Cengage Learning and our own Kevin Anker have announced the release of Using Logic Pro’s Synthesizers, the only book available that focuses exclusively on the synthesizers built into Logic Pro 9. Using Logic Pro’s Synthesizers uses practical, sound-oriented advice on how to get the most out of each instrument.
Applied Acoustics Systems (AAS) has announced the release of Chromaphone, a new creative percussion synthesizer plug-in. Chromaphone combines acoustic resonators to create drums, percussion, mallet, string, and synth-like instruments. Drum skins, bars, marimbas, plates, strings and tubes form pairs that are sparked to life by a configurable mallet and a flexible noise source.
Flux:: sound and picture development is proud to announce Elixir, a novel kind of program limiter designed to achieve a pure natural sound without altering the audio material and its timbre. Aimed at broadcast, post-production and the mastering industry, Elixir provides real True Peak output level in accordance with the ITU-R.BS 1770 and EBU R128 norms, and for surround/multichannel operation Elixir provides up to 8 channels of simultaneous processing.
Sound Radix is happy to announce the release of SurferEQ, an innovative pitch-tracking equalizer AU, VST and RTAS plug-in. It is capable of locking onto a vocal or an instrument pitch and adjusting the EQ frequency to its fundamental pitch, or any of its harmonics thus “surfing” on the sound waves.
Vertigo Sound, in close cooperation with Brainworx, has announced VSC-2, the first software plug-in based upon Vertigo’s “Big Impact Design”. The VSC-2 plug-in captures all the fine nuances of this $6,000 flagship VCA compressor in convenient a TDM, RTAS, AU and VST compatible download.