Archive of the New Software Category

New integrated package offers creative music education with Cubase 4 and Cubase Studio 4

Hamburg, Germany (February 15, 2008) - Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH is pleased to announce that its unique new product for the English-language education market, Classroom Resource Pack, is now shipping. Written by teachers for teachers, the Classroom Resource Pack integrates up-to-the-minute software technology into a comprehensive music teaching package, and provides all necessary elements for educators to deliver a wide range of innovative, modern music lessons. Classroom Resource Pack is available now through Steinberg‘s regional distribution network.

“Computer technology is increasingly being used for teaching music in schools world-wide,” comments Mark Porter, Steinberg‘s International Sales Manager. “But often the task of providing classroom resources is left to the individual teacher, even if their personal experience using modern music technology products has been somewhat limited. So the huge quantity of structured, high-quality resources provided by the Steinberg Classroom Resource Pack will be invaluable to music teachers everywhere, whether they are experienced Cubase users or are completely new to using computers - because it gives them more time for applying their teaching rather than preparing for it,” he continues.

Catering primarily for the age groups 11-18, the CRP supplies all required materials, templates, worksheets and much more - all in an easily navigable and highly usable package. The included 100 hours of fully prepared material has been prepared by teachers for teachers to cover aspects of music composition and performance as well as recording, production and technology. With its contemporary, modern outlook, the Classroom Resource Pack combines the best of traditional music teaching with the latest audio technology. The Classroom Resource Pack contains all needed media files such as audio, MIDI, loops, videos - all integrated directly into the specially designed lesson plans. The custom-made interface guides through each step, and provides fast and easy access to all the included materials, files, worksheets and Cubase projects.

Classroom Resource Pack on the road:

The Classroom Resource Pack will be featured at events worldwide this year including:

Feb 13-16 2008

Texas Music Educators Association Conference in San Antonio, Texas, USA

Feb 19-23 2008

DIDACTA in Stuttgart, Germany

March 12-15 2008

Frankfurt Musikmesse, Germany

Price and Availability:

Classroom Resource Pack is now available for $399.

About Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH

Steinberg is known the world over for its professional media solutions. The company has been developing, manufacturing and selling software products for musicians and producers in the music, film, post production, and multimedia industries since 1984. Steinberg products are used by Grammy® and Oscar® award winning composers, engineers, and producers. For more information, please visit www.steinberg.net.

VirSyn updates Matrix Vocoder to v1.1 with native VST3 support for enhanced integration with Steinberg‘s VST3-ready host applications Cubase and Nuendo

Hamburg, Germany (February 11, 2008) - Leading German software synthesizer and virtual effect manufacturer VirSyn has announced the worldwide first update for VST3 compatibility for a commercially available third party plug-in. With the update to version 1.1, Matrix Vocoder is now available as a native VST3 version for Mac OS X 10.4 and Windows XP through the VirSyn website.

Harry Gohs, VirSyn‘s founder and lead developer commented on the release: “Developing the update for VST3 was problem-free, and it was a very easy transition. We‘re looking forward to releasing updates to other VirSyn products for VST3, as it offers us new features which will be very useful for our products like multi-channel processing for surround. Another aspect of VST3 is that it‘s ready for the future, meaning that it appears to be very extendable and easily updatable. That‘s very important to us,” Gohs continues.

Steinberg‘s Marketing Director Frank Simmerlein comments: “We‘re very pleased that VirSyn have started updating their excellent plug-ins to take advantage of the new capabilities of VST3. This marks the beginning of an exciting new era for the audio industry with VST-3 powered effects, instruments and host applications,” Simmerlein continues.

VirSyn‘s Matrix Vocoder 1.1 utilizes the new native sidechaining ability of VST3 to improve handling and routing when used with all of Steinberg‘s latest generation of VST3-ready Cubase and Nuendo production environments.

Released in January 2008, VST3 is a next-generation audio interface standard that offers third party plug-in and host application manufacturers new capabilities and tools for developing virtual instruments, effects and DAWs. VST3 introduces a new dynamic I/O and bussing system, enhanced CPU efficiency, sample-accurate automation and much more.

For more information about the advantages of VST3, please visit Steinberg‘s website.

For more information about Matrix, access to the Matrix demo version as well as audio examples, please visit the VirSyn website.

About Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH

Steinberg is known the world over for its professional media solutions. The company has been developing, manufacturing and selling software products for musicians and producers in the music, film, post production, and multimedia industries since 1984. Steinberg products are used by Grammy® and Oscar® award winning composers, engineers, and producers. For more information, please visit www.steinberg.net.

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Magic Vox uses the beautiful sonic qualities of guitar harmonics (flageolets), as a basis for the creation of a totally new playable and expressive musical instrument, with a distinctive sound.

Twelve of the best sounding guitars were selected for this mission and we carefully sampled the harmonics that each guitar produces (See the full list below). Each guitar brings its own harmonic character and enables the creation of new different sounds. You can layer two guitar sources jointly for hybrid sounds and richer evolving tones. The advanced synthesis engine enables interesting sound sculpting options, and the noise-shaper section brings the vintage analog scent when it is needed.

Magic Vox expanded effects section is an integral part of the sound design process. This section includes traditional effects such as

delay and reverb, along with special effects like the Granular and magic effects.

Also, Magic Vox has a multimode resonant filter section (Lowpass,Bandpass, Highpass and Notch), two equalizers (one for each sound source), and two VU meters for volume monitoring.

Magic Vox can produce a wide range of sounds: from fantastic velvet keyboards to sweet distorted leads, organs and fender-rhodes style sounds, strange mallets, exotic string instruments, and many other innovative beautiful tones that doesn’t have a name yet- everything with a delicate touch of magic!

The Guitars:

Gibson ES-335, Gibson Les Paul Standard, Fender Stratocaster, Fender Telecaster, Gretsch Nashville, Classic Alvarez, Classic Rodriguez, Acoustic Taylor 814ce, Acoustic Martin D12 (12 Strings), Resonator Guitar, Hofner Bass Guitar, Fender Precision Bass.

Features:

- Innovative playable and expressive musical instrument

- Fresh beautiful tones with a distinctive character

- Samples of 12 guitars harmonics as a sound source

- Advanced synthesis engine

- Noise-shaper section for vintage analog style sounds

- Dual layer capability

- 3 envelope generators

- Expanded effects section with Various traditional and special

effects: Rotator, Granular effect, Chorus, Delay, Reverb, Magic

effect, Distortion

- Lowpass, Bandpass, Highpass and Notch resonant filter section

Magic Vox is now available for 79 EURO / 99 USD.

Magic Vox Page

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Musicrow has updated Crow Gold Pack for Reaktor 5 to v1.55

The new update for Crow Gold Pack includes two new reaktor ensembles:

Executer and Chaos.

Crow Executer is an unconventional distortion effect that was designed

to deliver unnatural edgy distortion sound. Crow Chaos is a sound

generator that produces synthesized chaotic textures-chime bells,

wind, streaming water, electronic drowns, and other beautiful evolving

sounds.

Other changes:

- Crow Drive has a new a stereo version.

- The noise problem with Crow Green Tape was fixed.

- New presets were added to many of the ensembles.

This is a free update for Crow Gold Pack users.

Crow Gold Pack now contains 37 ensembles for NI Reaktor 5, and costs $119.

Musicrow URL

Crow Gold Pack URL

New Interactive Video Course features 80 video lessons featuring Larry Carlton‘s signature

insights for blues guitar improvisation, technique and tone

St Petersburg, FL (November 7, 2007) - TrueFire, the leading interactive video software publisher of educational content

for musicians, announces 335 BLUES, a Master Class with legendary guitarist Larry Carlton.

With over 3,000 sessions, 200 hit records and 100 gold albums to his credit, sixteen-time Grammy nominee and three-time

Grammy winner Larry Carlton is perhaps the most versatile and accomplished guitarist walking the planet today. TrueFire founder,

Brad Wendkos says, “Larry possesses an extraordinary ability to brilliantly communicate both the art and science of blues guitar.”

335 BLUES, Larry‘s first course in twenty years, imparts Carlton‘s philosophical, technical and musical approach in a genre rich

with expression and improvisation - the blues. Larry presents 335 BLUES in three main sections. First up is a series of blues

grooves in a variety of feels, keys and tempos. For each groove, Carlton demonstrates three choruses worth of comping and three

choruses of improvisational soloing followed by an explanation of what he played and why he played it. Viewers then use the video,

charts, tab, notation and practice rhythm tracks to make the material their own.

Carlton then drills down on essential techniques and improvisational approaches in the next section. Bending and vibrato are

demonstrated and broken down in unprecedented detail. Use of motifs, space and phrasing are likewise presented in an amazing,

ear-opening fashion. Other gems of insight in this section include use of the melodic minor in blues, “knuckle voicings” and

recommendations for how to approach both practice and playing.

The third section covers a wide variety of topics ranging from the technical to the philosophical. Tone and how to go about

tweaking equipment to achieve it, is presented comprehensively. Insight on recording, jamming and performing with other

musicians is likewise addressed. A few anecdotes and even a little show and tell on the Steely Dan studio rig make this section

likely to be watched over and over again.

“If you love electric blues guitar, then 335 BLUES may be a dream come true for you,” says Jude Gold, Educational Editor of

Guitar Player Magazine.

Larry Carlton’s 335 BLUES is optimized for solid intermediate to advanced players and is presented across 4 interactive video CD-

ROMs (Windows and Mac compatible), features 80 full-length video lessons, text overviews, practice rhythm tracks, standard

notation and interactive Power Tab so you can “see” and “hear” the tab and notation played out at any tempo. TrueFire’s video

lesson player features zoom, frame advance, looping and other handy controls.

Sample 335 BLUES at http://truefire.com/335blues/335blues.html.

For ordering information, visit www.truefire.com or call 1-800-222-3366.

Cubase LE or AI customers save up to 50% on Cubase 4

Buena Park, CA (November 6, 2007) –Steinberg Media Technologies announce a crossgrade special for customers

who have purchased hardware products that include Steinberg‘s Cubase LE or select Yamaha hardware products

that include Cubase AI4. For a limited time, these customers can purchase a fully-functioning crossgrade version

of Cubase 4 or Cubase Studio 4 and save up to 50% off.

Cubase LE, a perfect introduction to the world of computer music production, is currently bundled with several high-

quality hardware products from manufacturers such as Alesis, ART, Creative Labs, ESI, E-MU, Hercules, Lexicon,

Focusrite, Phonic, Presonus, Pioneer, Mindprint, Tascam, Terratec, TC Electronic, Yamaha, and ZOOM.

Cubase AI4 is a special version of Cubase software developed by Steinberg and is bundled with Yamaha Music Production

products such as the Motif XS Synthesizers, n-Series Firewire Mixers, and MW series USB Mixers; the PSRS700,

PSRS900, PSROR700 and Tyros2 Portable Keyboards; CP300 and CP33 Digital Pianos; and the DTXP4U Electronic Drum

Kit. What does AI mean? Cubase AI4 (and all commercial versions of Cubase 4) supports the DAW extensions for

Steinberg software and provides Advanced Integration between Yamaha hardware and Steinberg software, offering endless

creative possibilities.

Owners of Cubase LE and Cubase AI4 can move up to the enhanced production capabilities found in Cubase Studio 4 or

Cubase 4 for up to half the price. New and upgraded features include MediaBay for managing all your sounds, loops and

presets, an unlimited number of audio and MIDI tracks, VST instruments, 16 VST MIDI effect plug-ins, VST audio

effects, instrument sounds, professional music notation and score printing, a pristine 32-bit floating point audio engine, the

newest VST3 Technology, seamless integration of external audio and MIDI hardware, and a redesigned user interface.

To take advantage of this special discounted crossgrade offer, customers simply provide proof of purchase of the

hardware that contains Cubase LE or Cubase AI4. Or, customers can visit www.steinberg.net to register their copy of

Cubase LE, print out the page displaying their name and registration, and bring it to an authorized Steinberg retailer. The

crossgrade is a fully functional retail version of Cubase 4 or Cubase Studio 4 with an independent license.

This special discounted crossgrade is valid from July 1, 2007 thru December 31, 2007 and applies to qualified

hardware products that include Cubase LE and Cubase AI4. Please contact your Steinberg dealer for more details.

Classic Minitunes is a collection of 200 high-quality presets for Arturia Minimoog V. It is the second in a new series of soundbanks for Arturia vintage synthesizer recreations.

Classic Minitunes offers much more then just classic minimoog sounds. Old tricks were combined with the Minimoog V‘s new features for the creation of an up-to-date colorful soundset. Biting leads, fat basses, beautiful pads, and many other surprising sounds will enrich the sonic palette of your Minimoog V.

Demo bank with 20 free presets is available for instant download.

Classic Minitunes is now available for €29 / $39.

Musicrow Website

Classic Minitunes

ASK Video Ships Cubase 4 Level 1 Training DVD

Ontario, Canada (October 17, 2007) - ASK Video Interactive Media, a leading creator of software tutorials on DVD, is now shipping the Cubase 4 Level 1 Training Course on DVD, the first in a three part series.

Ask Video founder and Steinberg product specialist Steve Kostrey brings you more than 30 high quality videos covering everything from basic setup and tools to audio and MIDI recording, editing and mixing in this first of three levels in the Cubase 4 ASK Video learning series.

This comprehensive, informative and professional video tutorial is a must for every Cubase user, whether you are just starting out or a seasoned pro. Made for Cubase 4, the DVD is also great for users of Cubase LE, Cubase AI, Cubase SX3 and Nuendo.

Pricing:

Cubase 4 Level 1 DVD Tutorial is available now for $55 USD. Any two levels are available as a bundle for $100 USD, and all three levels are available as a bundle for $150 USD.

Ordering information and video examples are available at http://www.askvideo.com.

System Compatibility:

Mac OS X & Windows compatible DVD-Rom, DVD (NTSC) and DVD (PAL) all in one package. This product includes QuickTime 7.x Mac/PC which is required for video playback. DVD-Rom drive required for Mac/PC DVD-ROM. DVD player required for NTSC/PAL DVD. Minimum screen resolution for DVD-ROM 1024 x 768.

PC: Windows XP Home or Professional, Intel Pentium or AMD Athlon 800 MHz or faster, 256 MB RAM. Windows MME or DirectSound Sound Card.

MAC: Requires Mac OS X v10.2 or higher, Power Mac G4 867 MHz, 256 MB RAM, Sound Card.

About ASK Video

ASK Video Interactive Media is a professional audio/video company based in Ontario, Canada. Well versed in today‘s cutting edge technology, ASK Video uses high quality video and audio to bring a rich and inviting learning experience to digital audio and video customers around the world through interactive video DVD‘s. ASK Video also provides professional audio services from their state-of-the-art studio facility as well as professional video services complete with on-site shooting, editing, and post-production.

New website for sharing free samples, sound effects and music loops

Athens, Greece (October 11, 2007) - Soundsnap is a new online platform for finding and sharing free samples, sound effects and music loops. Designed as a resource and community for musicians, sound designers, producers, film makers and web/video game developers, Soundsnap provides user driven content for use in virtually any kind of media production. Users can freely download and upload content to be legally shared and used in any media project.

“We like to think of Soundsnap as ‘YouTube for sounds” where users not only download sounds for their own use, but submit their sounds and help the library grow organically,” said Tasos Frantzolas, creator of Soundsnap.com. “Free, on-demand, and publicly available audio clips and samples encourage experimentation and creation and makes for better audio within any kind of project.”

Soundsnap launched with over 30,000 available free sounds ranging ‘from high quality music loops and music samples, sound effects such as animals, industrial, nature, sports, and human, to sound design, sound art, comic, unreal, and science fiction. Visitors can search for sounds by keyword searching or browsing by category, user/creator, or tags, which are user generated keywords used to place sounds into categories.

Soundsnap allows only original samples and sounds that have been recorded or created by contributors that have accepted Soundsnap‘s license agreement. This ensures that previously copyrighted material is not downloaded, distributed, and used illegally. Contributors to Soundsnap retain all ownership rights to submissions while granting SoundSnap a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, transferable sublicense.

In many ways, Soundsnap is part of the ‘web 2.0′ generation of websites, which is characterized by user submitted content, social networking and clean, user friendly interface. Its creators have been inspired by YouTube, Flickr and Wikipedia in order to create the same sharing environment and apply it to music creation and sound design.

Visit www.soundsnap.com.

Remove noise, hum, clipping, clicks, and restore audio in critical applications

AES - NYC (October 11, 2007) - iZotope, Inc., a leading innovator in audio signal processing technology, announces iZotope RX™ audio restoration software, a new standalone application featuring the essential tools for cleaning and restoring audio.

Using powerful, newly developed technology created by iZotope‘s research team, RX removes hiss and buzz, eliminates clicks and crackles, and repairs overload distortion in audio. New intelligent spectral repair algorithms can even analyze and fill gaps in audio files to restore previously unusable recordings.

Ideal for any application that demands spotless audio, RX features a unique interface designed specifically for audio restoration work. Preset modules attain great results quickly for time sensitive applications like broadcasting and podcasting, video production, and studio recording. Advanced features allow a level of control needed in critical applications such as forensics, audio remastering and archiving.

“There are more sources of recorded audio today than ever before - cell phones, video cameras, computers, old vinyl records, tape - the list goes on,” says Jeremy Todd, CTO of iZotope, Inc. “With RX, we‘ve made our next-generation restoration technology accessible to anyone needing clean and clear audio.”

RX includes groundbreaking features designed to simplify the process of cleaning and repairing recordings. State of the art analysis tools such as an advanced spectrogram with the greatest time and frequency resolution available allow a finer degree of detail work. Isolate and fix damaged audio with selective processing and Spectral Repair. The Compare Settings feature auditions parameters quickly, and a non-destructive undo history makes reverting to previous states simple and flexible. Batch processing makes applying multiple processes to large files much less time consuming.

Key Features

• Denoiser - suppresses broadband and tonal noise independently without harsh artifacts

• Spectral Repair - removes intermittent noises and even fixes gaps and corrupted audio using advanced re-synthesis techniques

• Declipper - saves previously unusable recordings by removing both analog and digital clipping

• Hum Removal - cleans up hum caused by poor wiring and other electrical problems

• Declicker - brings ancient records and master tapes back to life by removing analog and digital impulse noises

• Spectrogram - the most advanced spectrogram display available lets you see what other programs miss

• Selective Processing - select by time and frequency to isolate and repair noise

• Compare Settings window - send multiple settings of a module to the queue, then audition them side by side

• Batch Processing - send audio through multiple processes in one simple step

• Undo History - keep track of the changes you‘ve made, and revert to earlier states

RX Advanced

In addition to the base version of RX, an extended application, iZotope RX Advanced, allows even more precise control over RX algorithms and includes iZotope‘s critically acclaimed 64-bit SRC™ sample rate conversion and MBIT+™ dither for professionals who want finer control over processing and delivery.

Plug-in Versions Announced

While RX is initially available as a standalone application, its real-time processing modules will also be released as plug-ins, scheduled for early 2008. Customers purchasing RX or RX Advanced will receive these plug-ins free of charge when they are released.

Compatibility

Standalone application

Windows Vista, XP

Apple OS X (Universal Binary)

Pricing and Availability

iZotope RX is now available for $349 MSRP.

iZotope RX Advanced is now available for $1199 MSRP.

Download a 15 day fully functional trial today from www.izotope.com/rx.