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Full Metal Racket R by 9 Soundware is a set of patches for the NN-XT sampler within Propellerhead Reason. The theme of the sound set is distortions. Its origins are in five previously released 9 Soundware titles. The instruments are based on select samples from the Thrash, 666, Discord, and Error EXS24 sound sets, and the Mixer Feedback WAV collection.

Thrash (Instruments of face melting aggression.)
The theme behind Thrash is HEADROOM DECIMATING AUDIO. Extreme waveforms were created with one goal and one goal only: To see how gut-wrenchingly jarring and intense sound could be. These eardrum-bashing anomalies are not metalhead-friendly sounds. They are not even sound system-friendly sounds. The 30 instruments in this category are based on 75 samples. The source sounds for the samples include performed noise, synthesis, mixer feedback, screaming, and a drum machine.

Slate Digital is pleased to announce that their new advanced drum replacer Trigger Platinum is now available for purchase. Trigger is a multi channel, phase accurate drum replacer with 6 channels of multi velocity sample layers. This means that you can trigger a close mic, stereo overhead pair, and room mic pair all from one instance of the plug-in.

Trigger Platinum ($299) comes with the entire Steven Slate Drums library, including a sneak peak at some of the upcoming Deluxe series drums. Available for both Mac and PC in VST, AU and RTAS formats.

If you are a Steven Slate Drums 3.0 customer or above, or a Drumagog 4.0 or above user, you are entitled to a limited time, special promotion for Trigger Platinum. Visit this link to get 50% off of Trigger Platinum. You will need either the last four digits of your Slate Drums serial number, OR, your registered Drumagog email address. This promo is only offered for 30 days.

FabFilter has released a new Electro sound set by Ouroboros for FabFilter Twin 2, its powerful software synthesizer. Here's what they say about it :

"The Electro sound set includes over 140 new and exciting presets that will add an edge to your music, with immediate application to electro house, electro clash, and experimental electronica. Featuring simple, nasty leads, basses that grind your teeth and pads soft enough to fall into, sound designer Ouroboros (Erin Hamilton) offers a bank with futuristic electronic sounds that will inspire you with new ideas.

When he discovered traveling with a laptop was easier than checking his piano as carry-on, Erin Hamilton was hooked on making music with computers. Designing sounds for software synthesizers has opened up vast new frontiers of sound to explore, and his boorish nickname hints at the playful fun he has doing it. You can expect twisted, unique and engaging sounds with moments of softness and wonder all wrapped in Fabfilter Twin 2's beautiful filters and eminently playable modulations."

The Electro sound set for FabFilter Twin 2 is now available in FabFilter's online shop for €19, $28 or £17. It can be used on both Windows and Mac OS X in any of the available plug-in formats.

Goldbaby's latest product has been unleashed. Here's what he says about it :

"What is this product?
Think of it as a drum and FX tool box for electronic music.

Who is it for?
People who make: Hip Hop, Drum & Bass, Dub Step, Techno, House, Dub, Break Beat... etc...

What formats are supported?
Battery 3 and up, Guru, EXS-24 and Wav Pack. Refill to follow...

What was used to make it?
Everything in Goldbaby's studio and more! Using a studio full of vintage and new drum machines, samplers, synths, rack effects, vinyl, tape, real drums and perc, field recordings... this product will give you a huge palette of super solid drums and sweet FX.

Included in this product is also an 808 and 909 given the UBK Fatso treatment!

If that wasn't enough how about some groove elements in Rex format!

ArtsAcoustic has released the Mac OS X VST/AU Universal Binary version of the ArtsAcoustic CL Series along with an updated version for Windows.

The ArtsAcoustic CL Series is a bundle of 3 analog-modelled photoelectronic dynamic processors, nameley CL-1, CLMS-1 and CLMS-1 XL. they`re based on various analog optoelectronic diode tube compressor schematas used during the late 70`s up to the mid 80`s.

Available now for €199 / $229. The update is free for registered users.

The monitor pre-amp is one of the most important pieces of equipment for both audio professionals and Hi-Fi enthusiasts alike. It enables critical evaluation of the audio signals and is the final stage before the speakers, so it requires zero coloration, precise balance, low noise, wide bandwidth and a variety of input sources.

Top of the range designs use relay attenuators with high accuracy resistors to achieve the best balance between channels. The downside of this approach is the distraction of noisy 'chattering' relays which can be irritating but also reduces relay life. The Drawmer HQ incorporates an innovative solution to this problem, providing the feel and smoothness of a potentiometer but with the accuracy of relay attenuation.

The Drawmer HQ sets a new standard in monito ...