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Sonic Charge µTonic (pronounced "MicroTonic") is a VST / AU plug-in for Windows and Mac featuring a unique drum and percussion synthesizer combined with a pattern based drum-machine engine.

You can use µTonic as a sound module to play drum sounds from your MIDI keyboard or sequencer, or you can use the built-in pattern engine to play drum patterns in sync with your sequencer. The sound of µTonic is 100% synthetic and rendered in real-time. No samples or pre-rendered waveforms are used.

Following the release of Auto-Tune 7 Native versions, Auto-Tune 7 TDM brings the latest incarnation of the world's largest-selling audio plug-in to Avid's Pro Tools HD platform on both Macintosh and PC. Featuring the second generation of Antares' Evo Voice Processing Technology, a new-from-the-ground-up time manipulation system, new MIDI capabilities in Graphical Mode, and lots more, Auto-Tune 7 represents the most dramatic advancement in functionality since Auto-Tune's original introduction in 1997.
As a bonus, Auto-Tune 7 TDM also includes a license for all of the Auto-Tune 7 Native versions.

N order to take the Elastik player to the next level, Ueberschall has teamed up with zplane.development ( zplane.de ). Together they have come up with Elastik 2, freshly designed to match all future needs for working with loops and samples.

Apart from its new graphic interface, Elastik 2 offers a whole new range of desirable features: The self-explanatory browser, designed for fast access to any loaded sound libraries. Browser features: The multiple filter search function allows quickly to find sounds. Prelisten the whole library content in-sync to host tempo and tag favorite samples.

TeamDNR Collaborative Designs announces the release of Ace.Animated, a new sound library for u-he Ace synthesizer which combines 225 cutting edge hybrid dance, trance, club and IDM sounds with solid workhorse patches to give producers, musicians and sound designers an ultra-wide range of sonic possibilities. Also included in the package is a group of template sounds which can help users create their own patches with minimal effort. These templates include a variety of popular lead, bass, pad and sequenced sounds.

Ace.Animated is available now for $19 until December 31, and $24 thereafter. A $5.00 discount is available for all Symmetry Pro owners, including those who won in any contests and giveaways. A bundle deal is also available including all contents of Symmetry Pro and Ace.Animated (345 instruments) for $24.

Platinum Samples releases Bobby Jarzombek Metal MIDI Groove Library.

Some features:

- Played by Bobby Jarzombek (Halford, Fates Warning, Riot)
- Over 1,670 MIDI files (over 3,430 bars of unquantized grooves)
- Formatted for BFD2®, EZdrummer®, Superior Drummer®, Addictive Drums®, Cakewalk® Session Drummer & General MIDI Standard MIDI Files (all included)
- Includes 24 complete Metal & Rock performances performed by Bobby Jarzombek
- Includes stadium endings
- Played in 4/4 with straight, triplet & swing feels in tempos ranging from 92 to 198 BPM

Little Endian today announced the release of SpectrumWorx version 2.1 for Mac OS X and Windows in the form of a VST-plugin. This is a first version that suports Mac OS X, bringing the latest advances in the frequency domain effects processing to this superior operating system. Windows version has also been updated.

Features:

- Over fifty modules (pitch shifter, classic vocoder, wah-wah, robotizer, wobbler, autotune, reverser, etc.).
- Sophisticated engine optimized for low CPU usage.
- Flexible Preset browser.
- Over 100 presets.
- Highly configurable LFOs.
- External audio support.
- Presets in XML format.
- Slick GUI.
- Detailed User's Guide.