AraldFX has announced the public pre-release of their gating effect Stormgate3. The public evaluation version of StormGate3 RC2 is available for download, free to try without any limitation until September 2007 for Windows and Mac OS X (UB) in VST and AU formats.

Kjaerhus Audio today updates its mastering limiter MPL-1 Pro SE to v1.02.

Changes:

* Fixed Bypass (ignored before).
* Presets are now loading in Mac.
* Fixed copy protection problem where external modem might have been detected as a part of the internal computer hardware.

U-he has released Oldskool Patch Collection for Zebra. Designed by Michael Kastrup, this collection features 128 "playable and lush sounding" patches that cover decades of synthesizer and keyboard history.

Oldskool Patch Collection for Zebra costs $30 (excl. VAT). Various demo MP3s are available.

Gallo Engineering has released Studio Devil BVC (British Valve Custom), a guitar tube amplifier modeling plug-in that is designed to mimic the character of "British"-style vacuum tube heads.

Features :

- Accurate 12AX7A vacuum tube preamplifier stage emulation with DRIVE control.
- Gain structure signal path that's true to those on vintage tube amp schematics.
- Authentic Bass, Mids, Treble, and Presence TONE controls just like those on real tube amps.
- Push-pull tube power amplifier model with DRIVE control.
- FIR-based speaker/cabinet/mic modeling filter built in for a "miked-up" tone.
- 4X Up-Sampling Engine with 64-bit Internal Floating-Point Precision.
- 44.1kHz, 48kHz, 88.2kHz, 96kHz, 176.4kHz, and 192kHz sampling rate support.

Studio Devil BVC is available as a free ...

PSP Audioware has just released version 1.5.4 of its high fidelity stereo dynamics processor PSP MasterComp. This update includes Universal Binary compatibility for Mac OS X and is a free for all registered users.

Changes includes :

- Intel Mac compatibility added (OSX UB).
- Sidechain processing with external control signal allowed.
- Classic mode with alternate release phase response for more focused sound.
- Preset bar supporting preset list editing, bank and preset save/load and A/B memory cells.
- DirectX version has been discontinued.
- Session compatibility between PPC and Intel based Macs in AU version.
- RTAS version latency reporting fixed for delay compensation purposes.
- Other minor problems resolved.

IK Multimedia is proud to announce the support of Windows Vista across the entire range of IK products. IK has tested all plug-ins for use with the new Windows operating system and all applications comply with Microsofts Works with Windows Vista guidelines. The FAQ section of the IK Multimedia Web site has been updated in order to provide Vista users with easily accessible support and information.

These latest versions are available for download directly from IK User Area. For more information, please visit their web site.