LinPlug announces the release of SaxLab, a VST/AU-format wind instrument synthesizer. SaxLab contains a range of features including monophonic multi-sample playback with internal four-voice crossfade, real-time control of the instrument's brightness, stereo chorus and reverb effects, envelope, LFO and MIDI-controlled vibrato and tremolo, and much more.

SaxLab will be sold in stores from January 2005 and is immediately available for online purchase from the LinPlug website as $149.

The virtual synth Albino by LinPlug comes with a cutting-edge selection of presets designed by sound designer Rob Papen. LinPlug has updated it to v2.1.1 and fixes: crash when using heavy Digital Oscillator Pitch Modulation fixed, and gator Effect did not work in some Filter / Effects routings.

More info on LinPlug web site.

ApulSoft has ported the LoFi Wavetable Synth Chip32 (freeware) by Sam to OS X as VSTi and Audio Units. Chip32 produces old school electronic sounds and lets you edit its wavetable graphically. It also features many midi control options, an ADSR envelope and a basic filter

LinPlug announces the release of the Bigtone Ambient Signature Set for Albino 2. It takes Albino to a different soundscape. Over 520 professional patches from the mind of Nico Herz from Bigtone, well organized into categories : 32 Ambient Synth patches, 36 Arpegiator patches, 80 Bass patches, 89 Drum patches, 54 Fx patches, 13 Keys patches, 12 Oldschool Synth patches, 10 One Fingered Arps patches, 79 Pads patches, 25 Semi Real patches, 49 Sequence patches and 44 Trance-Techno Synth patches.

The Bigtone Ambient Signature Set is available for online purchase from the LinPlug website as $79.

NUSofting releases HarpTime and Microrock, in both Audio Units and VSTi formats for Mac OS X. HarpTime is a virtual reproduction of the Celtic harp and others, such as Japanese Koto, Paraguayan and African harps. Microrock is a monophonic synthesizer made for bass, lead and powerchord lines, designed to give aggressive and expressive sound for solos and riffs.

Harptime Pro costs $59.90, Harptime Fun is $29.90 and Microrock Pro $46.90.