iZotope has updated Ozone, Trash and Spectron. The Ozone 3.09 update only applies to the Mac/PC version of the plugin. The Trash 1.08 and the Spectron 1.08 update only applies to the PC only Pro Tools, VST, and DirectX version of the plugin.
Version 1.5.3 of the audio editing software Melodyne uno is a service update which offers improved support for the universal binary functions of Intel Macs as well as several other minor improvements and a number of bug fixes.
Strike is a revolutionary RTAS instrument plugin that makes it easy to create, control, and produce professional drum performances right from within Pro Tools with uncanny realism. One part intelligent virtual drummer, one part professional drum module, Strike features a wide range of high definition drum kits and style choices, and allows for unprecedented control over the virtual drummers performance.
The most full featured control surface of its kind, Mackie Control C4 is now even more powerful thanks to full Reason 3.0 support and FREE C4 Commander Software for Mac or PC. With its 32 knobs and four large LCD displays, C4 breathes new life into thousands of plug-ins and virtual instruments, providing real time, hands-on control of up to 32 parameters simultaneously.
Spectra is a synthesizer plug-in which combines multistage additive synthesis with subtractive synthesis in an easy to operate and intuitive product. It provides you with a wealth of timbral possibilities, ranging from classic synthesizer sounds to re-synthesized instrument sounds and sound morphing.
Cakewalk today announces free Expansion Packs for Rapture and Dimension Pro synthesizers for Mac and PC. The Rapture and Dimension Pro Expansion Packs are in direct response to success of the new Cakewalk Instruments line and the result of active dialog with our users. They view these free soundware updates as an example of Cakewalks commitment to the very best in product support for our customers.
The little elves at Five12 have been very busy over the last several months working on a ground-up rewrite of Numerology to support a slew of new features. A few of these include: Universal Binary Support, ReWire, New Sequencing and MIDI processing modules, an all-new routing page, mixer scenes, a much-revised user interface, improved AU integration, and much more.
Ableton announced Sampler, an advanced sound design and sound sculpting instrument available as an upgrade within Ableton Live 6. In addition to providing perfect host integration, Sampler offers fresh sound design possibilities through its unique processing and modulation options. When combined within Abletons Instrument and Effect Racks in Live 6, multiple Samplers provide unprecedented depth of control, automation and sonic possibilities.
Ableton is proud to announce Live 6. Like no other Ableton release, Live 6 has opened itself to new creative communities offering Quicktime video support, a professional multisample library, and customizable racks of instruments and effects. Live 6 also satisfies frequent user requests by delivering multicore support, enhanced project management tools, and improved MIDI control.
Groove Agent 3 adds even more virtual drummer player technologies and studio-grade content to Steinbergs Groove Agent VST instrument. WaveLab Studio 6 is a new, streamlined version of Steinbergs multi award-winning audio editing and mastering application, and sets new standards for functionality and value in its price class.
Rosegarden is a professional audio and MIDI sequencer, score editor, and general-purpose music composition and editing environment. Rosegarden v1.2.4 is now available. This is a bug-fix release that fixes several issues. It includes no new features apart from one new translation (Finnish).
The Sound Guy has added VST SDK 2.4 support for their latest Windows updates, SFX Machine RT 1.06 and SFX Machine Pro 1.01. The new updates now run on 64-bit machines with apps that require VST 2.4 support. (The Mac versions run natively on PowerPC- and Intel-based Macintosh computers.)
Native Instruments have updated Akoustik Piano to version 1.1 and Battery to version 2.1.5.
LinPlug recently has updated three of their products. Albino to v3.0.1, CronoX/Sophistry to v3.0.6 and Octopus to v1.2. Also released are Universal Binary version for Intel based Mac computers.
The CEntrance ASIO Latency Test Utility is a Precision Windows tool to measure audio delay in your computer setup. It measures the true round-trip latency of your computer audio setup, from input to output via an ASIO driver. You can use the LTU to test different hardware, drivers and applications.