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IK Multimedia is proud to announce that SampleTank for iPhone/iPod touch is now available in the iTunes App store. SampleTank is the first pro-quality, sample-based sound and groove module available for the iOS mobile platform. Keyboard players, producers and musicians will now have access to hundreds of extremely realistic acoustic, electric and electronic instruments, and professionally programmed patterns, anytime and everywhere, directly from their iOS devices.

SampleTank can be played directly from the app or can be used live with any MIDI keyboard or pad controller with the just released iRig MIDI interface adapter from IK Multimedia. Together with iRig MIDI, SampleTank offers the most portable and best quality sound and groove module solution for mobile musicians to date.

Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH today released its latest VST Sound Instrument Set, ElekDrums, to expand the Groove Agent ONE drum library in Cubase and Sequel.

he ElekDrums VST Sound Instrument Set comprises more than 400 one-shot drum samples, which are conveniently laid out in 28 construction kits. Also included are 28 banks of various rhythmical patterns ideal for dance music productions.

Availability and pricing
VST Sound Instrument Set ElekDrums is exclusively available as download through the Steinberg Online Shop.
ElekDrums costs EUR 29.99, including German VAT, and GBP 25.40, including British VAT.

ProjectSAM has today announced the release of version 1.3 of Symphobia 2, the multi award winning industry standard cinematic orchestral library.

This massive 7Gb update offers a multitude of additional samples, new features and a completely overhauled interface.
An additional dynamic layer has been added to four of the popular Legato Ensembles.

10 New inspiring Multis are available covering various styles and genres. Some examples are Close the Gates, Femme Fatale, Sniper Mission and Transcending Monks.
and much more.

The raw material in Goldbaby Synthetic is coaxed from vintage and modern analogue synths, old FM instruments and vintage 12-bit sample-based keyboards.

It is additionally squeezed through esoteric pedals and high-end multi-FX and outboard, with everything recorded through premium AD conversion. The sounds range from creamy to raw and gritty, but always with a tasteful attitude that delivers new dimensions to your music, whatever the style.

The VCC RC-Tube plugin is an authentic emulation of a classic 1950's all tube broadcast console. The RC Tube Channel is intended to be placed on the inserts of your mix channels, and the RC Tube Mixbuss is intended as the first insert on your master fader. Together, this plugin package will recreate the sound of a vintage tube mixer, giving your mix a rich, fat, warm, and deep sound that until now, was unattainable with a 100% digital mixer.
Authentic Modeling

Slate Digital CTO Fabrice Gabriel employed new state of the art analog modeling techniques to capture the sound of this classic tube mixer in the digital domain. Using the same techniques required to model the four analog consoles in the Virtual Console Collection plugin, Fabrice managed to emulate the exact sonic characteristics in a nonlinear and dynamic way, including such precise details as tube saturation response and crosstalk.

PreSonus is now shipping Universal Control 1.5.2, a free, major update to its driver and control software, which also includes important firmware updates for its StudioLive 16.4.2 and 16.0.2 digital mixers. We thank all who participated in the public beta testing for version 1.5.2; the beta version is replaced by this release.

With this update, current StudioLive 16.4.2 mixer owners can now take advantage of six 31-band graphic EQs that are dedicated to the aux buses, variable (2 to 500 ms) output delays on each subgroup, and Aux Flip mode, which lets you include the Tape input, Main FireWire return, Aux A input Aux B input, FXA bus, and FXB bus in Aux mixes 1 through 6.