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AudioWarrior has released Acoustic Grand Pianos & Electric Pianos for Kontakt which includes :

- The famous Rhodes 73-Stage MKII Electric Piano, picked up by an electric-guitar-style pickup. which is fed to an amplifier, then adjusted to produce the desired volume with FX.
- The famed Wurly Electric-Piano/Organ with its tube-like vintage vibe
- A deep, powerful, 'bright' 88-key Acoustic Grand Piano with bellowing resonant lows and crisp sparking highs
- A rich, 'mellow' 88-key Acoustic Grand Piano with bellowing resonant lows and crisp sparking highs

Acoustic Grand Pianos & Electric Pianos for Kontakt is available now for $49, it requires Windows XP/ Vista or Mac OS X and of course Kontakt 2 or higher.

Karma-Lab has released KARMA Oasys Software, a dedicated PC/Mac program for the Korg OASYS.
The program runs on Mac OS X 10.3.9 or higher (compatible with 10.5 Leopard), and on Windows XP, with an update planned for Vista in early 2008.

KO allows you to go deeper into the world of the KARMA function, in ways that are not possible on the OASYS alone. Whether you're creating sounds from scratch or using the factory sounds, KO's visual controls and displays provide the ultimate insight and learning tool for anyone who wants to better understand the KARMA Function.

KO's main features include the ability to develop your own Generated Effects (GE's) for unlimited musical possibilities, or edit the factory GEs into new configurations. Import .MID files and grab phrases directly from the OASYS sequencer, and instantly turn them into GEs. Then, upload (via SysEx) your new GE's to the OASYS and take them on the road.

GlobalMixing has announced the launch of a new vocal and instruments tuning and timing service. This service allows singers and performers to send their tracks over the Internet and get fine-tuned within several hours.

Services including :

* Vocal tuning and timing
* Any monophonic instrument tuning and timing
* Changing tempo of any audio material
* Building a groove
* Drum replacing (replacing your wrong captured drum sounds with high quality samples)

Till the end of 2007, Voxengo offers discounts on several products.

Another news is the pre-release version 1.2.5 of Overtone GEQ for Mac OS X - in both AudioUnit and VST plug-in formats. Final Overtone GEQ version 1.3 is planned for release just before the end of 2007.

The core development cycle is now over, and Voxengo will be working on new plug-in releases starting on January, 2008.
It will also includes support for RTAS on Win and Mac OS X and native Win64 VST.

This is 1446 samples taken from a mint TR909 recorded into an Ampex 351 1/2" valve 2 track tape machine !
That's not all : the 909 was also put through other vintage gear. Plus it was recorded naked into a Metric Halo ULN-2. Solid 909 goodness!

Available formats :
Refill, Battery, Guru, iDrum and Sample Pack

VxPlug has been developed to load VST plug-ins within a host application with the ability to control them from a single user interface, as well as define the point where audio processing takes place in a flexible manner. Host parameter automation is supported.

Actually, vxPlug consists of 2 plug-ins : vxPlugControl and vxPlugClient.

vxPlugControl loads VST plug-ins and controls their parameters. Host parameter automation is supported.
The point of processing audio in the host application is determined by vxPlugClient. Every instance of vxPlugClient is able to send and receive audio data to/from vxPlugControl. Within vxPlugControl, the audio data is routed to the plug-ins you have loaded before.

Examples of Usage:
-Use your favorite track EQs during mixing while controlling the E ...