PC and Music News

This month only, McDSP offers a great special on all native plug-ins. You may purchase any one native plug-in for $295, two native plug-ins for $495, three native plug-ins for $695 or four native plug-ins for $795.

All McDSP native plug-ins are included in this one-time-deal of creating your own bundle – Analog Channel, Channel G, Chrome Tone, CompressorBank, DE555, FilterBank, FutzBox, MC2000, ML4000, NF575, Revolver and Synthesizer One.

The McDSP Native product line supports RTAS and AudioSuite formats, and operates on Pro Tools HD, LE, and M-Powered. Special available only via electronic delivery. All plug-ins purchased within a bundle must be deposited to the same iLok account. Note that this offer ends July 31, 2008.

Softube has just released Tube Delay, which is a vintage delay plug-in.

Tube Delay is a marriage between analog and digital, combining the warmth and natural compression from tubes with the features and versatility of a digital delay.

Features :

- 1000 ms delay
- Sync tempo to host
- Vintage style passive EQ
- Gritty feedback feature
- Tube preamp simulaton

Tube Delay is available now for both Mac and PC in VST, AU and RTAS formats at a price of $99 excl. VAT. Note that a fully functional 10 day demo is also available for download.

Launched on the 1st July 1st and continuing through until the 31st August, 2008, IK Multimedia is proud to announce the Vintage FX & Keys Promotion, where customers may purchase and register any of the qualifying IK Multimedia plug-in based music production software products: SampleTron , SampleMoog , AmpliTube Jimi Hendrix or AmpliTube Metal and they will receive one free IK effect plug-in download.

Option #1: Buy SampleMoog or SampleTron and get the other one free.

Option #2: Buy AmpliTube Jimi Hendrix or AmpliTube Metal and get the other free.

Option #3: Get a bundle of all four products together for just 1/3 of their usual price.

For more information, please visit the link below :

To provide the most cost-effective way for discerning audio professionals to own all the Oxford plug-ins, Sonnox has introduced 'Sonnox ELITE,' the ultimate collection of the entire product line.

The elegant new boxed set includes the full range of all seven Oxford plug-ins: EQ, Dynamics, Inflator, Transient Modulator, Reverb, Limiter and SuprEsser. Offered at a substantial 40% discount from individual unit prices, Sonnox ELITE will arm mixing, mastering, post and broadcast engineers with an arsenal of sophisticated processing tools designed to meet all their requirements. Sonnox Elite retails at £1,554 for the TDM version and £744 for Native.

In addition to Sonnox ELITE, two attractively priced alternatives are also available.

Sonnox Essential: Combines the Oxford EQ, Dynamics, Reverb and SuprEsser plug-ins to provide definitive control of all mixing processes. Offered at a 30% discount from individual unit prices, Sonnox Essential retails at £1,222 (TDM) and £571 (Native).

Sonnox Enhance: This collection of Oxford Inflator, Limiter and Transient Modulator plug-ins offers the ultimate option for increasing loudness, presence and punch. These three simple-to-use but extremely powerful plug-ins will dramatically enhance virtually any mix. Sonnox Enhance retails at £634 (TDM) and £319 (Native).

Ableton has announced two special offers :

- Tassmania! : Ableton and Applied Acoustics Systems are offering registered Ableton Live users an opportunity to step out into the modular world of physical modeling synthesis. They offer a coupon code that gives $150 (about €95) off the price of a Tassman: this is nearly 45% off the retail price of this incredible instrument.

- Ableton has also launched the Session Drums Summer Sale. Get great acoustic drums with detailed control options for just €129 / $159.

For more information, please visit their web site.

Native Instruments has announced that during this summer you can get Traktor 3 for half the price.

Traktor 3 is available for $119 / 99€. This exclusive offer is valid for a limited time only and for as long as stocks last.