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Made of nearly 650 samples Vox Populi 2 forms a colorfull sound palette of 46 presets that are encapsulated into Live's Rack architecture.

Specifications:
- Format: Ableton Live Pack
- Compatibility: PC/Mac, Live 8.3
- Instruments: 46
- Samples: 644, 24 Bit/44.1 kHz
- Disk space: 260 MB

Vox Populi 2 is now available as download for 9.00 Euro.

Progressive House is a tasty release from Samplerbanks with the latest incarnation of tight grooves, progressive plucks, stacked stabs and chords, anthemic arps with several sampler patches.

- 645 MB original sounds, 100% royalty-free
- 362 24-bit loops categorized into Bass, Drum, Fills, FX and Synth Loops sections
- 306 one-shot samples
- 119 MIDI files of Bass and Synth loops
- 9 ready to play patches for Reason NN-XT, HALion, Kontakt, EXS and SFZ compatible soft samplers
- Formats: Ableton Live Pack / Reason Refill / ACID WAV / Apple Loops
- Bass Loops, Drum and FX Loops, the Music Loops and the Sampler patches are available separately in small packages.

Audio Mind Project has announced its Black November promo. During November all the soundsets are 30% off and all the bundles are 40% off their regular prices.

The soundsets include:
- FM8 Experience (180 sounds) - $18.99 instead of $27.99.
- Pure Energy for DCAM: Synth Squad Vol. 1 (177 sounds) - $17.50 instead of $24.99.
- Pure Energy for DCAM: Synth Squad Vol. 2 (100 sounds) - $9.99 instead of $14.99.
- V-Station Virtual Reality (144 sounds) - $9.99 instead of $14.99.
The bundles include:
- Pure Energy for DCAM: Synth Squad Vol. 1 & 2 (277 sounds total) - $23.99 instead of $39.98 separately.
- FM8 Experience + Pure Energy for DCAM: Synth Squad Vol. 1 & 2 (457 sounds total) - $39.99 instead of $67.97 separately.

The original Progression redefined the capabilities of guitar tab software, and now Progression 2.0 leads the industry with an even more intuitive interface, compatibility between desktop and iPad, and great playback featuring real guitar samples performed by guitarist Neil Zaza, bass samples by Victor Wooten, and drum samples by Roy "Futureman" Wooten.

Progression 2.0 allows users to work on multiple platforms, with compatibility between Progression for iPad and desktop computers. Musicians can begin a composition on their desktop, make on-the-go edits via iPad, and then bring the project back to the desktop for final editing. With Progression 2.0, musicians have the freedom to work where and when they want.

AudioThing has released Environments - Temple of Mercury for Kontakt 4.

Environments "Temple of Mercury" features sound gestures from a corrugated plastic pipe and the impulse response of the Temple of Mercury, a wide caldera situated in the west of Naples (Italy).

Details:
- 24 Kontakt Instruments (.nki)
- 5 Kontakt Multis (.nkm)
- 3 Round Robin samples
- Up to 3 velocity layers
- 87 Samples (44.1kHz / 24Bit)
- 1 Impulse Response
- Formats: Kontakt and WAV
- Native Instruments Kontakt 4.2.4+ full version required

Introductory Price: $12 (goes $15 on November 24th).

Propellerhead released today Radical Keys, a new Rack Extension instrument for Reason that faithfully recreates three classic electromechanical keyboards—Rhodes, Pianet and Wurlitzer. Based on the same 'Radical' technology as Propellerhead's highly praised Radical Piano, Radical Keys goes beyond flawless emulation, by enabling users to sculpt their own instruments from the originals.

Using Grammy-award winning audio engineer Niklas Flyckt, Propellerhead captured the original instruments in full detail at Sveriges Radio (SR) in Stockholm. Nothing was left to chance, from the careful selection of the amplifier to the separate recording of key and pedal noises.