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From the inventors of Virtual Studio Technology, Padshop is a unique monophonic/polyphonic granular synthesizer for Mac OS X Lion and Windows 7 and runs as plug-in within any VST 3 host application.

The user interface of Padshop provides undeviating accessibility to all its controls and content, with more than 400 presets plus the SoftGrain Wave ROM comprising hundreds of samples to customize presets and feed to the two available grain-layer oscillators.

Availability and pricing
Padshop will be available from February 29, 2012, as download version through the Steinberg Online Shop website and requires Steinberg's USB-eLicenser dongle.

The suggested retail price for Padshop is EUR 49.99, including German VAT, and GBP 42.34, including British VAT.

The Epic Pig Guiro is a Kontakt sample library based on a pig-shaped guiro, a Latin-American percussion instrument. It could be hit on its body or rubbed on top notches to produce a ratchet sound. This is a very common instrument with a real hidden power.


Some features:
- 25 Kontakt Instruments (.nki)
- 196 samples (.WAV – 44.1KHz / 24 bit)
- 88MB Installed
- Up to 3 velocity layers
- Up to 16x round-robin
- Performance controls.

Klanghelm Updates VUMT to v1.8.2.


Some new features:

- VST3 support added.
- Both Mac and Win versions now have a dedicated installer.
- The PPM mode has now its own adjustable reference level.
- Fixed: input of negative values.
- Fixed: strange behaviour at higher sample rates.

OCTAVE CAT SRM sample library contains sounds of unique analog vintage synth.

This library represents 1,5 hours of recording 500 MB of mono 16 bit flow of noise effects weird bleeps basses and sequences.

( Chemical Brothers use this synth in many albums)
Around 1000 really cool analog sounds , loops & special effects.

Periscope Audio Lab introduces SpaceSampler 1.0, its new smart audio convolution app for iOS devices. Perfect for musicians and non-musicians alike, SpaceSampler lets you record, apply filters from real acoustic spaces and equipment and then share via E-Mail, Dropbox, Audio Copy, or post to Soundcloud.

SpaceSampler includes a comprehensive set of 15 meticulously crafted Impulse Response filters which serve to give depth, color, clarity and uniqueness to audio.

Fingerlab announces its biggest update for DM1 with version 2.0. DM1 now comes with 2 new super cool tools "The Randomizer" and "The Automation" for instant and fun beat making.

Patterns are now also expandable to 32 Steps for extra creativity. We have added 24 new drum kits. As well as AudioCopy, WIST synchronisation between two iPads, MIDI In and more cool features. Yes, it is a big update!