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Nucleus users can now enjoy DAW control profiles for Ableton Live and Propellerhead Reason plus additional support for OS X Lion and 64-bit for Mac.

Nucleus users can now download dedicated DAW control profiles for Ableton Live and Propellerhead Reason (in addition to existing profiles for Pro Tools, Logic and Cubase/Nuendo and any other DAW applications that support MCU or HUI).
OS X Lion is now fully supported for Nucleus, with a revised Java based Console Browser. The Nucleus soundcard now also supports 64-bit for Mac users.

The iO4 has four input channels, each having an XLR microphone input, a 1/4-inch TRS insert for external effects units and a 1/4-inch TS jack that works with line-level sources and can accommodate direct connection of guitars.

The iO4 features discrete-design preamplifiers and 48-volt phantom power on each of its four input channels as well for use with virtually all microphones and audio sources.

Tubular Bells is an instrument made of brass tubes of graded length that are tuned to a chromatic scale and usually covers the range of 1½ octave.

The sound is produced by striking the top edge of the tubes with a plastic-headed hammer. The instrument often includes an attached damping mechanism. It appeared for the first time in England in the late 19th Century, and is ever since part of major symphonic orchestras, known as symphonic chimes.

LM1V is a stereo/mono brickwall limiter that enables high loudness levels to be achieved with the minimum of distortion. With it's oversampled multi-stage design LM1V is equally at home on individual tracks or the mix bus.

Separate attack and release controls, allow a range of settings, from near clipping to smooth limiting, without excessive pumping or artifacts. The link button allows stereo tracks to be processed as individual channels or as a pair.

The USB interface features an adjustable phono preamp and comes bundled with the powerful and convenient BIAS SoundSaver audio restoration solution for Mac and PC.

Bundled with PHONORAMA is SoundSaver, the easy all-in-one analog media archiving solution from BIAS. It allows capturing of your favorite records and tapes, either manually or with the automatic record timer. Then remove unwanted noise, tape/needle hiss as well as click & crackles, before exporting separate tracks as mp3, to your iTunes library or as WAV files for CD recording.

Dream Voices is a haunting medley of angelic solos, choral washes and intricately woven vocal gymnastics. Morphed, mutated and modulated voices combine to create ethereal soundscapes, scanned vowels, alien lifeforms and other worldly articulations.

Featuring four artists from Gizeh Records, Dream Voices includes over 1GB of new vocal samples showing off the individual character and style of Anneke Kampman (Conquering Animal Sound), Anne-Lynne Williams (Trespassers William), Chantal Acda (Sleeping Dog) and Elly May Irving (Glissando).