New from IK Multimedia are AXE' and Trance Grid, two new highly focussed loop sound libraries for the company's SampleTank software sound module. These new sound libraries range from ethnic music to the hardest modern trance. They both offer flexible groove creation via a construction kit format, including single sounds and also recycled loops with associated MIDI files.

Rob Papen and LinPlug announce the release of their RP VSTi Synthesizer Albino. It is the result of a unique collaboration between famed Dutch sound designer Rob Papen and LinPlug. The synth is especially designed for Rob Papen and comes with a cutting-edge selection of 550 professional-quality fresh presets.
The Albino is a fully professional, thirty-two note-polyphonic synthesizer and features a modular design that includes three types of oscillator, two types of stereo filter, two types of envelope, four LFOs, an eight-by-eight Modulation Matrix and two separate stereo effects units each containing six different effects processors.

TCWorks has just released the 24/7-C compressor/limiter plug. Emulation of the famous UREI 1176, it is now available for PowerCore.

The first interview of Seva, a Mastering engineer.

Thanks to Jack's work (who BTW could use some help...), the Software section is getting bigger and bigger everyday (sharewares, freewares, updates, drivers...). Since this section has grown to up to 400 references in a few months period, a search engine was becoming vital. It's done.