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Voxengo has updated VariSaturator to v1.6.

VariSaturator is an audio effect plug-in designed to apply saturation effects over audio material. It can be used both to boost the loudness of the audio tracks without increasing their peak levels proportionally, and to apply subtle harmonic coloration that makes tracks sound more pronounced and polished.

Changes :

- Crossover filter steepness parameter added.
- "Radial" knob mode can be now disabled completely.
- "Off-Line Render" indication added.
- Global level metering parameters added.
- Routing change-related issue fixed.
- Knob read-outs now require a single click for keyboard entry.
- Occasional crashes in WaveLab and other hosts fixed.
- Host sample rate switch-related problem fixed.
- Mouse control issue fixed.
- Minor visual improvements implemented.

Cycling '74 has announced the release of Max/MSP v5.0.7. The free runtime has also been updated.

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Recording School Online has released the Mixing for 3-D Stereo Depth video guide.

This four part, full-length video guide by RSO demonstrates some producers tricks and a full array of free and pay audio plug-ins essential for creating 3-D space. Also demonstrated and explained are techniques designed to help your mixes "jump" out of the speakers and sound not only "wider" but also more dimensional.

Demonstrated are several styles of music as well as acoustic and electric instrumentation.

"Mixing for 3-D Stereo Depth" is available now for download at an introductory price of $76 instead of $149.

Togu Audio Line has just released TAL-Elek7ro, a new free virtual analog synth with some special features like oscillator hard-sync and frequency modulation. It features alias-free oscillators, newly developed fast envelopes and LFOs with a wide range from 0.1Hz up to 400 Hz. A free routable envelope with attack and decay is available too. This synth is useful for a wide range of sounds from percussion to deep bass sounds.

Features :

- 2 oscillators with hard-sync, PW and FM (saw, pulse, triangle, sine).
- 1 sub oscillator (saw, rectangle).
- 1 noise oscillator.
- 18dB or 12dB non linear analog modelled low pass resonance filter.
- Mono mode, including portamento.
- Poly mode, up to 6 voices (not CPU optimized for poly mode).
- 2 free routable LFOs (0.1Hz - 400Hz, sine, triangle, saw, rectangle, s&h, noise).
- Filter and amplifier ADSR-envelope.
- Free routable AD-envelope.
- Mod-wheel and Pitch-Wheel support.
- MIDI Learn for all pots.
- Velocity to filter contour intensity.
- Panic button.
- Tutorial and installation guide.
- Factory presets.

TAL-Elek7ro is available now for both Windows and Mac OS X in VST and AU instrument plug-in formats.

The sE4400a is the latest in a lineage of mics started 6 years ago by SE Electronics with the sE2200a. Based on the same capsule tuning, but with a dual capsule to give multi polar pattern function, this mic is described as a "rarity… a true all-rounder".


It has 4 polar patterns, Cardioid, Hypercardioid, Figure of 8 and Omni. 2 bass cuts at 60Hz and 120Hz; 2 pads at 10 and 20dB. The chassis is small… very small, but still manages to house a twin diaphragm 1" capsule and all the top grade electronics and switches. This flat, round edged chassis design allow the mic to be used flat onto a drumhead or guitar cab, or pushed through into the skin of a kick drum. It is also perfect for sung vocals and voice over work, because although it's the smallest mic of it's type, it still 'looks' big when used full face on.

The sE4400a is available now at an estimated price of €500.

Mindprint celebrates their 10th anniversary with a special Digital Edition of their Tube Recording Preamp EN-VOICE MK II. This preamp is now available as limited Digital Edition with integrated USB audio interface.

Limited to 300 units worldwide, this Digital Edition is equipped with the DI-MOD USB (normally sold separately) which allows direct communication with a computer without the need of another audiointerface. Simply plug in EN-VOICE via USB cable and enjoy high quality recordings at once. If properly routed EN-VOICE MK II can also be used as an "analog plug-in".

The EN-VOICE MKII "Digital Edition" is shipping with drivers for Windows XP and Mac OSX and is available now.