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Longcat Audio Technologies has announced that they updated H3D, their 3D audio binaural plugin for Digital Audio Workstations, to version 1.1.1 on Windows and MacOS. This update adds AudioUnit support on MacOS, and fixes general stability issues for both platforms.
Aimed at musicians, sound designers or podcasts producers, Longcat's H3D inserts in major audio software (such as Logic Pro, Digital Performer, Cubase, Live, Pyramix, Nuendo or Reaper), and allows the user to create immersive 3D mixes for headphones, by visually animating a large number of audio tracks in a full-3D interface.

- 3D object-based mixing: use the 3D interface to visually place and animate sounds.
- Longcat Audio H3D technology: when listening on headphones, H3D allows panning sound in 3D all around the listener's head.
- Unique HRTF processing: H3D uses Longcat own processed HRTF filters in order to achieve the best spatialization effects.
- H3D Reverb included: immerse your tracks with H3D Reverb, Longcat's 3D spatialized binaural reverberation.
- Automation: fully automate parameters and 3D animation of audio tracks.
- No tedious settings: Just insert H3D plugins and start moving sounds in 3D!

H3D is available immediately at 99€ (incl. EU VAT) in Longcat Audio's online shop for Mac and Windows compatible AU or VST hosts. An evaluation version is freely downloadable on Longcat Audio's website.

Introducing the Virtual Drum Instrument that ANYONE can play! Big Bang - Universal Drums melds an amazing sounding and deeply sampled custom built drum kit with SONiVOX's revolutionary new Intelligent Rhythm Control (I.R.C.) technology. Whether your drum needs are pop, hip-hop, world, funk, rock, or anything else, use these Bangin' Drums and watch your tracks blow up!

- Deeply Sampled Custom Made SJC Drum Kit
- All programs are multi-velocity, and multi-take round robin for the utmost in realism
- SONiVOX's Intelligent Rhythm Control (I.R.C.) technology
- Sticks and Brushes Performance Patches
- Bonus Ethnic and Orchestral Percussion Patches
- MIDI Learn & Save Function
- Big Bang - Drums is instantly compatible with any MIDI controller
- Independent Zone (per-drum) Tempo-Synched Variable Resolution Roll/Retrigger Mode.
- 8 User-assignable stereo outputs and 8 User-assignable effects busses complete with onboard EQ, and tempo-sync delay.

VINTAGE HEAT provides a warm and meaty sound character based on samples from vintage analog gear combined with creative, modern recording techniques, perfectly in tune with contemporary, cutting-edge production standards. All samples were lovingly hand crafted by the renowned New Zealand sample guru Goldbaby, and consist of 51 kits including drum and percussion samples as well as multi-sampled melodic synth sounds and dedicated pre-programmed patterns for each kit.

TRANSISTOR PUNCH contains a premium selection of drum hits, melodic synthesizer sounds, advanced multi-effect chains, and pre-programmed patterns full of dancefloor bounce.
Developed by Surround SFX, over 900 samples of one-shot drum and multi-sampled instruments were created using modern and vintage drum machines and synthesizers as source material - plus unusual sources such as metal whisky boxes, glasses full of coffee beans, and ancient Swiss cowbells. The results are a MASCHINE EXPANSION that adds a carefully-crafted set of new and instantly useable sounds to your MASCHINE library.

Korg has teamed up with the hugely popular and globally successful virtual band Gorillaz to create a new dedicated beatbox for the iPad: The iELECTRIBE Gorillaz Edition. A limited run of 10,000 units released at a very special price of US$9.99. *Sales beyond 10,000 units are yet to be determined (as of April 18, 2011).

While retaining the intuitive beat-making features of the iELECTRIBE, the special Gorillaz Edition is a new machine customized to generate Gorillaz samples from their fourth album "The Fall" which allow the user to create music in a wide variety of musical styles. The iELECTRIBE Gorillaz Edition features: a unique design and synthesizer engine including 128 new sounds created by Gorillaz; and 64 ready-to-use pre-programmed patterns by the sound team Gorillaz, Stephen Sedgwick, and Korg.

TWITCH has Touchstrips which enable you to grab your tracks and 'swipe' them backwards and forwards as you would on a touchscreen. The Touchstrips, 16x Triggerpads, Fader FX and more, have been designed to allow digital DJs and Controllerists to take hold of their music.


- Serato ITCH software can beat match tracks so you can focus on performing
- Swipe tracks backwards and forwards as if you were touching the screen
- You can instantly 'Drop' into a tune at any point in the track
- Slicer allows you to chop-up beats in time and re-arrange them on the fly
- 2 x 8 large Triggerpads let you to play eight rolling beat slices in any order
- Balanced outputs, ultra-reliable audio/MIDI drivers and microphone input
- Add different effects to either or both channels with TWITCH's FX section
- Use both channel faders for super-fast FX moves and tricks

Crysonic have started their Easter No-Brainer Deal and it will end on the 25th of April 2011. Until that date their CryEverything Bundle comprising of 7 Audio DSP Plug-ins such as Spectralive NXT V3.5, SINDO V3.5 and others plus two bonus plug-ins with MSRP of 814 for only $59, which is a 94% saving. All other individual plugins are also reduced by 75%, The No-Brainer Deal will end on the 25th of April 2011.
The CryEverything NO-BRAINER BUNDLE DEAL + 2 Bonus Plug-ins include the following; Spectralive NXT V3.5, SINDO V3.5, nXtasy V3, newB V2, SpectraPhy Pro, SpectraPhy LE, Spectra C1 and two BONUS PLUGINS Cry'Q and Spectra'Q
Four of the plug-ins in the bundle are available for both PC and Mac the others are PC Only (Mac OS versions will be free upgrades when they are released).