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Ninebuzz Software, creator of popular iOS music apps Guitar Jam Tracks and Drum Beats+, today announces Drum Beats+ 1.4, an update which adds 20 new free beats and support for AudioCopy, a functionality that allows beats to be copied into other compatible music apps that feature AudioPaste or Apple's General Pasteboard functionality.

Drum Beats+ for iOS is a simple and fun collection of drum loops for stress-free jamming, songwriting accompaniment and now, music creation.

Soundiron took a dozen of the most popular instruments included in their Stringed and Tuned Percussion Collection and selected a core sample set from each.

These titles include Bamblong, Circlebells, Cylindrum, Imbibaphones, Kalimba, Music Box, The Struck Grand, Toy Glockenspiel, Twine Bass, Waterharp, Whaledrum and Zitherette.

Tubed Micro is available now exclusively from Time+Space for just £14.95 / €18.95.

Today Crysonic Announced the imminent release of their all new newBV3 Sub-Harmonic BASS Enhancer. Employing their new Psychoacoustics based Enharmonic Bass Enhancement/ Generation and Replication Technology, newB V3 is their Next Generation product.

newB V3 is a Bass Enhancer and Maximizer Audio DSP plug-in that can be used to apply from subtle to extreme bass enhancement and generation during Mastering, Mixing, Tracking and Live performance. newB increases the perceived amount of bass by adding / mixing specific sub-harmonic content from the original bass, thereby allowing our brains to hear lower-frequencies than may exist in the original audio material.
newB V3 will be available for both PC & Mac OSX platforms as VST and AU in both 32-bit and 64-bit on the 8th of August 2012 from the crysonic website.

MeterPlugs announces that LCAST Loudness Meter is available for purchase from meterplugs.com. LCAST makes it easy to take loudness measurements and supports the latest loudness standards.

If you are working with mono and stereo programmes, LCAST Stereo gives you everything you need to ensure your programmes meet broadcast requirements:

- support for ATSC A/85, EBU R128 and ITU BS.1770-2;
- loudness history plot, which shows you how loudness loudness--momentary, short-term and integrated--changes over time (up to 24 hours);
- Loudness range display;
- Custom loudness variance measurement, which shows you how dynamic your audio is;
- True-peak metering for each channel;
- Overload indicators with adjustable threshold;
- Gated and un-gated loudness; and
- Custom color regions in the history plot.

Two versions are available: LCAST Stereo for $199 and LCAST Surround for $399.

After the success of the first 'MIDI Tracks' pack, Hy2rogen returns with 100 signature programmed additive sounds specially designed for that extra touch.

Packing 100 additives + 100 MIDI files, the pack offers 2-8 bar loops, key and tempo labeled, drag & drop instant inspiration.

Algoriddim today releases djay 4.0.6, an update to its highly acclaimed DJ app for Mac. djay for Mac is a sophisticated and highly addictive music app with unmatched performance, yet easy enough for anyone at any level to learn.

The software features a stunning visual interface that enables music lovers of all types to compose beats, DJ a party, create playlists and more. Version 4.0.6 supports the new Retina display for MacBook Pro and optimized for OSX 10.8 Mountain Lion.