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Waves has announced the addition of 6 new modeled amps (Carvin, Ibanez, and more) plus 7 new cabs from Grammy-winning guitar expert Neil Citron (Slash, Steve Vai, Joe Satriani) to GTR3, the flagship of Waves' line of guitar sound processing tools.

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Analogue Solutions introduces the Leipzig-k which is the keyboard version of their Leipzig monosynth.

Features :

- Pure analogue voice circuitry
- Fat Moog style filter
- Velocity sensitive keyboard
- CV/Gate outputs, so can be used as a 1V/octave CV controller keyboard for your modular system
- CV/Gate inputs to voice circuit so can be controlled by an analogue sequencer or similar
- All jack sockets are 6.35mm (1/4" 'big' jacks)
- Mod Wheel
- Pitch Bend Wheel
- Performance section (mod wheel control of LFO2 - i.e. vibrato/wahwah)
- Pure vintage style inspired design
- Lots of blue LEDs!
- 2 VCOs with Glide/Portamento and Sub-VCOs.
- Plenty of modulation routing possibilities.
- Extra tone controls and circuits for more sound variety e.g. LFO, CrossMod.
- Rugged steel construction
- 'vintage' wood design.
- Spun aluminium topped knobs
- LCD for MIDI set-up editing
- MIDI In for software sequencer control of CV/Gate
- MIDI Thru
- MIDI Out: pitchbend, mod wheel, velocity and note data is transmitted. Local on/off feature

The Leipzig-k is priced at £899 exc. tax and delivery.

Antares Audio Technologies and Guitar Center have announced the availability of Auto-Tune EFX. Developed through a partnership between the two companies, Auto-Tune EFX is described as an affordable and easy-to-use tool for real-time pitch correction and for creating the "Auto-Tune Vocal Effect" (i.e. the T-Pain / Cher-style effect).

Through the end of 2008, Auto-Tune EFX is available for Windows and Mac OS X in VST, AU and RTAS formats exclusively at Guitar Center for $99.99. Additionally, for a limited time, all boxed copies of Auto-Tune EFX include a free iLok USB Smart Key (a $39.00 value).

Owners of GigaStudio, Kontakt, Structure, SampleTank, etc, this one is for you !

Motu offers upgrade to MachFive 2 for $295, a savings of $200. If you own an eligible product listed at Motu's website, you can purchase the MachFive 2 upgrade from any participating Motu authorized reseller. You can also purchase the upgrade directly from the motu.com web store.

Following the announcement about the new PowerCore 6000 and a software update version 3.2, TC Electronic also announced that both PowerCore FireWire and PowerCore X8 will be henceforth delivered with a $500 voucher to be used for buying optional plug-ins. PowerCore PCI Express also comes with a similar voucher.

The Sound Guy, Inc. is holding a Happy Days Are Here Again (Maybe) Extreme Group Buy (formerly the Scary Economy Halloween Extreme Group Buy).

From now until November 15, customers can get SFX Machine RT (normally US $75) and ReSpatializer (normally $50) together for less than half the cost of SFX Machine RT alone.

SFX Machine RT is a multi-effects and sound design plug-in for VST and Audio Unit. It includes hundreds of presets and is streamlined for quick and easy use in audio production environments. It has been used to do sound design for radio production, TV shows, feature films, CDs and video games. While SFX Machine RT has an unparalleled collection of effects, from the conventional to the bizarre, it also serves in everyday use as a "swiss army knife" of audio utilities.

ReSpatializer is an advanced panning, surround sound and spatialization plug-in. It supports up to eight input channels, each of which can be individually panned.