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We just receive some specs for FabFilter Saturn .

Some features:
- Sixteen different distortion styles, from subtle tube and tape saturation to heavily overdriven guitar amp models, time-smearing and bit crushing
- Multi-band processing (up to six bands)
- Per-band drive, mix, feedback, dynamics, tone and level controls
- Optional HQ mode (8x oversampling)
- Mid/side processing
- Interactive multi-band display
- Easy-to-use interface with FabFilter's innovative what-you-use-is-what-you-see concept
- Normal and wide interface layouts, with an option to show or hide the modulation section at the bottom
- Endless modulation options, with all the 16-step XLFOs, XY controllers, envelope generators, envelope followers and MIDI sources you will ever need
- Easy drag-and-drop modulation with 50-slot modulation matrix
- Modulation source signal visualization
- Over 150 factory presets included
- Stereo and mono plug-ins available

Here is a little video to see and hear something about Saturn and Thank's to Dan Worrall for this video.

It is a very sophisticated MIDI controller, allowing the player to articulate many parts of the sound – filters, envelopes, effects etc simultaneously using your left hand and feet.

The right hand plays a keyboard with the patented 'Vibe Bar' for imparting vibrato & pitch bend.

It consists of 36 wheels and 2 joysticks…….with a pedalboard – 2 peddles and 4 switches...
The MIDI circuit is Livid Instruments MIDI Brain.
A crazy controller by a crazy and Brilliant inventor!

A MachFive 3.0.3 update is now available for Mac OS X and Windows 7/Vista (64-bit and 32-bit).

The 3.0.3 service update is recommended for all 3.0.x users. Mac OS X Windows 7/Vista 64-bit Windows 7/Vista 32-bit.

Version 3.0.3 provides the following enhancements:
- Right-click the word Search in the browser to cause MachFive to re-index all currently indexed sound libraries.
- Many minor enhancements.

DSP Trigger is a VST drum brain that processes the audio output from drum pads and converts it to MIDI to be passed on to a drum sampler.
It allows you to enhance an existing e-drum kit, offering new features and functionality that your drum brain doesn't natively support.

Some new features:
- Now includes a Mac AU 32 / 64 bit version for Logic.
- Clip Compensation, detects clipped signals and restores the peaks on the fly.
- Positional Edge Scaler, a new control that helps level out the response of a mesh pad as it's played from center to edge.
- Improved preset system, redesgined to make it more intuitive and user friendly.
- New graphical input type selector.

Hal Leonard Books is now shipping Sound Design, Mixing & Mastering with Ableton Live ($16.99) by Jake Perrine.

This book is part of Hal Leonard‚s Quick Pro Guides series and is designed to be a companion guide to help readers get the most from their software.

Go beyond the basics of Ableton Live with this book of audio-making and audio-mangling recipes, tips and mixing/mastering techniques.
Ableton Live is undoubtedly the most flexible audio application available today: use it for sound design for music, film, theater, and games; composition; improvising with other musicians; live looping; DJing; and of course, mixing and mastering music.

A new app that physically burns iPhone and iPad without any harm to hardware. iFire ++ is a physically accurate, real-time "burning screen" simulation for iOS devices.

Based on the mathematical fire model, the app provides a realistic, eye catching and highly interactive user experience. Realistic sound simulation, stylish burning clock and other special effects lets you play with the fire. A high level of adjustability lets you tame the fire element.