MPCsounds.com Urban Percussion Loops
MPCsounds.com has released Urban Percussion Loops, a loop library featuring hip hop and urban percussion loops for the Akai MPC1000/2000/XL/2500/3000/LE/4000 sampling workstations. MORE

Telefunken Ela M250 Microphone System
Telefunken USA announces the Ela M250E ($6,995) and Ela M250F ($4,995) microphone kits, which are based on the classic Telefunken Ela M250. Originally marketed in 1959 by Telefunken of Germany, the Ela M250 is a two-pattern (cardioid and omni) version of the Ela M251, and shares the same circuitry and sonic performance of vintage tube microphones. MORE

SM Pro Audio PM8
Kaysound, the North American distributor for SM Pro Audio, is now shipping the PM8, an 8x4 passive mixer/summing unit designed to help users of DAW systems achieve detailed mixes with superb stereo imaging and punch by avoiding AD/DA conversions. MORE

Music 2 Hues FlashBack: The '70s
Music 2 Hues released a new addition to its Flagship Series royalty-free production music line, FlashBack: The '70s. The company's FlashBack Series is an ongoing collection of music releases that are specific to a past decade. MORE

Red Microphones Type A
Red Microphones introduces the Type A ($1,345) vacuum tube microphone system with nine interchangeable capsules, which range in price from $249 to $849. To celebrate the release of this new mic, Red is offering a free R7 capsule (a $650 value) to customers who purchase the mic by September 31, 2006. MORE

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Stephen Arnold Music Creates New Music for Comcast Network
Stephen Arnold Music (SAM) of Dallas has created new music for CN8 -- The Comcast Network. The music will be used in a series of branding and image spots to strengthen CN8's identity. The company's client for the project was Joe Keefe, its director of creative operations. MORE

RME Ships Fireface 400
Synthax Audio AG announced that RME is shipping the 19-inch, half-rack Fireface 400 audio interface for Mac and Windows. The Fireface 400 offers support for up to 192 kHz; two digitally controlled mic preamps; two balanced universal line/instrument inputs; SteadyClock for active jitter suppression and clock refresh; stand-alone operation via display and rotary encoders; TotalMix, a 648-channel mixer with 42-bit internal resolution; 54 level meters displaying peak and RMS, calculated in hardware; and bus power support. MORE

Studio Center Worldwide Audio Moves After 40 Years
William "Woody" Prettyman, CEO of Studio Center Worldwide Audio, announced that the company has moved its corporate headquarters to Virginia Beach, Va. Studio Center's new 10,000-square-foot production facility is located in the heart of Virginia Beach. MORE

Steinberg Releases New ASIO 2.2 Standard
Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH has released a 64-bit--capable version of its Audio Stream Input/Output (ASIO) technology. The ASIO 2.2 SDK provides software engineers with a complete set of tools for creating ASIO-ready host applications and drivers for 64-bit versions of Microsoft's Windows operating system. MORE

SFX Machine Adds VST SDK 2.4 Support for Windows
The Sound Guy Inc. has added VST SDK 2.4 support for its latest Windows updates for the SFX Machine RT ($99) Version 1.06 and SFX Machine Pro ($199) V. 1.01 sound design plug-ins. The updates now run on 64-bit machines with applications that require VST 2.4 support. The Mac versions run natively on Power PC and Intel-based Mac computers. MORE

Barry Gibb Chooses Solid State Logic AWS 900+
Legendary musician and producer Barry Gibb has purchased a Solid State Logic AWS 900 Analogue Workstation System from GC Pro in Miami for his project studio. Gibb and engineer/producer John Merchant (pictured) used the console in the creation of Barbra Streisand's hit album, Guilty Pleasures. MORE

UK Band Stoner Records Debut Album
Stoner (pictured), a three-piece London-based band comprising brothers Des (guitar/vocals) and Gavin Lambert (bass), and drummer Rob Flanagan, recorded its self-titled debut album for U.S. independent label Rhythmbank Records at Antonio's Freshly Frozen Fish Market, a private studio in London. The label appointed Rik Simpson, whose credits include Coldplay, Athlete and Kasabian, to produce the album. MORE

Gotan Project Visits The Village Recorder
Gotan Project, an international collaboration of tango and electronica artists based in Paris, visited The Village (L.A.) in late August for a live-to-air performance on local NPR station KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic show. The band -- which features acoustic guitar, strings, piano, accordion and vocals superimposed over electronic beats -- set up in the facility's Neve 8048--equipped Studio A, with Jason Wormer engineering and Ghian Wright assisting. KCRW's Ariana Morgenstern produced the session. MORE

Billy Decker Uses Metric Halo on Album Projects
Billy Decker (pictured) is a mixing and recording engineer who works with some of Nashville's hottest country music acts. Decker recently worked with Chris Young, the winner of USA Network's Nashville Star talent-search competition, which completed its fourth season, for a release on RCA. MORE

'The Sopranos' Hit The Audio Department
For two weeks this summer, the cast HBO's The Sopranos recorded dialog for the new videogame The Sopranos -- Road to Respect at The Audio Department in New York City. Participating cast members included James Gandolfini, Michael Imperioli, Tony Sirico, Steven Van Zandt, Joseph Gannascoli, Vincent Pastore and Robert Iler. The recording for the entire game was a joint effort by The Audio Department and Atlantis Group Recording in Santa Monica, Calif. MORE

Jeff Juliano Finds Success Using API Products
Jeff Juliano (pictured) of Easton, Md., has accumulated Platinum mixing credits for John Mayer, the Dave Matthews Band, Lifehouse, O.A.R. and more. Juliano considers his API 8200 8-channel summing mixers and API 7600 input module channel strips to be critical elements for all of his mixing dates. MORE