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The Nord Electro 3 OS and the Electro 3 HP OS have both been updated to version 3.04.

- If keys were held down during startup or a synchronizing with the Manager, they would all play, quite loud, once the OS had booted or the sync was completed. This is now fixed.

- Muted output when organ models are changed, to prevent noise.
- The Electro 3 61/73 did not use the internal velocity curves that are assigned to every individual piano in the Nord Piano Library v5.x. This is now fixed.

IK Multimedia is now shipping the iKlip for iPad 2, the universal mic stand mounting kit that continues to be the standard for both stage and studio use.

The iKlip now perfectly fits the iPad 2 with the addition of four easy snap-in adapters that are included in the box.
With the iKlip iPad mounting accessory, musicians and presenters can use their original iPad or their new iPad 2 on stage, in the studio or at school making it easy to support and operate their favourite music and presentation apps on virtually any microphone stand.

ICloud is so much more than a hard drive in the sky. It's the effortless way to access just about everything on all your devices. iCloud stores your content so it's always accessible from your iPad, iPhone, iPod touch, Mac, or PC.

It gives you instant access to your music, apps, latest photos, and more. And it keeps your email, contacts, and calendars up to date across all your devices. No syncing required. No management required. In fact, no anything required. iCloud does it all for you.

When you update your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch to iOS 5, your favorite Apple apps become seamlessly integrated with iCloud. Just like that. So all your content and information is available and up to date, no matter which device you're using.
About Lion: Multi-Touch gestures transform the way you interact with your Mac, making all you do more intuitive and direct. Now an even richer Multi-Touch experience comes to OS X Lion. Enjoy more fluid and realistic gesture responses, including rubber-band scrolling, page and image zoom, and full-screen swiping.

Developed in association with legendary producer/engineer Eddie Kramer, the meticulously modeled HLS Channel and PIE Compressor plug-ins are based on the vintage gear he used in historic sessions at London's acclaimed Olympic Studios.

HLS Channel recreates the original Helios EQs with their sweet saturation, high-end presence, and fat low-frequency boost, as well as the unique behavior, coloration, and drive of the console's preamps.

The PIE Compressor was modeled on the Pye, which was a mainstay in esteemed British studios throughout the classic rock era, and is considered by many to be one of the best buss compressors of all time.
Price : 99$ Native, 149$ TDM for each plug in. Buy both and save 149$ Native and 225$ TDM

Mix and mastering engineers may now audition up to five codecs in real time within a DAW environment.

The Sonnox Fraunhofer Pro-Codec plug-in enables the production of optimized mixes, and provides the option to simultaneously batch encode to multiple formats. All major codecs, including: mp3, mp3 Surround, AAC-LC and HE-AAC are supported, as are such lossless codecs as mp3 HD and HD-AAC.

The Sonnox Fraunhofer Pro-Codec is available now for a price of £295 GBP ($495 USD), and is compatible with most popular DAWs - Pro Tools, Logic, Cubase, Nuendo, Sequoia and Wavelab. Both Mac and Windows are supported.

Voxengo Tube Amp version 2.3 update is now available
for download. Tube Amp is a free audio effect plugin that applies asymmetric tube triode overdrive usually found in single-tube microphone pre-amp boxes.

The sound this plug-in produces varies from a mild "warm" overdrive to a fuzzy distortion. Tube Amp conforms to AudioUnit and VST plugin specifications, and is available for Mac OS X (v.10.4.11 and later) and Windows (32-bit and 64-bit) computers.