Ableton
has released Live 6 ($599 for boxed version; $499 for download version).
Its many features include QuickTime video support, a professional
multisample library, customizable instrument and effect racks, and
multicore and multiprocessor support.
Ableton has
also released Sampler ($199), a sampling instrument available as an
upgrade within Live 6. MORE.
A-Designs
Audio has announced the EM-Gold ($850) 500 Series-compatible mic
preamplifier. It features a 1/4-inch high-impedence direct inject input
for instruments; switches for 48V phantom power, a -20 dB pad, and
phase; 62 dB of gain; and custom-wound input and output transformers.
iZotope,
Inc. has announced that Sonic Studio is licensing iZotope's
MBIT+dither and 64-bit SRC sample rate conversion algorithms for
inclusion in Sonic Studio's soundBlade native. MORE.
TC
Electronic is shipping the Konnekt 24D ($625) DSP audio
interface. The Konnekt 24D features 14 inputs and outputs, including 2
front panel inputs that combine TC Electronic's IMPACT (Integrated Mic
Preamp Circuit Technology) mic preamps. The interface comes bundled with
Steinberg Cubase LE software.
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