KV331 Audio has announced the release of Rob Lee EDM Expansion Pack 3, a new soundset for their SynthMaster 2.5 software synthesizer geared towards electronic dance music production.

The expansion pack contains 100 new high quality presets designed by Rob Lee, in the following categories:

- 7 Arps
- 25 Basses.
- 5 Chords.
- 5 Keys.
- 21 Leads.
- 26 Pads.
- 6 Plucks.
- 5 Sequences.
- 6 Synths.

The expansion pack is compatible with SynthMaster v2.5.4.132 and above. It is available for purchase at KV331 Audio web site.

This new site, available as a rich web application (iTunes like, made using Cappuccino - Cocoa web framework - and CSS3) allows indie composers to sell their music for free (full royalties - minus Papal fees), with a HD quality (lossless 16bit or 24bit), fair pricing (5$/euros for a 10 tracks albums) and fair ranking system (open).

It uses Dropbox service as a decentralized approach and low cost/lite infrastructure (also allows artists to keep full management of their files).

Moreover it is a community site : submited releases are validated and rated initially by members (users can apply as members at account creation time), allowing an independant and effective day to day management.

Finally it is a social site, as cover artists (singers, arrangers, pro composers) can submit covers to orignal composers (these will be validated by composer first, then by a community member, and added to the existing release if accepted).
Moreover purchased releases are in progess ones (additional and/or updated songs will be available for free for previous customers), being then more valued.

Splurgo Audio announces the release of a freebie sample pack and two new bundle packs:

- Splurgo Freebies Pack #2
In this pack you can find 30 loops containing Progressive Rock Guitars, Minimal House Beats, Dirty Beats, Celtic Harp, Ambient Dream Pads, Rock Drumloops, Funky Piano Loops, Classical Ballad Piano Loops and Hip Hop Piano Loops.

- My Little Orchestra *Bundle Pack*
This pack contains all Orchestra themed sample packs. In this pack included: String Section, Slow String Section, String Arpeggios, Chaos Cello, Violin, Orchestral Snare, Orchestral Harp and Glockenspiel.

Regular price: $74.54
Price: $44.95, save 40%.

Kreativ Sound released two new sound packs:

- Morgana Animoog Sounds features 16 unique sounds for Moog's Animoog iPad synthesizer;
- Weyv Malström Sounds features 64 pads and strings for Reason's Malström Graintable synthesizer;

Kreativ Sound also has an offer until the end of this April. Use the SPRINGTIME discount code during the registration process to get a 25% discount.

Both products and more are already available to all Kreativ Sound Premium members. The membership is only $39 per Year.

Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH releases Dark Planet, the latest expansion pack for HALion 4, HALion Sonic and HALion Sonic SE*. Offering a palette of electronic sounds from which to choose, Dark Planet is a vast, emotional world full of ethereal colors and ghostly shapes.

Dark Planet comprises 800 presets including lead, bass, pad and percussion loops and instruments as well as high-quality sample content that spans more than 2 GB in size.
The Dark Planet VST Sound Instrument Set is exclusively available through the Steinberg Online Shop for EUR 49.99, including German VAT, and GBP 42.34, including British VAT.

Avid Announces Major innovation (Workflow) at NAB 2012.

- Interplay Sphere along with Avid's award-winning NewsCutter® and Media Composer® video editing software will provide distributed production capabilities allowing journalists to access and edit video footage captured at the scene of breaking news along with media files from any other Interplay Sphere-connected location.