s famous Jupiter-8. New features include velocity and after 2 or the free Kore player, and are available
touch modulation support, improved cross modulation, CPU optimisation of as direct downloads at www.native-
several modules, as well as bug fixes. Download it free at
www.arturia.com instruments.com for under £50.
EastWest is about to release Quantum Leap Forbidden Planet, a virtual sample-
based synth collection of more than 1,000 cutting-edge presets which allows
users to combine, morph, process and modulate sounds in any way they desire.
Stay tuned for pricing details as and when they emerge, as well as details on TC Electronic are shortly to release the new Tap Factory Delay/Reverb for
EastWest’s update to Colossus – Goliath – and Stormdrum 2. PowerCore, allowing users to create unusual, custom effects by tapping grooves
into the program with their mouse. For news on this and also a special Sonnox
edition of the PowerCore X8 that comes bundled with Sony Oxford’s EQ and
Dynamics plug-ins, visit
www.tcelectronic.com.
iZotope has released the powerful Mac-based drum machine iDrum for
Windows XP/Vista. iDrum can utilize users’ customised samples or those from
professionally produced libraries. Beats in the program can be created from
its internal step sequencer or by playing a MIDI controller, electronic drum
kit, or even a QWERTY keyboard. iDrum runs as both a standalone native OS UAD version 4.10.0 software is available now for download for all UAD card
X and Windows application and as a plug-in for Pro Tools, GarageBand, Logic, owners. 4.10.0 includes fully functional 14-day demos of the irresistible VCA VU
Ableton Live, SONAR, Cubase and more. Download a 10-day fully functional Classic VCA Compressor/Limiter, and the stunning Precision Enhancer kHz High
trial of iDrum at
www.izotope.com. Frequency Dynamic Filter. Head to
www.uaudio.com to get it.
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