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FXpansion has announced the latest addition to the BFD family : BFD Eco.

BFD Eco is a streamlined, fun and affordable software instrument for acoustic drums, based on the BFD2 engine. Supplied with a selection of the best BFD2 sounds, it can also be expanded with the wide range of FXpansion and 3rd-party add-ons.

BFD Eco's versatile mixing and EQ/FX section allows sculpting of the kit and the lush ambience for any musical situation, with a multitude of genre-based presets to get you started. Meanwhile, the integrated Groove player delivers diverse, ready-made drum patterns full of flavour and realism.

Featuring an interface perfectly balanced between ease of use and flexibility, BFD Eco is provided as a standalone application and as a plugin for conveniently injecting realistic ...

Softube has announced the release of the Valley People Dyna-mite plug-in, a faithful virtual replica of the hardware Valley People Dyna-mite, a multi-dynamics tool capable of limiting/ compressing, expanding, gating, keying, ducking, de-essing, etc. The Valley People Dyna-mite is a swiss army knife limiter/expander design with unique character that inspires to new sounds.

The Valley People Dyna-mite was designed in the '80s and has become a secret weapon for some. For others, it's still a hidden treasure just waiting to be discovered. It features a limit mode, an expander mode, a gate mode, a de-esser mode and on top of that, two sidechain modes that let you duck or follow a track.

Nowadays, the Dyna-mite has a reputation not only as a problem solver but also as a creative tool tha ...

For the month of May, the H3000 Factory Ultra-Harmonizer Pro Tools TDM plug-in, based on the Factory algorithms from the legendary H3000, will be available as an individual plug-in for only $199. The H3000 Ultra-Harmonizer effects processor has been a staple of countless major motion picture soundtracks, hit records and live performances for over twenty years.

Users will find a wealth of classic Eventide signature effects among the over 350 presets, including many from the original H3000, plus many new ones, including a preset bank from sound designer Richard Devine. The results range from subtle Eventide signature effects like micropitch shifting, great for thickening and adding depth to any track, to classic post production effects like "TV in a Room", to extreme sound mangling.

This third installment of Puremagnetik's Microtron series brings three classic sounds from original Mellotron tapes direct to your DAW. It contains expertly recorded Clarinet, French Horn, and Glenn Miller sounds. All of the original imperfections, vintage analog quality, and performance nuances of the Mellotron M400 were captured through a Neumann U47 Microphone and a Reeves Custom 50 Amplifier.

The Ableton Live 8 version of Microtron Tape 3 builds upon Live's rack features to create the blending effects between tape sounds as can be achieved with a physical Mellotron. Native Live effects are completely integrated with multisample mode racks so that any Live 8 user can instantly load these sounds.

In addition, Microtron Tape 3 includes over 60 Live Clips performed by professional st ...

An old friend returns. Propellerhead Software's legendary Techno Micro Composer has been resurrected and made available for Apple's iPhone and iPod Touch.

ReBirth faithfully emulates dance music's three backbone devices: The Roland TB-303 Bass synth and the Roland TR-808 and 909 drum machines. Combine these with FX units, fully featured pattern sequencers and a quick-acting, scalable iPhone interface and you'll soon be making techno on the train, trance on the tram or beats on the bus.

Voxengo Elephant update version 3.6 is now available for download. Voxengo Elephant is a mastering limiter plug-in for professional music production applications, available in AudioUnit and VST plug-in formats, for Mac OS X and Windows computers.

Changes :

• Real-time gain reduction and waveform graphs implemented.
• Mid/side and side-chain routing presets now appear dimmed to reduce confusion.
• Parameter automation on AU Mac OS X now shows real parameter values.
• Preset "update" function implemented in the preset manager.
• The "VST Function Sync" global switch was added that fixes crashes in some hosts (i.e. Tracktion).
• "Density mode" implemented in level meters.
• Occasional extreme CPU overloads eliminated at the expense of average in ...