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The innovative virtual instrument company, co-founded by Hans Zimmer, announces its newest music software designed for today’s digital production workflow. Virtual Pianist RELIC is now available to explore.
Berlin, Germany, July 24, 2024 — Making musical instruments approachable and accessible for all is UJAM’s mission. The German-based company has reached artists worldwide with its collection of full-featured plug-ins that cover emulations of percussion, guitar, bass, piano, synthesizer, and more.
With today’s unveiling of Virtual Pianist RELIC, UJAM invites contemporary music makers to add the sound and character of a traditional upright piano to their digital productions with ease.
Available in VST 2, VST 3, AU 2, and AAX formats, Virtual Pianist RELIC is compatible with a variety of DAWs.
About RELIC: A Creative Companion for Any Musician Virtual Pianist RELIC is based on the sound, playability, and character of a vintage, imperfect upright piano. It is perfect for song accompaniments and lyrical rhythm elements in a band arrangement — in styles ranging from John Lennon (Imagine) to Tom Waits, from Coldplay to Rihanna.
The acoustic upright piano has been used for centuries across genres and musical applications.
Today, it is often heard in indie, singer-songwriter, pop, rock, and ambient works. RELIC makes it easy to apply the tone and mood of a traditional upright piano throughout any modern digital music production workflow.
Key Features of Virtual Pianist RELIC:
● Five characteristics from Subtle to Full to Tonk
● 30 styles, over 180 complex phrases
● One- and two-handed accompaniment, arpeggios, chords, runs, low chords, and fills
● Dynamic ‘busyness’ control creates additional rhythmic elements
● Three voicing modes (simple, universal, complex) with different harmonic complexities
● 30 Finisher effects, 30 ambiences (delay and reverb programs)
A Look Inside the Development Process
Every product innovation has a story — a response to need, want, or request in the market.
When it comes to the world of music software, UJAM’s commitment to making instruments
accessible to creatives with or without musical experience sets the company and its offerings
apart.
UJAM’s co-founder Peter Gorges, an accomplished electronic musician and sound designer, speaks to RELIC’s development and the “why” behind the Virtual Pianist collection:
“First off, our team selected a beautiful, well-burnt-in upright piano and kept it in our studio for months. Weeks went by just tweaking the tuning, playing with microphone setups and other things until everyone was happy. Only then it was meticulously recorded and added into the Virtual Pianist instrument framework.
There’s a reason why Virtual Pianist isn’t called Virtual Piano, and that is the sophisticated built-in Player, which is at least as important as the piano itself. Our style and piano expert Derek von Krogh created a signature collection of bespoke style performances for RELIC, as he’s done with every Virtual Pianist before. The moment we married the piano and the pianist was a true revelation, as both elements just clicked together beautifully — you’ll be able to experience that in every phrase, in every preset.”
More about UJAM’s Virtual Pianist Series
Based on professional piano models for every musical genre, UJAM now offers four completely unique Virtual Pianist options:
● Virtual Pianist VOGUE: Session pianist, acoustic grand piano for pop and rock
● Virtual Pianist SCORE: Cinematic pianist, classical grand piano for big emotions
● Virtual Pianist VIBE: Jazz keyboardist, electric piano for soul to hip hop
● Virtual Pianist RELIC: A wide range of sounds and musical styles, from electric piano to grand piano, from pop and rock to soul and RnB, from film scores to ambient tracks
Key Features of the Virtual Pianist Series:
● Standardized operation, easy to learn, requires no keyboard skills
● Let the piano play for you or play yourself — simply select instrument mode or player
mode
● Integrated player engine — a built-in pianist that produces realistic accompaniments with a total of over 2000 phrases, adjustable in terms of harmony, style, and dynamics
● Play the piano yourself using instrument mode
● Authentic piano voicings and harmonization guaranteed
● Professional piano libraries with extensive sound customization options
● Numerous multi-effects for creative sound design
● Piano, recording technology, playing techniques, styles, phrases, effects – everything is individually optimized for every pianist
● Drag & drop — all styles can be exported as MIDI, edited and exchanged between
pianists
● Easy installation and license management with the UJAM app
● ‘Frustration-free’ operation guaranteed — ‘incorrect’ settings are not possible
For more information about Virtual Pianist RELIC and to download the instrument, click here.
About UJAM
UJAM was co-founded by Hans Zimmer and Pharrell Williams, both musicians whose careers have been significantly supported by technology. The vision behind UJAM is to make technology even more accessible and encourage even more people to make music.
This vision is being realized by a team of virtual instrument pioneers who had previously developed legendary virtual instruments from Steinberg and Digidesign — from Steinberg Hypersonic to Virtual Guitarist, from Digidesign Xpand to Transfuser — and who finally want to realize their vision of shortening the path from the idea to the perfect track. More fun, better results, less complexity.
Paris, July 18th, 2024 – UVI release HX-ODDY, a new instrument delivering a modern re-imagining of a legendary analog synth from 1972. HX-ODDY delivers an incredible range of both new and factory patches, created on the original MkI hardware and then supercharged through a powerful new hybrid architecture featuring 3 hardware-based wavetable and sample oscillators with rich, modeled filters, delivering a versatile and creative re-imagining of a vintage classic. From inspiring bass and leads to expansive pads, and wild effects, HX-ODDY offers authentic hardware sounds within a powerful, modern sound design environment. HX-ODDY is available now, with a special introductory price of $49 / 49€ available through July 22nd, 2024 (regularly $79 / 79€).
Leveraging UVI’s deep history in sampling and physical modeling, HX-ODDY offers an exciting new way to explore a broader range of the authentic hardware sound that you know and love. Take control of a pair of new sample-based wavetable oscillators, offering greater customization and a finer representation of the hardware sound, then combine them with one of our sample-based oscillators, delivering our lovingly-crafted sound design, to feed a pair of physically-modeled filters for a powerful sound alive with raw analog character.
HX-ODDY includes a sizable preset library with over 280+ sounds, including Sequenced, Arpeggiated, Bass, Lead, Keys, Pad, Brass, Pluck & Bells, Fx & Rhythmic, Patch Book and more. Assembled from a library of 13,000+ hardware samples, arranged into 181 layers and 485 wavetables, HX-ODDY sounds alive with authentic analog soul. A rich, multi-layer architecture with modeled filters, powerful modulation system, creative arpeggiator/phraser, and both macro and studio effects, gives you everything you need to edit existing presets to perfectly match your vision, or create your very own sounds from scratch.
HX-ODDY offers native 64-bit standalone operation by way of Falcon or the free UVI Workstation, providing comprehensive support for all modern DAWs and simultaneous authorization on up to 3 computers or iLok keys.
HX-ODDY is available immediately with a special introductory price of $49 / 49€ through July 22nd, 2024 (regularly $79 / 79€)
Get HX-ODDY and our entire catalog of products instantly with UVI SonicPass.
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PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC: independent development teams federation United Plugins is proud to announce availability of FireSpacer from founding partner FireSonic — formulated for simplifying the complex task of creating space in a mix by ensuring each element has its own presence without overwhelming others, in the process providing tools to allow anyone to achieve professional-quality results regardless of whether they are a seasoned producer or new to the wonderful world of audio mixing — as of July 18…
Far from wishing to state the obvious, but surely the most important tracks in any production deserve some room to breathe. It is really that simple, though the task of creating space in a mix is a complex one. Operating in real-time, Firesonic’s FireSpacer simplifies things by analysing the audio frequency content of one track via a sidechain and applying an intelligent filter to subtract those frequencies from another track to effectively ensure that each instrument or voice has its own space in the mix. Clearly, clutter is prevented while clarity is enhanced as a result, which is really what is meant by breathing when it comes to achieving professional-quality audio mixing results.
Firesonic’s FireSpacer makes room for those most important tracks in next to no time. Begin by simply placing the plug-in on the DAW (Digital Audio Workstation) track to be affected, then link the track to be prioritized to FireSpacer’s sidechain and adjust the AMOUNT control to the desired level. Let FireSpacer work its magic — thoroughly analyzing the spectrum occupied by guitar, kick, and vocal, or whatever, to selectively suppress colliding frequencies with surgical precision, in other words.
With that being said, though, there is more to FireSpacer than can be achieved by adjusting AMOUNT alone. As such, it includes four processing algorithms that each result in a different sound. Spectral algorithms are much more accurate but exhibit latency and require more CPU (Central Processing Unit) power, possibly, while low-latency algorithms use minimum phase filters, which have a much broader effect, so are less accurate and more likely, therefore, to remove more frequencies that do not need to be removed.
Furthermore, FireSpacer provides some advanced tweaking options all aimed at creating space in a mix: MIN FREQ controls the minimum frequency to be processed so all frequencies below that will be ignored — useful for limiting the spectrum range to be affected (so, for instance, if a vocal clashes with a guitar and full processing removes the guitar content to the extent that it no longer sounds like a guitar or is simply too quiet, then increasing this value ensures that the lower frequencies of the guitar tone remains unaffected while still providing more room for the vocal by removing the higher frequency content); MAX FREQ controls the maximum frequency to be processed so all frequencies above that will be ignored — also useful for limiting the spectrum range to be affected (so helpful for solving clashes between bass and kick drums, for example, where removing bass content may be difficult since the initial slap of the kick could contain a wide range of frequencies, thereby running the risk of removing the entire bass briefly, so lowering the maximum frequency value to 150Hz, say, should remove low bass frequencies but preserve higher harmonics, ensuring that listeners can still hear the pitch); RELEASE controls how quickly the attenuated frequencies increase the level when they stop colliding — higher the value, the less transparent yet more effective at collision removal FireSpacer becomes; RELEASE is only useful for spectral modes and controls how precise FireSpacer is at targeting clashing frequencies — maximum accuracy removes only frequencies that are almost identical, while, conversely, minimum accuracy removes even frequencies, which are further from each other.
On the face of it, then, FireSpacer is perfect for blending instruments, vocals, and other audio elements, providing control over the priority of each track in a mix to prevent clutter and preserve clarity. Clearly, creating space in a mix need not be such a complex task after all; anyone looking to achieve professional-quality audio mixing results can breathe a sigh of relief, safe in the knowledge that the most important tracks in their production will have room to breathe!
Key features:
FireSonic’s FireSpacer is available to purchase for a time-limited introductory promo price of only €15.00 EUR until August 31, 2024 — rising thereafter to its regular price of €69.00 EUR — as an AAX-, AU-, VST-, and VST3-compatible plug-in (using internal 64-bit audio processing capable of handling any sample rate) directly from its dedicated webpage (https://unitedplugins.com/FireSpacer/), where a 15-day, fully-functional trial version for macOS 10.10 and newer and Windows 8/10/11 can also be downloaded for free.
Note that no iLok, dongle, or internet access is required for FireSpacer activation. (All United Plugins software uses license files for activation and owners can freely use purchased software — with free-for-life updates — on all their computers, as long as they are the user.)
See and hear FireSpacer in action while watching United Plugins’ illuminating introductory video here:
Homestead Piano captures a cherished family heirloom of Fracture Sounds Founder Will Bedford.
This vintage upright piano accompanied Will on his journey into the world of music, and now, taking his years of experience sampling some of the most sought-after pianos on the sample library market, he has created a very unique and special addition to our piano range.
Designed as a starting point for both composers and songwriters, this inspiring piano has been captured in meticulous detail with a captivating selection of tools and bespoke atmosphere layers to adjust the sound to your preference. Whether you’re composing a heartfelt ballad or an evocative film score, this instrument offers the nuanced expressiveness to add intimacy and a feeling of home to your music.
OUR MOST CHARACTERFUL PIANO
Recorded in a dry and intimate space, every detail has been meticulously captured. A set of stereo pencil mics above the soundboard and a spaced pair at the player’s position provide exceptional realism, making it easy to blend with other sample libraries using the built-in reverb options or external plugins.
Similar to the softer Woodchester Piano, every aspect of Homestead Piano has been captured, including pedal noise, hammers, and even the performer’s movements, enhancing the humanity behind the samples.
ATMOSPHERE LAYERS
Homestead Piano features 9 new Atmosphere Layers crafted by the Fracture Sounds team. These layers process samples from the library or other sound sources, like strings, to create sounds beyond what is possible in the real world. As you play, these layers stylistically shimmer in the background and can be controlled with the Mod Wheel (CC1). You can mix, swap, and adjust them using the Atmosphere Layer sliders and menu.
RESPONSE SETTING
Customize the piano’s playability using our advanced velocity response graphs. We separate ‘dynamics’ into ‘timbre’ and ‘volume’ for greater control. Timbre Scaling lets you adjust the range and curve for triggering dynamic sample layers, while Volume Scaling modifies how note volume responds to velocity.
For more detail please read the user manual in the product documentation folder.
Compatible with Kontakt Player 6.8 and above.
Release Date: Tuesday 16th July, 6pm BST
Intro Price (Ends: 15th Aug): $59, £59, €59
RRP: $79, £79, €79 (inc. VAT)
SONGWRITER BUNDLE
Petrichor & Homestead Piano Available until Thursday 15th August
$99, £99, €99 (inc. VAT)
Spitfire Audio is excited to introduce The Shoe Factory, the latest library by composer Oliver Patrice Weder, on July 11th 2024.
This beautifully curated library is inspired by an age-old shoe factory, situated in a small village in Mallorca’s Tramuntana Mountains, which the composer calls home. The ambient sounds within the factory sparked Weder’s imagination resulting in a one-of-a-kind library consisting of grinding machine loops, cinematic, echoed percussion and incredible ambient textures, swells and shorts.
This release follows libraries previously created by Weder (OPW and The Pool Project). The Shoe Factory embraces the unexpected, inviting composers to think outside the box, or rather, to see the beauty in the everyday.
The library includes “57 presets and an easy-to-use and intuitive UI” – Spitfire Audio are proud to share a library which is accessible and interpretable by music-makers at any level of ability. It’s all about imagination.
The Shoe Factory is available now and can be purchased through Spitfire Audio for 99.00 (GBP/EU/USD).
https://www.spitfireaudio.com/
About Oliver Patrice Weder
Hailing from the small town of Lucerne in the foothill of the alps in Switzerland, the trajectory of composer Oliver Patrice Weder’s career has been shaped by extensive travels across Africa, North and South America, as well as his nomadic lifestyle, making himself a home in various European locations. He has concentrated these experiences into a penchant for vibrant, soul-tingling music which he releases as a solo artist. Weder regularly writes to picture including TV, films and trailers.
Set the stage for gold-standard orchestral scoring with limited-time bundle offer
Berlin, Germany, July 10, 2024 — Orchestral Tools and Samplicity announce a limited-time offer on a unique collaborative bundle that combines the strengths of two of the industry’s innovative developers and harnesses the power of the legendary Teldex Scoring Stage. The bundle includes OT’s Berlin Orchestra: Created with Berklee collection, and Samplicity’s Berlin Studio reverb plugin—a full featured reverb plugin that models the ambience of the Teldex Scoring Stage. Combined, it’s an ideal toolkit for creating orchestral mockups and rich compositions that utilize the signature Teldex sound. The bundle is available now through July 18 for a discounted price of €499 + VAT (normally €998 + VAT.) For more information and to purchase, please click here.
The Teldex connection
The collaboration between OT and Samplicity came about due to a creative synergy around the Teldex Scoring Stage. Frequently used by OT for recording their award-winning sample libraries and an industry benchmark for quality sound and evocative ambience, the magic of the studio provided a rare opportunity for potential competitors to come together and craft a package that could provide something universally useful. “It is somewhat unusual for brands to collaborate in this space, but we saw it is a very logical extension of the work both we and Samplicity were doing with Teldex,” said Orchestral Tools CEO and Founder Hendrik Schwarzer. “By doing this together, we’re providing the global composer community with a low-cost package that gives them the quality and playability of our Berklee-endorsed symphony orchestra library, plus the ability to blend any other sounds or samples they choose to use with that orchestra in the same sonic environment.”
“It’s a very exciting thing for us both, and we think composers will find this immediately useful.”
Assembling the players
Crafted to meet the exacting specifications of the Berklee College of Music’s Orchestral Scoring Program, Berlin Orchestra is a full symphony orchestra of meticulously sampled instruments. Recorded at the Teldex Scoring Stage in Berlin with the same musicians and recording setup as the OT flagship Berlin Series libraries, Berlin Orchestra includes a complete string section with soloists and ensembles, a brass section with soloists and ensembles, a detailed woodwinds section, and a wide range of percussion instruments. The instrumentation and the articulations available allow composers to create just as they would for a live orchestra, with enough subtlety and control for the most demanding compositional needs.
Samplicity’s Berlin Studio brings the acoustic richness of Teldex Scoring Stage—key to the sound of Berlin Orchestra: Created with Berklee as well as most other OT collections—to any other samples or sample collections that may be in a composer’s favored musical toolkit. This detailed impulse-response reverb features flexible handling of microphone perspectives, time-alignment, early reflection, and reverb tails to give total mix control of the spatial sound. This gives composers and producers the ability to seamlessly blend any sounds with OT libraries, or indeed put any sound at all into the Teldex Scoring Stage.
For more information, please visit: http://www.orchestraltools.
About Orchestral Tools
Orchestral Tools makes premium-quality sampled instruments for professional composers. Notable libraries include the Berlin Series, Metropolis Ark, Tallinn, Tom Holkenborg’s Brass and Percussion, created in collaboration with composer Tom Holkenborg, and Phoenix Orchestra, created in collaboration with composers Harry Gregson-Williams and Richard Harvey. Originally founded in 2005 by Hendrik Schwarzer, Orchestral Tools operates internationally from its base in Germany, with offices in Freiburg and Berlin.
PRESS RELEASE – July 9, 2024: Cherry Audio proudly announces the release of the Wurlybird 140B electronic piano, their first sample-based electro-acoustic virtual instrument. Modeled after the rare and revered 1964 Wurlitzer 140B, Wurlybird promises unparalleled sound quality and authenticity for musicians and producers alike. Now available at the astonishingly affordable price of only $39, this plugin makes its dynamic vibe accessible to all.
The Wurly electric piano is a staple in the annals of rock and pop music, with its rich “bark” and organic timbre gracing countless hits over the decades. Artists such as Ray Charles, Queen, and Supertramp have immortalized its sound, while contemporary musicians like Beck and Billie Eilish continue to celebrate its timeless appeal. Despite the popularity of the later and often-emulated 200 series, many dedicated Wurly enthusiasts consider the 140B the crown jewel of the family, lauded for its superior action and tone quality.
Cherry Audio‘s Wurlybird 140B is the culmination of meticulous sampling and expert craftsmanship. Renowned sound designer and sample programmer Mike Martin has meticulously captured every nuance of the professionally restored 140B keyboard owned by keyboardist and songwriter Tom Hammer. The result is a plugin offering an ultra-realistic response, including subtle randomization of key release and pedal sounds, precision modeling of the original preamp, and faithfully emulated vibrato/tremolo.
“The Wurlitzer 140B piano has always been a favorite of mine. I like the warm sound of the germanium transistors used in its particular amplifier, which they changed in later models,” says Jon Carin, respected musician and producer renowned for his work with Pink Floyd, The Who, Kate Bush, and countless others. “Cherry Audio‘s Wurlybird 140B has got soul. As with all of their products, it has a certain je ne sais quoi due to their painstaking obsession with the details. And the result is pure simplicity.”
Wurlybird further stands apart with its gorgeously rendered interface and eight stomp-box style studio-quality effects: Tube Overdrive, Chorus, Rotator, Delay, Reverb, Seven-Band Graphic EQ, and all-new effects algorithms for the 70s Phaser and LoFi vinyl and noise. Wurlybird also includes 50 fabulous and inspiring presets by veteran sound designer James Terris, spanning classic to modern tones.
Cherry Audio continues its mission to provide classic sounds at the most affordable prices. At just $39, the Wurlybird 140B offers exceptional value for its high-quality features and classic tone. Whether you’re a seasoned producer or a vintage sound enthusiast, this instrument is a must-have addition to your production toolbox.
Wurlybird 140B is available in AU, VST, VST3, AAX, and standalone formats for macOS and Windows. A free 30-day demo is available for those eager to experience its magic firsthand. Visit cherryaudio.com for additional product details, system requirements, and an extensive collection of awe-inspiring sound demos from talented keyboardists.
Wurlitzer is a trademark of the Rudolph Wurlitzer Company. There is no association, affiliation or endorsement of Cherry Audio or its products by the Rudolph Wurlitzer Company.
London, 9.07.24 – GForce Software and Oberheim proudly unveil the Oberheim OB-1 by GForce. It’s incredible that the hardware Oberheim OB-1 has remained under the radar for so long. With the GForce OB-1 emulation, designed in collaboration with Oberheim, we’re bringing this classic synth to the fore. The GForce Oberheim OB-1 broadens the Oberheim sound palette in ways that we believe will see it become a big favorite among techno and electro producers and underground artists, as well as composers for its character and anyone cherishing vintage analogue tones. Its rich, aggressive sound and expansive feature set make it an essential hustler.
Join The Rebellion Against Mundane Sounds
The GForce Oberheim OB-1 delivers a sound as full and robust as the legendary Minimoog yet as aggressive and snarling as the MS20. It strikes the perfect balance between these two icons, making it an incredibly versatile tool in any producer’s arsenal. Whether you’re conjuring deep bass lines or soaring leads or looking for something a little extra special, the Oberheim OB-1 is your ultimate ally in the studio. Join the rebellion against mundane sounds and bring balance to your music with the timeless strength of the OB-1.
Let the OB-1 guide your sonic journey like a true master.
How Was It Augmented?
The GForce Oberheim OB-1 emulation has been richly enhanced to bring the best of both worlds—vintage charm aligned with modern possibilities. Here are the key enhancements:
These enhancements ensure that our Oberheim OB-1 is not just a nostalgic homage, but a powerful and versatile musical instrument.
The Hidden Gem
The hardware Oberheim OB-1 holds a special place in the history of synthesizers. Launched in 1978, it was the world’s first programmable monophonic synthesizer. Designed by Tom Oberheim, this revolutionary instrument brought the power of preset memory to the world of analogue synthesis, allowing musicians to store and recall their unique sounds with relative ease.
Despite its groundbreaking features and historical significance, the OB-1 has remained somewhat under the radar compared to other classic synthesizers like the Minimoog. However, those who have experienced its capabilities know that the OB-1 is a true gem.
Create hugely Complex, Yet Musical, Sounds With X-Modifier
Using our unique X-Modifier technology, the scope of sound modulation possibilities is immense. The intuitive X-LFO and X-ADSR section enables you to work faster without having to set up modulation paths; they’re already set up for you. X-Mods provide you with the ability to create extensive modulations of almost every parameter, allowing you to create hugely complex, yet musical, sounds. So, while the tone and character at the heart of the synth remain authentic to the original, the additional features turn it into a true sonic canvas.
Unleash Your Musical Ideas
The GForce Oberheim OB-1, with its fully resizable UI, powerful Preset Browser, and over 300 brand-new production-ready presets from top-level sound designers, is fully ready to inspire your future musical ideas.
Oberheim OB-1 features the aforementioned preset browser, giving you the power to organise your sounds in a way that suits your workflow. With extensive tagging, sorting and search possibilities, it’s quick and easy to find the presets you want. We’ve enlisted an array of diverse sound designers and artists including Zardonic, An On a Blast, Alex Jann, Jogging House, Lightbath, Polydata, Plug Hugger, GEOsynth, Jordan Passmore, Paul K Hurst, Richard Veenstra and Ramon Kerstens (K/V), Koryu, Boudicca Bass Service, Dave Spiers, Graeme Rawson and more. The patches span from edgy and modern to passionately classic, featuring many recreations you’d expect from GForce.
Oberheim OB-1 – key features
More info
https://www.gforcesoftware.com/products/ob-1
Price
Oberheim OB-1 £99.99+VAT with an intro price of £49.99+VAT
Compatibility
Mac: Standalone Application, AudioUnit, AAX, VST and VST3
PC: Standalone Application, AAX, VST and VST3
The Minimum System Requirements for Mac are as follows:
The Minimum System Requirements for PC are as follows:
About GForce Software Ltd.
Specializing in vintage synthesizer modelling, GForce Software offer a range of products with the most authentic sonic and musical quality in the virtual arena. Our mission is to inspire composers and producers by providing well-crafted instruments and sounds; and to nurture those aspiring to learn and grow during their musical journey.
Steinberg releases X-Stream, a free monophonic spectral synthesizer for sound design and ambient music creation.
HAMBURG, Germany — Steinberg has today announced the immediate availability of XStream for HALion, which transforms samples into a colorful spectrum of sounds by stretching, looping and manipulating in innovative new ways.
X-Stream can twist, turn, slow down and reveal the intimate beauty of any sample with cutting-edge spectral algorithms and effects. It’s a new toolbox for extraordinary sound design, or perhaps the first spark for new and unusual beats. X-Stream takes samples or complete tracks and returns them twisted into endless new inspirational ideas.
“With X-Stream, you can unfold the full spectrum of possible sounds from your sample collection,” “Hit play and your sample transforms into something new and beautiful, with different tones, colors and textures. It also works perfectly as a drone machine for ambient music, making it a creative tool for imaginative composers and sound designers in all genres. And all of that comes for free.” says Senior Marketing Manager Florian Haack.
X-Stream is available for free by registering through the Steinberg website and runs with HALion 7.1 or the free HALion Sonic 7.1 update. Customers interested in HALion 7 can purchase the software at a 50% discount until the end of July 2024.
Product page: www.steinberg.net/vst-instruments/x-stream
YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/VSTinstrumentsplugins
Steinberg is known the world over for its music and audio software and hardware solutions. The company has been developing, manufacturing and selling innovative products for musicians and producers in the music, film, post-production and multimedia industries since 1984. Steinberg products are used by Grammy and Oscar award-winning composers, engineers and producers.
Visit www.steinberg.net for further details.
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LEONBERG, GERMANY: working in close collaboration with San Diego, CA, USA-headquartered electronic musical instruments and music production equipment specialist Artesia Pro, professional and semi-professional audio equipment vendor ESI is proud to introduce the new 2024 models of the already acclaimed Xkey 25 and Xkey 37 — famed for creatively combining portable, ultra-thin, rugged, brushed aluminum metal casings with polyphonic aftertouch to create the ultimate mobile MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) controller keyboards capable of going wherever their users’ music might take them — as of July 2…
So what, exactly, is new about the 2024 models of the Xkey 25 and Xkey 37 mobile MIDI controller keyboards, then? They are engineered
with an exceptionally stable USB-C connection to ensure seamless, class-compliant interfacing with current PCs, Macs, and mobile devices for starters. Then their full-sized keys offer not only amazing response and velocity sensitivity but also provide polyphonic aftertouch, affording musicians access to unparalleled expressive capabilities. It is also fair to say that their intuitive smart buttons enhance playability, providing instant access to MODULATION and SUSTAIN functions. Furthermore, Xkey 37 boasts an adapter cable for 5-pin MIDI OUT, as well as connections for EXPRESSION and SUSTAIN pedals.
But both Xkey 25 and Xkey 37 include licenses for Bitwig’s Bitwig Studio 8-Track — a trim and effective DAW (Digital Audio Workstation) with which to start producing, performing, and designing sounds like a pro — and Steinberg’s WaveLab LE — an easy-to-use mastering and audio editing software to turn computers into an audio analyzing, editing, and publishing studio — for PC and Mac, as well as Steinberg’s Cubasis LE — a compact version of the multi-award-winning, professional music studio app, providing the same look and feel of its bigger brother, Cubase — for iOS. In addition, Xkey 25 and Xkey 37 users gain access to robust cross-platform editing software, enabling comprehensive customization of their MIDI controller keyboard’s parameters, plus ESI’s esteemed multi-client, multi-device MIDI driver for Windows.
“We are very excited that we have been able to work with the feedback from the existing Xkey user community when developing the new models.” So says ESI Audiotechnik CEO Claus Riethmüller, justifiably proud of his company’s latest collaborative achievement — advancing already acclaimed mobile MIDI controller keyboards to master a hotly contested market with new 2024 models made possible by working in close collaboration with Artesia Pro.
The new 2024 models of the Xkey 25 and Xkey 37 MIDI controller keyboards will initially start shipping in Europe — with an MSRP (Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price) of €149.00 EUR and €249.00 EUR, respectively — in July, followed by a global release about a month later. (Local ESI distributors can be selected by country from here: https://www.esi-audio.com/company/distributors/)
For more in-depth information, please visit the dedicated Xkey 25 webpage here: https://www.esi-audio.com/products/xkey25/
For more in-depth information, please visit the dedicated Xkey 37 webpage here: https://www.esi-audio.com/products/xkey37/
About ESI (www.esi-audio.com)
Located in Leonberg, Germany — with a history dating back to 1998, ESI Audiotechnik GmbH is one of the leading vendors of professional and semi-professional audio equipment, eminently noted for its intelligent and innovative products. Both branded and OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) products developed by its engineering team in Germany are appreciated on a daily basis by hundreds of thousands of customers in every corner of the globe.
About Artesia Pro (www.artesia-pro.com)
Based in San Diego, CA, USA, Artesia Pro Inc. specializes in electronic musical instruments and music production equipment, including mobile and digital pianos, electronic percussion, and recording gear.
© 2024 ESI Audiotechnik GmbH
