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EKS Otus DJ Controller official announcement

EKS made a stirr at the latest MusikMesse in Frankfurt with their stunning new controller OTUS. Final details have been presented this week. OTUS will be available in June 2008. With another version, the Otus RAW, being added to the Otus product line during the autumn 2008.

Sugar Bytes Effectrix update released

Effectrix is a new kind of Effect Instrument, which gives you a complete laboratory for extraordinary sound creations. Break your beats, create pulsing athmospheres, psychedelic sound mutations, crush, stretch, loop and reorganize any kind of audiomaterial in realtime and enjoy a never ending depth of inspiration with this innovative and intuitive tool brought to you by Sugar Bytes.

Native Instruments releases GUITAR RIG 3.1 update

Native Instruments has just released GUITAR RIG 3.1, a free software update for its acclaimed digital guitar studio. The new version offers optimized high-precision modeling for improved sound quality as well as several usability enhancements, further expanding the unique power and versatility that make GUITAR RIG an ideal creative tool for modern guitarists and producers.

Yamaha now shipping upgraded MG Series mixers

Yamaha announces its rollout of six upgraded MG Series analog mixers, adding to the four models introduced earlier this year. Drawing on Yamahas extensive experience and expertise in sound processing, these new mixers include features inherited from the companys professional mixing consoles and offer intuitive operation, crystalline sound and components that are optimized to work together.

Rayzoon releases BonzoPak

Rayzoon is proud to announce that BonzoPak, a sound/style expansion Pak for Jamstix 2, is now available. This is a meticulously recorded Ludwig Maple kit with head selection and tuning based on the habits of John Bonham. We even included the kit played with mallets as well as snare wires off. A great part of the big sound is the 17″ high recording room we used but, thanks to the controllable ambience, users can also dial it down to get a drier, tighter sound.

Waves releases GTR Solo

World-leading DSP specialists Waves announce the GTR Solo, the latest addition to the acclaimed GTR Series of guitar and bass processing solutions. Featuring a number of realistically modeled amps, cabinets and stomp boxes, GTR Solo offers the GTR familys studio-quality sounds in an intuitive, highly affordable software package. With GTR Solo, guitarists and bassists can simply plug their instruments into their computers to experience the unmistakable sound and excitement of real amps and effects.

Image Line announces release of FL Studio 8

Image Line Software announce the release of FL Studio 8, the latest version of their award winning digital audio workstation. With a pedigree stretching back 10 years to the original FruityLoops, FL Studio 8 supersedes FL Studio 7 with over 100 new developments including an improved interface, sound engine, revised mixer, the addition of pattern clips to the playlist, new multilink MIDI learn system, a suite of new plug-ins and updates to many others.