Tips, Tuts, News and Reviews for Electronic Musician
This is some good news for all the Frooty Loops Studio lovers who have enjoyed over many years on windows now have the chance to finally see it coming alive on Mac OSX .
Image-Line software announce the FL Studio Mac Public Beta is now available. This is a custom Crossover wrapped version of FL Studio for Mac OS X and so is bit-identical to the Windows installer.
If you are a registred FL Studio customer you can unlock it from demo using your FL Studio FLregkey.Reg file as shown in the video above. Known Issues If drop-down menus are empty, not showing any text, put a copy of the Arial.ttf file into the following folder: ../Users/USERNAME/Library/Application Support/FL Studio/Bottles/flstudio/drive_c/windows/fonts Where USERNAME is your user account name. You can copy any True Type Font file to the same folder and just rename it to Arial.ttf if you want.
ROKIT 5 Powered Monitor - Generation 3
World Best Studio Monitors, I Have been a KRK user for a long time and loved every bit of it, I mean the sound you get out KRK's are nothing but pure pleasure to your ears. Now The KRK have done it again by producing these Amazing speakers with more perfection of already great product.
KRK's ROKIT 5 G3 (Generation 3) powered studio monitors offer professional performance and accuracy for recording, mixing, mastering and playback. The system consists of a 1” soft dome tweeter and 5” glass-Aramid composite woofer. It delivers high frequencies up to 35kHz, vocal clarity and extended bass response. The proprietary bi-amped, class A/B amplifier grants SPL up to 106dB. The ROKIT waveguide is designed to ensure detailed imaging in the listening position. The front-firing bass port reduces boundary coupling to allow flexible positioning in the room while the engineered surface reduces diffraction distortion. Multiple input connections ensure the ROKIT 5 G3 will easily integrate in any system configuration.
As one of the most used Studio monitors in the world, the ROKIT 5 is a high valuable and compact solution towards an accurate mix.
KRK ROKIT G3 Features
Bi-amped, class A/B amplifier offering large headroom and low distortion
Proprietary waveguide optimized for superior imaging
1” Soft-dome tweeter provides pristine clarity and extended response up to 35kHz
High-frequency adjustment tailors the system to personal taste
Lightweight, glass-Aramid composite woofer delivers clear midrange and tight bass
Low-frequency adjustment tailors the monitors to taste and adjusts for room acoustics
Front Firing Port — Low-frequency extension while reducing boundary coupling
Radiused edges reduce distortion from diffraction
Low-resonance enclosure for minimized distortion and colorization
Multiple audio input connectors (XLR, ¼”, RCA) for universal connectivity in any studio environment
KRK R6 Overview
Passive but Bold!
The R6 is the passive version of the industry standard Generation 2 RoKit Studio Monitor Series from KRK Systems. For years, the RoKit series has been a popular choice for accurate monitoring in studios large and small. Now, the R6 provides a new standard in passive monitoring with better performance and accuracy, raising the bar once again. Considering KRK has always been the standard, this is a lofty claim. But with the R6, you will hear the truth.
KRK R6 Features
1" Neodymium Soft Dome Tweeter
Glass Aramid Composite Cone Woofer
Radically curved front plate design virtually eliminates diffraction distortion
Front-firing port provides low freq extension without boundary coupling
High Frequency Waveguide design provides amazing detail and on and off-axis imaging
Precision 2-way crossover delivers accurate frequency transition between woofer and tweeter
For those who have been enjoying the workflow of iZotope RX 2 here is some great news. Get ready to experience the fastest, easiest way to repair and restore audio. With the new RX 3, iZotope brings you the most robust and best-sounding audio repair toolkit on the market. Rescue clipped and noisy audio and save it from the cutting room floor. Solve tricky sonic problems with flexible spectral editing and a wide assortment of drawing tools. Clean up dialogue in real time, remove reverb from recordings, finesse your sound and much more. From cutting-edge tools and enhanced workflows to a redesigned user interface, RX 3 enables you to fix troubled audio with unprecedented power and precision.
Highlighted Features
Work up to six times faster thanks to under-the-hood processing enhancements and a redesigned user interface. Remove or reduce reverb from vocals, instruments and more using the revolutionary Dereverb module in RX 3 Advanced. Clean up dialogue on the fly with RX 3 Advanced’s all-new Dialogue Denoiser—the new audio standard for real-time dialogue treatment. Use both your eyes and your ears to identify and fix problems within a spectral audio editor. Never lose an edit again with the unlimited Undo history, saved automatically with audio data into the new RX document format.
Who is it for?
RX 3 is ideal for audio engineers, post production professionals, broadcasters, podcasters, archivists, forensic specialists, videographers and more.
How do I use it?
Both RX 3 and RX 3 Advanced can be used as a standalone audio editor, or as plug-ins in your favorite host. Supported plug-in formats include 64-bit AAX (Pro Tools 11), RTAS/AudioSuite (Pro Tools 7.4-10), VST, VST 3, and Audio Unit. Click here for more information
Tape App
Tape. Classic style recording with contemporary functionality - for iPad.
Tape is a beautiful recording solution, with easy to use 2-track recording, instant mastering, customisable tape artwork and social media connectivity.Record from the inbuilt iPad microphone, iTrack Solo, or even any Core Audio compliant audio interface - including interfaces from the Scarlett range - and instantly add polish with one button compression. Then simply add a title and album artwork and share online with friends and fans via SoundCloud.
Key Features
Record two separate inputs, or link them as a stereo pair
Use a portable audio interface like the iPad powered iTrack Solo - or even a professional rack interface like the Scarlett 18i20 - to record two sources in excellent quality. Record your vocal with your instrument of choice, capture a beautiful duet, or pair the inputs for a perfect stereo take.
Use the meters to ensure input levels are just right
Checking your input levels might just be the most important part of the recording process. Make sure you never ruin an otherwise perfect take with Tape's visual level indicator meters - the perfect accompaniment to the gain level dials on Focusrite interfaces.
Plug and play support for the iTrack Solo and Scarlett range, plus Core Audio Compliant audio interfaces
Tape is designed alongside Focusrite's audio interfaces for the best in connectivity. Use an iTrack Solo (or the all in one bundle iTrack Studio) to connect directly to your iPad and record anywhere, or a mains powered Scarlett interface for amazingly simple home recording.
Tape works with all iPad Core Audio Compatible audio interfaces, allowing you to base your set up around Focusrite even before you've got a Focusrite interface in the centre of your studio.
Low latency monitoring allows you to listen to your performance as you record
Monitor your performance in your headphones to allow you to hear what's going on at full volume, even when using the iPad as a direct input recording device for your guitar - perfect with the iTrack Studio package.
Apply mastering effects to instantly improve your recording
When you've recorded your performance, enhance it with simple, one button mastering. Focusrite multi-band compression makes your recording seem louder and more balanced across the frequency range no matter how it was recorded, and in a single press.
Keep time with an adjustable metronome
Play a speed adjustable metronome - or click track - into your ear to ensure you keep perfect time and tempo when you record. It's the little things that help you make a professional sounding recording with Tape.
Apply a custom title and image to your music and share via Soundcloud
Tape works with you at every stage of song creation; from recording your music to sharing a finished product with friends and fans, everything you need is within the app. When your performance is recorded and mastered, add sleeve artwork and a title and upload it to SoundCloud, the world's largest community of music creators (free registration required). From there, share it with Facebook, Twitter, and the rest of your social world.
iTrack Studio bundle
iTrack Studio features the precision iTrack Solo computer audio interface and a studio condenser microphone letting you record instrument and vocals simultaneously via the iTrack’s superb-quality Focusrite mic preamp. A pair of accurate monitoring headphones is included, along with a mic cable and device link cable to connect your iPad; record both channels with Tape, Focusrite's beautiful free recording app for iPad available Autumn 2013.
iTrack Solo front and back
Use iTrack Studio with Tape by Focusrite, GarageBand and other iPad apps, or with any recording application on your computer – Ableton Live Lite is included along with the Scarlett Plugin series of processing tools.
Tape app available in App store
iTrack Studio offers a fantastic solution for recording on your iPad – or on a Windows or Mac computer.
