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All new features support popular VST and Audio Unit hosts with both an Editor and Patch Librarian... in the Host or as Standalone!
The VST-AU MKS-80 Editor is a real-time MIDI synth editor that allows you full control of every parameter of the sound on the Roland MKS-80 Super Jupiter synthesizer. You can manage, view and edit all your patches on the computer itself without the hassle of manual dumps. All parameters are fully automatable and you can even use your favorite VST or AU host, or use it stand-alone, giving you the ability to visually program the MKS-80 to your music via the host sequencer. You may also use the standalone application if you do not need to work inside the host or if your host is not supported.

Voxengo Deft Compressor version 1.2 update is now available for download. Voxengo Deft Compressor is an audio track and bus compressor plug-in for professional audio production applications, available in AudioUnit and VST plug-in formats, for Mac OS X and Windows computers.

This version added support for key signal filtering which is a very useful function that allows you to perform de-essing and use various compressor "voicings". Feedback compression mode can be also enabled now. This mode sounds a little bit "punchier" than the default "feed-forward" mode. The "feedback" mode in many cases tends to produce a more controlled, less fluctuating sound due to its inherent "prognostic" behavior.

This pack is designed for those seeking rock and pop grooves that are "less busy" and more "straightforward". It includes 7 essential feels: Shuffles, Half-time shuffles, Ballad – straight, Ballad – shuffle, 8ths, 16ths, Quarter/Driving. We've also added drum fills arranged by tempo and type: builds, flams, toms, snare rolls and pushes.

Some features:
- 2700 MIDI royalty free MIDI drum loops
- Played by a professional studio drummer
- Time signatures: 3/4, 4/4, 6/8 and 12/8
- Feels: Ballad, Shuffles, Half-time Shuffles, Driving rock and more!
- Tempo range: 60 – 200 BPM
- Drum loops with a minimum of 6 fills per groove
- Formats: Addictive Drums, BFD, BFD2, Battery, EZdrummer, Superior 2, Live Session Drums, Steven Slate Drums, IMAP/Ocean Way, Reason, GM, and Session Drummer and more!
- PC and Mac compatible installers
Price: $29.95

In this new version:

New features:
- The preset management has been improved: Save, Save As, bank rename or duplicate preset functions are now easy and obvious.
- This version is no longer using the PACE drivers. A proprietary serial number based protection is now used. A serial number exchange is provided on the Xils-lab web site. After login into your account, just submit your old serial to get the new one.
- Right click on the joy stick locks/unlocks the mouse.

Fixes:
- It is now working fine as an effect in Audio Unit.
- It avoids problems bring by the PACE drivers especially on Windows 7 or Vista.

Spider FX Infusion 2.0 is here, and it will super-charge your Spider® amp* with over 50 exceptional effects – for free!

Expressive delays, lush reverbs, creamy distortions and more are yours for the taking. Load them into your Spider IV or Spider Valve MkII amp to greatly expand your...
Just connect your FBV Shortboard MkII or FBV Express MkII foot controller to a computer with Internet access, run Line 6 Monkey , and follow the directions. You'll be playing your new effects in minutes! (Spider Valve MkII amps can also connect to a computer via a MIDI-USB converter.)

Audio-Technica, one of the world's finest manufacturers of audio equipment, has launched an online search for the most entertaining alternative Christmas track.
The online competition is not restricted to any particular type of music so bands, DJs or music producers from any genre have the opportunity of scooping either the top prize of £500 or five runners-up prizes of £100 worth of Audio-Technica equipment. As an extra incentive the first 100 entries will all receive a free pair of Audio-Technica ATH-CK51 headphones worth £30 each.
Audio-Technica is asking people to submit their entries, which can be up to five minutes long, to YouTube (Full details here). The best entries will be shared by Audio-Technica on its social networking channels. Alternatively people can upload their video clips to YouTube and email the link to AudioTechnica@deaddinosaur.co.uk.