Native Instruments’ Elektrik Piano 1.5 has a brand new engine under the hood that’s based on the company’s powerful KONTAKT 2 sample engine. Elektrik Piano 1.5 now features greater stability, faster loading times, host automation capacity, an improved voice-allocation algorithm, thoroughly reworked patches, and numerous other small improvements over the original. There are 16 new “Authentic Instruments” presets (four for each piano) and all instruments have been carefully redesigned, reproducing the dynamic feel of the original keyboards. The A200, MK1, and MK2 instruments now include a tremolo effect that can be controlled via MIDI and mod wheel while the E7 instruments now include a mod-wheel controllable wah-wah effect, as well as a “Sound” knob that will switch through 10 different sound settings and a sustain pedal emulating the E7’s damper mechanism. Elektrik Piano 1.5 is now Intel Mac-compatible, with the Universal Binary update included in version 1.5.
Applied Acoustics Systems has released version 4.1 of Tassman for both Windows and Mac OS X. For users on Intel-Mac systems a Universal Binary update is available now for an upgrade fee of $29 in the AAS Store. New features added in v4.1:
- RTAS plug-ins for both Windows and Mac OS X
- Omni MIDI channel
- Restore factory preset library command
Version v 4.1 also includes a number of bug fixes:
- Output stage MIDI Links are now saved with Performance
- Right-click crashes are fixed with sequencer modules
- Synchronisation of Audio Unit plug-in at various sample rates has been fixed
- The Mac OS X plug-in toolbar is now fully operational in Cubase SX 2/3 and Nuendo 2/3
Waves, the worlds leading developer of digital audio signal processing tools, has released its powerful dynamics processor, MaxxVolume as a standalone plug-in, offering all essential dynamics processing in one convenient tool. Combining technologies from Waves’ acclaimed L2 Ultramaximizer, C1 Parametric Compander, Renaissance Vox, and Renaissance Compressor, MaxxVolume is useful in almost every conceivable production situation, particularly when time is of the essence. It’s ideal for music recording and production as well as broadcasting, perfect for taming vocals and controlling instrument levels. Featuring both high- and low-level compression, gating, and leveling (auto gain control), MaxxVolume combines the very best dynamics algorithms from Waves’ world-renowned line of pro audio tools and is available in both native and TDM versions.