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FabFilter has just released two more sound sets for FabFilter Twin 2 : Dirty House and Ambient.

The Dirty House sound set by Thomas Koot contains more than hundred raw and heavy house-oriented presets, instantly injecting a dirty edge into every production.

The Ambient sound set contains 130 beautiful ambient-oriented presets, programmed by rsmus7 (Stephan Muesch). Many of these spacious and spherical sounds use the synthesizer in new and until now unheard ways.

They are both available now for €19/$24/£17 each (excl. VAT).

In addition, a Sound Set Bundle with all five sound sets (Rob Lee, Electro, Synth Classics, Dirty House and Ambient) is now available for €59, $74 or £49 (excl. VAT).

Celemony is proud to announce Version 1.2 of Melodyne editor, Melodyne assistant and Melodyne essential. The update brings full 64-bit compatibility and various optimizations.

With Version 1.2, the new Melodyne generation joins the currently select ranks of plug-ins capable of running native in modern 64-bit hosts and thereby exploiting to the full the advantages of 64-bit technology. For users, this means primarily that Melodyne is more robust and runs more smoothly during the editing of more extensive projects. Broader host compatibility, various workflow improvements – such as in the handling of transfer storage paths – and a number of bug-fixes round off Version 1.2. Naturally, compatibility with 32-bit hosts is maintained.

Version 1.2 will appear in October and is free-of-charge for registered users.

This bank contains 64 new sounds for Gforce software Oddity synthesizer. Suitable for all genres of music, this new soundset features dirty basses, raw overdriven sequences, staccato blips, ring mod synths, and some classic dance sounds.

Price : $20

NUGEN Audio has announced the forthcoming VisLM Loudness Metering solution for Windows and Mac OS X.

VisLM is fully compliant with the latest loudness standards ITU-R BS1770 and EBU R128 and offers a complete professional solution to loudness and true peak metering for Mix, Mastering, Film and Broadcast.

VisLM introduces several essential parameters for audio measurement :

• True-Peak level metering (inter-sample accurate level monitoring).
• Loudness Range (to help decide if and how much dynamic compression to apply).
• Momentary 'instantaneous loudness' for mixing by ear.
• Short term loudness (3 second time window).
• Program Loudness (long term integrated loudness measurement).

VisLM is available in two versions, VisLM-C (compact) and VisLM-H, w ...

Serato and Ableton are pleased to announce the release of The Bridge, a software partnership which brings together DJ performance and production. The new tools generated by this partnership emphasize ease and creativity while pushing the boundaries of live performance.

'Ableton Transport Control' allows tight synchronization between Ableton Live and Serato Scratch Live. DJs can control multitrack productions using a turntable or CDJ; pitching, nudging and looping just as with a regular record or CD. It's like having Ableton Live on one of your decks.

The 'Ableton View' in Scratch Live opens a window into Live's Session View, where you can launch clips and scenes, control instruments and devices, mix, mute and solo from Scratch Live. Tight Beatgrid implementation ensures that Ableton ...

Waves has just released a new multiband compressor plug-in called C6.

To create the C6, Waves took the tried-and-true functions of the C4, and added two additional floating bands plus a sidechain feature, for one-stop vocal and instrument shaping.

Perfect for de-essing and de-popping in the studio or onstage, the C6 gives you all the multiband compression and dynamic equalization you need to control, tame, and shape your sound.

Features :

• Internal/external sidechain per band
• Individual band Listen mode
• Four crossover bands plus two floating bands
• Dynamic EQ, compression & expansion
• Double precision bit resolution processing
• ARC Auto Release Control
• Up to 24bit, 192kHz resolution
• Mono and Stereo components

The Waves C6 Multiband Compressor is available now for both Mac and PC in TDM, RTAS, AudioSuite, VST and AU plug-in formats. It costs $400 (Native)/$800 (TDM). Mercury V7 and SoundGrid Pro V7 owners covered by Waves Update Plan receive C6 Multiband Compressor at no additional charge.