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Lounge Lizard announces the EP-4 v4.0.2 Update.

Additions
- Added MIDI control change assignments;
- Added MIDI bank change messages handling;
- Added pitch bend range setting.

Fixes
- Fixed high CPU usage on some presets;
- Fixed MIDI program change messages from all MIDI channels;
- Fixed other minor bugs.

Blue Cat Audio ( http://www.bluecataudio.com ) has released an update for their multi-purpose audio levels meter and envelope generation plug-in, Blue Cat's DP Meter Pro.

What's new in Blue Cat's DP Meter Pro 4.01:
- Changed default preset so that the plug-in fits into small laptop screens when opened.
- Mac-VST: Fixed window resize issues on Cubase and Nuendo (Mac).
- Mac-Audio Unit: Fixed random crashes at startup in some host applications.

IK Multimedia announces the release of SampleTank 1.4, the latest version of its professional-quality sound-and-groove-module app for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch.

The app is now fully optimised to support the larger screen of both iPhone 5 and the new iPod touch while providing eye-catching graphics that showcase amazingly on the Retina display.

This bundle combines the revolutionary EZkeys software with three products from the EZkeys Line.

Included are four equally iconic as essential instruments in any studio's or songwriter's toolbox; the timeless grand piano, the intimate upright as well as two of the world's most defining and characteristic electric pianos, the Rhodes MK I and the Wurlitzer 200A. The Essential Pianos bundle has the sounds you need for anything from epic classical compositions and intimate jazz sessions to rock, pop and soul.

Zero-G Vocal Lix sample library is crammed with dance oriented vocals all recorded in pristine 24bit audio to give you a human element to your next dance track.

This sample pack features mutliple formats including Acid Wav, Apple Loops, Stylus RMX compatible Rex2 files, plus sampler instruments for EXS24, HALion, Kontakt, Reason NN-XT, and for the first time, Motu's Mach 5.