New Presets For iPad Synth

Sunsine Audio releases Explorer 2 featuring 64 new presets for Magellan

Sunsine Audio has announced another set of 64 new presets for Magellan from Yonac Inc. They tell us that Explorer 2 utilizes full XY pad support for all presets, enabling easy and interesting variation in sound and texture. It contains basses, leads, pads, and arpeggiation sequences.

Features
Compatible with iPad. Requires iOS 5.1 or later
64 presets
1 .yban bank file
Easy Installation Instructions

Pricing and Availability:
$2.49 

More information:
www.sunsineaudio.com

Rockschool Reduced

10% of all current titles until Christmas

Rockschool, the leading accredited provider of rock and pop exams worldwide is spreading the Christmas cheer early this year with 10% off all its current titles on Musicroom.com.

This offer incorporates all of Rockschool's Grade books and Companion guides. This includes the new 2012 Syllabus books for Guitar, Bass and Drums as well as the popular Hot Rock editions for Guitar and Drums. The company says that, whether you're a guitarist, vocalist, or drummer you can grab yourself a deal this Christmas.

Included titles:
2012-2018 Guitar, Bass & Drums Syllabus (Grades Debut – 8)
2000-2006 Guitar, Bass & Drums Syllabus (Grades Debut – 8)
Hot Rock Guitar (Grades 1 – 3)
Hot Rock Drums (Grades 1 – 5)
Male & Female Vocals (Grades 1- 8)
Band Based Keys (Grades Debut – 5)
Piano (Grades Debut – 8)
2000-2006 Companion Guides (Guitar, Bass, Drums, Vocals & BBK)
Guitar the movie (Grades Debut – 3)
Search and Reflect – John Stevens

Pricing and Availability:
See website

More information:
Musicroom.com

New Strat Plugs Straight Into Your iPhone

Squier introduces a Stratocaster with USB and iOS connectivity

Squier tells us that their new Strat Guitar with USB & iOS Connectivity gives you a huge range of tones and all the features you expect from Fender--plus the convenience of direct connection to your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or Mac.

A spokesperson told us, "The Squier by Fender Stratocaster guitar offers bi-directional audio streaming and includes a high-quality headphone amp so that you can monitor the processed guitar signal right from the guitar itself. Thanks to the guitar's own audio interface, you can record audio straight to your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or Mac--no additional hardware needed. And the analog output means you're also free to use this as a standard guitar."
You can see the guitar in action in the YouTube clip as This Century performs "Loud."

Features
Pickup select switch
Pickup volume control
Pickup tone control
Headphone volume control
1/4-inch passive guitar output
1/8-inch (3.5mm) stereo headphone jack
Type Mini-B USB connector offering bi-directional audio streaming

Pricing and Availability:
$199.95

More information:
Apple Store

Bhangra Bundle

Producer Loops releases Kings of Bhangra (Vols 1-3)

Producer Loops tells us that Kings of Bhangra Bundle (Vols 1-3) combines three volumes of their series from award-winning soundtrack composer and producer Gaurav Dayal.

What you get is 15 Bhangra construction kits including 380 loops and samples per format, which Producer Loops say are recorded on the finest instruments played by the most experienced musicians.

A spokesperson told Sonic State, "This pack features a choice of ACID WAV, Apple Loops, REX and ReFill formats. From the producer of the immense 'Classic Bollywood' sample library, comes 'Kings of Bhangra Bundle (Vols 1-3)', a multi-format collection of 15 Construction Kits fusing traditional Indian musical elements with contemporary Bhangra and Urban styles.
Suitable for everything from Bollywood soundtracks, right through to contemporary Western Pop with a World music vibe, this bundle pack is essential for the producer seeking to add authentic Indian spice to their productions."

About Gaurav Dayal:
Gaurav Dayal, 33, is a celebrated and award-winning soundtrack composer hailing from New Delhi in India. His first record went platinum at the age of 21 with Punjabi Pop Icon, Jasbir Jassi. Gaurav soon followed this with hits like "Gabru" for Mika and many others. He recently worked on Shakira's "She Wolf" album with Wyclef Jean and continues to collaborate with them on current projects.
Gaurav composed the Music (Score & Songs) for movies "Say Salaam India" (2007) and "Sorry Bhai" (2008). He also has the most downloaded album, "Groove Punjab" (2008) ever to come out of India! He now runs Beatfactory Academy, India's first Professional Music Production Institute, which teaches music-making tecnhiques on Logic, Protools, Ableton Live, Sound Recording and Engineering.
Gaurav has been in and out of New York since 2005, producing music for people like Jerry Wonda (Wyclef-Jean, Shakira), TAZ (Stereo Nation), Fathy Salama (Grammy Winning Arranger). More and more international mainstream artists are now in line booking Gaurav for their music productions.
Aside from Bollywood Soundtracks, Gaurav also composes Rock, Pop, Jazz, Hip Hop, RnB, House, DnB and Dub. He has won countless awards and nominations in the "Bhangra Category" at the ETC Channel Punjabi Music Awards.
Finally, he has worked with artists including K.K., Sunidhi Chauhan, Sonu Nigam, Shubha Mudgal, Kuldeep Manak, Surinder Shinda, Lehember Hussainpuri, Sardool Sikander, Jasbir Jassi, Mika, and many others.

Pricing and Availability:
Kings of Bhangra Bundle (Vols 1-3) is available for instant download for £54.95 / 68,52 EUR / $73.87 USD.

More information:
http://www.producerloops.com

Free Update For VoiceLive Play

TC-Helicon's new firmware offers more presets and more control

Based on user requests and feedback, TC-Helicon has released More Play - Direct Effects Control & Preset Mega-Pack, a free firmware update for the vocal multi-effects & harmony processors VoiceLive Play andVoiceLive Play GTX.

TC-Helicon says that, since its release in January 2012, VoiceLive Play has quickly become one of their most popular vocal multi-effects units. A spokesperson told Sonic State, "Simple, fun and intuitive to use, VoiceLive Play is a pro unit that's for everyone, be they bedroom singers or live stage veterans. VoiceLive Play GTX added a comprehensive set of guitar effects to the mix, making it the ideal companion for singer-songwriters."

Here's details of the update in TC-Helicon's own words:

500 New Presets
A substantial part of VoiceLive Play's popularity and ease-of-use lies with a factory bank of more than 200 presets based on popular songs, artists and effects. TC-Helicon has since offered free monthly downloads of additional preset packs authored by prominent artists, but countless user requests asking for even more presets have now led to the creation and release of the biggest pack ever: 500 new factory presets covering all styles and genres – ready for download as a part of the update.

Expanded Control Options
User feedback has also been vital to the development of the second part of the update: expanded control options. By adding a TC-Helicon Switch-3 pedal users can now increase the functionality of their VoiceLive Play or Play GTX units, giving direct access to looping, tap tempo, guitar boost (only on Play GTX), on/off control of all effects with momentary options for harmony and delay, custom programming of the footswitches, and more.

More Looping Time
Singers like to loop. As a consequence the update increases the looping time available in VoiceLive Play to a full 60 seconds, still with infinite overdubs.

How to Get The Update
Users need simply to connect their VoiceLive Play or Play GTX unit to their computers via the supplied USB cable and use the free VoiceSupport app (available from TC-Helicon's website) to update the firmware and import the new presets. The Switch-3 pedal is sold separately.

More Play Update Features
500 new factory presets
60 seconds of looping time
Expanded control options with Switch-3: On/off control of all effects / Direct access to tap tempo /Guitar boost for Play GTX / Custom programming of switch functions / Momentary delays and harmonies mode
Footswitches now increment/decrement Tap Tempo when Tap window is active (press/hold to scroll)
Reduced 2-button (enter loop or set key mode) hold time based on user suggestion
Added guitar Reverb decay parameter
Added Delay "filter styles" to guitar
Added uMod speed control for voice
Added low-cut filter to RoomSense mics to improve performance/clarity in bass-heavy environments (adjustable in setup menu)
Pricing and Availability:

Firmware update, incl. presets: Free
Switch-3: $69 / €49 / £39

Update details, including a presets overview list:
www.tc-helicon.com/more-play

Diginoiz Releases West Coast Wave 4

New sample set features 8 construction kits for that LA sound

Diginoiz tells us that West Coast Wave 4 features 8 highest quality west coast style construction kits with greatest sound and vibe that you may know from the biggest west coast stars like Nate Dogg, Dr. Dre, WC, Warren G, Spice 1, Snoop and others. The set is produced by MilionBeats and has 1.4 Gb multiformat material with root key and tempo included.

West Coast Wave 4 contains 89 loops, 1.48 Gb, multi-format material (24-bit WAV, REX, 24-bit Acid, 24-bit AIFF, 24-bit Apple Loops, 24-bit Reason 4.0 ReFill and 16-bit WAV) ready to use in your favorite sampler or sequencer, both hardware and software.

Pricing and Availability:
€22.00 EUR

More information:
West Coast Wave 4

Sinevibes Updates Motion Plug-Ins

New graphics, performance and stability enhancements

Sinevibes has announced updates to its line of sequencer-based Audio Unit plugins. Array spectral sequencer, Deep animated filter, Dynamo envelope sequencer and Turbulence waveshape modelling sequencer all received new graphics according to the latest Sinevibes user interface language - including improved colour contrast, ruler-style beat differentiation, and arrow-look slider controls. The plugins also get performance and stability enhancements, and required Audio Unit format changes for OS X 10.7 and 10.8. Just like all other Sinevibes plugins, they also support the new Mac computers Retina screen resolution.

Pricing and availability:
Array, Deep, Dynamo and Turbulence are immediately available as Audio Unit plugins for OS X 10.6 or later (Intel Macs only). They are priced at $19 each, and are free updates for all existing users. They can also be purchased together as a special limited-time bundle: until 1st December, the package with these four plugins costs just $39 (half their total price).

More information:
http://www.sinevibes.com/plugins/