New Audio Gear Alert: Focusrite x LANDR, MiniLab 3 by Arturia, Heavyocity’s AVANT: Modern Keys & More

Focusrite adds LANDR to Hitmaker Expansion.

Focusrite and LANDR team up to make the popular software available with select Focusrite purchases.

Focusrite in partnership with LANDR is now providing all new Scarlett (3rd Gen), Clarett+, Clarett USB and Red users with easy-to-use tools for mastering and publishing their music online.

In an update to Focusrite’s industry leading software bundle, Hitmaker Expansion, newly registered hardware users can now gain access to a two-month subscription of LANDR Studio, as well as five free masters via LANDR’s AI-driven mastering engine that can be redeemed even after the two-month trial is over.

LANDR Studio provides curated tools for mixing and mastering tracks, including unlimited MP3 mastering and unlimited distribution to over 150 streaming platforms such as Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music and TikTok.

Click here to learn more about Hitmaker Expansion.

Arturia unveils the revamped MiniLab 3 MIDI controller.

Arturia overhauls the popular MiniLab in its new third iteration.

MiniLab 3 is a next-generation plug-and-play MIDI controller that combines a great-feeling keyboard, flexible pads, faders, and knobs, and a premium software bundle with seamless DAW integration that lets you get creative right out the box.

From the great-feeling keyboard, to the pads & faders directly integrated with Analog Lab & your DAW, to the real-time mini display, every aspect of MiniLab 3 is designed to be intuitive, expressive, and a joy to use—for beginners and pros alike.

Click here to learn more about MiniLab 3.

Heavyocity introduces AVANT: Modern Keys.

Heavyocity pushes the classic Mark II electric piano to new heights with AVANT: Modern Keys.

A bold transformation of the electric piano, AVANT takes the ordinary into new realms of musical genres and scoring. Selected for its distinctive sound and influential musical history, the Heavyocity team began with a classic Mark II electric piano and rediscovered the best-kept secret under its hood. With the inner components isolated and captured through pristinely prepared performances (using hammers, ebows, twine, and picks), its breadth has been expanded to defy all expectations—delivering a diverse range of ornate, innovative, and unusual sounds for you to explore.

Paired with the powerful ASCEND engine, the sound sources in AVANT can be taken to an entirely new level, allowing for complete customization by layering, modulating, and processing up to three different sources at the same time. With AVANT, Heavyocity has forged a new class of modern electric keys capable of telling any story.

Click here to learn more about AVANT: Modern Keys.

Blue Cat Audio releases Late Replies 1.6.

Blue Cat updates their popular Late Replies delay plugin to version 1.6.

This new version introduces the ability to define macro parameters accessible from the simplified “easy” view: it is now possible to create your own delay and reverb effects and hide their complexity behind a very simple customizable user interface. Many factory presets have also been revisited to let you interact with the effects easily without having to dig into the structure of the preset.

Version 1.6 also brings a couple of workflow improvements, such as the ability to tap tempo in “manual tempo sync” mode, better integration with physical control surfaces, and much more.

Click here to learn more about Late Replies 1.6.

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