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From the big-room dance floor mega hits of Afrojack and Major Lazer, to the Caribbean flavours of Sean Paul and Beenie Man- Prime Loops' Dancehall Kingz delivers a wholesome 250MB+ of dance floor-shaking beats, basslines, synths, FX loops and drum one-shots to take you productions to the next level.

Of course, a true king don't pay, so all loops in this pack come to you totally royalty free. Chop and dice this mele of sounds and samples.

Arturia is proud to announce availability of Version 1.1 of Oberheim SEM V, the latest update to its recently released (Standalone, VST 2.4 & 3, 32- and 64-bit, RTAS and AU, 32 et 64-bit).

Version 1.1 comes preloaded with more than 100 new factory presets by world-class sound designers (Ian Boddy; Richard Courtel; Kevin Lamb; Drew Newman; and Erik Norlander), plus powerful new features aplenty: adjustable polyphony (to limit the polyphony of the plug-in — just like Oberheim's original multi-SEM synths); faster preset management; active sustain pedal (on all systems); and improved performance on all DAWs (notably Apple Logic and Avid Pro Tools).

'RnB Dance Vol 2' is the second in this huge hit-making series from Producer Loops, bringing you FIVE awesome Construction Kits inspired by one of the hottest genres in the charts today.
With both commercial and underground appeal, as well as a professional feature set, this is a must-have sample library for any wanna-be Pop/RnB icon.

RnB Dance Vol 2 is available for instant download exclusively at ProducerLoops.com for £24.95 / 31,39 EUR / $33.91 USD.

Longcat Audio Technologies has announced today the 1.3.1 update of AudioStage, their 3D audio authoring and mixing software.

This minor update brings:
- ProTools 10 compatibility
- Revised 3D view and Timeline GUIs and controls
- Auro3D layout presets
- More user editable keyboard shortcuts

AudioStage 1.3.1 is available immediately in Longcat's online shop for Windows and Mac OS X, with VST/AU/RTAS plug-in connectors.
- Stereo Edition: starting at 299 € / 375 USD (EU prices include VAT, USD exclude VAT)
- Surround Edition: 990 € / 1182 USD
- Unlimited Edition: 2490 € / 2972 USD

KV331 Audio has announced the release of Rob Lee EDM Expansion Pack 3, a new soundset for their SynthMaster 2.5 software synthesizer geared towards electronic dance music production.

The expansion pack contains 100 new high quality presets designed by Rob Lee, in the following categories:

- 7 Arps
- 25 Basses.
- 5 Chords.
- 5 Keys.
- 21 Leads.
- 26 Pads.
- 6 Plucks.
- 5 Sequences.
- 6 Synths.

The expansion pack is compatible with SynthMaster v2.5.4.132 and above. It is available for purchase at KV331 Audio web site.

This new site, available as a rich web application (iTunes like, made using Cappuccino - Cocoa web framework - and CSS3) allows indie composers to sell their music for free (full royalties - minus Papal fees), with a HD quality (lossless 16bit or 24bit), fair pricing (5$/euros for a 10 tracks albums) and fair ranking system (open).

It uses Dropbox service as a decentralized approach and low cost/lite infrastructure (also allows artists to keep full management of their files).

Moreover it is a community site : submited releases are validated and rated initially by members (users can apply as members at account creation time), allowing an independant and effective day to day management.

Finally it is a social site, as cover artists (singers, arrangers, pro composers) can submit covers to orignal composers (these will be validated by composer first, then by a community member, and added to the existing release if accepted).
Moreover purchased releases are in progess ones (additional and/or updated songs will be available for free for previous customers), being then more valued.