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Ableton is proud to announce the upcoming release of Live 7 LE. Built on the same fundamental concepts as Ableton Live, this version offers most of Ableton Live 7's new features. It includes :

- Studio-quality recording up to 32-bit/192 kHz*
- Sixty-four audio tracks and unlimited MIDI tracks per project
- Powerful and creative MIDI sequencing for software instruments
- More than twenty built-in audio effects, including a host of creative delays, filters, distortions, studio compressors and EQs*
- Two software instruments &mash; Simpler for creative sample-based synthesis, and Impulse for dynamic, sampled drums*
- VST and AU effects and instruments support; automatic plug-in delay compensation*
- Real-time time-stretching and warping of AIFF, WAV, Ogg Vorbis, FLAC and MP3 files fo ...

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Just wanted you to know that Ardour v2.4 and Guitar Rig v3.1 are out, take a look at our Software Section.

Wusik has just announced the launch of a new offer for current Wusikstation V1/V2 and
V3 users. It consits in a special Pre-Order option for Wusikstation V5.

If you order today, you get the full V4 Four Gig Collection Upgrade right away. You just need to wait for V5 latter this year. Users with Wusikstation V1/V2/V3 can upgrade the engine for $39.95 or get the new V5 sound package for $79.95. Following extra sounds are also included : General Midi, ArtVera's NewAge Collection and the Maestro Grand-Piano.

Tanager AudioWorks unveils Chirp, a little software that turns a user's computer keyboard into a MIDI keyboard controller.

Chirp combines a photo‐realistic keyboard interface, 10 programmable trigger pads and several controls for easily entering pitch bend, modulation, sustain and note velocity data. The product works with any music or recording application requiring MIDI input or capable of sending MIDI note data. Piano keys are mapped to specific computer keyboard keys, the user can define which keys on his or her laptop are to be used to input notes or chords. The programmable trigger pads can be assigned to any MIDI events, and the mouse (or laptop glide pad) can be used to enter MIDI continuous controller information.

Chirp is available now for Mac OS X and Windows at a retail price of $39.99.

Puremagnetik has just released "Purple Kit", a new Micropak for Ableton Live 7, Kontakt 3, Logic and GarageBand. Designed for funk and hip-hop styles, it is a 3-piece maple drumset. This 500MB collection of 24-bit samples has been captured with multiple articulations, stick types and microphone positions. All parameters are easily accessed with Ableton Live 7 Macro controls or can be loaded as 3 unique kits for Kontakt, Logic and GarageBand. Purple Kit also includes a collection of Live Clips, Apple Loops and Beat Machine Loops for Kontakt.

The Ableton Live 7 version of Purple Kit integrates into Ableton's Drum Rack format and is compatible with both Ableton's Sampler and Simpler instruments. Purple Kit for Kontakt 3 includes a customized "Easy Edit" interface for conveniently mixing microphone levels around the kit.

Puremagnetik subscriptions start at $5.75 per month.

SAE Institute launches global networking facility for both students and alumni. mySAE.org is a "Facebook-like" for SAE students and alumni, the perfect way to keep in touch with like-minded individuals from other SAE Institutes around the world.

mySAE.org gives students the opportunity to exchange information and find peers around the world with a number of map-based features. Members can also express themselves using photos, video, blogs, links and audio. A fun way to interact with SAE members past and present, but it also has a great professional dimension too with over 2,000 members already signed up. Each member's profile has provision for the addition and upkeep of a personal CV, making the potential for networking second to none.

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