Computer Music hot news

Let’s welcome this week Apex Audio Technologies who debut in the virtual world with a free spatial effect plug-in that simulates the Haas effect.

Plug & Mix has launched Chainer, a plug-in host/wrapper for Mac and PC that you can get for free if you already own P&M plug-ins.

Wusik is working on both Wusik 8000 and the 8th version of its Wusik Station modular synth. An Alpha version has been released for the latter.

Only one month after the release of v1.8, Akai introduces the new features that you’ll find in the next version of its MPC Software.

We announced it earlier this week, 8Dio was preparing a new piano collection for Kontakt with samples of a Yamaha C7. It is now available.

Audio Damage introduces Odio, a 2 in/out USB audio interface that allows for interfacing your computer and iOS devices with your modular setup.

Sensomusic has released the new version of its Usine Hollyhock DAW, available in two editions, both with a special price for a limited time.

Musicrow processed more than a 100 crash samples and offers the result in a library that is free for one week.

This week’s freeware is not a plug-in but a genuine audiovisual experience developed by French collective chdh.

With the new MiniSyn’X, Xils Lab reproduces a famous Italian polyphonic synthesizer from the 80s that used DCOs and VCF.

For the SXSW 2015, SoundToys releases a new free plug-in that will drastically process any vocal track on Mac and Windows.

The new version of the IK Multimedia iRig guitar/bass interface that was introduced at NAMM is now available for purchase.

The vocal processor developed in partnership with Butch Vig and that Waves introduced at NAMM last January, is now available.

FXpansion has launched a one-month sale on its BFD3 virtual drums.

Native Instruments has launched a one-week sale on all its effect plug-ins from the Komplete series.

Toontrack announces the availability of a new expansion pack for EZdrummer 2 fully dedicated to the Hip-Hop music.

StudioLinkedVST offers a great virtual drum machine to create electronic and urban beats on Mac and Windows.

Roger Linn’s new controller production seems to have reached its cruising speed and overseas sales should start in April.

AudioGaming has released a public beta version of its GrooveExtractor audio to MIDI drum extractor and converter plug-in.

Apollo, Vir2’s new sound library for Kontakt, is fully dedicated to cinematic guitars.

The Steinberg UR series of audio interfaces welcomes a new model, the UR242, a Mac, PC and iOS compatible 4-input version.

Waves announces the release of Tracks Live, an audio digital recording and playback software that was designed for live use.

No panorama plug-in this week, but the first project of French developer Noise Makers, with an unlimited demo version.

Incident Technologies, creators of the gTar MIDI guitar with LED fingerboard, have opened a new division to port the learning concept to a keyboard.

Windows users can now discover the Ircam Lab Time Stretcher software, and even benefit from a discounted introductory price.