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Univers Sons / Ultimate Sound Bank introduces a brand new UVI Soundpack : Acoustic Piano.

"Acoustic Piano features surely one of the best sounding sampled pianos in the market. True to our beliefs, we don't think it's about figures (like velocity , memory, number of mikes) but about feeling. A good sounding piano is a rare alchemy between the instrument, the acoustic in the recording studio, the microphones and above all, the engineer's taste. This piano is not our first endeavour, in fact it's the fourth, so we got the chance to see the "magic" thing happen.", said Alain Etchart, Founder and Director of Marketing at Univers Sons / Ultimate Sound Bank.

Thanks to the UVI Soundsource download concept, the price/quality ratio is unbeatable and explicit audio demos are available for users to make up their mind.

Compatible with every configuration thanks to the free UVI Workstation, Acoustic Piano is available now for $59 as digital download at :

Here's a good news for all UAD-1 users :

"Due to overwhelming success of the UAD-2, effective immediately UA is eliminating the UAD-1 to UAD-2 plug-in upgrade fee. The UAD-2 project was an ambitious undertaking, and porting the plug-in library to the new platform has taken a tremendous amount of time and effort. However, as the free plug-in upgrade period is coming to a close and we've only just released version 5.2 which is the first version to have all the UAD-1 plug-ins ported over and offer Pro Tools support, it became obvious that we would at least need to extend the program for these customers.

Upon further reflection, and taking into account the increasing customer objections to the fees associated with the upgrade program, we have decided to eliminate all fees associated with upgrading from a UAD-1 to UAD-2. We are confident that this will help even more of our UAD-1 customers move up to the new more powerful UAD-2 platform. For those of you who bought a UAD-2 during the upgrade period, you will have received a Bonus Voucher in appreciation. This bonus voucher promotion will continue for the rest of the 2008, so it's still a great time to buy. Anyone who registers a UAD-2 card by Dec 31st will receive the following:

UAD$100 voucher for a new UAD-2 Solo , Nevana 32, or Solo Flexi
UAD$150 voucher for a new UAD-2 Duo , Nevana 64, or Duo Flexi
UAD$250 voucher for a new UAD-2 Quad , Nevana 128, or Quad Flexi

But hurry up, because these bonus vouchers are going away January 1, 2009 ."

Lexicon unveils its new IONIX U22, U42S, and U82S USB Desktop Recording Interfaces.

The I-ONIX Desktop Recording Series is designed to between your keyboard and monitor in order to bring all the monitor and input level controls at your fingertips. Each of the three models allows for a different level of recording capability. The U22 can record two channels simultaneously and includes two analog combi-jack mic/line inputs, two TRS balanced line outputs, a Hi-Z instrument input, a 1/4" high-power headphone output, and MIDI I/O. The U42S records four analog and two digital channels simultaneously, and the U82S can record eight analog and two digital channels. In addition, the U42S and U82S include four and eight analog combi-jack mic/line inputs respectively, S/PDIF I/O, two instrument inputs, and two 1/4" headphone outputs. Dedicated knobs and meters provide quick and easy access to input and output levels and locking combi-jacks make sure that a connection is not lost in the middle of a performance.

Features :

- USB 2.0 connection to the DAW, up to 480Mbps
- 44.1 to 96 kHz sample rates, 24-bit resolution
- Two, Four, or Eight analog 1/4" and XLR combi-jack mic/line inputs
- Two analog TRS (Stereo Main) outputs
- dbx high-voltage, ultra-low noise mic preamps on all analog inputs
- 48V phantom power for each input pair
- Input signal metering via 8 LED's per channel
- Signal mixing and stereo bus signal metering
- Up to two 1/4" high output headphone connections
- Up to two Hi-Z instrument inputs
- Zero latency Direct/Playback monitoring
- Low latency ASIO drivers
- Pantheon II VST/AU reverb plug-in
- Steinberg Cubase LE4 and Toontrack EZdrummer Lite software packages
- Supports Windows® and Mac® platforms

Pricing and Availability TBA.

Repetito is a multichannel sampler looper software developed in 2004 for French band Nosfell and used on stage since 2005.

Repetito Free Version is a limited version of Repetito which is now available for download from the Repetito web site. Repetito Free Version features 2 input channels, one output channel, 8 internal bus channels which can be muted - and on which you can record as many loops as you want - undo/redo, multiply, revert...

Repetito Free Version is an ASIO application running on Windows XP and Vista 32 bits. Repetito requires a MIDI foot controller.

Repetito Pro Version, which is used on stage by Nosfell, should be available in 2009.

112dB announces that their virtual vintage sampler Morgana has been updated to version 1.2.5. This version introduces native RTAS versions for Windows XP/Vista and Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger)/10.5 (Leopard). Version 1.2.5 is a free update for all registered users.

To celebrate this release 112dB runs a Morgana Group Buy with discounts of up to 56% percent. The maximum discount is achieved if a minimum of 50 people sign up on or before Friday January 16, 2009. To participate in this Group Buy, simply register at the 112dB.com forum and visit the Morgana product page.

Morgana is available in VST/RTAS formats for Windows and VST/AU/RTAS formats for Mac. Morgana is sold exclusively from the 112dB online store €169/$199.

XLN Audio has just released its first FreePak called Woofer Wonderland, a kick-sample pack for Addictive Drums that's totally free.

Woofer Wonderland samples a DW Collectors Sub Woofer Bass Drum 22"x20". This monster kick was recorded with a woofer-extension for greater depth and punch, perfect for heavier drum tracks, but it also works great for pop, rock and funk. This FreePak comes with 30 new presets varying from small to big, from rock to funk. It also includes 170 MIDI Grooves.

Woofer Wonderland is available now for free at :