PC and Music News

Studio Devil unveils Virtual Bass Amp, the newest addition to their line of vacuum tube modeling amplifier plug-ins.

Features :

- Classic 12AX7A vacuum tube bass preamplifier emulation with GAIN control.
- BOOST switch that "hot rods" the bass amp for natural overdrive and distortion.
- BASS, MIDS, and TREBLE tone controls based on classic bass amp designs.
- Parametric MIDS control with FREQ knob for customized amplifier tone.
- Push-pull tube power amplifier model with DRIVE control.
- Continuously variable SOFT / HARD clipping limiter control.
- DEEP and BRIGHT switches to boost the ultra low end and brighten presence.
- Built-in "4x10" and "1x15" Cabinet Simulation FIR Filters.
- "Direct Box" (D.I.) Mode for compatibility with your favorite cabinet impulse modeling plug-ins.
- 7-Band GRAPHIC EQ tuned specifically for bass guitar with LEVEL and ENABLE controls.
- 4X Up-Sampling Engine with 64-bit Internal Floating-Point Precision.
- 44.1kHz, 48kHz, 88.2kHz, 96kHz, 176.4kHz, and 192kHz sampling rate support.
- Compatible with VST, Audio Units, and RTAS audio hosts for Windows and Mac OS X.

Studio Devil Virtual Bass Amp is priced at $69 and will be available soon.

Puremagnetik has released BIG08 — over 3 Gigabytes of Micropaks from Puremagnetik's 2008 catalog. From electric pianos to drum machines and vintage synthesizers, BIG08 includes a collection of sampled instruments and effects specifically programmed to utilize Ableton Live 7's unique features. BIG08 saves customers 30% when compared to purchasing each Micropak individually.

Here are the included packs :

- Digital Beatboxes
- Blip
- Big Bertha
- Guitar Rack Vol. 2
- Metalsphere
- Vector
- AmpPak
- Model-C
- Analog Bass Vol. 2
- TeeBee
- PM Mark One
- Technosphere

BIG08 is priced at $98 and is available now.

Addictive, filthy nu-house licks, raw wobbly sub-bass grooves, jackin, rude and disgustingly electroholic twisted leads, crystallised sexy electro-flavoured textures, and purified pulsating chord progressions, as the electro house phenomena evolves from the studios to the clubs, dominating the airwaves and seizing number 1's across the globe, Prime Loops proudly present their hottest producer package yet, with a fresh selection of new electro cuts bursting with inspirational content.

Dirty Electro Synth Loops has been recorded using a combination of vintage analogue synthesizers and cutting edge digital synthesis, compiling the hottest sounds of the moment with over 160 DJ-ready Electro House Synth Loops, Bass Loops, Leads and Chord Progressions, all of which seamlessly fuse together to provide solid tools for enhanced electro house music production. Everything has been optimised to chart standards, and mastered using the foremost studio technologies available to put you a cut above the rest.

To download listen to the demo & download free samples visit Prime Loops at :

Propellerhead has announced the latest instalment in the Creator Series: Pascal Gabriel's Melophobia Machine ReFill.

Pascal Gabriel's Melophobia Machine ReFill lets Reason users tap straight into the working methods of free thinking producer Pascal Gabriel, providing instant access to his particular kind of magic. The ReFill library gives users a chance to add unique material from actual Pascal productions. Drum kits, guitar loops, effect patches, sampled keyboards, bass patches, FX loops; it's all there. With a sonic palette ranging from unpolished to outrageous, the Melophobia Machine ReFill is perfect for adding color to any production.

Pascal Gabriel's Melophobia Machine is available immediately exclusively as a download from the Propellerhead online shop for and €49.

SM Pro Audio has just announced that its V-Machine VST player is now shipping.

Features :

- External hardware host for Windows plugins (VST instruments and effects)
- Banks, presets (incl. chaining, layering, splitting) can be edited with the V-Machine or the host software
- Create synth layers and chain them with effects
- Connect nearly every MIDI-Controller to the V-Machine
- Multiple VSTi's can be combined
- MIDI learn functions included
- All effect and synth chains can be switched latency free
- USB-Ports for copy protection dongles
- Use software samplers and stream its content from any USB drive
- sensor to adjust the display's contrast automatically
- control configuration software compatible with Windows, Mac OS X and Linux (future support)

The V-Machine is available now for $599 / €489.

Sample Logic is proud to introduce "The Elements EXP", an entirely redesigned product that gives you not only all of the instruments from the original Elements, but with a completely new user interface, and an additional 350 patches bringing you a total of 2000+ instruments and multi.

Powered by Native Instruments Kontakt Player plugin, the Elements EXP is based on the 6 Elements of music; Ambience, Bass, Harmony, Impacts, Melody, Rhythm. This Expansion brings new functionality to the table, with performance ready arpeggiators and gators, as well as a host of new on-screen automation-ready effects such as: Chorus, Pulser, Delay, Reverb, EQ, and Portamento.

The Elements EXP is available now and is priced at $359. Current users can purchase the EXP as a $40 expansion download, which will update your current 1700 Elements instruments and multis to the newly created interface as well as unlocking an additional 350+ instruments and multis.