In a case filled in the late 90s, the European Court of Justice ruled in favor of Kraftwerk, deeming the sampling of the band's 1977 tune "Metall auf Metall" unlawful.
Avid has announced the S4 and S1 control surfaces at Summer NAMM 2019. The Avid S4 and S1 are designed to make the workflow of the S6 available to smaller studios at a lower cost, Avid says.
The Focusrite Group has acquired ADAM Audio. In its first acquisition since going public, the Focusrite Group adds the Berlin-based manufacturer of studio monitors to its portfolio of brands.
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Focusrite has launched the 3rd generation Scarlett audio interfaces. The lineup comprises the Scarlett Solo, 2i2, 4i4, 8i6, 18i8, and 18i20, and the Solo and 2i2 Studio bundles. Here's what's new.
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Craving that reel-to-reel sound? IK Multimedia has released the Tape Machine Collection for T-RackS 5. It contains emulations of four classic tape recorders by Ampex, Studer, Revox, and MCI.
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RODE has introduced the TF-5, its most expensive small diaphragm condenser microphone yet. The RODE TF-5 comes as a matched pair and includes a stereo mounting bracket. What does it have to offer?
PreSonus has released version 4.5 of its popular Studio One DAW with over 70 changes and additions, said to be mostly user-requested, along with some under-the-hood work to reduce CPU load.
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STL Tones has released its latest Tonality Suite software suite in the form of the new Will Putney plug-in bundle. It's tightly focussed on high-gain sounds and looks pretty comprehensive.
The new Friedman Mic-No-Mo is an all analogue DI box with speaker or speaker emulation. Perfect for making your guitar amp easier to record in a studio environment.
Native Instruments has announced an updated version of the Komplete Audio 6 USB audio interface. It’s now black like the newly released Komplete Audio 1 and 2. What else is new?
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Want to get into making beats on a budget? The Presonus ATOM Producer Lab has a pad controller, audio interface, condenser mic, and software. For under 300 bucks, it's a bundle that's hard to beat.
The new Fractal Audio FM3 shares the Axe-Fx III interface and amp modelling, but in a far more convenient, compact floor pedal unit, putting it directly in competition with the Line 6 Helix range.
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MuLab has some neat improvements in v8, like audio sequences and creative time stretching. If you work with loops and samples, and MuLab isn't on your radar yet, this update could change that.
Scorpio, as it's called, stands for a portable 32-channel, 36-track mixer-recorder that's equipped with 16 mic/line preamps and multiple additional inputs and outputs.
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25 years since its first release, Sound Forge has reached version 13, adding a new VST engine, ARA2 support, a redesigned GUI, and new mixing and mastering plug-ins, among other new features.
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They say Blackbox is a next-gen sampling studio that'll sample in anything you want to throw at it and then slice, sync and build things from one-shots, loops and sequences through to full songs.
