Solid State Logic ships the XLogic Alpha Channel, a new analogue channel strip featuring a mic preamp, filter, EQ and dynamics.

Key features :

- Professional ultra clean mic preamp with line level & Hi Z instrument input switches
- 'Variable Harmonic Drive' circuit; a Time Machine of distortion characteristics
- High Pass Filter with selectable 40Hz, 80Hz or 120Hz cutoff frequency
- Built in professional quality Analogue to Digital conversion - as standard
- Auto sample rate sensing and self adjustment
- Three band SSL parametric EQ with mid freq Q control and dual LF curves
- Intelligent auto compression that maximises recording headroom and avoids DAC clipping

The XLogic Alpha Channel is available at a retail price of $1895.

IK Multimedia has announced Miroslav Philharmonik Classik Edition, an introductory version of the orchestral plug-in based on the classic Miroslav Orchestra sample collection.

Features:

- 16 part multi-timbral sample-based orchestral workstation.
- 250 sounds totaling 1.5GB of samples.
- 20 Classic DSP effects.
- 4 Insert effects instrument.
- 4 Master effects with separate sends.
- High-quality master reverb derived from CSR.
- Multiple synth engines including Stretch and Pitch-Shift/Time-Stretch.
- Zone feature for accurate single sample editing.
- Full MIDI control of performance parameters.
- Part preset and Combi preset customization features.
- 256 notes polyphony.

Miroslav Philharmonik Classik Edition will be available in February 2007 with an MSRP of $249 / €199 (tax excluded) for Mac OS X (UB) in VST, AU, RTAS and stand-alone formats.

GForce has announced Virtual String Machine, a virtual instrument which aims to capture sounds from a small mountain of classic and rare string machines.

Features :

- The sounds from 17 classic and rare string machines
- Over 2.5Gb of data
- 66 individual sample sets
- 49 notes, each individually sampled and looped
- Dual Layer & Split Keyboard capability
- Vintage style Ensemble & Phaser effects
- Filter section with Lowpass, Bandpass & Highpass modes
- Two Envelope Generators
- Pitch LFO
- Dynamic control including filter aftertouch
- 500+ Patch library

Virtual String Machine will be available in March 2007 for Mac OSX (UB) in VST, RTAS and AU formats with a price of $149.99.

Great features to discover on the Korg Site :

3 keyboards are available
• 61-key, 73-key (Korg's new keyboard, semi-weighted),
• 88-key weighted action (RH3: Real Weighted Hammer Action 3 keyboard)

A large Polyphony : 120 voices, 120 oscillators in Single Mode /
and 60 voices, 120 oscillators in Double Mode and
256 Mbyte (when converted to 16-bit linear format) with
• 1,028 Multisamples
• 1,606 Drum Samples

Effects : 5 Insert Effects (stereo in/out), 2 Master Effects (stereo in/out), 1 Total Effect (stereo in/out) are available simultaneously, 2 effect control busses, 2 effect common LFOs
• 170 types (can be used for Insert/Master/Total)

Sampling :
• 1,028 Multisamples and 1,606 Drum Samples
• 16-bit, linear, 48 kHz mono/stereo sa ...

Solid State Logic has announced the newest component to the X-Rack modular rack system: the Eight Input Module.

Key features :

- Eight line level inputs configured as four stereo pairs
- Mono/stereo switching for each stereo pair
- Additional insert points for inputs 1&2 and 3&4
- Independent On/Off switches for each stereo pair