Notion Music has announced the release of Notion 4.0 notation software. This groundbreaking upgrade features an even more intuitive interface, better compatibility between desktop and iPad, and real audio samples performed by The London Symphony Orchestra.

For the first time with any notation software, users have the ability to build, edit, playback and share files seamlessly between their desktop computer and iPad. 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 Notion 4.0 musicians have the freedom to work where and when they want.

Imagine for-filling all your live drum sounds needs in one sample pack, imagine that pack crammed with the funkiest and grooviest drum beats, drum fills and drum sounds. Well this is what you get with 'The Funky Live Drummer', 1036 samples and loops spanning a huge 1.2GB all delivered in perfect 24 bit wav goodness and labelled for superb ease of use, sounds good right, well check this out.

'The Funky Live Drummer' supplies all the drum tools you need for Breaks, Dubstep, Electro House & Drum & Bass. The drum beats beats have been supplied both with and without audio trails, in various bpm groups of 105bpm, 140bpm & 174bpm so as you can see these incredible live drum loops have been crafted perfectly for breaks ,dubstep and of course d&b producers.

The Soundcraft Vi4 can now handle 96 inputs to mix, bringing it fully into line with the Vi2 and Vi6 models, and show-files are now fully compatible between Vi2, 4 and 6 consoles, so settings can be quickly and easily moved between consoles from a USB memory stick.

To take advantage of the 96 inputs to mix on the Vi4, 3 DSP cards must be fitted to the local rack, so exiting Vi4 owners can upgrade very easily. Vi4 consoles with only 2 DSP cards will be uplifted to 64 inputs to mix, from 48. Similarly, rental companies with inventories of both Vi4 and Vi6 can now standardize on local racks.

Maul: last chance for introductory offer!
This Halloween, do some terrifying things to your audio with Maul, FXpansion's new plugin for slaughtering your sounds.

Until 31 October 2012, Maul is available for the very un-scary price of $70, €55, £48 inc. VAT for all registered owners of Geist, DCAM: Synth Squad, Tremor, Etch, DCAM Dynamics, BFD2 and BFD Eco (and customers purchasing Maul at the same time as any of these products).

Guitar Ballads consists of ten extensive construction kits containing a total of 562 loops of instrument licks, riffs and drums.

Each construction kit is a complete arranged song with a main theme and some added variations.