Vienna Ensemble PRO and Vienna Suite are the new "dynamic duo" for producing, mixing and mastering.

Now, the Vienna Symphonic Library team is pleased to announce a special offer for users who purchase and register both of these software products between October 13 and November 30, 2009. These customers will receive any free Single Instrument Download they choose from Vienna's list of more than 50 downloadable solo instruments and ensembles.

For more details, please visit :

Ableton is pleased to announce Able10 - a season of special offers and giveaways to celebrate 10 years of Ableton.

To mark the occasion, and as a special thank you, Ableton has put together a package of special offers, new products and birthday handouts. There's something for everyone, so join the party :

• Free Live Packs

For Live 8 and Suite 8 users: Ableton is giving away 10 free Live Packs from Ableton artists - songs and sounds from 10 truly innovative artists including Múm, Apparat, Thavius Beck, Swayzak and Junie Morrison (formerly of the Ohio Players). These Live Packs are a rare opportunity to delve inside real songs by real artists and see how these guys work their Live mojo.

• 20% off Live 8 and Suite 8, including upgrades

During Able10, Ableton Live 8 ...

First debuted in London in the Winter of 2007, Yamaha Tenori-On has captured and fuelled the imagination of some of the world's most influential and creative experimental live and studio musicians, producers, and DJ's including Bjork, Ono Yoko Plastic band and new artists such as Little Boots.

Now the Tenori-On evolution continues as Yamaha unveil the eagerly awaited and more 'wallet friendly' addition to the Tenori-On family - The Tenori-On TNR-O 'Orange' .

The new Tenori-On 'Orange' offers the same levels of creative power as the original but has been made significantly more affordable. For example Yamaha have replaced the very cool but expensive magnesium casing of the original with a heavy duty and durable plastic casing. They also have removed the battery option and the back panel LED's.

To coincide with the unveiling of the new model Yamaha have also confirmed a free forthcoming firmware update for current Tenori-On customers. Following a range of user comments Yamaha are currently in the process of creating a new operating system which is expected to be available from January 2010.The update will address a number of areas including the syncing of Tenori-On to external DAW applications and offer an improved MIDI sync implementation.

Tenori-On 'Orange' will be shipping from December 2009 and the final European pricing will be announced during November.

Good news for those eagerly awaiting Max for Live - Ableton has announced that it will be released on November 23, 2009. Beta testing has started, details are available on the Ableton website.

Max for Live will be available at the Ableton web shop. Pricing will be around USD 299/EUR 249 for Ableton Live 8 users, additional discounts will be available for users who also own Max/MSP 5.

Novation has annonced that the Launchpad is now shipping worldwide.

Launchpad is a compact controller designed to give electronic music makers of today the most interactive experience possible in Ableton Live. It communicates bi-directionally with the software to give users real-time session feedback: now you really can Play Live.

Launchpad has been jointly designed by Novation and Ableton, to bring the features of Live to the fingertips of the modern musician. The 8x8 grid of backlit buttons addresses a multitude of functions, with the help of mode selectors that transport the user around the Live interface.

Flip from launching clips to tweaking mixer settings in a stroke. Launch your song into a heavy build-up, then switch to a synth or a drum machine for an impromptu solo at the touch of a button.

The device itself is bus-powered from a single USB connection, and has a ten-inch square desktop footprint. Rubber feet ensure Launchpad stays secure on the surface on which it's placed, and an optional padded neoprene travel sleeve is available. It ships with a USB cable, plus a DVD ROM with Mac and PC installers for a special 'Launchpad Version' of Ableton Live 8, as well as 1GB of sample content from Loopmasters and Mike The Drummer. It also comes Automap enabled.

Available now at a price of $199.

EZdrummer 1.2.0 is now available. This update is recommended for all EZdrummer users. It adds essential support for the latest generation of EZX-s.

New features :

• new Drumkit presets pull down menu including user preset saving facility
• new Mixer channel LEDs indicates the presence of signal pre-fader
• drag and drop install of Toontrack MIDI packs supported
• various adjustments to support the upcoming Electronic EZX
• knob circular modes are now always relative
• EZX library version info is now available from the Help menu
• several bug fixes

TC Electronic presents a new bundle for PowerCore Users. Here what they say about it :

We're all searching for effects and signal processors that can give our sound that distinctive edge. But if you're also looking for great value for money then you'll want to check out the latest plug-in bundle that's now available to all PowerCore users.

We've bundled the Tube-Tech inspired CL 1B compressor/limiter plug-in with the Tap Factory multi-tap delay/reverb hybrid plug-in to bring you a great value package that puts the fundamentals of music production right at your fingertips.

With these two plug-ins you'll be adding the finest in vintage analog dynamics control and the ultimate creative multi-tap delay/reverb hybrid to your sonic armory – and all for an incredible low price.

And if you already own the Tube-Tech CL 1B plug-in then there's even more good news - you get to upgrade to this new plug-in bundle for free. If you own only Tap Factory you can not upgrade for free.

Available now for $449/€349. For more details, please visit :

For the month of November, McDSP offers a never before seen special, allowing all customers to purchase anything and everything for up to 30% off! That's right, we're starting off this Holiday Season with great savings on all bundles, individual products and upgrades.


The McDSP HD product line supports TDM, RTAS and AudioSuite formats, and operates on Pro Tools HD, LE and M-Powered, and the McDSP Native product line supports RTAS and Audiosuite formats, and operate on Pro Tools HD, LE and M-Powered.

Hurry and make your purchase today, this offer ends November 30, 2009.

Brainworx has announced the release of a new free plug-in, bx_cleansweep.

bx_cleansweep features a lo-pass and hi-pass filter - introducing BX's "anti-crush" 6 dB lp-filter, taken from bx_digital V2.

It is available for Windows and Mac OS X in VST, AU and RTAS effect plug-in formats.

Live INTRO is the starter-version of Ableton Live and the succeeder of Live 7 LE - but still an extremely powerful product with all the essential features of Ableton Live at an unbelievable low price with more features and loads of content!

The new Live INTRO has all the essential basic features as Ableton Live at a lower price and comes including a huge Library of Sounds from Hip Hop, Rock, Soul, Techno - Including 7 GB of Sampled Instruments, Drum Loops, Beats and Breaks, 200 Audio and MIDI Racks and Effects and 500 Instruments and Drum Kits from the Ableton Live SUITE library! Also included a Getting Started Manual, Integrated Step By Step Tutorials and Practical Song Templates.

Key-Features :

● Studio Quality Recording up to 32 bit / 192 kHz
● Full REWIRE Support ...

Puremagnetik has released Upright — a richly detailed double bass sound set for Ableton Live, Kontakt, and Logic. Upright comes packed with a multi-sample palette of articulations including plucked and traditional bow. In addition, Upright includes a number of unique synthetically enhanced instruments for electronic music or sound design applications.

Recorded with meticulous precision, Upright has been programmed for advanced multi-mic flexibility. Users can blend room modes and microphone gain to custom tailor the sound of the instrument. The native Ableton Live version includes masterfully programmed Macros for easy editing. The Kontakt version loads with a custom KSP script for quick parameter access. Each version of Upright comes packed with a collection of Live Clips and Apple Loo ...

TeamDNR Collaborative Designs announces the release of MixControl, a flexible channelstrip package consisting of 2 high quality mixing plug-ins featuring precision measurement equalizers and tight, responsive gate and compressor modules.

MixControl Large is intended as an all-in-one solution for more complex mixing needs, while MixControl Small has a reduced feature set and smaller interface for more general mixing tasks.

Features :

• 2 Compressor Modes (transparent/colored)
• 3 level detection modes for gate/comp modules
• Ultra-responsive gate
• Internal gate/comp sidechain with various filters
• Input/Output FFT with peak hold on EQ display
• 6 band precision EQ utilizing filter curve measurement
• A wide variety of EQ filter types ...

Version 7 represents the latest step in the evolution of Waves. With improved compatibility across the board, enhanced DAW and OS support, and a host of new features, V7 will take your Waves experience to new heights.

Changes :

• Snow Leopard Support
• Windows 7 Support (32-bit)
• New VST3 Features in Cubase, Nuendo & Studio One :
.Side-chain support
.Near-zero scan time on Mac & reduced scan time on PC
.Real plug-in parameter units displayed in automation lanes
.Plug-in menus sorted into categories
• ICON Meter Support for Additional Plug-ins
• Bug Fixes and Improvements

Bonus Plug-ins :

• PuigTec EQs added to Platinum and Diamond
• V-Comp added to Diamond
• Vocal Rider added to Mercury

For more details, please follow the link below :

Vocal Rider is the first of Waves pioneering new series of Mix tools. Simply put, Vocal Rider rides the levels of vocal tracks, automatically.

Instead of manually riding the physical mixing console fader, or tediously drawing in each individual level change on a DAW track, Vocal Rider does it for you, making it a true timesaver.

All you need to do is set the target range of the vocal level in relation to the rest of the mix. Then, Vocal Rider compensates for all deviations from the target, intelligently raising or lowering the vocal volume, instantly. And unlike everyday compression, Vocal Rider adds absolutely no additional coloring to the track.

Features :

• Keep steady vocal & dialog levels automatically.
• Save time by automating the vocal riding part of the mixing process.
• Write the automatic riding to an automation track for fine tuning.
• Real-Time means no latency and no pre-scan needed.
• Up to 24bit 96kHz resolution
• Supports TDM, RTAS, Audio Suite, VST, AU
• PC and Mac compatible

Vocal Rider is available now and costs $400.

DontCrack is currently running a great promotion : the Flux "Mastering Pack" is available for only $559 (MSRP $799).

This bundle includes the following Flux plug-ins : Solera, Epure And Pure Limiter. It offers the best digital tools for mastering with up to 8 channels and up to 384 KHz with 64 bit float processing.

Don't miss this amazing deal !!

Wave Arts announces the release of Tube Saturator, their first step into the world of accurate real-time analog modeling.

Unlike other tube simulators, which use radically simplified models, Tube Saturator uses state of the art circuit simulation technology to capture every nuance of an analog circuit. With circuit simulation, the analog schematic completely defines the signal processing. The schematic is converted into a system of non-linear differential equations which is solved at each sampling period, in realtime. That's mathematical talk for "it sounds exactly like the analog circuit".

The circuit simulation technology is extremely CPU intensive, and hence we are only able to simulate very simple circuits. Tube Saturator is in fact a basic circuit consisting of a Baxandall type ...

Garritan has announced the release of a 4th Edition of Garritan Personal Orchestra that now contains the Garritan ARIA sample engine and adds new features, new instrument sounds, updated programming and a lower price.

Garritan Personal Orchestra 4th Edition includes all the major instruments of the orchestra - strings, brass, woodwinds, percussion and keyboards plus quality instruments such as a Steinway grand piano, Stradivari violin (with new controllable vibrato), select Project SAM solo and section brass samples (new for this version), concert harps, celesta, concert pipe organ, and many other fine instruments. Personal Orchestra allows you to make ensembles of any size from the individual instruments, ranging from groups of a few instruments to a full symphony orchestra.

The co ...

AcousticsampleS releases DrumTaste Brush, a Brushed drum kit.

The DrumTaste Brush is a Brush Kit featuring a 22 bassdrum, a 12 hi tom, a 14 low tom, a 14' piccolo snare, two 22' rides and a 13' hihat.

Features :

• 3382 samples, 1.42 Go of samples recorded at 24 bits, 96khz downsampled to 44.1khz, no loops.
• 3 mic positions for each drum that you can mix and/or disable from the interface.
• about 20 velocity layers X 4 round robins (so about 80 samples per drums per position) and only 6 vel layers for the two ride cymbals.
• Custom mapping, you can assign every element to any key simply by pressing a key and assigning a sample.
• Mappings presets : GM, V-DRUMS, IMAP, NSKIT (NDK) or default one.
• Separated compression module for each element.
&b ...

AdrenaLinn Sync is a new software plug-in from Roger Linn Design that provides the same unique beat-synced filter modulation and sequencing effects of their AdrenaLinn III guitar pedal.

However, it goes even further, adding:

• More Control -- More parameters to fine-tune your filter modulation and filter sequencing effects.
• More Randomness -- Random sequence generation, random LFO amplitude, plus variable probability of randomly-generated notes or envelope firing.
• More Swing -- In additional to half or full swing timing for sequenced notes, you also get on randomly-generated notes.
• Noise source for Self-Generated Noise Beats -- Use noise with the sequencer to create synthesized drumbeats, or to excite resonant filters into self-oscillation.
• 2 Simu ...

The Custom and Vintage SDX is a re-release of the Toontrack Music sample packs Superior Custom and Vintage and Superior Vintage Add-on (both released for the original Superior Drummer software) and they have now been combined to form the The Custom and Vintage SDX for Superior Drummer 2.0.

Apart from extensive stick and brush recordings of a unique collection of drums and cymbals it also features mixer presets by producer Peter Henderson and custom MIDI by drummer Chris Whitten.

The Custom and Vintage SDX will be available as an upgrade with a special price from the legacy products and one regular SDX version for newer customers. Both with the same content.

The Custom and Vintage SDX is available on the web and at your favorite retailer for €139.