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Hercules is proud to announce a DJ Sponsorship Initiative in which both future DJs and established DJs can secure support from Hercules.

- One or more DJ Console Rmx for free and/or other Hercules DJing products for DJs that work in pairs or have a small company with a few DJs
- Hercules branded hats, t-shirts, posters and stickers for DJ gear
- Appearance/inclusion in the "Hercules DJ team" section of the Hercules DJ Mix room website
- VIP Member page with DJ profile on the Hercules DJ Mix Room
- Financial support and assistance in planning from Hercules at events/gigs where the DJ uses Hercules DJ Console Rmx and/or other Hercules DJing products such as the DJ Console MK2
- Performance videos of the DJ using Hercules product will be visible on the Hercules DJ Mix room website
- The DJ endorsement will be mentioned in Hercules DJing ads and possibly on stickers placed on the outside of product boxes

QuikQuak has announced the release of Fusion Field, an easy to use diffusion reverb that QuikQuak has created in response to requests for a RaySpace 'light' and a version of Glass Viper's own diffusion reverb.

Features :

- A clean stereo reverb, with an even decay.
- High quality standards, with low CPU resources.
- Fast editing, for that quick grab effect.
- A single impulse source quickly gathers a complex diffusion.
- Intuitively linked Decay and Spread dials.
- Clear reflected sound, with a fast diffusion build up.
- Great for adding sheen to vocals, strings and ambiences.
- Plain visual feedback of filters.
- Zero latency.
- Completely reworked and enhanced diffusion reverb, based on RaySpace and Glass Viper.

Fusion Field is available now for Windows and Mac OS X in AU and VST formats at a price of £25.

Best Service has announced the release of Convolution Space, 8.5GB of Stereo and 5.1 Surround textures packed into the included Native Instruments Kontakt 2 Player - with 625 instruments built in to combine and explore these textures endlessly through the wonders of Convolution Based Spectral Recombination.

Convolution Space is available now for Windows and Mac OS X in VST, AU, RTAS and stand-alone formats at a price of €199. For more information, please visit the following link :

PreSonus is pleased to announce the opening of the PreSonus Online Store.

Customers can now conveniently purchase all PreSonus products including recording systems, monitoring systems, controllers, preamplifiers, signal processors, accessories, replacement parts, and apparel online.

Steinberg North America has announced a repositioning of the MAP (Minimum Advertised Price) price for Cubase 4 and Cubase 4 Educational Edition versions in the US. Effective July 1st, 2008 Cubase 4 will carry a MAP price of $599.99 (MSRP: $780.99) and Cubase 4 Educational Edition will carry a MAP price of $299.99 (MSRP: $390.99).

Steinberg has also announced a special rebate for customers who have purchased full retail versions of Cubase 4 between January 1 and June 30, 2008. Details and application for this special rebate are available for US customers at the following link :

Waves expands SSl 4000 Collection with the release of SSL G-Channel.

SSL G-Channel consolidates the equalization and dynamic controls of SSL G Series consoles into one convenient tool. The G-Channel EQ module delivers the characteristic pre-boost dip, pre-cut rise, and broad Q for extreme frequency manipulation, while the Dynamics section features soft-knee compression and limiting, a gate/expander and automatic makeup gain for rock steady output levels.

The Waves SSL 4000 Collection with the new SSL G-Channel modeled plug-in is available now. It carries a U.S. MSRP of $2000 TDM and $1000 Native. For owners of the Waves SSL 4000 Collection or Studio Classics Collection with current Waves Update Plan coverage, the G-Channel is available at no additional charge.