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Avid releases Sibelius 7, Notation software

Combining a deep, sophisticated feature set with an all new task-oriented user interface — putting all of the software's features at the user's fingertips — Sibelius® 7 enhances music writing through intuitive and flexible workflows and improved tools for increased collaboration.

- New and exclusive professional-quality sound library
- Completely redesigned task-oriented user interface
- Full MusicXML interchange
- Powerful text, graphic and sharing options

Upgrade for $149 USD

With Punch, Rob Papen delivers a brand new speaker busting, body rattling software instrument. Punch delivers synthesized drums in the finest audio quality and with breathtaking features for the contemporary producer.

Some features for V1.02:

- Mac version update for making compatible with OS-X 10.7 (Lion).
- Option to change HD location user samples.
- Mute & Solo for drum pad via mixer screen.
- Sample pitch & amp decay curve.
- Pattern folder command.
- Better memory usage.
- 32 bit float wav support.
- Other small bug fixes.
- A few more presets and drumpresets.

The heart of Tabletop is a modular environment where you can mix and match different devices. Select from more than a dozen devices including samplers, mixers, effects, sequencers and more. Buy only the gear you need from an expanding catalog.

Tabletop is the first musical environment designed from the ground up exclusively for the iPad. Each device has its own uses, characteristics, personality—ranging from classics like drum pad samplers to touchscreen effects.

PreSonus invites Apple Mac® users who wish to upgrade to Mac OS X 10.7, better known as Lion, to participate in a public beta-test of its Universal Control 1.5.2 software. Universal Control 1.5.2 makes all StudioLive -series digital mixers and all FireStudio -series interfaces except the original FireStudio (26x26) fully OS X Lion-compatible.

PreSonus also has released Studio One Artist 1.6.5 and Studio One Pro 1.6.5. The new versions add Mac OS X 10.7 (Lion) compatibility. In addition, with version 1.6.5, Studio One has been translated into French and Spanish. Studio One users can upgrade their copies through their PreSonus user accounts. This is a free upgrade.
PreSonus Capture recording software is already Lion-compatible, and no update is required.

Aalto, the patchable softsynth from Madrona Labs, is now at version 1.2.6 This update brings several performance upgrades and continues support for Windows 7, Windows XP (VST) and Mac OS X (AU and VST). New to Aalto 1.2.6 is a complete user manual.

New in Aalto version 1.2.6:
- improved performance!
- optimized patch loading
- user manual
- fixed Logic dropouts, improved Logic CPU spikes
- fixed Live 7 UI hangs
- fixed Sonar crash
- fixed Maschine scan crash
- fixed multislider parameter behavior
- added debug diagnostics
- smaller executable

Jen SX3000 is Based on the Italian Mono synth Jen Sx1000 from the 70′s. This is a fantastic take on this rather strange little mono synth-

The analogue style sequencer and effects sections are just the icing on the cake and will allow for the creation of great tones and sequences for any Genre of music.

Jen SX3000 features

- Includes half a Gigabyte of samples, every key, every octave.
- Over 130 patches by Ingo Weidner and Synth Magic
- Random patch generator and pattern generator, quick and easy to get fantastic grooves that just work.
- The sequencer can store patterns and play them back instantly, allowing for sequences to be created for different sections of your tracks.
- Sequence notes, Filter Cutoff and Resonance on each step of the 16 steps in the sequence.