IK Multimedia has announced the launch of its Spring Strings Krazy Deal, offering a 73% discount on two of its virtual instrument for a limited time. Get the “bread and butter” virtual instrument sounds you need for your next song or project with SampleTank 4 SE or compose with a living, breathing orchestra with Miroslav […]

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Plugin Boutique has launched a sale on Sonarworks Reference 4, offering 20% the sound calibration software for a limited time. Reference 4 removes unwanted coloration from studio speakers and headphones. Sonarworks is on a mission to ensure everybody hears sound the way it was meant to be. Across all devices. Calibrate sound on your current […]

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Audio Plugin Deals has launched a sale on the Fresh+Dark Bundle by Sampletraxx, offering over 80% off on a collection of three sample libraries. Powered by the full version of Kontakt 5.8, this bundle features the latest sample libraries from SAMPLETRAXX: BRAAMS vol. 2, Rituals and Antisystem. This bundle is perfect for horror, sci-fi and […]

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Hy2rogen has launched its new sound pack Bass House for Serum, a collection of handcrafted presets for the popular Serum software synthesizer. The pack includes 100 bass sounds for Bass House, Hybrid Trap, Dubstep, and more. It’s been a while since we’ve had some brand new presets over here at HY2ROGEN and now we’re back […]

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Voxengo has announced an update to the Tube Amp free tube overdrive effect plugin for Windows and Mac. Tube Amp is a free audio effect plugin for professional music production applications that applies asymmetric tube triode overdrive usually found in single-tube microphone pre-amp boxes. The sound this plugin produces varies from a mild “warm” overdrive […]

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Function Loops has announced the launch of its Production Contest 2020 with prizes including a collaboration with 22Bullets, premium bundles, and much more. Edvin from Function Loops: “We decided to create this production challenge, to find out who is the best producer in our community! Completely free to enter. The grand winner will get a […]

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Plugin Boutique has launched the exclusive Unique Vocal Production Bundle, a collection of three plugins for vocal processing at 55% off the regular price. You will often find vocals at the heart of modern music productions, and while achieving a professional vocal sound is paramount to creating a successful record, adding a touch of uniqueness […]

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ADSR Sounds has announced a flash on the Underground Master Bundle, a collection of 10 sound packs from Chop Shop Samples for only $20 USD. Get down and dirty in the studio with over 3,500 samples and loops for Deep Tech, Minimal, Tech House, Techno and House! Featuring Drum loops, vocal loops, bass loops, synth […]

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XLN Audio has partnered with leading music production platform Splice to make one of its most popular production tools available at a more musician-friendly price point for the first time. XLN’s RC-20 Retro Color is now available to producers for the introductory rate of $4.99 USD/month (for 20 months) through Splice Rent-to-Own, a unique, musician-friendly […]

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SampleScience has announced the release of Vaporwaves 2, the grittier followup of the Vaporwaves rompler based around the cheesy sounds of the 80s. All the sounds of Vaporwaves 2 come from an obscure FM synthesizer released in the 80s and have been recorded on second-hand VHS tapes. Modern post-processing techniques have been used to make […]

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Xenos Soundworks has announced the release of Synthwave Volume 2, a new soundset for the Sylenth1 software synthesizer by LennarDigital. ‘Synthwave Volume 2’ contains 80+ Sylenth presets with the same distinctive warm and analog feel that made Volume 1 popular. Producers of Synthwave and other 80s-influenced styles will find a treasure trove of vintage sounds […]

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Dabro Music’s latest sample pack Melodic Deep Techno by Ras Algethi brings a collection of loops and samples inspired by Adriatique, Sevendoors, Stephan Bodzin, N’to, Artbat, Yotto, and more. The pack includes bass, drums, music loops, fx, synth hits, and Kontakt sampler patches. The sample pack contains Melodic Techno, Deep House, Progressive House sounds for […]

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Micah Frank has announced the release of Tape Pieces Vol. 2, a new installment in the series of collaborations between Micah Frank and Chris Child (Kodomo). The EP contains four compositions that Chris and Micah built from field recordings, cassette tapes and synthesizers. While Tape Pieces Volume One focused on the layering and cascading of […]

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Moog Music has announced a firmware update for the Mother-32 semi-modular analog synthesizer. Combining a flexible analog monophonic voice, robust step-sequencer, and 32-point 3.5mm patchbay for interconnectivity and expandability, Mother-32 is a dynamic standalone instrument that gives synthesists a way to incorporate classic Moog sound into the Eurorack modular world. The firmware version 2.0 update […]

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Audentity Records has announced the release of Big Room 2K20, a sample pack featuring a collection of energetic melodies, chords and driving basslines. The pack has a great mixture and balance between Progressive House and EDM, it has all the sounds needed for that Future Progressive House feel. Included are presets for Spire, midis and […]

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Sounds 2 Inspire has announced the release of the Revival Series soundset featuring a collection of 120 presets for Novation’s V-Station software synthesizer. Sounds2Inspire revisits the classic software synthesizer Novation VStation and adds a sound bank of freshly squeezed main leads, acid leads, plucks, poly leads, basslines and pads. Re-exploring Novation VStation’s synthesis, effects and […]

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Tone2 has announced the release of a new soundset for the Icarus2 synthesizer workstation instrument titled Sparkle. Suitable for Drum & Bass, Trap, Dubstep, Electronic, Dance, Cinematic, Synthwave, HipHop and many other genres, the soundset includes bass, wobbles, arps, keys, leads, pads, atmos, chords, sequeneces, synth sounds and more. Sparkle features 166 patches. Created by […]

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waveTracing has announced the release of SP950, an audio effect plugin that accurately emulates the legendary sound of the E-mu SP1200 sampler and Akai S950 low-pass filter. If you are familiar with the E-mu SP-1200 workflow, you know the way the device is typically used is with a pitched-up source such as a turntable playing […]

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UVI has launched a sale on its String Machines 2 instrument library, offering 40% off on the warm vintage sounds from a collection of 62 string synthesizers. Over 60 string synthesizers spanning 50+ years of design innovation from around the globe have been carefully collected, restored and recorded to create one remarkable instrument: String Machines […]

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Plugin Boutique has announced an exclusive sale on the Leapwing Audio StageOne, an effect plugin that enhances the soundstage of your stereo mix, and even bring your mono recordings to life. Need to open up a stereo mix, individual drums, piano or guitars and making them wider without sounding phasey and keeping mono-compatibility? Or add […]

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Samples From Mars has announced the release of a free sample pack with a collection raw vinyl and drum machines sampled into the Akai MPC2000XL. MPC2000 Snacks From Mars comes with 96 drum samples (24bit WAV), 6 pre-mapped drum kit instruments and 29 MIDI groove files. Snacks From Mars* is a new series dedicated to […]

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Plugin Boutique has announced an exclusive sale on the Loc-Ness drum and percussion processor designed to give your drum sound the classic crunch of analog. Drums…, the most crucial part of your mix that can make or break a track. For decades pro engineers have used various combinations of compressors, pre-amps ,eq’s and saturation to […]

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Soundiron has released its newest Vintage Keys Series sample library Principessa, a vintage 86-key synthesizer for Native Instruments Kontakt. This library captures the vintage and classic sound of the very rare “Princess” organ. This 2-tiered electric organ has a rich analog synthesizer tone with a creamy low and mid-range and soft rolled-off highs. We’ve captured […]

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Ghosthack has launched an introductory sale on Analog Wavetables Vol. 2, offering a 67% discount on the collection of wavetables for the Serum synthesizer by Xfer Records. It is a hard task to create analog sounds in a digital environment. With the support of “Analog Wavetables for Serum Volume 2” it got much easier! As […]

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Thick Sounds has released its new sample pack Jungle Colossus 2, a new collection of loops and samples for Jungle and Drum & Bass, Breakbeat, Dub, Reggae and beyond. Inspired by sounds of Benny Page, Congo Natty, Serial Killaz and Run Tingz to name a few, ‘Jungle Colossus’ is designed for producers who’s looking for […]

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Loops de la Crème has announced the release of a unique drum instrument that reproduces the sound of musicians grooving and improvising together. Magic 70s Drum Crew includes two separate full drum and percussion kits, and a big range of tasty sounds, including some wonderful congas. You get four percussionists (triangle, cowbell, tambourine and congas), […]

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HoRNet Plugins has announced an update to the TotalEQ visual parametric equalizer effect plugin with a spectrum analyzer. The peculiar feature of TOTAL EQ is that every parameter of each equalizer band can be controlled from the control point on the frequency chart, this simply means that you will never have to look around to […]

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The Dynamic Controls app for ROLI Dashboard turns a ROLI Lightpad Block into a highly customizable MIDI control surface, allowing you to design your own control layout using Buttons, Faders and XY Pads. Connect your Lightpad Block to the computer and launch ROLI Dashboard to load the Dynamic Controls app. Use Dashboard to edit the […]

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Function Loops has announced the release of Art of Sound 2020, a premium bundle pack containing a huge collection of over 1,200 audio files. This special bundle has been compiled from Function Loops best selling packs and is grouped into mini-kits for ease of navigation. It is multi-genre (everyone will find inspiration) and comes with […]

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SampleScience has announced the release of Toy Keyboard v2, a new revamped version of the Toy Keyboard rompler based on the sound of a ’90s Yamaha PSR-78 home keyboard. Version 2 of Toy Keyboard features 72 sounds and 1 drum kit. The plugin has multiple modulation routing possibilities and only weights 39 MB. Toy Keyboard […]

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Monster Sounds has released its new sample pack Hip Hop Acapellas Vol. 2, a new collection of royalty free Hip Hop acapellas by Scor-zay-zee. Following on from the amazing response from the first volume, Monster Sounds put the call in and linked up for a second time with one of the UK Hip Hop Scenes […]

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Plugin Boutique has launched a sale on Inphonik, offering discounts of up to 50% off on its plugins for a limited time only. The RX950 Classic AD/DA Converter effect plugin is designed to perfectly mimic the whole AD/DA conversion process of the Akai S950 in order to give your music this vintage, warm and crunchy […]

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It can be noted that shopping centres and malls, which tend to attract a lot of crowds, have been shut since mid-March, much before the lockdown was announced and if the social distancing strategies continue post lockdown as well, such facilities are unlikely to open.

While big-box retailers that enjoy a revenue-sharing model with malls will have some cushion to absorb the impact of the lockdown, smaller brands and restaurants may have to pay the price by reducing the number of outlets.

KFC India managing director Samir Menon said: “Subdued growth in March and softness is on account of the lockdown. We continue to operate around the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic with our delivery business only amidst the lockdown situation in the country as we comply with all regulatory directives.”

The total revenue was Rs 239 crore for the period, a jump from Rs 173 crore the year before.

Maaté will offer free samples to all the expecting parents and to the parents who come for a regular check-up for their kids.

People in the Valley enjoy the outdoors before the really hot weather starts.

Two brush fires in Apache Junction are believed to be human-caused.

In lieu of an in-person graduation on May 8, the college announced it would recognize for a month on its website 176 graduates receiving associate's and bachelor's degrees, a press release said.

Arizona cases of COVID-19 now exceed 10,500, with 517 known deaths, according to numbers from the Arizona Department of Health Services on Friday.

So far, 10,526 cases of the new coronavirus have been reported in Arizona. Here's what we know about the people who have contracted it.

Arizona cases of COVID-19 now exceed 10,900, with 532 known deaths, according to numbers from the Arizona Department of Health Services on Saturday.

With this addition, Wonderchef has 10 exclusive brand outlets in the country besides its omni-channel presence across 5000 retail outlets, it said in a release.

Ravi Saxena, MD, Wonderchef emphasizes that it is the best time to award industry status to retail sector for overall economic growth.

TPG’s investment comes at a time when Livspace is also strengthening its offline network of experiential stores across top cities.

​​The Borosil group, which comprises two listed entities Borosil Glass Works Ltd and Gujarat Borosil Ltd, expects to attain a combined turnover of around Rs 1,000 crore in the current financial year and from there, it hopes that it has "potential" to double it in the next 4-5 years.

“We plan to launch 100 additional exclusive brand outlets to deepen our penetration across geographies and are confident of a warm reception across markets," said Deepak Chhabra, managing director of Tupperware India.

“We see this second round of investment from TCA as a token of faith. We have grown 500% over the previous financial year and on track for very aggressive growth next year as well.” said Jagadeesh Kumar of The Indus Valley.