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Widely acclaimed for their best-selling instructional videos for Digital Performer (DP3 & DP4), MacAudioLab has released their follow-up for MOTU’s DP5 – The Ultimate DP5 Learning Series instruction video DVD.

Featuring over 14 hours of high-resolution video and narration, along with easy-to-follow linear chapters and a searchable PDF on one DVD, The Ultimate DP5 Learning Series covers the following software and topics:

MOTU Digital Performer 5.0 | Mach V Virtual Sampler | MOTU MX4 Virtual Synthesizer | MOTU CueMix Console | Bias Peak | TC PowerCore Plug-Ins | Configuring your audio system | MOTU 828 MKII setup | Audio Bundles routing | Window Sets | Unique shortcuts | External editors | Professional project management practices | Consolidated Window | Pitch Automation | Control Panel | Clippings | Tracks Window | Recording Audio/MIDI | Sequence Editor | Mixing Board | Beat Detection Engine | SoundBites Window | Audio File concepts | Creating & Customizing projects | Integration with Propellorheads Reason | Undo History | Backup and archival techniques | Processing | Virtual Instruments | In-depth editing techniques | Conductor Track | Arranging | Markers | Chunks & Songs | Mixing and Automation | Audio time-scaling techniques | Working with DV/Quicktime | Multichannel & Surround 5.1 | Bounce To Disc | and much, much more…

They’ve also provided two sample videos: an excerpt from Chapter 6: Polysynth & Midi Keys and and excerpt from Chapter 35: Virtual Instruments

Read more and order at the MacAudioLab website…

Solid State Logic Duende DAW Plug in Platform

SSL’s new Duende DSP powered plug-in processor brings the legendary sound of an SSL console into your DAW via a single Firewire 400 cable.

You already know the sound of an SSL console – you’ve heard it on countless hit records from the last four decades. Now those superior mix characteristics are available within your Mac OSX digital audio workstation, seamlessly integrated as powerful plug-ins served up on a custom DSP platform.

Based on the digital technology behind SSL’s C-Series consoles, Duende delivers the complete SSL mix experience including SSL’s powerful channel and dynamics processing and the legendary Stereo Bus Compressor.

Duende offers 32 mono channels (stereo tracks count as two mono channels) at 44.1k and 48k and 16 channels of processing at 88.2k and 96k for just under $1600.

View a screenshot of the classic SSL channel EQ, filtering and dynamics:

View as screenshot of the legendary SSL stereo buss compressor:

For more info about Duende, check out the Solid State Logic site: Duende – SSL Console-Grade Processing for your DAW

Focusrite announced July 7th that Liquid Mix is now shipping worldwide for Mac OSX. The LiquidMix is a new multi-channel Firewire Mix Processor.

Liquid Mix’s onboard DSP hosts 32 classic EQs and 32 vintage compressors simultaneously in the mix. Each of Liquid Mix’s 32 channels provides Compressor and EQ emulations selected from a huge pool of high-quality vintage and modern day classics. 40 Compressors and 20 EQs are available straight out of the box, with an expanding library online. Even cooler, a totally unique hybrid 7-band ’super EQ’ can be built out of separate classic EQ sections in every one of the 32 channels.

Each channel appears as a separate VST/AU/RTAS effect within the sequencer and will work within all major applications, including Digital Performer, Pro Tools, and Logic.

Liquid Mix’s DSP is housed within a desktop control solution and connects to the computer via Firewire, which also provides bus-powering. An optional expansion card is available for Liquid Mix, allowing users to increase the number of available channels at higher sample rates. Liquid Mix is bundled with a VST to RTAS wrapper, allowing it to work with Pro Tools HD and Pro Tools LE.

Focusrite Liquid Mix ships for $799.

Check out the Liquid Mix Video at Focusrite’s site.

Or view these photos of the unit and the interface below: