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HexaChrom turns your iPad into a musical performance controller, enabling you to wirelessly play your OSC or MIDI (#) electronic musical instruments — virtual instruments running on a laptop/desktop computer, or any hardware instruments attached to your laptop/desktop computer.

HexaChrom takes an alternative approach to the majority of MIDI keyboard controllers in that it uses an isometric note layout, where the notes are presented as a hexagonal matrix of keys. There are many such isometric layouts, though HexaChrom uses the Harmonic Table layout, which is a modern variation of the Tonnetz (tone network), devised by the famous mathematician Leonhard Euler.

LinPlug updates MorphoX to version 1.0.1, particularly because we fixed a single bug. Well, thats something to celebrate! While LinPlug is quite famous for having few bugs in comparison to the average software company, having only one to be fixed after a 1.0 release of a product is our personal record.

Moreover thats our first native 64 bit Mac plugin, so if you run in example Logic 64 bit, now you can natively load MorphoX without bridge.
Version 1.0.1 also contains the 85+ new dance presets, mainly from our long time partner Meyer Muscimedia.

Combining the smoothest RnB progressions with the high energy club shaking sounds found in Trance and Dance music, 'Commercial RnB: Trance & Dance Vol 2' is a hugely versatile multi-format library that's set to fuel your next chart smashing hit.

With every kit consisting of both A & B sections, this pack is about more than re-arranging loops. It's about building songs. So check out the MP3 demo to hear the cutting edge sounds on offer, and read on to find out more about the complete feature set of this pack. Unlike pre-rendered audio loops, MIDI can be scaled to any tempo and played back at any pitch without glitching or artefacts.

New iPad 2 arrives March 11!

It's 33 percent thinner and up to 15 percent lighter, so it feels even more comfortable in your hands. Two powerful cores in one A5 chip mean iPad can do twice the work at once. Multitasking is smoother, apps load faster, and everything just works better.

With up to nine times the graphics performance, gameplay on iPad is even smoother and more realistic. And faster graphics help apps perform better — especially those with video. Even with the new thinner and lighter design, iPad has the same amazing 10-hour battery life. You'll see two cameras on iPad — one on the front and one on the back. The iPad Smart Cover falls perfectly into place and stays put to protect your iPad screen, yet doesn't add bulk to its thin, light design.

Image-Line Software are pleased to announce the FL Studio 9.9 Beta is available for testing.

Please note, all previous FL Studio 9.x Betas have expired and you need to download the 9.9 Beta to continue work started in earlier versions. FL Studio 9.9 expires April 15.

Some new features and bugs fixed:

- New Project Picker browser, improves Playlist workflow allowing Patterns to be previewed and selected.
- Chainer, an instrument and effect plugin chainer.
- ZgeViz a music visualization effect plugin based on the free open source ZGameEditor.
- Fixed problem with sidechain selectors in Vocodex.
- Fixed tiny bug in envelope filter tool.
- Fixed rendering start time problem.
- Fixed small bug on playlist loop marker deletion.
- Fixed bug when deleting playlist clips through their menu.
- Fixed bug when undoing recording of audio+piano roll when there were no notes yet.
- Fixed crash when sending presets directly to plugin window in some rare cases.

The powerful and intuitive software comprises of a vast array of amps, cabinets, mics and effects, recreated in stunning detail. The latest version includes 3 new amps, 4 new super-flexible effects and above all, the revolutionary Control Room for that "big bucks" studio tone.

Some new features and bugs fixed in Guitar Rig v4.1.2:

- Mac OS X 64-bit compatibility (AU, VST & Standalone).
- Improved Guitar Rig 3 preset sound compatibility.
- Rig Kontrol 1 recall fix.
- Reflektor convolution timings fix.
- CoreAudioDevice crash fix.
- Recording pedal automation fix.
- Several smaller fixes.