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Wednesday, October 8, 2014

TRAKTOR PRO 2 contains a wealth of software features designed for ultimate flexibility and intuitive pro performance.
TRAKTOR PRO 2



CORE FEATURES


From advanced library management, to automatic track analysis, TRAKTOR PRO 2 takes care of the essentials.

TRACK PREPARATION
TRAKTOR PRO 2

Browse and find your favorite tracks in seconds. Full iTunes integration in TRAKTOR PRO 2 means your library and playlists are quickly accessible directly from TRAKTOR.

SYNC
TRAKTOR PRO 2

Sync tracks instantly. Track BPM, beatgrids, and key are automatically detected on import and used by the powerful Sync engine for perfectly beatmatched mixes – every time.

SOFTWARE MIXER

TRAKTOR PRO 2

The built-in software mixer provides a wealth of customizable professional DJ mixer features. Choose from different EQs and filter types modelled after industry favorites. Plus activate FX Units from each channel.

CREATIVE ARSENAL

LOOPING AND CUEING

TRAKTOR PRO 2

Advanced looping features let you take snapshots of your favorite track parts in perfect time and change loop length on the fly. TRAKTOR automatically stores your hotcues, so you can jump to straight to key moments

EFFECTS

TRAKTOR PRO 2

Over 30 studio-grade effects, 4 individual FX Units, and one-knob Macro FX offer an endless sonic palette designed to texturize your tracks. Or group and customize effects to let your creativity run wild.

LOOP RECORDER 

Record audio from a live source, master out, or individual channels for creative, multi-layered overdubs. Then transfer sounds into Remix Decks slots instantly.





Wednesday, October 1, 2014

Nuendo 6.5
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The whole world of audio post. Nuendo 6.5


Nuendo 6.5 adds new features dedicated to post-production workflows. Offering major enhancements to functionality in critical areas for audio post such loudness processing, bass frequency management as well as ADR and foley recording, this latest update also includes time-saving new features that expedite daily tasks.

Top 10 features



  • Automated Loudness processing to both industry standards such as EBU R128 and fully user-definable settings.
  • Professional bass management including several routing and filter options coming with the new Bass Manager plug-in.
  • ADR Taker 2.0 introduces a major update of Nuendo’s ADR taker system with enhancements for voice and foley recording such as new playback/recording modes, automated naming schemes and pre-record buffer.
  • Nuendo TrackVersions allows for creating, renaming and managing parallel versions of the same track plus many addition features far beyond conventional playlists
  • Track visibility management speeds up handling especially of large projects by offering dynamic displaying of audio tracks and groups in the project window.
  • Improved AAF Filter now supports even better import/export to Pro Tools and Media Composer
  • New monitoring and metering section for better source management and better overview on the most frequently used functions
  • Experience a richer sound with REVelation reverb and Magneto 2, a warm and smooth tape saturation plug-in
  • Track Quick Controls can now be saved as presets and loaded for immediate access
  • Steinberg Hub with direct access to user-defined folders and news section for the latest Nuendo product updates


The workflow evolution

Indispensable: The new loudness processing feature


Nuendo 6.5 introduces a new automatic loudness processing feature that lets you optimize your audio for loudness quickly and efficiently by exporting audio files at user-defined loudness levels such as the industry-standard EBU values (e.g. -23 LUFS). True peak values for rendered audio are also user-definable. Because all settings have been conveniently integrated into the Export Settings dialog box, they are also available for more complex rendering tasks, such as cycle markers or batch export functions. And, of course, optional peak level limitation is also available.
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Further enhancements include a new true peak spot indication directly within the Nuendo loudness track as well as an enhanced loudness metering scale ranging down to +18 dBFS.

Summary

  • Exact loudness processing to industry-standard values
  • User-definable values for maximum flexibility
  • Full integration in the Export Settings dialog
  • True peak indicators in Loudness Track

Nuendo TrackVersions. Playlists upgraded.

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Playlists are known as a vital part of the modern studio workflow. Nuendo 6.5 introduces TrackVersions, providing even more workflow efficiency than other standard playlist solutions. Create, rename and manage parallel versions of the same track or tracks and use them to compare takes or create alternative versions of your recordings while keeping all track settings. Interfacing perfectly with existing track handling features, the flexible TrackVersions feature will significantly speed up your workflow when working not only with audio but also MIDI, instrument, chord, tempo & signature tracks










Seamless import of AAF files from Pro Tools and Media Composer.

Nuendo 6.5 ensures improved compatibility with latest versions of other program platforms when exchanging AAF files. Building on the extended AAF import functionality included in the Nuendo 6.0.7 update, Nuendo 6.5 completes the new AAF filter functionality by adding features for exporting to applications such as Pro Tools and Media Composer.

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Better, faster, more convenient: Redesigned Control Room and Metering section

Nuendo 6.5 features a completely redesigned control room and metering section, providing better visibility of more functions simultaneously. Important control room functions, such as level, dim and downmix features can be displayed together with the master meter, allowing for keeping track on the most important parameters in daily production situations. Plus, the new control room hosts up to four talkback microphones and a dedicated output port for metering, enabling the integration of hardware meters.





Track visibility management

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Nuendo 6.5 speeds up the workflow significantly thanks to the new track visibility management feature. Huge projects containing hundreds of audio tracks can easily be managed by dynamically displaying only the tracks you actually want to see. Using the same approach as the channel visibility management introduced in MixConsole, various View Agents help you by instantly bringing the right tracks into focus; this powerful new feature will help you maintain a full overview of your project at all times — even on the largest, most complex productions.

Instant transient navigation

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Thanks to the new instant hitpoint navigation function, you can now “tab to transients” on audio events directly within the Nuendo project window. Hitpoints are automatically calculated in the background as soon as audio material is recorded or imported into the arrangement window. Simply use the keyboard shortcuts to tab back and forth to navigate around the audio material.

New Re-record mode

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Nuendo 6.5 includes the new Re-record mode to repeat a recorded take immediately. Once the Re-record mode is activated, you can simple start a new recording by hitting the record button again. The recording will start from the original position preserving the original pre-count and metronome settings. A handy, time-saving new feature that’s as simple as it is useful.

Saving your Track Quick Controls

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The Track Quick Controls just got even more powerful! You can now save and load Track Quick Control assignments as presets for immediate access. Simply click on the Quick Control Track Inspector and apply existing Track Quick Control assignments even to other track types. This way, you can turn your Quick Control area into a a powerful command center for heavy used program functions.

Steinberg Hub with direct folder access and news section

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Nuendo 6.5 introduces the new Steinberg Hub, a multi-functional platform to increase your workflow speed. The integrated news section provides information on Nuendo updates and further Steinberg news, while the direct folder access window enables you to open your favorite Nuendo project folders with a single click. Simply define up to four of your most frequently used folders for direct access or start one of the recent Nuendo projects.

Internet recording with VST Connect SE 2.

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Nuendo 6.5 adds even more capabilities to one of the most exciting features in Nuendo: VST Connect SE 2 now supports MIDI. Version 2 of the next-generation online production tool lets you send MIDI data in real time over the Internet. VST Connect SE 2 has the power to revolutionize your recording process, allowing you to collaborate live over the Internet as though you and your fellow collaborators were in the same room.

 ADR Taker 2.0 — Integrated system for voice & foley recording

Nuendo’s ADR Taker system — the world’s most powerful integrated system for voice and foley recording — has been extended in Nuendo 6.5 with important enhancements that make vocal and foley recording an incomparably fast and convenient experience.

Video overlay and take list improvements


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Review and edit speaker texts (video overlay) in stop mode, ideal for working with scripts which need modification during the recording session or even when the speaker’s already preparing for the next scene. Other important additions are the improved re-naming functions in the ADR marker window, making it easy to edit attributes of different markers at the same time (such as character name). It’s also possible to record several takes successively in one batch by freely selecting the appropriate scenes in the marker window, including a constant update of the dialog video overlay.


The newly added ADR Status indicator (colored light including red light) easily shows the actor the status of the ADR process inside the video window.

Automated naming scheme and recording


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Thanks to the new audio file naming scheme functions, the upgraded Nuendo ADR Taker now adds configurable attributes to the file name of each recording, making it even easier to search and find different recordings/roles. ADR Taker 2.0 also enables you to record automatically on user-defined tracks by pre-assigning a track to a specific role. The performance of the speaker is automatically recorded on the assigned track, making it a breeze to manage large ADR sessions with multiple roles on different tracks.




Record anywhere in Free mode


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The ADR Taker 2.0 introduces Free mode, a new function that allows utmost flexibility for ADR work. The Free mode enables you to start recordings at any point in the timeline, independently from the given marker/take structure of the ADR marker list. This means that you can just start the recording and let the speaker perform multiple scenes in one go, if desired. You can even set the start point of recordings within a longer scene (for example, second half of the scene) without the need to start the scene and wait for the playback to reach the desired position, speeding up the whole ADR process. Additionally, you can switch between rehearse and record process spontaneously, enhancing the entire quality of the ADR process.

Professional foley recordings


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The ADR Taker 2.0 is the perfect tool to also manage foley recording sessions more easily and flexibly. The powerful ADR take-list can be used to mark foley-relevant scenes and capture the foley artist’s performance accordingly. By using the new Free mode, the foley recording is not even bound to the end point of each single scene, making it easy to record longer foley takes in one go. Thanks to the automated naming scheme, foley files can be retrieved and used in the project on the basis of individual naming attributes such as the character name or foley specific topics like “underground” or “material.” All this plus numerous further functions such as the ADR status indicator (rehearse / record / review) and a function for adding second “swipes” make the Nuendo ADR Taker 2.0 the world’s most powerful integrated system for voice and foley recording.

Plug-ins for professional post-production


Bass Manager: Perfect bass frequency management

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The Bass Management plug-in brings additional tools to Nuendo 6.5 for routing and filtering low-frequency signals. Among the flexible new options are the ability to send a user-definable frequency range from the main mix directly to a subwoofer; this offers a lightning-fast way of separating bass frequencies from a main mix, for example, if the mix has been completed without a dedicated LFE channel.

Another new option is the ability to send a portion of the LFE channel to the main center or left/right speakers using the built-in crossover frequency controls. The final stage of dedicated filtering for the frequencies allocated to a subwoofer is the dedicated subwoofer section. Before/after metering offers a convenient visual representation of the levels routed to and from the new plug-in.

Smooth mixing with REVelation reverb

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Developed in conjunction with seasoned engineers and film mixers, Nuendo 6.5 comes with a super-rich and silky algorithmic reverb which recreates the vibe and character of famous hardware effects. REVelation offers a maximum degree of depth and adds its spatial magic on just about any instrument or sound, from string sections to lead vocals. Included with dozens of useful presets, REVelation will let your mix shine.



The return of a legend: Magneto 2

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Magneto 2 not only provides a warm, analog sound but also adds exciting new features such as the dual mode to give your tracks more flavor and personality — just like in the old days. And Magneto 2 lets you select the frequency range of the effect to be applied on your track. Magneto 2 offers more analog warmth and character to your digital world.


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NewTone

NewTone (editor) is a pitch-correction and time manipulation editor. Slice, correct, edit vocals, instrumentals and other recordings.


Professional pitch correction & manipulation


FL Studio Various Tool - NewTone
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Fully integrated with FL Studio for the most efficient work flow. 

Auto or manually pitch correct vocals, create harmonies and new tunes.
Change volume levels, pitch duration, note position in the bar and alter or correct the overall pitch.



Simply move the blocks to correct


FL Studio Various Tool - NewTone
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Newtone makes it easy to correct your vocals or monophonic-instrumental recordings. 

Transparent blocks indicate detected pitches and the red line the moment-by-moment pitch all calculated automatically. Out of tune notes are immediately visible, and can be corrected individually with the click of a right-mouse button. Alternatively Drop into Advanced Edit Mode and micro-correct any portion of the waveform.

Drag & drop file adding


FL Studio Various Tool - NewTone
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Drad and drop your sounds or vocals directly into Newtone.

Efficient integration with FL Studio allows easy import/export to and from the Playlist, to wave format or exported as MIDI. 

Since Newtone is hosted as an effect and syncs with FL Studio transport, you can completely edit your audio without leaving Newtone.

Experiment with sound


Go beyond correcting vocals, create harmonies or use Newtone to experiment with non-vocal sounds. 

Newtone is not only a pitch and time manipulation tool, but a versatile sound-design environment.

Key features:
Auto correct your vocals
Create harmonies & new tunes
Full integration with FL Studio

System requirements
Windows XP/Vista/7
2Ghz AMD or Intel Pentium 3 compatible CPU with full SSE1 support
512 Mb RAM
130 Mb disk space

Monday, September 29, 2014

Deckadance DJ software

There are two versions of this software available. The DVS version of this software is a bit pricier, but it allows you to use time-coded records to enhance your scratching and mixing capabilities.

The layout of this software is nice and simple. You can have up to four track decks at once, with each deck utilizing its own EQ and gain knobs. The cross-fader between the tracks allows for you to smoothly transition from one deck to the next.

The library search bar works effectively. You can search through your library of songs by name, BPM, song length and artist name. You can create your own playlists to get your mixing happening fast and smooth.

This DJ program allows you to set up to eight cue points. You can jump from one cue point to another with ease. You can also use the sync button to match the BPMs between decks. This is a handy tool, as it allows you to focus on other aspects of your mixing rather than spending all of your time trying to make the beats match.


There is a control panel atop the software interface that allows you to switch between the mixer, FX, sampler and waveform view. The sampler is a cool feature on this software. It emulates a MIDI controller, such as an MPC 100. You can assign samples to each pad and include them in your mix by touching the pads. You can use your MIDI controller and map your software to correspond with your controller, as well.

Notable & New Features

Decks – Choose 2 or 4 deck mixing.
Smartknobs - Link a single knob to any number of FX & Mixer interface targets under userprogrammable
envelope control.
GrossBeat - 8 user defined FX per deck with integrated editor. Programmable and
automated glitch, stutter & scratch functions.
Frequency isolated effects - Up to 3 chained insert effects per track (choose from 10)
applied independently to High, Mid, Low or any combination of bands.
Sampler – 1/32 to 16 step beat-matched easy sampling. One shot, trigger, retrigger and
loop modes.
Smart Panels – User configurable Loop, Cue, Grid, DVS, Key, Smart Knob and Tempo
panels. From 2 to 8 per deck.
Customizable interface – Show only the features you use. Configure decks, smart panels
and Function panels to show your most used features.
VSTi host & client - Hosts VST plugins. Includes Effector VST plugin (see below).
Total MIDI Support – Wide range of pre-mapped MIDI controllers and the ability to custom
map any MIDI controller to work with Deckadance 2.
Library – iTunes library support. Play lists and automated mixing options.
DVS* - FinalScratch#, msPinky#, Serato Scratch Live#, Torq#, MixVibes#, PCJD Reflex#,
Virtual DJ# & Deckadance CD time-code. Deckadance can also learn any new time-code.

Deckadance DJ software

In addition to the internal effects, Deckadance 2 includes the Effector VST plugin with 12
performance oriented effects: Distortion, Lo-Fi bit reduction, Flanging, Phasing, Filter (low/high
pass), Delay, Reverb, Stereo panning & binaural effect, Gating, Granulizer, Vocal formant and Ring
modulation effects.

Input/Output

DeckaDance 2 can be used with a number of different controllers. Check out the Image Line website for more details. You can use all of the popular forms of data including WAV, MP3, AIFF and FLAC. DeckaDance 2 does not support video files.

EDITONS & PRICING

Deckadance is available for sale to the public in 2 editions and as an OEM version as Deckadance LE.
Pricing has been revised to represent even better value to customers.

Deckadance v2 DVS ($149)

• All Deckadance 2 features including DVS support.

Deckadance v2 ($79)

• All Deckadance 2 features excluding DVS support. Manual transport/mixing control is
provided via the supported MIDI controllers or through MIDI learn/mapping.

Deckadance v2 OEM (Free°)

• DVS not supported
• Smartknob presets only.
• GrossBeat presets only.
• MIDI locked to OEM controller/s
• Audio recording not supported.
• VST client and host not supported.


Help & Support

If you have any questions or concerns about your DJ mixing software, the support page for DeckaDance 2 has a FAQs section, downloadable user manual and video tutorials to get you going. If you need further support, you can sign in and email Image-line through the email forum. There is a phone number available, but it’s for the German headquarters.

Deckadance for Mobile

Image-Line has tried to squeeze many popular features (such as cue points, loops and sampler) into the Deckadance Mobile app, but at the expense of other more useful items. If the app makes more sense with a USB Midi controller, then perhaps the generous amount of space given to the decks on the screen could be reduced to make way for other features to come to the foreground. Let's hope that more features (such as Auto Gain) will be migrated from their desktop software to iOS in the future. At the moment, it feels like a work in progress.


Review: Deckadance Mobile For iPad


Deckadance for Mac and PC – originally released in 2007 – is an established if second-tier (as far as market share goes) DJ program. But as the company has some experience of providing solutions for DJs, and has obviously managed to hook it up for some pretty impressive scratch action via Midi, we thought we’d find out how Deckadance Mobile stacks up on the iPad.

Interface

Deckadance for Mobile

All the features of Deckadance Mobile are on one screen; while there are some hidden features through clever use of the central panel, the main focus is certainly on the two CDJ-style decks.
The cover art for your tracks is displayed on the deck face, with a neat blue LED-type of graphic in the centre that moves round as the track plays.
Deckadance for Mobile

While we’re focused on the deck area, there’s a tiny “Rev” button which can instantly flick the track into reverse play (the loop functionality will also work in reverse play). The “Loop” button on the deck is flanked either side by half and double buttons. If you have the central section showing the loop amounts, pressing the half/double buttons will move the selected loop amount up or down (from 32 beats down to 1/32).
Above the decks the track detail is displayed. Here you get a crisp waveform which is pleasantly colour-coded with red, which I believe is showing the bass/breakdowns, and green representing a more solid sound. Above the waveform is an indicator of the tempo control (curiously, the tempo with the tempo slider at zero is labelled as 1.00x – it makes sense but in a roundabout sort of way). The time remaining and BPM indicator are also displayed at the top.
When a track is loaded (using the standard music library access screen, no search, BPM data or sorting) the waveform and BPM are both calculated along with some beatgrid-style detection. You don’t see the beatgrids, but the app uses them when performing looping.
The BPM detection was good on most reliable 4:4 house/techno tracks, however if you started to deviate into the worlds of drum & bass or live funk then the BPM was anyone’s guess. Unfortunately, there’s no way to correct it within the app – ie no tap tempo and no half/double adjustment. The point I mention above about BPM is especially important since there is no form of headphone cueing. Yes, you read that right, not even with a splitter cable. You are totally at the mercy of the “Sync” button or your “peek-a-boo” crossfader skills! If the BPM and beatgrid detection aren’t correct then the “Sync” button will be of little use.

FX

Between the track displays at the top of the screen is the FX section. Here you can assign one of the four FX to each deck. Your choices are Ring Mod, Lo-Pass, Hi-Pass and Tap Delay. To assign an effect you tap the “A” or “B” (or both) buttons either side of the FX drop down list. The X-Y FX pad is a popular addition to DJ apps, however in this instance the pad area is so small (about 1 x 2 inches, possibly less) that controlling the parameter icon is difficult – and bear in mind I was trying this out in the comfort of my home and not in a DJ booth at a club.

There are also another five “Deck” style FX hidden on the central panel. These are Stutter, Turntable, Censor, Break and Spin. Also coupled with the FX section at the top is the Automix configuration – where you can set the app up to play one track after another automatically.

The BPM detection was good on most reliable 4:4 house/techno tracks, however if you started to deviate into the worlds of drum & bass or live funk then the BPM was anyone’s guess. Unfortunately, there’s no way to correct it within the app – ie no tap tempo and no half/double adjustment. The point I mention above about BPM is especially important since there is no form of headphone cueing. Yes, you read that right, not even with a splitter cable. You are totally at the mercy of the “Sync” button or your “peek-a-boo” crossfader skills! If the BPM and beatgrid detection aren’t correct then the “Sync” button will be of little use.

Tempo control

On the outer edge of each of the waveforms is the tempo control. This is about an inch in height which makes using the slider difficult to use to any degree of precision. For finer adjustments, the up (faster) and down (slower) arrows can be used. The tempo slider can be quickly reset to zero with a double tap. What I found curious with the tempo control was the calibration of the slider. It went from -50% through to +100% yet zero was placed in the centre. I felt that an equal measure above and below would make more sense here.

An omission on the tempo control is that of a “nudge” facility, where you just want to jog the track forward or back just for a moment to bring the two decks into alignment. Without this, getting two tracks to line up neatly during a mix (without using the “Sync” button) was incredibly difficult – even if you tried to use the deck platters to nudge a track along.

Central section

This is where a large proportion of the functionality lies – hidden. This section shows the main volume control sliders by default, however if you swipe from right to left over the “Vol” label you move through eight possible options for display:

Deckadance for Mobile

  • Vol – as mentioned, two simple deck volume control sliders
  • Cues – these allow you the ability to store up to four hot cues per track. If you record any hot cue points they will get flagged on the waveform display
  • EQ – three rotary dials for hi, mid and low – all can be double tapped to return to centre position
  • Wav – you get a scrolling waveform moving away from you, green for the left deck, orange for the right. You can also use this display to scrub through the audio
  • Loop – you can set the loop length for on-the-fly looping which can be different for each deck
  • Sampler – this was a surprise addition (at least for me) to the feature list. The sample banks are pre-loaded (I don’t think there’s an option to change them) and grouped into five buttons. Each button has a number of samples that it can fire, and you can scroll between the sounds using the buttons either side. The important bit to remember here is the sample volume control above, as it plays out over both decks and independent of FX!
  • FX These are a selection of track playback style effects, including various ways of stopping the track playing among others
  • About This contains basic information about the app version and a link to register with Image-Line for updates and support
Although there are plenty of features in the app, I was left looking for configuration options (as with other DJ apps) so I could tailor the tempo control to my preference or adjust the crossfader curve for my style of mixing (haphazard, in case you were wondering!). At the moment there are no configuration options (except those for the Auto Mix feature).

Although Deckadance Mobile is available in the App Store, it is going through a “soft-release”, presumably for any issues to get ironed out before the main launch. The developers have promised that cue functionality is on its way to the app, however it does surprise me that this wasn’t higher on the list of “must-haves” before initial release.

- iPad version available.
- iPad3 HD version comming soon.
- iPhone / iPod version in development.




FL Studio Mobile
2.4 for iOS / 2.0 for Android

FL Studio Mobile

Description
FL Studio Mobile allows you to create and save complete multi-track music projects on your Android phone or tablet device. You can even load the FL Studio Mobile projects into the 'FL Studio Desktop PC' version* and take them to the next level.

If it’s a beat on the step sequencer, a melody on the piano roll or a full song on the playlist, FL Studio Mobile has you covered. Never lose that idea again. Get it down and happening wherever you are.

Features

133 high quality instruments, drum kits & sliced-loop beats
• All instruments have FL Studio desktop equivalents for FL Studio desktop import and extension
• Step sequencer for fast percussion programming and sliced-loop reworking
• Configurable virtual piano-keyboard
• Drum pads: Configurable number of pads
• Audio tracks: audio recording (with monitoring), wav/m4a import
• Wave editor: cut, trim, normalize, reverse, insert silence, fade in/out (3 curves)
• Browser with preview button and logical sorting into Instruments, Synths, Drum kits & Loops
• Pan, volume, release and attack time configurable per instrument
• Pitch bend via accelerometer
• High quality, battery-friendly audio engine (latency depends on the device)
• Drum loops and sliced loops ready to start your project with a cool beat
• Effects include Limiter, Reverb, Delay, EQ, Amp & Filter to enhance your mix
• 99 track sequencer and intuitive editing options
• Per-track mute, solo, effect bus, pan and volume adjustment
• Edit at the level of tracks, bars or down to individual notes
• Piano roll editor for manual entry of note & chord sequence data or detailed editing of recorded performances
• Undo and redo for all editable screens
• Metronome with tempo & time-signature settings
• Intuitive positioning of screens with the slide gesture and resize with the pinch gesture
• Save and load your songs, export to WAV and AAC
• MIDI file import/export
• Share your songs via Email or Dropbox
• In-app user manual
• Android 2.3.3 required
• Works with all screen resolutions, optimized for 1280x800, 800x480, 960x640 and 480x320 screens.
Android System Specifications

OS: Android 2.3.3 or higher.
Screen resolutions: Works with all screen resolutions but is optimised for 1280x800, 800x480, 960x640 and 480x320.
CPU: Multi-core supported. The faster your Android device the more you can do with FL Studio Mobile.
 
NOTE: A custom ROM, a rooted Android OS (with privileged apps installed) and antivirus software can cause significant performance issues.
* "FL Studio" desktop PC version (sold separately) is installed, on average, over 30,000 times each DAY making it one of the world's most popular and exciting music production systems. Everything you need in one package to compose, arrange, record, edit, mix and master professional quality music, the perfect studio partner for FL Studio Mobile. You can download the demo version of the FL Studio Desktop PC version and enhance your FL Studio Mobile projects for free then save to .mp3, .wav, .ogg or .mid format.


Saturday, September 27, 2014

Reaper software


Reaper software


Leave all your preconceived notions at the door when you consider Reaper audio studio software. From recording capabilities to overall value, Reaper is unlike any other studio production software we reviewed. It gives you limitless audio tracking capabilities, hundreds of audio plugins and an interface that is easy to use.
Reaper began as a free program for beginning users to gain experience with a DAW station. The software has differentiated itself in the recording studio industry by providing a fully functional DAW that is inexpensive and downloadable. This studio production software earns our Top Ten Reviews Gold Award for innovating in the recording industry and keeping the average consumer in mind while doing it.

Due to its smaller file size, Reaper loads fast and gets you started with your recording session immediately. It won’t take up much of your CPU and slow your computer down either. When you open Reaper for the first time, it will open up a blank recording session for you to begin recording.

The music production software features unlimited audio and MIDI tracks per session, and you can record unlimited tracks simultaneously. Not many entry-level digital audio workstations provide this type of recording. Unlike other audio production software, Reaper does not have track types. Any track you add to your session can be turned into a bus channel, used as audio or MIDI. Reaper provides recording versatility like no other DAW.

Recording with this software is easy. After you mike your instruments, routing each track to the correct input is as easy as clicking on the input marker and scrolling to the correct input.

Mixing


This is one of the best music production software to mix with. Reaper streamlines your workflow by allowing you to edit various parts of your recording audio without having to change tools every time you want to make an adjustment. Every recorded track has points or handles which you can click and adjust to create fades, volume swells, snap-points and more.

The mixing board is clean and easy to navigate. You can apply unlimited insert and send effects to your tracks. One of the insert effects available is a multi-band equalizer that lets you get in depth with the frequencies of your recorded tracks and dial-in the tone you want. Within the mixer you also have pitch-correcting abilities that allow you to change the pitch of an incorrect note without having to re-record anything.

Plugins


Plugins are the extra sounds, noises, effects and musical textures that bring your recording music to the next level. Reaper understands that plugins make a tremendous difference, and that’s why this music production software offers over 300 plugins. You can produce full songs using a MIDI controller, six virtual instruments and the 40 MIDI plugins to add texture to your digital recordings. On top of providing ample plugins, Reaper is compatible with a plethora of different plugin formats. You can add your favorite plugin packages to this software to create clean recordings.

The availability of so many plugins can make recording as easy as plugging your guitar straight into your interface and hitting record. You won’t have to worry about losing guitar tone because you can shape your tone with any number of plugins. There are equalizers, delays, compressors, overdrives and more effects that you can add to your tracks to shape the sound you want.

Specifications


Editor’s Note: This information was taken directly from the manufacturer’s website. 

Track Record Modes
  • Audio input
  • MIDI input
  • MIDI overdub
  • MIDI replace
  • MIDI touch-replace
  • Track audio output
  • Track audio output
  • Track audio output, latency compensated
  • Track MIDI Output
  • Input FX: monitor MIDI, record audio, or vice versa or any variation
Loadable Plugin Formats
  • VST, VSTi
  • DX, DXi
  • AU (OSX only)
  • ReWire
  • JS (user-scriptable plugins)
Operating Systems
  • Window 2000/XP/Vista 7/8
  • OSX 10.4/10.5/10.610.7/10.8
  • Linux/WINE
  • Windows 98/ME (limited)




Thursday, September 11, 2014

Ableton Live


This is it , This is the one of the best virtual music production software and was one of the first music applications to automatically beatmatch songs., yeah , Ableton Live. Ableton Live is a software music sequencer and digital audio workstation for OS X and Windows. . In contrast to many other software sequencers, Ableton Live is designed to be an instrument for live performances as well as a tool for composing, recording, arranging, mixing and mastering.
Instruments
Built-In
By default, Live comes with two instruments - Impulse and Simpler.
  • Impulse is a traditional drum triggering instrument which allows the user to define a kit of up to eight drum sounds, each based on a single sample. There are a number of effects available such as basic equalization, attack, decay, pitch shift, etc. Once the kit is defined, rhythms and beats are created through Live's MIDI sequencer.
  • Simpler is a relatively easy-to-use sampling instrument. It works using a single sample, applying some simple effects, envelopes, and timing, and then applying pitch transformations in the form of Granular synthesis. In this case, incoming MIDI does not trigger drums as it does in Impulse, but selects the final pitch of the sample, with C3 playing the sample at its original pitch.
  • Drum Rack Is a sampler for drums. Midi notes trigger individual "Simplers" so rather than triggering one sample at multiple pitches, individual samples are triggered at predefined pitches, as is suitable for midi drum programming. As is usual with Ableton almost anything can be drag dropped to or from the drum racks, for example you can drop a clip or part of a clip into the drum rack to isolate drum parts from audio.
Hardware Instrument.
Akai Professional makes the APC40, a MIDI controller designed to work solely with Ableton Live. Novation Digital Music Systems has created the "Launchpad" which is a pad device that has been designed for use with Ableton. Ableton has also released their own MIDI controller, the Push, which is the first pad-based controller that embraces scales and melody.
There are a number of additional instruments which may be purchased separately or as part of the Ableton Suite.
  • Amp - a device that delivers the sounds of various amplifiers and cabinet combos. It is the newest add-on and a part of Suite 8.2.
  • Sampler - an enhanced sampler.
  • Operator - an FM synthesizer.
  • Electric - an electric piano instrument.
  • Tension - a string physical modelling synthesizer.
  • Collision - a mallet percussion physical modelling synthesizer.
  • Analog - simulates an analog synthesizer.
  • Drum Machines - a collection of emulators for classic drum machines.
  • Session Drums - a collection of sampled drum kits.
  • Latin Percussion - a collection of sampled latin percussion hits and loops.
  • Essential Instruments Collection - a large collection of acoustic and electric instrument samples.
  • Orchestral Instrument Collection - a collection of four different orchestral libraries, which can be purchased individually or as a bundle: Orchestral Strings, Orchestral Brass, Orchestral Woodwinds and Orchestral Percussion. The Orchestral Instrument Collection is not included in Live Suite.

Effects

The effects featured in Ableton Live are grouped into two categories - MIDI effects and audio effects.


Audio Effects
MIDI Effects
  • Auto Filter
  • Auto Pan
  • Beat Repeat
  • Chorus
  • Compressor
  • Corpus
  • Dynamic Tube
  • EQ Eight
  • EQ Three
  • Erosion
  • Filter Delay
  • Flanger
  • Frequency Shifter
  • Gate
  • Grain Delay
  • Limiter
  • Looper
  • Multiband Dynamics
  • Overdrive
  • Phaser
  • Ping Pong Delay
  • Redux
  • Resonators
  • Reverb
  • Saturator
  • Simple Delay
  • Spectrum
  • Utility
  • Vinyl Distortion
  • Vocoder
  • Arpeggiator
  • Chord
  • Note Length
  • Pitch
  • Random
  • Scale
  • Velocity
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