Sounds from new sample libraries used to remix Beyonce, Passion Pit, and Jordin Sparks

New York City – Renegade Media Group, a leading sample library company founded by producers Josh Harris and Bobbybass, announces Josh Harris Dance Volume 1 and Josh Harris Drums Volume 1. Both products feature top-quality content for royalty-free use in Dance, Electronic, Urban music production. Harris recently used content from his dance library on remixes of Beyonce’s “Sweet Dreams�, Passion Pit’s “The Reeling� and Jordin Sparks “Battlefield�.

“Being full-time producers, we know what kind of content it takes to produce and remix today’s hits,� said Harris. “Our professional work is also our benchmark for quality control. We only offer content for sale in our products that we would use in our own productions. In addition to other work, I recently used samples from Josh Harris Dance Vol. 1 in a soon-to-be-released remix of Sky Ferreira’s ‘Obsession’.� more

40 gig collection of virtual instruments, some dark and eerie, and many which have been purposely—and skillfully!—mangled, distorted, or effected out of all recognition

Hollywood, CA – EASTWEST, an industry leader in virtual software instruments has released THE DARK SIDE, created and produced by Doug Rogers and David Fridmann, THE DARK SIDE is the first of its kind: an unconventional, hip and exciting collection of virtual instruments, some dark and eerie, and some which have been purposely—and skillfully!—mangled, distorted, or effected out of all recognition.

THE DARK SIDE provides inspiration for all composers and artists that are looking for unique instruments, designed to work for everything from alternative to symphonic rock, and of course, film, TV, and game music production. more

SADiE’s innovative BB2 desktop audio editing system helped producer Francesca Panetta scoop this year’s Sony Gold Award for Best Internet Programme. Set up by herself and Felix Carey in 2008, the podcast seriously impressed the judges, who commented: “The Hackney Podcast is just the type of targeted and locally orientated content that sets podcasting apart from conventional radio broadcasting. Using first rate contributors the podcast examined how water fits into the lives of people in Hackney. The production quality is outstanding giving the whole listen a water-like lyricism that carries the listen through to its conclusion.�

All of the award-winning series of Hackney podcasts have been edited on SADiE’s BB2, and are driven by the paradox that one of London’s historically most-deprived areas is now also one of its fastest-growing and most culturally diverse. It was this contrast that initially led Panetta to, as she puts it, “combine local politics, environmental issues and everyday lives with art, literature and music.â€? Her Hackney podcasts were designed from the outset to “provide a space with no rules, a platform to push the boundaries of traditional programme making,â€? she adds. The latest editions, Night and Water, the latter of which won the Sony Award, used sound design, environmental recordings, new music, poetry, readings and commentary to allow Hackney residents to hear their neighbourhood in a completely different way. more

TICINO, SWITZERLAND: Introduced at the 2009 AES Convention, the Sonnox Restore Suite of audio restoration plug-ins are rapidly achieving ‘go to’ status at leading broadcast centers around the world. Already firmly entrenched at Radio Canada International and INA, the French National AudioVisual Institute, two Restore Suites have been purchased by RSI, the Italian Language Radio and Television Public Broadcast Network.

Fabio Bernasconi, Head of Post Production TV, reports that in addition to Restore Suites for repairing impaired audio recordings, RSI has also acquired Sonnox Enhance packages (featuring Oxford Inflator, Transient Modulator and Limiter), and Oxford SuprEsser plug-ins. more

— Company unveils intuitive, state-of-the-art, digitally-based audio recording solutions for contractors, consultants and system integrators —

ITASCA, IL, June 9, 2010 — Denon® Professional, a leader in digital recording and playback solutions for the fixed installation and education market sectors, debuts its DN-F450R and DN-F650R Solid-state Audio Recorders. The new recorders further emphasize the continued growth of Denon Professional, as well as the company’s commitment to providing consultants and contractors with digitally-based, solid media products that feature no moving parts, with high reliability and maintenance-free operation under the most challenging conditions.

The DN-F450R and DN-F650R Solid-state Audio Players take audio recording to new levels by implementing stable and reliable solid-state media technology as the source medium. Both products are able to record and read MP3 files and uncompressed WAV files to and from SD or SDHC cards (The DN-F650R records to USB drives as well), which utilize technology that is far more stable and reliable in demanding applications than the “spinning� CD. All of the advanced features that have made Denon Professional famous for reliable recording have been implemented in the DN-F450R and DN-F650R. Additionally, many of the company’s professional playback features have been added to the DN-F650R as well. Because of their robust and reliable solid-state media format, the DN-F450R and DN-F650R are ideal for audio recording in a myriad of demanding applications, including the Studio, Broadcast, Houses of Worship, Government, Meeting and Conference Recording. more

The SADiE name is one that needs no introduction to radio engineers thanks to the unique relationship the company has with many of the world’s top broadcasters. To reinforce its presence in this field, SADiE recently sponsored In The Dark’s high profile events at the London International Documentary Festival (LIDF), which took place in early May.

In The Dark is a unique organisation dedicated to celebrating and enriching the culture of radio documentary in the UK. Through workshops and live “listening” events that bring together producers from around the world it aims to encourage a thriving community where radio can be easily accessed, enjoyed and discussed.

This year, In The Dark hosted a number of events in association with LIDF. These allowed audiences to close their eyes and open their ears to a world of aural story telling. Running alongside LIDF’s programme of films and photography, it asked how story-telling through sound continues to enrich documentary culture as a whole. more

Ontario, Canada (May 13, 2010) – ASK Video Interactive Media, a leading creator of software tutorials on DVD, has released the Tempo Delay Calculator for the iPhone, iPad or iPod touch.

Also available in a free desktop version for Mac and PC, this $.99 app allows quick and easy synchronization of digital delay devices to song tempo. Simply enter the song tempo, choose the note type, and the delay setting is calculated in milliseconds for entry into the delay unit.

“Have you ever been setting the delay on a vocal only to notice later on that it’s off time with the song or wanted to create rhythmic delay lines in time with a song?â€? asks Steve Kostrey, President of ASK Video. “Our Time Delay Calculator takes the guesswork out of setting your delay and gives you the millisecond data to enter instead.â€?

Time Delay Calculator allows you to enter any tempo with as many decimal places as you need as well as a Tap Tempo feature. It incorporates 16 different note values from 1/1 to 1/32 triplets. Other features include automatic rounding of ms decimal place for easy data entry, time-saving key commands, a BPM preset menu, and an easy to use interface. The desktop version works on Mac or PC and the iPhone OS version will work with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. more

Professional musical calculator for iPhone and iPod touch adds new features

Minneapolis, MN (April 30, 2010) – Audiofile Engineering, a leading audio software developer for Mac, has released Backline Calc 2.0, an update to their professional music calculator app for Apple iPhone and iPod touch. Backline Calc is an indispensible tool for musicians, music students and teachers, DJs, audio and video engineers and broadcast technicians, featuring more than 20 calculators and converters to cover virtually any musical situation, conveniently written for Apple’s iPhone OS.

“Playing, teaching, practicing or writing music, mixing live sound and producing music all involve calculations and conversions of musical and technical data,� says Matthew Foust of Audiofile Engineering. “Backline Calc lets you calculate musical, acoustic, video and even electrical data quickly and easily, so you can get on with the music and not the math.� more

ASK Video Announces Cubase 5 Level 3 Tutorial

Offers pre-order discount of 20%

Ontario, Canada (April 27, 2010) – ASK Video Interactive Media, a leading creator of software tutorials on DVD, announces the Cubase 5 Level 3 DVD tutorial. This third installment in a four-part series will ship May 10, 2010 and is available to pre-order at a 20% discount through May 9.

In Cubase 5 Level 3, ASK Video CEO and Cubase guru Steve Kostrey builds upon the topics covered in Levels 1 and 2 with advanced features of Steinberg’s legendary Cubase Music Creation and Production software. Topics include offline processing, recording vocal comps in lanes, surround sound, transposing audio, pitch correction, time warp, advanced audio functions and more. more

NAB EXPO, LAS VEGAS, NV, April 12, 2010 — D&M Professional, manufacturer of the renowned Marantz® Professional series of professional recording products, is displaying the PMD580 Solid State Recorder, from its highly successful family of rackmount digital recorders. The PMD580 brings many of the same features and high sonic quality found in the PMD Series recorders but adds a crucial new dimension: network connectivity. Via its Ethernet port, the PMD580 can be positioned as a network device, allowing users to set menu parameters, schedule recording events, and transfer and archive audio files, all by using a web-based GUI interface from any PC in the network. Network accessibility allows users of solid-state digital recording devices, such as universities and government agencies, the ability to archive audio files effortlessly even at designated times, and it makes managing multiple units a breeze. The PMD580 also has an internal clock for scheduling recording events. For instance, lectures could be automatically scheduled for recording, multiple events can be scheduled via the web interface and recorded files can then be downloaded to a local PC with drag-and-drop simplicity. Of course, files can also be uploaded automatically to a server or network location, at a user specified time.

The unit also adds balanced XLR inputs and outputs, S/PDIF as well as AES/EBU digital interfaces and RS232 control. The new PMD580 offers MP3 and WAV Recording formats, and users can select between 16-bit and 24-bit resolution.