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World Beatz, Electronic Dance and Groovy 70s are three new Sequel Content Sets that Steinberg has just released. Each set contains hundreds of top-quality loops and is compatible with Sequel 2 and all Cubase versions from 4.5 and up.

The new sets provide great-sounding loops which together cover a vast number of music styles including hip hop, world music, dance and '70s funk. The content is arranged in practical construction kits that are easily accessible thanks to the smooth integration into MediaBay.

With these newly available sets, Steinberg boasts a total of thirteen Sequel Content Sets: Elektro, Rock, Hip Hop and Hip Hop 2, 80s Pop, Industrial, Funky, Chillout, Reggae, Orchestra plus the brand-new World Beatz, Electronic Dance and Groovy 70s sets. Each set consists of 200–350 loops, letting you discover new music styles and giving you inspiration for your own musical ideas.

The Sequel Content Sets are exclusively available to download in the :

In December, you can save $50 off the purchase of any Power Suite 5, Master Restoration, or Tube Saturator plug-ins by using the following coupon code in Wave Arts online store: CPN2654324128

• Save $100 on Power Suite or Master Restoration with this code: CPN7923406806

• $100 off Custom Couple: (select any two Power Suite plug-ins): CPN3192573475

• $100 off Custom Trio: (select any three Power Suite plug-ins): CPN8461695690

This sale does not apply to upgrades or educational discounts. $50 individual plug-in discount applies to plug-ins priced $99.95 or higher.

Happy holidays from Wave Arts !

Ueberschall has released Score FX II which brings all new content to the Score FX family plus added instrument phrases and a new spectrum of mood guided loops and shots to choose from.

Score FX II provides sound content creators of varying sound industry backgrounds easy access to quality underscores, fx, rhythms and atmospheres. The concept of this material was designed for tight integration with film score settings—load the content needed to match to video by selecting items through the mood sorted programs—but has broader applications do to the scope of content provided. The included Liquid interface integrates with professional DAWs and enables personalization of all material down to the note of each phrase. The new Score FX II concept sets a different approach to its forerunner an ...

To get into the holiday spirit, McDSP has decided to extend all their specials allowing customers to purchase anything and everything for up to 30% off ! And everything means everything - all bundles, individual products and upgrades are on sale now !

Hurry and make your purchase today, this offer ends December 31, 2009.

JZ Microphones introduces the first microphone in JZ Vintage series –V47, giving users a great microphone with legendary U47 sound, a unique double capsule and great designed microphone with a smart shock-mounting system.

The V47 vintage mic features :

• Original design in a flask shape
• Built-in shock-mounting system
• Swivel mount which works as a perfect positioning option
• Double diaphragm capsule
• Golden drops sputtering technology on capsule
• Improved electronics according to the nowadays standards
• 5 year warranty
• The feel of vintage sound

The new vintage mic will be available from the first day of Winter NAMM 2010 at the Anaheim Convention Center. To hear it, visit booth #6946 in hall A, January 14-17.

Akai Professional announces that their RPM8 reference production studio monitors are now shipping to retailers. Perfect for contemporary music production, RPM8 monitors have been specifically tuned for use with the company's MPC music production workstations and production controllers.

RPM8 studio monitors are two-way, active, bi-amplified, nearfield loudspeakers intended for producers, recording engineers, remix artists, DJs and other musicians. The two-way monitors each feature an eight-inch woven-kevlar low-frequency driver with 80W RMS of continuous amplification for robust, full bass all the way down to 39 Hz. The monitors' high-frequency system consists of a one-inch silk-dome tweeter with 40W RMS of continuous amplification, mounted on a custom, functionally optimized waveguide f ...