Voxengo releases VariSaturator, an audio effect plug-in designed to apply saturation effects over audio material. It can be used both to boost the loudness of the audio tracks without increasing their peak levels proportionally, and to apply subtle harmonic coloration that makes tracks sound more pronounced and polished.

Features :

- Two-band processing
- Valve and digital saturation
- Multi-channel processing
- Internal channel routing
- Channel grouping
- Mid/side processing
- 64-bit floating point processing
- Preset manager
- Undo/redo history
- A/B comparisons
- Contextual hint messages

VariSaturator is available now for Windows and Mac OS X in VST and AU formats at an introductary price of $55.96 (regular price $69.95).

IK Multimedia is proud to introduce the "Plug & Mix Madness" promotion starting on February 21st and lasting through April 30th 2008, customers may purchase and register any of the qualifying IK Multimedia plug-in based music production software, hardware combinations or bundles and they will receive one FREE IK effect plug-in download of their choice! (UP TO A $269/€199 VALUE-FREE).

Purchase and register full or crossgrade versions of the eligible IK products within the promotional time period, then select one from these multi-award-winning effect plug-ins for FREE :

- AmpliTube® 2 - Guitar Amp and FX Modeling Plug-in
- Ampeg® SVX - Bass Amp & FX Modeling Plug-In
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Propellerhead has just released ReCycle 2.1.2, a maintenance update that addresses a few important issues.

Changes :

- ReCycle is now compatible with Mac OS X v10.5 Leopard.
- ReCycle is now compatible with AMD64 Processors.
- Minor alterations to the authorization procedures have been made, reducing the risk of having to enter your serial number again, after installation.

ReCycle 2.1.2 is a free update for owners of ReCycle 2.1 and it is a recommended installation for all ReCycle 2.1 owners.

Keyfax has released a new video called "Using Cubase 4 Recording The Band". Shot live in Santa Cruz and featuring rock band "the Liminal," this DVD lifts the lid on what it takes to record a band in the 21st century armed with Cubase as your recording medium.

The DVD shows how to hook up a hardware interface, how to deal with mic-ed amps and drums, monitoring, recording procedures and techniques, and how to prepare the best mix for mastering. Everything in the program is geared towards the practicality of a multi-musician, band type of recording experience.

"Using Cubase 4 Recording The Band" includes the raw audio files on the DVD (Cubase 4 Project file, plus the final mix) and is available from all good music stores or direct from the Steinberg web site for $44.95.

MPC-Samples.com has released the drum sample pack 'Vintage Cymbals', a single instrument collection containing 96 full stereo cymbal samples, cut to vinyl and re-sampled through valve processors to give a warm, vintage feel. Suitable for all models of Akai MPC including the latest MPC5000 and MPC500 models, this pack features 16 bit, stereo WAV and SND files laid out into MPC programs for quick loading.

Vintage Cymbals is available for download at a retail price of $29.99.