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Symbolic Sound Corporation has expanded the list of real-time controllers and software that can communicate with its Kyma sound design environment by adding support for Open Sound Control (OSC) to its Paca(rana) sound engine.

By connecting a Paca or Pacarana to the Ethernet, sound designers, musicians, and researchers using Kyma on Windows or Macintosh computers can establish bi-directional communication with OSC-enabled devices and software on the network to control parameters of Kyma sound synthesis and processing algorithms. Open Sound Control (http://opensoundcontrol.org/introduction-osc) is an open communications protocol that delivers higher speeds, greater resolution, and more flexibility than is afforded by the standard MIDI protocol. (For a partial list of software and hardware currently supporting the OSC protocol, please see http://opensoundcontrol.org/implementations).

Doug Kraul, CEO of Harmony Systems, Inc. is enthusiastic about Kyma’s new OSC technology. “OSC is a brilliant addition to the already stellar Kyma sound design workstation”, said Kraul. “It immediately enables exciting new ways to use Kyma on stage or in the studio. But the true impact of this forward looking technology is the new, innovative controllers and applications that OSC makes possible for the Kyma platform”.

Symbolic Sound Paca(rana) with ethernet port on the back panel

Bidirectional MIDI streams over OSC is available for those who don’t have any OSC-enabled devices or software yet.

Symbolic Sound has announce that several third-party development partners are concurrently announcing new software that supports bi-directional communication with Kyma over OSC:

• OSCulator: Known as the Rosetta Stone of music controllers, Camille Troillard’s Mac OS X application OSCulator (http://osculator.net) is already familiar to Kyma users who utilize it for sending individual MIDI controls, OSC, and HID control data over FireWire to Kyma. Now, in OSCulator 2.9.2, you can also send OSC messages directly to the Paca(rana) over the network. OSCulator 2.9.2 also implements Symbolic Sound’s Bi-Directional-MIDI-streams-over-OSC protocol, enabling you to send streams of MIDI events from your software directly to Kyma without need for a MIDI interface on your computer and without having to map each controller individually in OSCulator.
• vM2 and PacaMidi: Harmony Systems, Inc. is offering two new Mac OS X applications in its Delora product line, vM2 and PacaMidi, that incorporate Kyma’s new “MIDI-over-OSC” technology to further enhance and facilitate real-time interaction with Kyma. vM2, a “virtual MotorMix”, enables JazzMutant Lemur owners to enjoy automatic, fully integrated tactile control over Kyma’s Virtual Control Surface. Recently updated to include several exciting new features, vM2 2.0 employs “MIDI-over-OSC” to eliminate the complication of physical MIDI cables and interfaces. PacaMidi, Harmony’s newest product, uses “MIDI-over-OSC” to create a “virtual MIDI interface and patchbay” that adds three merged MIDI inputs and one MIDI output to a Paca(rana). This expands Kyma’s connectivity options, while saving you the expense and complexity of using physical MIDI interfaces, hardware mergers, and numerous cables. For more information see http://www.delora.com.
• Max & M4L: If you are one of the many artists using Kyma in conjunction with Ableton’s Live and/or Cycling74’s Max, you’ll be happy to hear that Andrew Capon has written a Max external for bidirectional MIDI communication over OSC that works with both Max and Max For Live. For more details, please see: http://www.symbolicsound.com/Learn/AndyCaponMaxExternalOSC

OSC-enabled Kyma X.74 is a free software update for registered Kyma X owners. OSC communication requires the Paca or Pacarana sound engine.

Kyma X.74 also comes with additional features, including an 11-times speedup in the Virtual Control Surface, support for the MOTU UltraLite Hybrid mk3, TC Electronic Impact Twin, and Prism Audio Orpheus converters, track-pad compatible menus, refinements to the Tau resynthesis, and more.

More information: Symbolic Sound

TC Electronic has announced the PolyTune, a polyphonic tuner.

Tuning used to be a necessary evil. The last barrier before you could get truly rocking. But now, tuning is ready to get blasted into the 21st century with PolyTune, the stomp-box sized tuning miracle from TC Electronic!

PolyTune is the world’s first polyphonic tuner, and a game-changing total tuning turnaround that will have future guitarists wondering how we ever got by without it.

PolyTune features

• Polyphonic Tuner – Tune all strings simultaneously – simply; Strum, Tune, Rock!
• Chromatic Tuner – Ultra fast and steady response, Needle and Stream display modes.
• Tuning Accuracy: +/- 0.5 cent
• Reference Pitch: A4 = 435 to 445Hz (1 Hz steps)
• Input Impedance: 500 kOhm (pedal on)

PolyTune is shipping March 2010 for an MSRP of $149 USD.

More information: TC Electronic / PolyTune

Eric Beam has released the M5000 Impulse set, a collection of impulse response samples from a TC Electronic M5000 Digital Audio Mainframe model.

M5000 Impulse set features

• Model = T.C. M5000
• Impulse capture method = Sweep
• I/O = Digital
• Format = 24bit 48k WAV
• 96 impulse files including m5000 only algorithm captures.
• Program categories = Ambience, Nonlin-1, Revcore1, Revcore2, Reverb-1, Reverb-3, Reverb-3, tapfac-1.

The M5000 Impulse set is available to download as donationware.

More information: Signaltonoize / M5000 Impulse set

TC Electronic has announced it is now shipping the Impact Twin, a state of the art audio interface that features ground-breaking technology to ensure that the music you record sounds as good on the inside of your computer as it does on the outside.

Impact Twin’s two mic preamps utilize our Impact III™ Technology which itself features three stages of top level processing. You get a high quality and very flexible mic preamp, superior 24/192 HD Conversion, plus a set of recording Channel Tools that lets you shape and optimize your sound making it the perfect recording. With each of these stages carefully combined behind Impact Twin’s rugged and cool looking exterior, you have a ‘take anywhere’ device that offers the ultimate in recording quality.

Impact Twin features

• Two mic preamps featuring IMPACT III™ Technology – With these two pristine mic preamps you never have to worry about recording quality again.
• Channel Tools – Quickly and easily optimize the tone of your recordings with Impact Twin’s built-in channel tools.
• Hi-Z Guitar optimized inputs – Ensure the tone of your guitars is beautifully preserved with two front-panel mounted Hi-Z guitar-optimized inputs.
• Direct Monitor Reverb – A simple way to add reverb at the monitor stage so the singer can enjoy quality reverb through their headphones.
• iCheck – The iCheck (Integrity Check) feature provides a shortcut for revealing artifacts of data reduction – essential when encoding mp3 or AAC files.
• Included plug-ins (M40 reverb, ResFilter, Assimilator) – Impact Twin comes bundled with pristine TC effects processing. The M40 Studio Reverb is based on an algorithm from our acclaimed Reverb 4000 processor. The multi-purpose ResFilter provides ultra-fat filter sound. The Assimilator EQ curve assimilation tool lets you quickly grab an EQ curve from any sound and apply it to your own.
• Quick compressor access and feedback – Access the crucial compressor setting directly from Impact Twin’s front panel – the light ring instantly shows gain reduction.
• JetPLL jitter reduction – Everybody talks about analog sound quality, but what about digital? With built-in JetPLL jitter reduction technology, Impact Twin ensures superb audio quality all the way through the device.
• 192/24 HD Conversion – Impact Twin’s HD Convertors let you select your conversion rate – all the way from 44.1kHz right up to High Definition 192kHz for the ultimate in pristine audio capture, maintaining the essential transients of your sound..
• Ableton Live Lite 8 TC Electronic Edition included – Bundled with Impact Twin is Ableton Live Lite 8 TC Electronic Edition.
• 14/14 I/O (4 analog, 10 digital I/O) – 14 ins and 14 outs give the flexibility to record and monitor just about any device you can think of.

The Impact Twin is available to purchase for an MSRP of $519 USD.

More information: TC Electronic / Impact Twin

TC Electronic has announced it is offering a free copy of its M30 Studio Reverb for a limited period of time.

The M30 Studio Reverb is a simple to use, great sounding reverb that is powered by AlgoFlex™ – a new high definition TC technology that enables hardware quality and predictability to be ported to native software.

TC Electronic has been at the forefront of effects development for decades, and our reverb algorithms can be found in the best recording and mixing environments in the world. With its great sound M30 is a unique addition to any VST- or AU compatible application.

To get a free copy of the M30 Studio Reverb you need to sign up for the TC Electronic newsletter (you can unsubscribe at any time).

More information: TC Electronic / M30 Studio Reverb

TC Electronic has released version 1.2.3 of MD3, a Stereo Mastering package including two pristine algorithms, MD3 Multiband Dynamics and BrickWall Limiter.

The pristine sound of the System 6000 plug-ins is now available for Pro Tools HD and Accel systems on both Intel and PowerPC based Mac systems thanks to the new Universal versions, which also adds numerous optimizations and fixes to the existing PowerPC versions.

MD3 features

• Multiband Dynamics
  • Four band Parametric EQ.
  • Three band Expander and Compressor.
  • Limiter and Soft Clip functions.
  • Use on Dual Mono sources or Stereo signals.
  • MS mode for advanced image controlling.
  • 48 bit, fixed point, hi-res processing.
• Brickwall Limiter
  • Low distortion, precision Limiter.
  • Detects if signal is contaminated with 0dBFS+ peaks.
  • Prevents downstream distortion from being generated.
  • 3 times up-sampled processing.
  • 48 bit, fixed point, hi-res processing.

MD3 is available for Powercore for $1,245 USD and a TDM version (Pro Tools HD and HD Accel) is $1,595 USD.

More information: TC Electronic