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TC Electronic announces that it has released version 2 of the Konnekt software package for MAC and PC. The drivers have had a major overhaul, and have been significantly improved in regards to stability and reliability.

A new safety buffer setting ensures that the Konnekt audio interfaces are now more immune to system activity, and users that before had problems with audio drop outs will experience glitch free audio streaming. On top of the driver improvements and bug fixes, new features have been added to the TC Near control panel as well as the included plug-ins.

Version 2 is compatible with Windows XP and VISTA (32 bit) as well as OSX 10.4 (Tiger) and 10.5 (Leopard), and the update is relevant for all Konnekt audio interfaces. Konnekt Software v2 is downloadable at :

MOTU ships V3HD, a brand new audio and video FireWire interface which turns your Mac or PC desktop or laptop computer into a powerful HD/SD video production workstation equipped with all the video and audio I/O you need.

Feature Highlights :

- HD/SD FireWire video interface for Mac and Windows
- Supports Apple Final Cut Pro on the Mac and Adobe Premiere Pro on Windows
- Plug-and-play connectivity via FireWire - provides HD and SD capture and playback for any current-generation FireWire equipped computer, including Mac & PC laptops
- Capture and play back 720 and 1080 HD over FireWire via industry standard DVCPro HD capture format for direct, native import into - and playback from - Final Cut and Premiere
- Across-the-board compatibility and pristine quality - DVCPro HD capture fo ...

Presonus has finally announced that the Monitor Station desktop studio control center is now shipping. Based on the Central Station this new device allows you to listen to your mixes on different speakers; with and without the subwoofer, compare your mixes to your favorite CDs and vinyl, listen in mono to check phase cancellation, use talkback to communicate to the artists during recording, and send Cue Mix to the four headphone amps and the Main Mix to your speakers.


Features :

- Main Speaker Volume control
- 3 stereo inputs (two balanced TRS, one RCA Aux/Phono)
- 3 sets of balanced TRS speaker outputs, each with level adjustment
- Talkback microphone with volume control to feed headphone and Cue output
- XLR input for external dynamic talkback microphone
- Accurate fast-acting dual 8-segment LED for metering
- 4 loud and clear headphone amplifiers with separate volume control and input selection
- Main and Cue stereo output have independent input source selection
- Dim with variable level adjustment
- Aux and Phono level adjustment
- Mute and Mono

The Monitor Station is available now at at a suggested retail price of $399.95.

Open Labs, designer and developer of computer based music production solutions, is proud to introduce the Timbaland Special Edition MiKo keyboard workcenter.

Building on the standard features of the MiKo LX, an all-in-one portable studio powered by Windows XP that is capable of running virtually any Windows XP compatible software including a variety of DAW software, virtual instruments (VSTi), virtual effects (VST) and other music applications, the Timbaland Special Edition is dressed in an all-new Arctic White Chassis. The Timbaland Special Edition MiKo upgraded to 4GB of RAM features E-MU new Proteus X2 Streaming Sound Module V2.5 with over 7,000 instruments, including the new Ensoniq Urban Legends Sound Library that contains the sounds from Ensoniq's ASR/EPS/MR/ASR-X/ZR instruments. ...

Are you ready for Spring? Enjoy all the Flux plug-ins at a very special price, Flux offers a -20% discount on the Spring Pack during February.

The Spring Pack includes the following plug-ins : Pure Compressor, Pure DExpander, Pure Expander, Pure DCompressor, Pure Limiter , Epure and Solera.

Here it is, our last review for January!

"This update is more than essential" says our reviewer, -i snor

To know why, read his words, see his screen captures and listen to his sounds, in this complete review of the 7.4 update.