Archive for October 15th, 2008

Propellerhead Software presents the 2008 Bassline Battle

On October 15th, the 2008 Bassline Battle launches at www.propellerheads.se . Users of Reason version 4 are invited to put together the funkiest, illest, baddest bassline and drum beat combinations for a chance to win grand prizes, provided by Propellerhead Software, Focusrite, KRK and Novation.

Contestants can choose to either use the commercially available Reason Electric Bass ReFill or the free Electric Bass demo ReFill to create a killer 8-bar bassline and drum combination. Participants may enter up to three basslines each. The deadline for submissions is November 24.

The Propellerhead user community will rate the submissions–available in mp3 format on propellerheads.se. The top 10 rated basslines will proceed to a final round where they will be judged by a superstar artist panel consisting of DJ Babu, Mocean Worker, Arabian Prince, Chaka Blackmon and Mix Master Mike.

The winner takes it all

The Grand Prize from Focusrite, KRK and Novation consists of the brand new Focusrite Saffire Pro 40 Audio Interface, a pair of KRK Rokit Powered 5 G2 Monitors + a KRK 10s Subwoofer, and a Novation ReMOTE SL COMPACT 25 MIDI controller.

The second prize winner can choose between the Studio Combo that contains all four of Propellerhead Software’s hypersampled ReFills, or ReCycle 2.1 - the toolbox for sampled grooves that lets you create your own REX files from sampled material.

The runner-ups will receive a limited edition, custom finalist “Quite Funky” t-shirt.

More detailed information and links to the upload area are available at: www.propellerheads.se/bassline-battle

Leading Mac audio software developer focuses on customers with lower prices, a new bundle, and a new website

Minneapolis, MN (October 15, 2008) – Audiofile Engineering, a leading audio software developer for the Mac, announces new lower pricing of their popular Wave Editor, Rax, Sample Manager, and Spectre products. Each can now be purchased for $79, while Loop Editor Plus is priced at $49. Customers can save even more by purchasing all of these products together along with Audio Unit Manager in a new bundle called StudioLife for $329.

Revealed on their new website, complete with online store and a host of new support resources, Audiofile Engineering audio products for Mac exemplify the very best of software development by musician, for musicians. Wave Editor and Loop Editor Plus are sophisticated audio editing tools that are preferred by many professionals over many big-name brands. Rax, Sample Manager, Spectre, and Audio Unit Manager offer convenient utilities that make streamlining, metering, and organizing your workflow fast and easy.

“Since we are essentially customers for our own products, our focus has always been on customer service and support first,” said Matthew Foust, who co-founded Audiofile with Ev Olcott in 2004. “We pride ourselves on incorporating real customer requests into our software as well as being able to respond to and interact with our customers in a way many companies don’t anymore.”

First-class customer support has garnered Audiofile a loyal following over the past several years. Lower prices and re-launching their website as a support community is a way for them to reward customer loyalty as well as make their products available to a wider audience. “Lower pricing will bring our products out of a niche and into the hands of more customers,” adds Foust. “At the same time, keeping our commitment to service and support will help us keep customers as we grow our business.”

For product and ordering information, visit www.audiofile-engineering.com