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ProjectSAM is well-known for its ensemble recording concept, and this third volume in the critically acclaimed Symphobia series trumps this with even finer arrangements.

The warmth and beauty of orchestra and choir performing together has been captured in stunning, playable ensembles. Moreover, Lumina is packed with superbly orchestrated textures covering the full spectrum of fantasy and mystery. Refined with grand piano, harp and percussion, these recordings are truly luminous.

Lumina's solo and guest instruments range from legato woodwinds, such as oboe and clarinet, to a beautifully sampled Celtic harp, tin whistle and a full bell tower! The library also pays homage to the playful world of cartoons with dedicated ensembles and phrases for careful tiptoeing and tongue-in-cheek suspense.

Zenhiser is back with the most infectious kick drums to date, designed for Progressive House & Main Room House these powerful kicks are ready to drag & drop and will deliver instant punch, clarity and drive to all your tracks.

Each kick drum has been custom engineered for absolute maximum penetration without delving into too much overdrive or bottom end failure. They are clean, crisp and ready to deliver with every kick designed exclusively in the Zenhiser studio you know this is going to be a huge sample pack.

From May 14-17, McDSP offers 50% off ML4000 Native and HD. ML4000 Native is available for just $115 and ML4000 HD is available for just $215.

The ML4000 is two plug-ins: the ML1 mastering limiter, and the ML4 - a multi-band Gate, Expander, and Compressor fed into the same limiter algorithm found in the ML1.

Blue Cat Audio has released an update for five of its most recent plug-ins: Blue Cat's DP Meter Pro (audio levels meter), FreqAnalyst Multi (multiple tracks spectrum analyzer), Oscilloscope Multi (multiple tracks waveform visualizer), StereoScope Multi (multiple tracks stereo field analyzer) and Blue Cat's Protector (zero latency brickwall limiter).

These updates mainly address an issue with the AAX version and Pro Tools 10.3.5 on Windows, and bring additional fixes and enhancements for each plug-in on both Mac and PC.

The update is free for existing customers and is available for download from the same locations as the previous versions of the plug-ins.

The Vintage Classics VST Sound Instrument Set comprises 400 presets for leads, bass, pads and effects. Created by Dave Polich, sound designer and programmer for many high-profile artists and major manufacturers, Vintage Classics provides a beautiful blend of synthesizer sounds highly revered and sought-after by musicians for electronic music productions.

Vintage Classics is an expansion pack for Retrologue. Retrologue is available as standalone VST instrument for VST 3, VST 2 and AU hosts. Retrologue is also included in Cubase 7, Cubase Artist 7, Cubase 6.5, Cubase Artist 6.5, the Nuendo 6 Expansion Kit and the Absolute VST Instrument Collection.

Which is exactly where Rocket Control comes into play.

This free iOS assistant app for iPad acts as a synth editor for the Rocket and allows users to edit and/or save their patches (when connected via a Camera Connection Kit, WiFi MIDI, or a CoreMIDI-compatible device). Edits can be viewed onscreen or edited directly on the iPad itself. Users can even play the Rocket using the Rocket Control keyboard — plus Pitch and Mod wheels!