Apple has updated Logic Pro to version 9.1.7. Here’s what’s new: Compatibility: Provides compatibility with songs created with GarageBand for iOS 1.2. Performance and Stability: Resolves an issue in Logic Pro 9.1.6 in which projects with a large number of fades displayed “I/O Error, Result code = -36″ when playback was started. Improves performance when using multiple instances...

Waves are introducing a new plugin, the H-EQ. It’s a uniquely powerful hybrid equalizer, featuring vintage and modern EQ inspired by the finest British and American consoles; seven different filter types per band, including a newly-developed, one-of-a-kind asymmetrical bell filter; an intuitive keyboard graphic that lets you choose frequencies by clicking on notes; an exclusive MS Mode so you...

Voted number one out of fifty nominated tracks in the ‘Top 20 Dance Tracks of Last 20 Years’ users poll by listeners of BBC Radio 1, Cafe Del Mar is almost instantly recognisable by its distinct melody. Named after the famous bar located in Ibiza, this track has charted 3 times in the UK. Paul Thomas and Russell G deliver a mix fitting to the sound of now with its main melody based on Struggle...

Summer may be nearly over, but it isn’t the end of great music events. Head to Berlin for your next music fix at this year’s Berlin Festival, with music, art and sightseeing discounts. Berlin is mind-blowing! What better city to hold a festival! As well as seeing all the amazing artist performing, travellers coming to this years Berlin Festival will have the chance to check out an overwhelming...

Revolution-808 by Sounds Outside the Lines, boasts over 3,600 unique samples that cover every possible tonal variation of the original TR-808 unit, providing you with a host of useable drums that you can drag and drop into Kontakt, EXS24, and all hardware and software samplers that support WAV format. Revolution-808 Main Features Intuitive user interface that mimics that actual hardware (Kontakt...

Cockos have updated REAPER to version 4.02. This improves on 4.0′s mouse modifier support, adding more scrub/jog customization and marquee zoom support. REAPER now has a stack of zoom/scroll states, so you can easily cycle through recent views. The project settings dialog has also been reorganized slightly, offering a cleaner arrangement of project specific configuration. This version also offers...

The TRAKTOR team is excited to announce TRAKTOR KONTROL S2 – the 2-deck, all-in-one DJ controller system with serious pro credentials. Its “2.1” design rewrites the rule book – featuring 2 decks and a mixer, plus a third channel for adding additional loops and sounds via powerful Sample Decks. Built in the image of its hugely popular big brother TRAKTOR KONTROL S4, the highly compact...

Tribal & Tech House serves up an exciting selection of tribal infused tech house rhythms and authentic percussive ensembles. Here you will find over 600MB of finely crafted tribal house grooves, tech house tops, groove layering tools and live percussive workouts! All included mixed percussion loops and live performances have been captured using high end recording equipment, pre-amps and microphones....

As deadmau5 embarks upon the Meowingtons Hax North American tour alongside a host of the Mau5trap stable, the label head leads the charge with a brand new compilation. The Meowingtons Hax tour trax album—released today, Thursday, August 25 via Mau5trap Recordings—features new and exclusive tracks from deadmau5 and a host of artists featured on the tour, as well as a selection of tracks from new...

Waves Linear Phase EQ is a transparent equalizer, designed especially for maintaining phase relations in mixing and mastering situations. When we do regular equalization, we tend to think that we’re manipulating only a certain frequency range. While that’s true to some extent, what actually happens is that different amounts of processing delay take place on different frequencies. This is called...