PC and Music News

Pettinhouse has released "Vinyl Drumkits Electronic - Deep House Kit", a new free electronic drum kits for Native instruments Battery 3 or Kontakt 3. This kits was destinated to a new version of Pettinhouse's electronic vinyl drumkit library which it is availble now for free.

To download this kit, please follow the lnk bellow :

Peavey has released a "preview" version of its virtual guitar amp ReValver Mk III in RTAS plug-in format. The downloads are not beta but a preview of the final version.

Windows and Mac OS X versions are available for registered users at :

Last week at the AES in Munich, Neumann has unveiled a new MS stereo/numeric mic pair.

Assembling the KMR81D ("shotgun" style) and the KM120D which features a prototype of the KK120 capsule in a numeric body, this mic pair is specially designed for the video market. If the test-users reviews are positive, we should see this product in our favorite retailers shops by the end of the year.

No price announced so far.

MOTU has announced that Electric Keys version 1.01 is now available as a free, downloadable update for all registered Electric Keys users. This maintenance update has numerous enhancements and is recommended for all users.

For complete details, see the PDF documentation included in the 1.01 updater download.

Access Music has announced that, after an extensive public beta test phase, OS3 for the Virus TI is now available. This new operating system for the entire Virus TI product line introduces new and existing effects such as additional distortion types, a tape delay and a ring shifter.

The new version is recommended for every user and can be downloaded free of charge now at:

Akai Professional announces that it has launched APC40.com, a dedicated web site for its APC40 Ableton Performance Controller.

APC40.com contains all of the information about the APC40 in one place, including text, images, video, an interactive product tour, the APC40 quick start guide, event listings, news, free downloads and more.

The APC40 will launch worldwide on May 30, 2009, with a retail price of $599 and an anticipated street price of $399.