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Evo Keyboard Controller Evo is listed for approximately The arc is available in two models: US$ 657 for the 24-key version and arc two, measuring 6 × 3.5 × 1.5 in., The Evo keyboard controller from approximately US$ 1,315 for the and the larger arc four model, which German company Endeavour comes 48-key model. Contact: Endeavour, measures 10.5 × 3.5 × 1.5 in. The in 24- and 48-key models. Each of Max-Planck-Str. 4, 48691 Vreden, top unit surface and encoder surface the keys on the controller features Germany; telephone (+49) 256- is constructed from anodized milled a sensor that reads the position of 439-29992; fax (+1) 256-439-299-79; aluminum and sheet aluminum, with the finger to give input data beyond electronic mail [email protected]; cut glass used for the LED ring. The simply pitch and velocity, allowing Web www.endeavour.de/. unit includes recessed rubber feet to individual keys to be used to control prevent slipping during performance. faders and continuous controllers. The arc is assembled by hand. Finger movements are detected even Monome Arc The arc two is listed for US$ 500 while the key is held down and can and the arc four for S$ 800. Con- be used to shape the sound using Philadelphia-based company tact: Monome; electronic mail info control parameters. The controller Monome are best known for their @monome.org; Web monome.org/. can transmit MIDI and OSC messages button-matrix controllers, such as to a computer via an Ethernet port. the Monome 64. Their new release, The sensor is confined to a specific the arc, is a set of two or four high- MXL Black Widow Microphone area of each key so that the keys can resolution optical rotary encoders in a solid wood black walnut surround be played straight, without triggering The Black Widow microphone from (see Figure 1). The encoders were the sensor, if required. The first 1 cm MXL is a large diaphragm condenser designed to avoid the noise and la- of each key is sensor-free. Each key microphone with a small body pro- tency of analog potentiometers and has a 4-cm-long sensor that is set file and a shiny black chrome finish the jumps in value associated with back 1 cm from the front of the (see Figure 2). It is designed to pro- low-resolution encoders. The large key. This enables the user to choose vide rich, deep tones for vocals and to play with or without sensors. A encoders have 1,024 steps per revolu- scanning rate of 250 Hz, with 8-bit tion and an integrated push button. resolution, is used by the sensors. The They are each surrounded by a pro- user can switch between absolute and grammable ring of 64 LEDs. Each LED relative finger positions. Eight on- has 16 levels of brightness, which can board processors are used to query the be individually programmed. The arc sensors, with an additional processor is powered by USB and transmits used to synchronize them. OSC messages to the computer using A range of software is available the same USB connection. The light for use with the Evo. The Evosizer pattern of the LEDs can be mapped is an analog that can be to parameter values output from a used as a standalone application for software application. Windows and Mac OS or as a plug-in for the Max for Live expansion of Ableton Live. Evo2Midi connects the output data from the controller keyboard to the user’s MIDI software, mapping the sensor and key data to MIDI messages. A Max/MSP external object is also available. The 24-key Evo measures 400 × 350 × 100 mm and weighs just over 1 kg. The 48-key model measures 700 × 350 × 100 mm and weighs just over 2 kg. Figure 1. The arc optical Figure 2. The MXL Black rotary encoders from Widow diaphragm doi:10.1162/COMJ r 00169 Monome. condenser microphone.

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response curve of the signal but does not degrade or color it as happens with filters. The microphone is packaged with an adjustable desk stand with built-in shockmount. A headphone jack is also built in to the microphone for zero-latency, real-time monitor- ing. Controls are provided on the microphone body for volume, gain, and mute, and an LED meter provides feedback to the user. The Spark Dig- clear, smooth performance for use ital is compatible with Macintosh with instruments. The 32-mm gold- and PC machines. It is a plug-and- sputtered capsule has a fixed cardioid play device. Cables are included with pattern. The microphone features a USB and Apple 30-pin connections. low noise FET pre-amplifier and fully The microphone has a frequency re- balanced transformerless output. A sponse of 26 Hz to 20 kHz, maximum three-position pad switch gives the SPL of 128 dB (A-weighted), and a choice of 0 dB, –10 dB, and –20 dB, signal-to-noise ratio of 84 dB. pre-attenuated. Audio examples and manuals The microphone measures 1.8 for both the Tiki and Spark Digital × 5.7 in. and weighs 1 lb. It has a are available on Blue Microphones’ maximum SPL of 158 dB, with pad Web site. set to –20 dB and 0.5 percent THD. The Tiki microphone is listed The signal-to-noise ratio is 80 dB for US$ 59.95 and the Spark Dig- (1 Pa, A-weighted) and the frequency ital for US$ 199.95. Contact: Blue response is 20 Hz to 20 kHz. amount of background noise. The Microphones; 5706 Corsa Avenue The Black Widow is listed for Natural Recording Mode is used for #102, Westlake Village, California US$ 199. Contact: MXL Micro- recording instrument and vocals. The 91362-4057, USA; telephone (+1) phones, 1910 E. Maple Avenue, El Tiki microphone is a plug-and-play 818-879-5200; fax (+1) 818-879-7258; Segundo, California 90245, USA; device which does not require drivers. Web www.bluemic.com/. telephone (+1) 310-333-0606; fax It features two custom-designed (+1) 310-333-0688; electronic mail condenser capsules and has a fre- quency range of 40 Hz to 20 kHz. [email protected]; Web Holophone Super C www.marshall-usa.com/. A multi-colored LED indicates the status, including mute. The Tiki is Customizable Microphone packaged with an extended docking cable and carrying case. The micro- Holphone’s Super C is a retro-styled Blue Microphones Tiki and Spark phone is compatible with Windows handheld super-cardioid condenser Digital USB Microphones and Mac OS X (10.4.11 or higher). microphone (see Figure 5). It is the The company’s Spark Digital mi- first in a new line of customizable Blue Microphone’s Tiki is a 3-in. crophone is a condenser microphone single-channel stage and studio mi- long USB microphone designed to with both USB and iPad connections crophones. The company is best automatically minimize the amount (see Figure 4). It features two different known for its multi-channel micro- of background noise picked up and to sound options. In Normal mode the phone technology, from which the automatically mute when appropriate microphone has increased sensitiv- Super C’s capsule comes. (see Figure 3). An Intelligent Speech ity to low frequencies and in Focus The Super C microphone produces Mode can be used for voice recordings mode has more emphasis on clarity low handling noise and is designed and with Skype, conference calls, and and detail of the audio signal. The to be durable but comfortable to use. podcast recording. It brings the user’s input driver of the capsule itself is The casing, windscreen, and grille can voice to the fore, while iZotope noise- changed when using these modes. all be changed instantly to a range of cancelling technology minimizes the This alters the dynamic frequency traditional and bright colors, allowing

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tracks simultaneously and has a A 32-channel DP-32 is also avail- range of input processors, guitar amp able. The larger model features eight simulations, and effects that can be monophonic and twelve stereo tracks used when recording. and has the same number of inputs, Eight combination microphone/ simultaneous track recording, and instrument inputs are built into the general features as the DP-24. rear panel, with phantom power pro- The Tascam DP-24 is listed for vided for condenser microphones. US$ 1,199.99 and the DP-32 for The recorder has dedicated mixing US$ 1,299.99. Contact: TEAC Amer- the user to customize the microphone controls and has a total of 19 linear ica, 7733 Telegraph Rd. Montebello, to suit their own preferences and faders and 12 channel strips. Audio California 90640, USA; telephone set/stage design. is recorded onto SD/SDHC media (+1) 323-726-0303; Web tascam.com. The microphone is assembled by cards. A USB port is provided for hand and is packaged with a custom transfer of audio to computer and a carrying case and a microphone clip. CD-RW drive is also integrated into The Super C microphone is listed Olympus LS-12 and LS-14 Linear the recorder body. Sample rates up for US$ 499. Contact: Holophone, 90 PCM Recorders to 48 kHz with 24-bit resolution are Industry Street, Toronto, Ontario available for up to eight-track record- M6M 4L8, Canada; telephone The LS-12 and LS-14 digital recorders ing. Twenty-four tracks can be played (+1) 416-362-7790; electronic from Olympus are high-quality, back simultaneously. Virtual tracks mail [email protected]; Web handheld, linear PCM recorders can be used for alternate takes. A www.holophone.com/. with on-board stereo microphones chromatic tuner and metronome is and high sound pressure levels (see built in. Dedicated controls are pro- Figure 7). vided for equalizer, pan, and effects Tascam DP-24 Digital sends. Multiple effects are available The LS-12 model has two di- Portastudio for input processing (including com- rectional built-in condenser micro- pressor and limiter) and mastering. phones positioned at 90 degree angles The DP-24 from Tascam is the latest Monitor outputs, effects send out- to each other. The microphones cover addition to their Digital Portastudio puts, a headphone output, and a MIDI a frequency range of 60 Hz to 20 kHz. range. It is a 24-track solid-state input/output for clocking and control The sample rate for recordings is recorder with a color LCD screen and are also included in the recorder. 96 kHz, with 24-bit resolution, and channel strip controls (see Figure 6). The color LCD screen measures sound pressure levels up to 130 dB are The DP-24 can record up to eight approximately 60 × 70 mm. possible. A low-cut filter of 100

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level is automatically set when the The new synthesizer has a 37-note, record button is pressed. Quick mode 3-octave keyboard which can be allows the user to start recording shifted up or down two octaves. immediately, without adjusting lev- It is played with a wire-free stylus els. A Playback Synchro Recording (the original Stylophone had a wired feature allows the user to monitor an stylus) or by finger touch. Its signal original recording while listening to path is completely analog, with dual it. A playback speed control can be voltage-controlled oscillators, sub- set from 50–300 percent of the origi- oscillators for bass, an LFO with eight nal speed. A metronome is included, waveforms and a 14-octave range, and along with a chromatic tuner, and a 12 dB/octave state-variable filter. An both make use of the LCD screen. Up auxiliary input is provided so that the to 99 index marks are available for filter and envelope generator can be recordings. used as effects. Mini-jack sockets for A microphone line input, mini- CV and trigger input are also built in, jack headphone output, and a tripod along with a 1/4-in. jack output, and hole on the rear panel are also in- headphone output. Internal speakers cluded. The LS-12 recorder is pack- can be used for audio output also. aged with a USB cable and two The Stylophone S2 is an all metal batteries. It measures approximately construction and can be powered by 5.5 × 2 × 1 in. and weighs 5.8 oz. four AA batteries or main adapter. It The LS-14 recorder is a higher measures 308 × 120 × 26 mm and specification version of the LS-12, in a weighs less than 1 kg. unit of the same size and weight. It has The Stylophone 2 is listed for a 4-GB internal memory and a third approximately US$ 485. Con- omni-directional center microphone tact: Dubreq; electronic mail that increases the frequency response [email protected]; Web of this recorder to 20 Hz to 20 kHz. www.stylophone2.com/. It has a slightly lower battery record time, at 48 hours. The LS-12 is colored or 300 Hz can be used on the input gun-metal gray and the LS-14 recorder IK Multimedia iRig KEYS to remove low-frequency sounds and is black. background noise. The recorded audio The LS-12 is listed for US$ 149.99 iRig KEYS is the latest release in IK can be saved in raw PCM or MP3 for- and the LS-14 for US$ 199.99. Con- Multimedia’s range of products for mat to the recorder’s 2-GB internal tact: Olympus Imaging America, 3500 iOS devices. It is a 37-key portable memory or to SD/SDHC cards up Corporate Parkway, P.O. Box 610, MIDI controller keyboard for the to 32-GB capacity. A USB port is Center Valley, Pennsylvania 18034- iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad, but + included for transferring audio to 0610, USA; telephone ( 1) 888-553- can also be used with a Macintosh computer. Up to 48 hours of continu- 4448; Web www.getolympus.com/. desktop computer or PC (see Figure 8). ous recording time is available with It connects to iOS devices using a just two AA alkaline or AA Ni-MH cable with 30-pin connection or to rechargeable batteries. New amplifier Dubreq Stylophone S2 Analog Macintosh and PC computers over circuitry has been used to improve Synthesizer USB. The controller can be powered the playback quality. by the device it is connected to. It is A 1.75-in. LCD screen is built The original Stylophone, from Core MIDI and USB class compliant, in to the recorder for controlling Dubreq, was a popular pocket-sized with no drivers required. settings. A Mode Select Dial on the synthesizer with a tactile printed The iRig KEYS includes modula- front panel has four modes: Tuner, circuit keyboard invented in 1968. tion and pitch wheels; an assignable Manual, Quick, and Smart. In Man- The Stylophone S2 is a new, larger volume/data knob; back-lit, soft- ual mode the user sets and adjusts analog synthesizer that features the touch buttons for octave/program the recording levels themselves. In same printed circuit keyboard as the up/down; and a button for storing Smart mode the optimum recording original version. and recalling up to four different

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customized setups. An input is avail- between nodes are formed by dragging able for sustain or expression pedal. from the output of one to the input of The controller measures 19.8 × 4.72 another. The context-sensitive menu × 1.57 in. and weighs just over 23 oz. button is used in combination with The iRig KEYS is listed for a nodes to view the available com- US$ 99.99. Contact: IK Multime- mands. A large onscreen keyboard is dia, Via dell’Industria, 46, 41122 accessed through a button on the bot- Modena, Italy; telephone (+39) 592- tom right hand corner of the screen. 854-96; fax (+39) 5928-616-71; Web MIDI keyboards are automatically www.ikmultimedia.com/. US Cus- detected when they are plugged in the tomers contact: IK Multimedia 1153 iPad. Sawgrass Corporate Pkwy., Sunrise, Presets can be stored to allow Florida 33323, USA; telephone (+1) switching between various parame- 954-846-9101; fax (+1) 954-846-9077. Figure 9 ters settings during a performance. Audulus connections fade in and out scrolling waveform meters are avail- when they are disconnected so there able to the user. Nodes for input/ are no problems with clicks and pops Audulus Modular Audio output, for mixing polyphonic signals when loading new presets. A patch Processor for iPad to monophonic, a timer, and zero- browser uses detailed preview images crossing counter complete the set. so the user can flick through their col- Subatomic Software’s Audulus is Two buttons are located on the top lection easily. A Macintosh version a modular audio processor for the left of the main Audulus window—a of the software is also available. It iPad. Audulus projects are built with context-sensitive menu button and can be used as an Audio Unit plug-in nodes to process audio and MIDI (see an information button for onscreen for host software such as Logic and Figure 9). Existing nodes can be nodes. The user interface takes advan- Digital Performer, and Audio Unit combined to form new nodes and tage of the gesture controls possible plug-ins can be used inside Audulus. networks of nodes can be re-used. with the iPad. Dragging the back- Audulus for iPad is listed on the Among the nodes available in Audu- ground moves the view to the left App Store for US$ 19.99. Contact: lus are a virtual analog oscillator with or right of a patch. A pinch gesture Subatomic Software; Web audulus four classic waveforms, an ADSR zooms in on an area of a patch. The .com/. envelope, a noise generator, a sample user double-taps on a node to zoom player, a random number generator, a in to it for editing. Double-clicking Tone 2 RayBlaster Synthesizer , a distortion, low- and high-pass on the background zooms out com- filters, a pitch shifter, and gain. A pletely, presenting a view of the entire Plug-In with Impulse Modeling mapper curve and piecewise-linear patch to the user. Nodes can be easily Synthesis spline curve, sample and hold, cross- added to a patch by holding down the fade, and four-channel mixer are also menu button and tapping anywhere The RayBlaster plug-in from German included. Level, value, and on the background. Connections software company, Tone 2, uses

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One of the Plug-In The LX122 is listed for approxi- main selling points of this type of mately US$ 52 and the Premium ver- synthesis, according to the developer, The LX122 plug-in, from French sion for US$ 91. Contact: XILS-lab, 6 is high, clear sound quality across the company XILS-lab, is a software Chemin de la reviree,´ 38700 Corenc, spectrum, including for very low bass emulation of the Leslie speaker for France; Web www.xils-lab.com/. frequencies and dense spectra. The keyboards and organs. The classic RayBlaster oscillators support 65,526 Leslie speaker has a driver with a times oversampling and they can play stationary treble unit and rotating Track Limiter Plug-In frequencies as low as 0.25 Hz, without horns and a stationary woofer with losing treble-range frequencies. rotors. These rotating parts are used Track Limiter, from German com- The user can independently con- to create vibrato, tremolo, and chorus pany Axis Plug-ins, is a limiting trol the pitch, time, and of effects. They can be switched between plug-in with three different algo- sounds. A filter section is not included on, off, and two different speeds. rithms to control audio levels and as the synthesizer can reproduce filter Filters are used to divide the spectrum prevent distortion. It can be used sounds by importing impulses or between the treble and woofer units. to catch clipping in signals and to using some of the filter impulse pre- The LX 122 plug-in has control- increase the average audio level of an sets included with the plug-in. More lable parameters for the tube base entire track. The limiting algorithm than 500 presets are included with amplifier, the woofer response and used by the plug-in treats high, mid- the software. Complex sounds, such size, and the tweeter response, size, level, and low frequencies separately, as arpeggiators, vocals, and drum and diffusers. The internal cabinet re- in an attempt to mimic the way loops, can be synchronized to the flections can be changed from a closed humans perceive volume at different beats-per-minute setting. The plug-in cabinet to an open air cabinet with frequencies. It is a brick-wall limiter, is light on CPU use and multiple in- rotating speakers. The user can also decreasing the levels of peaks to bring stances can be loaded. Any waveform set the speed of the treble and woofer them below the set maximum level. can be imported into RayBlaster and units, and adjust the reverberation Peak, RMS, and Peak Hold meters are morphed in real-time. Short drum and frequency response. A high-pass included, and a peak-to-peak meter loop and vocal phrases can be re- filter can be used before the reverber- displays the input and output peaks synthesized. Eighteen stereo effects ation and the angle of the recording and the difference between them. are available to the user, including microphone can be changed to add A number of factory presets are reverberators, delays, chorus, en- more or less of the room effects. available and the user can adjust semble, phaser, flanger, compressor, A premium version of the plug- the attack and release parameters to equalizer, surround-encode, vocoder, in gives the user additional control tweak these presets. Two workspaces and TranceGate. over a range of stereo effects and are available to the user and settings The plug-in is compatible with pitch modifications, allows the user can be copied between both. Sampling VST and VSTi hosts on 32- and 64-bit to remove the diffusers, has more rates up to 192 kHz are supported by Windows and Mac OS X operating available speaker configurations, has the Track Limiter. The plug-in is systems, and is compatible with a setting for belt age that will affect available for Windows and Mac OS X AudioUnits on Mac OS X. Standalone the speed of the rotating horns and in RTAS, VST, VST3, and Audio versions are also available. A trial woofer rotors, and has more room Unit formats, for both 32- and 64-bit version of the software and MP3 choices and sizes. operating systems. samples are available to download The plug-in is available in VST, The Track Limiter is listed from the Tone2 web site. RTAS, and Audio Unit formats for for approximately US$ 53 for a

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Downloaded from http://www.mitpressjournals.org/doi/pdf/10.1162/COMJ_r_00169 by guest on 01 October 2021 12-month licence. Contact: Axis user to create a multi-step looping The Wablet Scanned Synthesis Plug-ins UG, Breitscheidstrasse 30, sequence using different waveforms, App for iPad 16515 Oranienburg-Lehnitz; Ger- waveshape models, envelope shapers, + many; telephone ( 49) 330-157-5311; and modulation on each step. A The Wablet is a Scanned Synthesis + fax ( 49) 330-157-6481; electronic total of more than 800 parameter App for the iPad. Its interface presents mail [email protected]; Web combinations per step are possible. a mesh of springs to the user. The www.AxisPlugins.com/. Included with the plug-in are 130 mesh is continually scanned along patches and templates. Diffusion uses a path through the springs to fill a the same color-coded interface as the wavetable for synthesis. When the SineVibes Circuit and Diffusion Circuit plug-in. springs of the mesh are displaced by Plug-Ins Circuit is listed for US$ 29 and single or multi-touch finger gestures, Diffusion for US$ 19. The complete the result is turned into a wave- Audio Unit pack of twelve plug-ins Circuit is a multi-band, waveshape- form. The springs can be touched is available for US$ 119. Contact: modeling, Audio Unit plug-in, which and dragged, and the orientation of SineVibes; Web www.sinevibes.com/. can be used to create rich, dense, the tablet changed. The user can layered sounds from simple inputs. adjust the physical properties of the The input signal is split into three mesh. A Max/MSP patch can be frequency bands for processing. The Sound Radix Pi Phase used to send and receive MIDI and crossover frequencies can be adjusted Interactions Mixer Plug-In control messages across a wireless between the bands, from 100 to network and to set further control 400 Hz between the first two bands, Pi, is described by its developer, parameters. and from 800 Hz to 4 kHz between Sound Radix, as a multi-channel Six modes of touch interaction bands2and3.Atotaloftwelve phase interactions mixer plug-in. with the mesh are available. These algorithms are available for process- It is used at the summing stage can be time-based, moving one part ing. These include six waveshape of a DAW or mixer to minimize of the mesh as some function of transformers based on sine waves, the frequency cancellations that time; space-based, with the shape of foldback distortion, circuit-bending occur between instruments. Pi acts the mesh set to a function of space; low-pass filters, and a ring modulator to dynamically change the phase or force-based, with all lumps ac- which can modulate the amplitude of of individual channels in the mix celerated over time and the effect the signal between 50 Hz and 5 kHz. to optimize phase correlation. A dependent on position. (The term The audio signal can be re-sampled track grouping feature is available “lump” is used by the developer at 100 Hz to 22 kHz and the bit for grouping related instruments to mean a point particle with in- depth can be reduced from 12-bit to and for correlating the phase for ertia.) In Grab mode, the closest 1-bit. An input envelope follower, multi-microphone recording setups. lump to the point of touch is set tempo-sychronized low-frequency os- The user can choose full range or to follow the finger as it moves, cillator, and two-dimensional Lorenz low frequency optimization modes. and is released when the finger is attractor can be used for further A four-mode multi-channel phase removed from the screen. In Force modulation. correlation display allows the user to Field mode, an inverse square force The interface features a graphic view the phase relationships within field is created around the point of audio design, with objects color- the mix. Sample-accurate internal, touch. Constrain locks all touched coded according to function. Audio inter-channel routing is possible. lumps in place and Unconstrain examples, a trial version of the Pi is available for both Macintosh releases them. The Inscribe Scan software, and the user manual are and PC in VST, RTAS and Audio Path mode of touch, allows the user available on the product Web site. Units formats. A demonstration to draw a new scan path on the Diffusion is a dual-oscillator plug- version, audio examples, and a user mesh structure. Spatial Harmonic in that uses a combination of additive manual are available on the Sound mode excites the mesh with a si- oscillators, waveshape modeling, Radix Web site. nusoidal displacement according to and a matrix sequencer to create Pi is listed for US$ 240. Con- the number of fingers touching the rhythmically modulated synthesizer tact: Sound Radix; electronic mail screen. Friction and an averaging and bass sounds. The monophonic [email protected]; Web filter are available to dampen the synthesizer instrument allows the www.soundradix.com/. mesh.

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It re- N 3rd Street, Suite 503, Minneapolis, quires 1 GB RAM, though 2 GB is Audiofile Engineering has released Minnesota 55401, USA; telephone recommended, and at least a 1.5-GHz + + a new version of their Wave Editor ( 1) 612-659-7877; fax( 1) 612-677- processor, with a Dual Core processor software and re-named it Triumph. 3528; electronic mail sales@audiofile recommended. The editor uses a technique of layers, -engineering.com; Web www Mixcraft Pro Studio 6 is listed for which is similar to that used in .audiofile-engineering.com/. US$ 199. Contact: Acoustica, P.O. image editing, to combine sounds in Box 728, Oakhurst, California 93644, a way that keeps all aspects live and USA; Web www.acoustica.com/. available for edit until the final audio Acoustica Mixcraft Pro output file is produced. Studio 6 The user can combine audio files in Steinberg’s Cubasis Multi-Touch different formats and with different Mixcraft 6, from Acoustica, is a music Sequencer for the iPad number of channels and samples production and multi-track recording rates. Multiple effects can be used on application that allows the user to Cubasis from Steinberg is a multi- top of one another and audio can be record audio, remix tracks, arrange touch sequencer for the iPad. It allows edited using a SmartEdits tools before loops, compose with MIDI and virtual the user to record, edit, and mix an the audio file is finally “flattened”. instruments, add effects, score and unlimited number of audio and MIDI The SmartEdits in Triumph are audio edit video, and mix and master tracks. tracks (see Figure 10). It provides objects which have a start and end It comes bundled with thousands of much of the functionality and the time, properties such as fade in and music loops, and dozens of audio same interface as Cubase, while out, fade length, shape, name, and effects and virtual instruments. taking advantage of the multi-touch color. They can be nudged along the The Pro Studio 6 version of the gestures possible on the iPad. timeline or reversed by the user. software boasts an easy to use inter- Projects created in Cubasis can be Each Triumph project can contain face, powerful mixing and mastering opened in Windows and Mac OS X multiple Workspaces, all of which features, and a greater number of versions of Cubase. More than 70 use the same audio files. This feature effects, virtual instruments, and ef- virtual instruments and 300 MIDI allows the user to easily create fects than the standard application. and audio loops are available to different effects, edits, and layouts In total, 55 effects and virtual in- the user. The mixer includes more for comparison. Red Book CD and struments are included. These range than ten insert and send effects Disc Description Protocol (DDP) from mastering effects by iZotope, processors. A virtual keyboard and 2.0 are supported for mastering and G-Sonique, ToneBoosters, and Acous- virtual drum pads are included for layout of CDs. iZotope’s 64-bit SRC tica, to virtual including inputting MIDI and drum tracks. Core for sample rate conversion, and their Minimoog, Prophet5, Hammond B-3 MIDI compatible external devices Declick, Denoise, Declip, and Dehum organ, Wurlitzer electric piano, and can be connected via an interface and restoration and repair tools are also Leslie speakers. A library with a range audio tracks can be recorded using the included. The meters have been of sampled orchestral instrument, as iPad’s built-in microphone or by using redesigned in this new version of the well as drums, synthesizer, pianos, a Core Audio compatible USB audio application and can now be applied to organs, guitars, and basses, is also interface. Among the compatible any layer as effects. included. More than 6,000 loops are interfaces are Yamaha’s iMX1 MIDI Triumph supports AppleScript built in to Mixcraft Pro Studio 6. interface, Focusrite’s iTrack Solo and provides more than 100 bundled These include a wide variety of music audio interface, and IK Multimedia’s Actions that the user can create styles and sound effects. Video clips iRig KEYS. The Sample Editor allows

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Alessandro Cipriani and Maurizio Giri: Musica Elettronica e Sound Design—Teoria e Pratica con Max e MSP, Vol. 2, Italian edi- tion (softcover, 2013, ISBN: 978- 8890548420, Rome: Contemponet, www.contemponet.com/). Karen Collins: Playing with Sound: A Theory of Interacting with Sound and Music in Video Games (hardcover, 2013, ISBN: 978- 0262018678, Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press, www.mitpress .mit.edu/). Andrew Hugill: The Digital Mu- audio tracks to be edited and the Key 30:3). A new firmware update, to sician, 2nd edition (softcover, Editor provides tools for editing MIDI version 5.30, provides a new range of 2012, ISBN: 978-0415806602, New tracks. Audio files can be imported features to the controller. York and London: Routledge, from iTunes music library, using The number of preset sounds has www.routledge.com/). iTunes filesharing or AudioPaste, or been increased from 18 to 66. Among Peter Manning: Electronic and Com- by setting up a Wi-Fi server within the the new sounds are non-linear feed- puter Music, 4th edition (hardcover, application. Projects can be exported back filtering for wind-based physical 2013, ISBN: 978-0199746392, New to Cubase, Dropbox, SoundCloud, models and granular sounds. Audio York: Oxford University Press, AudioCopy and email. examples of some of the new preset www.oup.com/). Cubasis is listed for US$ 49.99 on sounds and other sounds now possible the AppStore. Contact: Steinberg are provided on the Haken Audio Web Media Technologie, Frankenstr. site. Two new banks have been added: 18 b, 20097 Hamburg, Germany; BigMode and SineBank. The first is a Recordings telephone (+49) 402-103-50; fax bank of filters for use with physical (+49) 402-103-5300; electronic models and SineBank is a bank of Alexander Berne and The Abandoned mail info(at)steinberg.de; Web 16 oscillators. The GrainSilo bank Orchestra: Self Referentials Vol- www.steinberg.net/. has been updated to use pre-defined umes 1 & 2 (CD, innova 838, timbre data to create granular www.innova.mu/). sounds. The original version of the Erdem Helvacioglu and Ulrich Haken Audio Continuum Continuum Fingerboard had 6 dB/ Mertin: Planet X (CD, innova Fingerboard Firmware Update octave filters. The 5.30 version of the 798, www.innova.mu/). firmware increases this to 12, 18, and Christian Marclay, Toshio Kajiwara, Haken Audio’s Continuum Finger- 24 dB/octave filters, and offers the DJ Olive: djTRIO (CD, Rune 348, board is a MIDI controller with a use of 28 filters in all. The frequency Cuneiform www.cuneiformrecords touch-sensitive playing surface and and bandwidth of the filters can be .com/). sensors that detect the x, y,andz modulated at the full sample rate. Steve Moore: Light Echoes (CD, positions of up to ten fingers simulta- Contact: Haken Audio, 1906 Rune 343, Cuneiform www neously (see CMJ Products of Interest Augusta, Champaign, Illinois .cuneiformrecords.com/).

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