12 May
2011
12 May
'11
3:37 p.m.
# FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
May 12th, 2011 - Eight weeks of community driven testing finish today. We are proud to
announce that Renoise 2.7 is stable and ready for production. Thanks once again to our
users, the best in the world.
For the occasion we've teamed up with Puremagnetik.com to bring you "Puremagnetik
XRNI Essentials Volume 1" - a hand-picked selection from their catalog of
professionally multi-sampled instruments. This sample pack is free for all registered
users, new and old.
With over 500MB of sounds, producers can immediately jump into the latest sampling
features of Renoise 2.7. From classic studio instruments like a Stratocaster and Mellotron
to lo-fi digital chip sounds, "Puremagnetik XRNI Essentials Volume 1" offers
something for everyone. As an added bonus this collection includes a pristinely sampled
and programmed Yamaha Conservatory Grand Piano. The package contains: Analog Synth Basses,
Circuit Bent Drum Kits, Buchla Drum Kits, Mellotron Strings and Flutes, Glitch, Toy &
Lo-Fi Sounds, Fender Rhodes Mark II, Model-C Clavinet, Electric Guitar, Upright Bass,
Classic Analog Synths, Grand Piano, and more.
We're also pleased to announce an upgrade to our XRNX site and a Tool Update
Downloader which automatically updates installed tools. It's so easy even your
grandmother could do it. In fact, she's learning Lua and scripting a new controller
template for Duplex as you read this. But I digress...
# WHAT'S NEW SINCE 2.6?
Renoise's internal instruments have been re-engineered. The focal point is a new
keyzone editor that supports overlapping, velocity, and key release mappings. The Sample
Keyzones editor brings with it user interface refinements, improved drumkit generation,
better tuning options, new sample properties, and loop modes. Live instrumentalists can
also tap into new realtime rendering modes and MIDI input routing, making Renoise on a
laptop a formidable replacement for your old sampler.
New Slice Markers push Renoise's breakbeat insanity one step further. With the click
of a button, your break is sliced and keymapped. Amens away! More than just a beatslicer,
creatives will soon discover custom offsets and the power of aliases for controlling
longer recordings like vocals and soundscapes.
The revamped Automation Editor now provides a zoomable overview of the entire song, as
well as vastly improved envelope resolution. Navigating is smooth, dragging and drawing
easier, so simple yet so useful.
Internal FX get an injection of winning with a new Comb Filter and a Multiband Send that
lets you surgically redirect a single sound source to 3 send tracks. New draggable gain
and frequency handles in the native EQs add flavour and finesse to the tools. Other
changes include improvements to DSSI, MIDI optimizations, hardware-compatible solo mode,
adjustable audio headroom, pre-count, ameliorations to the Lua API, and numerous other
changes in every aspect of the app; no stone was left unturned in this release.
Full changelog with screenshots here:
* http://www.renoise.com/new
# MUSIC HACKDAY BERLIN:
Renoise will be mentoring at Music Hack Day Berlin. The event takes place on the weekend
of May 28th in the MTV Network offices located at the Spree river. Erik, dblue and Taktik
will be on site to discuss Renoise, the Lua API, drink beer, and give out high fives.
Check our community forums in the upcoming days for more details.
# ABOUT RENOISE:
Renoise is a sophisticated music sequencer and audio processing application for Windows,
Macintosh, and Linux. It's a unique all-in-one music production environment for your
personal computer.
Renoise's rock-solid stability makes it ideal as a live jamming tool. You can map
almost every part of the interface to a MIDI controller, run your guitar through a Line-In
Device and distort it with native effects, or just use it as a drum machine; a sampler on
steroids.
Renoise's open API allows programmers to easily extend Renoise. With a few lines of
code you can add the features or tools that you always wanted but never dared to ask for.
Renoise is based on mod trackers. Mod trackers are characterized by displaying and editing
music in an easily understood grid known as a pattern. These patterns are akin to sheet
music, but are displayed alphanumerically instead of with musical notation.
Renoise boasts full ReWire and Jack support, FX and instrument VST/AU/LADSPA/DSSI plug-in
support, automatic plug-in delay compensation, multi-core load balancing, MIDI I/O,
OpenSoundControl, audio recording, flexible audio output, graphical & numerical
parameter automation, modular parameter routing, and much more.
Due to its keyboard driven workflow, it makes the creation of desktop music far quicker
than in a traditional MIDI-based sequencer. For experienced users, and those who don't
necessarily want to be bound to piano roll systems to make music, it offers a refreshing
approach to composing and is one of the most efficient ways to do so using a computer.
Instead of spending hours cobbling beats together with a mouse, why not do it in seconds
with just a few keystrokes in Renoise? Whether you're an audio veteran or just
starting out, Renoise is a fantastic addition to any bedroom or professional studio.
Got laptop? Use Renoise.
# WEBSITE:
* http://www.renoise.com