ProjectSAM is excited to announce Orchestral Essentials – the essence of film scoring. Orchestral Essentials will boost your film composer career at an unbeatable price.

ProjectSAM has carefully selected the essentials from each of their products, including the highly praised Symphobia series, True Strike series and Orchestral Brass Classic, and bundled them into one effective, incredibly versatile package. Moreover, new instruments not found in any other ProjectSAM products have been included.

Covering full orchestra, string, brass and woodwind ensembles, classical and world percussion, Orchestral Essentials gives you the right ammo to start scoring for film, games or pop with the acclaimed “cinematic SAM sound”. For each of the orchestral sections, an essential list of articulations is available, as well as one expressive legato instrument and an inspiring set of clusters, textures and effects. Apart from these orchestral elements, you will also find a concert harp, church organ, ProjectSAM’s renowned Dystopia sound design, and, exclusive to Orchestral Essentials, an enchanting grand piano and harpsichord.

All samples have been reprogrammed for the newly designed and intuitive Orchestral Essentials interface. All Multis are completely new and, because of the inclusion of piano, harpsichord and harp, are more inspiring than ever before. This makes Orchestral Essentials a fantastic library for first-time SAM users and existing SAM owners alike.

We are pleased to announce that due to current exchange rates the Australian prices of VSL products have dropped effective immediately. So there has never been a better time to get into the world of Vienna Symphonic Library!

In addition to this there are a number of new software titles which can now be purchased via download or physical delivery on USB stick:

Vienna Instruments PRO is the next generation of our proprietary sample player. It provides many revolutionary features that will not only make your creative process faster and easier, but also add human behaviour to your music.

Vienna MIR PRO is the first ever whole-mixing solution that lets you mix and reverberate your Vienna Instruments like a conductor, not like an audio-engineer.

The plug-in bundle Vienna Suite offers high precision audio processing tools for mixing and mastering on all 64-bit and 32-bit host DAWs.

The mixing and host software Vienna Ensemble PRO 5 is the first MIDI and audio LAN solution that works universally on Macs and PCs.

For more info on these titles click here. To view the new Australian prices for all the VSL titles please download our pdf pricelist. The above software titles can now be purchased in our online store.

The new Fostex HP-P1 is the World’s first portable headphone amplifier with D/A converter which receives it’s audio signal digitally from iPod/iPhone 30-pin dock connector. Featuring an ultra-high quality 32bit DAC and exclusively designed audiophile analogue circuitry, the sonic performance and fidelity of the headphone signal simply has to be experienced to be believed. The tone, the depth and the effective headroom is nothing short of stunning, giving the impression of almost limitless audio power reserves on tap at all times.

Add to this a 3-step gain control to accommodate all types of headphones, an in-built /SPDIF Digital Out, twin digital filters and a rugged, yet cool, aluminum alloy chassis and you simply have the best portable headphone amp for your iPod / iPhone available.

The MicroBook II comes in a compact, rugged cast metal case suitable for on-the-go recording, personal studio tracking, laptop-based DJ-ing, and many other recording and playback activities. At only 5.5 x 3.5 x 1.25 inches, the bus-powered MicroBook II has all the great features of the original model, plus hands-on volume control, USB 2.0 connectivity for low-latency performance, more simultaneous outputs (six), an XLR mic input, and support for 96 kHz recording and playback.

Digital Performer version 8 made its debut at NAMM 2012. The big news? Available this autumn, DP8 will ship for both Mac OS X and Windows 7, fulfilling DP’s destiny as a leading audio workstation platform for Windows-based recording artists, producers, engineers, remixers, composers and anyone looking for advanced desktop music and audio production on a PC.

DP8 will operate in 32-bit or 64-bit mode on Mac OS X and Windows 7. On Windows, it will support VST plug-ins and Rewire.

Further details will become available closer to release time. Retail pricing, upgrade pricing, and availability for DP8 will be announced later, but if you purchased DP7 on January 19, 2012 or later, you can receive the DP8 upgrade at no charge.

Record with four studio-grade mic preamps and mix with hands-on control

Only the 4pre gives you four flexible combo-style mic inputs with preamps, combined with intuitive hands-on mixing, at such an affordable price. Hybrid FireWire/USB2 connectivity to any Mac or PC means your investment is future-proof. Advanced features include balanced connections, rock-solid DDS clocking, an instrument tuner, a full-featured oscilloscope, bullet-proof drivers, renowned reliability, and award-winning sound.

Ask your MOTU dealer about this offer today!

The micro express is back in production and shipping now!

The micro express is a mini version of the MIDI Express XT. It has many of the same features as the Express XT except that it is smaller, bus-powered, and even more affordable.

The micro express provides 4 MIDI inputs, 6 MIDI outputs, 96 MIDI channels and compatibility with all Mac and Windows software. Sixteen convenient, one-touch presets (8 factory and 8 user programmable) give you instant front-panel access to multiple operational configurations.

The included ClockWorks console software for Mac OS X and Windows 7/Vista provides comprehensive MIDI routing, merging and muting.

The MIDI Express XT is MOTU’s intelligent 128-channel USB MIDI interface for Mac and Windows. You get plug-and-play USB connectivity to any computer, sub-millisecond MIDI timing accuracy, 8 separate MIDI inputs, 9 MIDI outputs, sync features, a foot switch input, and tons of MIDI processing, including routing, merging, and muting.

Need a true pro-level audio interface? Look no further than the new flagship audio interface from MOTU.

The 896mk3 Hybrid audio interface delivers advanced design, high-end performance, superb sound, and universal “hybrid” FireWire/USB2 connectivity.

Features eight XLR/TRS combo style analog inputs with mic preamps, true hi-Z guitar inputs plus a load of digital I/O for a total of 28 inputs and 32 outputs. Pristine 24-bit 192 kHz analog recording and playback, built-in DSP Mixing and Effects, comprehensive front-panel metering, easily expandable.

Get in first and pre-order with your MOTU dealer now!

Introducing MachFive 3 – The universal sampler for creative music production

Years in development and rebuilt from the ground up, the all-new MachFive 3 delivers state-of-the-art virtual instrument technology to your studio.

Massive 45Gb sound library, powerful synthesis engine, comprehensive 3rd-party sample library support and extensive effects processing.

The free Fostex AR-4i iPhone App is now available from the iTunes store!

The App allows you to adjust various settings such as panning on each input, low cut filter, limiter and the headphone out monitor setting.

You can download it here.

Japanese Vlogger Ayano takes us around town with her AR-4i and shows us exactly how it’s allowing her to add high quality audio to her iPhone videos.

Electronica star turned film composer Norman Fisher-Jones, aka Noko from Apollo 440, has been making and recording music since the early 80s and his latest projects see him raving about the aptly named Sontronics APOLLO, SIGMA and DELTA ribbon microphones. Check the interview here and learn how Sontronics is getting him the sound he’s looking for.

The new AR-4i from Fostex enhances your iPhone’s HD video camera by adding professional audio recording. The AR-4i turns your iPhone into a professional HD camera with full, high resolution, stereo audio, captured via the pair of included condenser microphones.

Perfect for professional users like reporters, as well as recreational use, the AR-4i takes your favourite technology and gives you the tools to create professional results quickly and easily.