By Dan Brotman, Editor-At-Large Special To FutureMusic When I walked into the office today, a few colleagues rushed up to ask what I thought about some hedge fund or something making a €50 million investment in Native Instruments. I hadn’t heard. Who? EMH Partners Who’s that? A Munich-based private equity firm, one stated reading something…
Arturia DrumBrute: Long-Term Impact
As the Arturia DrumBrute approaches its first birthday, we assess its long-term impact. Arturia’s DrumBrute first hit stores late last year. Our time spent with the machine has allowed us to assess its longer-term impact. Has it lived up to its initial appeal, and has it got the potential to become a modern classic? The DrumBrute…
Exponential Audio announces Advanced Surround Reverbs with 3D option – Stratus and Symphony
Exponential Audio, the company behind plug-ins such as NIMBUS, R4 and PhoenixVerb, has announced two brand new next-dimension surround reverb plug-ins called Stratus and Symphony. Exponential [Read More] Read the full story
Rigid Audio announces Hypernode “Electronic Music Arranger” for Kontakt Player + Pre-order
Rigid Audio has announced Hypernode “Electronic Music Arranger” for Kontakt Player. Hypernode is a Kontakt Library with 300 multi instruments covering a wide range of electronic music styles. [Read More] Read the full story
Liine updates Lemur to v5.3.4
Liine has updated the iOS, Mac and Windows versions of Lemur to v5.3.4. Changes in the App (iOS): App now launches in full native resolution on iPad Pro. MIDI from Sequencer is fixed when using [Read More] Read the full story
DDMF releases DirectionalEQ for iOS and updates iOS versions of 6144, NYCompressor, Envelope and NoLimits
DDMF has announced that its stereo-field wizard equalizer DirectionalEQ has just been released as an AudioUnit plugin for iOS enabling it to be used in Garageband, Cubasis, AuriaPro and other [Read More] Read the full story
Sony Electronics Readies NW-ZX300 Walkman
Sony Electronics is readying the NW-ZX300, their newest high-fidelity Walkman, for a holiday release. The ZX300 claims to provide a “premium quality and audio experience in a neatly designed music player with balanced output realized by S-Master HX.” The ZX300 offers High Resolution Audio with S-Master HX digital amplifier. Thanks to the capability of both…
Mixes Of The Week: 30/10/17
This week’s top mixes include Bawrut’s Acid Lemonade, Sasha’s Last Night On Earth and the loved-up sound of Pender Street Steppers. Sasha’s Last Night On Earth. Sasha’s monthly Last Night On Earth radio show returns with a recording of an extended mix, which the global icon performed at his second visit to the Sub Club in Glasgow…