Company’s Popular Virtual Instruments in One Cost-Effective Package
FRANKFURT, GERMANY, MARCH 31, 2009 — Music, TV, film and game composers will now have access to some of EASTWEST’s high-quality PLAY-powered virtual instruments all in one package with the Complete Composers Collection PLAY Edition. Complete Composers Collection PLAY Edition will be making its industry debut at Musikmesse 2009 (Hall 5.1, Walkway A, Stand 71). more
PHOENIX, AZ, MARCH 31, 2009 – audioEngine, a post production facility with studios in New York and Phoenix, recently expanded its Phoenix facility with the addition of a new suite for composer Jason Camiolo. With the new space came new sound quality issues that audioEngine staff composer and producer Jason Camiolo needed to address in order to achieve consistent and balanced audio between the two locations. In order to solve such challenges, audioEngine turned to Auralex Acoustics to analyze and outfit the space with its best-selling acoustical treatment products. more
Top Level Talent Working With Top Level Console for Creative Sessions
BEVERLEY HILLS, CA—When searching for that perfect combination of equipment to live within the space confines of a home creative environment, top engineer Oscar Ramirez, who has worked with Kanye West, P. Diddy and Aftermath Records, suggested a Solid State Logic AWS 900+ console to drive the resident Pro Tools® system for Christina Aguilera’s private studio. The AWS 900+ was the perfect console for the space confines of a private facility and for fulfilling the mission of creating finished tracks for future release. more
PMT’s Career Programs begin in June in Dallas and Nashville
Creative talent Donald Guillaume comes by it naturally. Born into in to a church-going Haitian family to a preacher father, music surrounded he and his musical siblings. Donald was the drummer for the Grammy Award winning band, The Fugees for nearly a decade where his unique drum sounds enthused the beat. When the critically acclaimed New Jersey hip hop group disbanded, Guillame knew he belonged in the studio producing and engineering. Turning to ProMedia Training, Guillame delved deep into their Digidesign Certified Pro Tools training program and hasn’t stopped working!
Guillame has worked with varied artists such as Stevie Wonder, Eric Clapton, Whitney Houston, BB King, Earth, Wind & Fire, and Willie Nelson. Donald is presently creating drum software based on his distinctive sound with his former ProMedia Training instructor, Terron Darby.
ProMedia Training offers it’s next Career Program, Dallas June 15 – August 21 and Nashville June 22 – August 14 and has Digidesign Certified bootcamps in Atlanta, New York, Miami and San Diego throughout the Spring.
Visit www.promediatraining.com for program details.
In three months, ProMedia Training’s Audio Career Program will provide aspiring engineering professionals with a proprietary Pro Tools centric education and the credibility they need to start a career in the music and audio post-production industry. Plus, they’ll receive a complete, self-contained mobile Pro Tools studio worth $6500, providing them with the equipment they need to create and pursue opportunities. Upon successful completion, they will receive three Certifications from Digidesign and Waves, a ProMedia Certificate of Completion and have a professional portfolio.
About ProMedia Training
With locations in Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Miami, Nashville, San Diego, and New York, ProMedia Training is the leader in modern accelerated audio and multimedia training. In addition to individual instruction at professional facilities, the company provides on-site training for corporations, allowing industry professionals to upgrade their skills in their own working environment—some of which include MTV, HBO, and Turner Broadcasting; Dolby Labs, Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, and Loyola University. The faculty includes Grammy and Emmy Award winners that have worked on hundreds of gold and platinum albums with such artists as U2, Aerosmith, Ricky Martin, Steely Dan, Ozzy Osbourne, Outkast, and Dixie Chicks. ProMedia Training partners with manufacturers such as Digidesign, Apple, Propellerhead, and Waves. ProMedia Training is the leading authorized Digidesign Pro School, having certified more students than any other organization. For more information visit: www.promediatraining.com
Facility Boasts Largest Duality Console in the U.S.
HENDERSON, NV – Odds On Records & Studios is pleased to announce the grand opening of its $2 million multi-faceted recording facility in Henderson, NV; just a few miles from the famous Las Vegas strip. Offering a parallel world where vintage gear and state-of-the-art recording equipment co-exist, Odds On Records & Studios makes history as the home of the biggest duality console in North America, a 96-input SSL Duality.
Bobby Ferrari, head of audio production as well as the development and installation of the new facility, is excited about what Odds On will have to offer its clientele. “Here at Odds On, we’re all about putting customer service back into the record making process,” says Ferrari. “We have great lounges and private areas, lots of vintage outboard gear and classic microphones combined with state-of-the-art large format analog consoles and the latest in Pro Tools technology. We also have numerous acoustic environments and a highly skilled staff. In the end, you have artists who are artistically satisfied with superior product. What more could you ask for in a recording facility!” more
HOLLYWOOD, MARCH 24, 2009 – EASTWEST, exclusive U.S. distributor of Best Service products, is bringing a little sparkle to the music industry with the release of Diamonds of the Orient. more
FRANKFURT, GERMANY – Auralex Acoustics, the industry leader in innovative sound control solutions, is helping users give a boost to their home recording studios and multi-purpose rooms with its new Home Design (HD) Series acoustical products. Auralex’s HD Series functions as a highly decorative room décor system that combines Auralex’s unsurpassed acoustical qualities with a unique aesthetic approach. The complete line of Auralex’s HD Series includes SonoSuede HD, SubDude HD, SpeakerDudes HD, SonoFlat HD Systems and Acoustical Drop HD, which will be on display at Musikmesse 2009 (Booth D47A in Hall 5.1). more
FRANKFURT, GERMANY, MARCH 23, 2009 — EASTWEST, the leading soundware developer and distributor, has added two more of its popular collections into the PLAY software engine lineup – EastWest/Quantum Leap Symphonic Choirs, the first virtual instrument to offer complete control over a choir’s words and sound, and Quantum Leap RA, a collection of rare and unique instruments from Africa, Europe, India, the Americas, Australia, the Far East, the Middle East and the Turkish Empires. Joining EastWest/Quantum Leap Symphonic Orchestra, PLAY-powered versions of these company favorites will make their European debut at Musikmesse 2009 (Hall 5.1, Walkway A, Stand 71). more
HOLLYWOOD, MARCH 19, 2009—EASTWEST, the industry leader in virtual instruments and distribution, announces a free update for its PLAY audio engine software — PLAY v1.2.0. Available as a free download on the company’s website (www.soundsonline.com/updates.php ), PLAY v1.2.0 is available for both Mac and Windows platforms in both standalone and plug-in versions. more
Propellerhead updates the ReCycle package with a new look and streamlined packaging, and includes a detailed, hour-long video tutorial from ASK Video that helps users get started with the ReCycle toolkit. In the tutorial, ASK Video’s Mike Baggley takes users step by step from installing and setting up ReCycle to turning concrete-rigid loops into musical modeling clay in no time.
About ReCycle
An industry standard, ReCycle is the fastest way to make sampled material your own. ReCycle lets artists do with sampled loops and phrases what they can do with beats and riffs programmed from individual sounds. Producers use Recycle for making loops tempo-independent, and as a quick phrase editor for easy comping, mash ups and remix work.
Load any sampled sound into ReCycle, the program will look at the file, analyze it, and slice it up into its rhythmic components. The file can then be rearranged, pitched or have its tempo freely adjusted. Artists have full control over the individual slices and can alter the timing or even quantize the groove, keep the feel of the loop and replace the sounds with their own.
A favorite among sound designers and producers, ReCycle’s REX format is supported by all major music software titles including applications such as Apple Logic, Digidesign Pro Tools, Steinberg Cubase, Cakewalk Sonar, Ableton Live, MOTU Digital Performer and Propellerhead Reason, and software instruments such as Native Instruments Kontakt, Spectrasonics Stylus RMX or Digidesign Transfuser.
About Propellerhead Software
Propellerhead Software is a privately owned company based in Stockholm, Sweden. Formed in 1994, Propellerhead has created some of the most innovative new music software (ReBirth, ReCycle and Reason) and technology standards, including ReWire and the REX file format, which are used extensively in all kinds of music production. Propellerhead ReBirth program was the first virtual emulation of vintage analog gear—a trend that now dominates music software. www.propellerheads.se
