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 April 2, 2008    Volume 2, Number 4   

Sibelius 5
The award-winning Sibelius 5 is the essential software for writing, playing, printing, and publishing music notation. Packed with hundreds of exciting new features, Sibelius 5 is designed to save you time and produce beautiful results.
To learn more about Sibelius 5, download a demonstration version today at www.sibelius.com/5.

Product Update
BIAS shipped Peak Pro 6 audio editing, processing, mastering, and delivery software. MORE.

Edit individual notes in polyphonic recordings with Celemony's Direct Note Access for Melodyne. MORE.

IK Multimedia announced AmpliTube 2 Duo, integrated with Notion Progression software. MORE.

Image Line Software unleashed FL Studio 8. MORE.

Native Instruments released Kore Player, a free software instrument for accessing and playing Kore SoundPack libraries. MORE.

GTR Solo is Waves' new guitar-modeling software. MORE.



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Vir2 Instruments' Elite Orchestral Percussion is a premium 19GB library filled with an unparalleled variety of both traditional and unusual orchestral percussion. It includes over 250 distinct orchestral percussion instruments across a full span of categories and features a number of cutting-edge techniques to maximize and enhance the playability of the library. Click here for more details.
Rev Up
An update for Arturia's Jupiter-8V is available. MORE.

iZotope, Inc. released version 1.6 of iDrum virtual drum machine software, which is now compatible with Windows XP/Vista. MORE.

VirSyn updated the Reflect algorithmic reverberation plug-in to version 1.3, making it a true surround reverb. MORE.



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The sounds you hear every day.

Digital Sound Factory presents the original E-mu Emulator and Proteus sound libraries re mastered for the modern electronic musician. Featuring over 10,000 instruments, these high quality sounds are available as software 24/7. Free downloads available. www.DigitalSoundFactory.com
Download of the Month
By Len Sasso

Antoine Missout SonicBirth 1.3 (Mac)
SonicBirth (free) began as a student project at École Polytechnique de Montréal by Antoine Missout. It is a tool for creating virtual instrument and effects plug-ins in AU and VST format and has grown steadily since its inception. SonicBirth is similar in spirit to Plogue Bidule, Native Instruments Reaktor, and Cycling '74 Max/MSP. The SonicBirth framework must be installed for the plug-ins to work, but the framework is completely transparent.

At the most rudimentary level, you start with basic modules, hook them together with virtual cables, design a graphical user interface (or not), and hope it all works. Like its brethren, SonicBirth comes with an assortment of prebuilt modules that are interesting in their own right. READ MORE.



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Reviewed
Antares Audio Technologies Harmony Engine 1.0 (Mac/Win) and Zplane.Development Vielklang 1.1.2 (Mac/Win)
harmony-generating software

Digidesign Structure 1.0 (Mac/Win)
software sampler

Native Instruments Guitar Rig 3
guitar amp- and effects-modeling software with hardware controller

Waves GTR3
guitar amp- and effects-modeling software

Click for more reviews and to read the entire April 2008 issue of EM.


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EM Cast with American Hi-Fi's Stacy Jones
In the latest edition of EM Cast, American Hi-Fi's Stacy Jones talks about producing the band's upcoming CD in his studio, plays some excerpts from it, and offers specifics on how he captures guitar, bass, and drum sounds. Click to listen.











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