PC and Music News

Brainworx has announced that version 2.0 of bx_control is now available for Windows and Mac OS X in VST, AU, RTAS and TDM plug-in formats.

bx_control V2 contains an all new and improved M/S matrix, stereo enhancer with mono maker, and it is a great control listening tool. Chain any other stereo plug-in into the Brainworx M/S matrix, or use bx_control V2 to check your mixes and speakers.

New features include:

• Individual panning for M & S (pan vocals and guitars/keys in final mixes).
• New dynamic range metering within the LED section.
• Solo in place for all solo modes.

bx_control V2 costs €99 (Native) / €149 (TDM incl. VENUE), plus VAT if applicable. A 25% discount is available in February. The upgrades for existing V1 users are €49 (Native or TDM). The 25% discount is valid for all upgrades.

Notion Music has released Notion SLE, a special version of their Notion3 scoring software that is customized for Vienna Symphonic Library's all-in-one orchestral collections, the Vienna Special Edition and the Special Edition PLUS.

Notion SLE features presets created for Vienna Instruments, Vienna Ensemble and Vienna Ensemble PRO that automatically handle all articulation changes in the background, allowing for very realistic playback directly out of the score.

Notion SLE is available now for download at a price of $89.

Applied Acoustics Systems releases the String Studio VS-1 v1.1.2 Update for Mac OS X and Windows. This is a maintenance update containing the following changes:

• Authorization now works with non-admin user accounts
• Fixed browser focus crash on Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard
• Fixed drag-and-drop in Logic 9 but now have a separate edit window
• Fixed MIDI Links behavior on On/Off buttons
• Fixed Termination module instability
• Fixed Recorder crash on Windows
• Fixed automation from plug-in window in Logic 8
• Fixed audio cuts when the plug-in window was displayed
• Fixed MIDI Link crash on "Default" channel
• Fixed Cubase 5 crash on Windows
• Now works with Cubase 5 64-bit VST Bridge
• Now works with Sonar 64-bit BitB ...

Evol Audio unveils the Fulcifer, a distortion synthesizer & sound shaper designed to give you many colors with which to create and shape your palette of sounds.

Softube is shipping the Trident A-Range for native (VST/AU/RTAS) and TDM. Trident A-Range is available today at the Softube web shop and at authorized Softube dealers at an introductory price of $229 (Native) or $329 (TDM/Native), excl. VAT. The introductory offer will last through out February, thereafter the price will be $279 and $449, respectively.

Univers Sons/Ultimate Sound Bank has released a new sound library called Acoustic Toy Museum. Here's what they say about it :

"For the first time, hundreds of musical toys were used to create a magical and unique sound library that will add innocence and freshness into your productions. Deeply multi-sampled in 24 bits / 96 kHz and meticulously recorded in the very best conditions using world-class microphones and Class-A equiment, each instrument sounds authentic and soulful.