Alesis, amanufacturer of professional audio equipment and studio
electronics, is now shipping the USB Pro Drum Kit to dealers. It’s an
electronic drum kit designed specifically to take direct advantage of
the power of the computer for sound generation.
The drum set combines the Alesis Trigger|iO trigger-to-MIDI interface
with high-end drum pads and Surge Cymbals.
IK Multimedia is shipping T-RackS 3 (http://www.t-racks.com), the
company’s Mac compatible, high-end mixing and mastering suite. It
sports nine analog-modeled and digital Dynamics/EQ processors.
According to the folks at IK, T-RackS 3 offers a full suite of
classic tube-toned and transparent digital mixing and mastering tools
for every step in the recording process.
It combines new processors modeled after tube and analog gear,
cutting-edge digital processors, and upgraded versions of the
original T-RackS models.
Maxprog has released version 6.0 of MaxBulk Mailer, the US$59.90 bulk
email application for Mac OS X and Windows platforms.
Oakley and Surfline have teamed up to release Surf Report for the
iPhone and iPod touch. It’s designed to help you “find the best
waves.” Surf Report is available at the Apple App Store
(http://apple.com/iphone/appstore/).
It provides users with live surf and weather information for
thousands of beaches around the world. Thanks to the iPhone’s GPS,
you can find and research all your local beaches.
Surf Report integrates multiple web services from Surfline (surf and
weather) and Oakley (community news).
Toon Boom Animation has released Toon Boom Animate
(http://www.toonboom.com/products/animate/), animation software that
lets you publish animation for all types of media, from online to
HDTV. It can handle such formats and jobs as vector, bitmap, symbols,
pegs, camera, morphing, inverse kinematics, advanced lip sync and
more.
Toon Boom Animate adapts to any creative habit whether users are
trained in traditional or digital animation, according to Joan
Vogelesang, president and CEO at Toon Boom.