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Solid State Logic Teases New SSL-X Analog Mixer

Solid State Logic has dropped a photo of their new 8-channel SSL-X Analog Mixer, which will debut at MusikMesse. Not much details are available, but a price of £1675 has been released…

The Pirate Bay Lobs Another File-Sharing Grenade

Even with a verdict looming next month on the copyright infringement case against the four founders in Sweden, The Pirate Bay is currently beta testing virtual private network (VPN) technology for a new pay service, dubbed IPREDator, which would allow file-sharers to use the Swedish BitTorrent tracker without leaving a data trail. IPREDator, named after IPRED,...

Clavia Readies Nord C2 Combo Organ For MusikMesse Debut

Clavia is set to introduce the Nord C2 at MusikMesse in just a few days. The successor to the Nord C1, the C2 Combo Organ is a direct descendant with the addition of many exciting features. Nord will also present a bass pedal keyboard, the Pedal Key 27. The special sound of the C1 with its faithful tonewheel organ, Vox and Farfisa models have been augmented...

Puremagnetik Releases B-System Percussives

Puremagnetik has released B-System: Percussives, the first in a series of Buchla 200e sound packs. Specifically programmed for Ableton Live Drum Racks, Kontakt and Logic, B-System: Percussives includes over 650 24-bit samples and looped content recorded directly from a Buchla 200e modular synthesizer. B-System Percussives for Ableton Live includes ten full 2...

Beat Kangz Unveil New Beat Thang Features, Shipping Date

When we first got wind of The Beat Thang by the Beat Kangz, a Nashville-based collective of producers and rappers, it was hard to ascertain if their portable MPC-like product was going to be a reality, or merely just gangaware. However, after performing the sound design for Zoom’s Streetboxx, tha Kangz got ambitious! “The Most POWERFUl, Portable,...