Behringer says that UB-Xa Oberheim synth design is completed and beta testing concluded

 

Behringer says that its UB-Xa Oberheim synth clone will “blow you away”, as the design is completed and beta testing concludes.

 

The Behringer UB-Xa has been in development for three years and was originally intended to be a straight emulation of the OB-Xa. However, Behringer says that it has since grown into “a monster synthesizer with many more features and sound palettes”.

 

With Behringer now saying that the design has been completed and beta testing of the synth concluded, progress has definitely been made. But, do not expect to be able to buy it for a while, though… Behringer says that, because of global component shortages, this will still take some time.

 

The video gives you a taste of what you can expect from it; the next step is for the synth to be manufactured.

 

 

Avid Pro Tools 2021.6 has M1 Mac support, and lets you create bigger projects and more

 

Avid has released Pro Tools 2021.6, a summer update for the DAW that brings the Hybrid Engine to HDX systems, adds support for M1 Macs and offers more I/O, tracks and voices.

 

Avid says that the 2021.6 update creates “the most powerful Pro Tools systems we’ve ever made”

 

The Hybrid Engine was launched alongside the Pro Tools | Carbon audio interface, and has now been brought to Pro Tools HDX systems. It is designed to let you switch between native and DSP processing on a track-by-track basis, giving you a best-of-both worlds approach and the ability to run bigger sessions more smoothly.

 

The Pro Tools | Ultimate now supports 2,048 voices and audio tracks at all sample rates, from 128 to 28kHz. That is five times more than the previous version. What’s more, the maximum number of I/O channels has been doubled from 32 to 64.

 

The standard Pro Tools, now supports a maximum of 256 mono or stereo audio tracks.

 

In addition, the update means that you can now run Pro Tools | First, Pro Tools, Pro Tools | Ultimate and Pro Tools | Carbon systems on M1 Macs. Other enhancements include the option to customize the dark and classic UI themes, QuickTime and file support improvements, and automatic delay compensation when sidechaining tracks.

 

Find out more on the Avid site.

 

Pro Tools 2021.6 is available to all users with an active subscription plan.

 

 

Native Instruments Maschine MK3 DINAMO Now Available


Native Instruments has introduced a custom version of its beat production hardware, the Maschine MK3 Dinamo. The company energizes the Maschine MK3 with a limited-edition Dinamo version.

 

Essentially a Maschine Mk3 with a custom silver and black screenprint paint job, this is a collaboration with Swiss type foundry Dinamo, and features the design studio’s inktrap typeface on every surface. This is said to be a homage to “bold design and chunky aesthetics”. Inktrap fonts originally included notches to stop bleed in early printing, but the purpose here is to control light bleed on Maschine’s laser-etched buttons.

 

In addition, the typeface wraps the edges of the unit, said to be a double nod to the throw-up graffiti and marquee news tickers of the ‘80s and ‘90s, which also happen to be decades that kickstarted and popularized sample-based music-making.

 

The Maschine MK3 Dinamo Limited Edition only 750 units, now available at $649.00.  Find out more on  Native Instruments website