Legendary record producer Phil Spector was arrested on February 3 in connection with the murder of woman at his California mansion. The victim was identified as actress Lana Clarkson, 40.

Police said Clarkson had small roles in Fast Times at Ridgemont High and Scarface, and made a living playing Xena-like warrior women in such B-flicks as Barbarian Queen and Amazon Woman on the Moon.

Spector, the 62-year-old hit maker, has been known for a volatile temper and a history of pulling pistols on the likes of John Lennon and the Ramones. Spector has posted $1 million bail and has been released.

Manifold Labs has debuted Plugzilla, the first-ever standalone VST plug-in player. Plugzilla combines the power and flexibility of Steinberg's open VST platform with the reliability and mobility of a quiet, 2U rackmount chassis and an intuitive, easy-to-use interface. Plugzilla by Manifold Labs is distributed exclusively by Eventide.

"Plugzilla is one of those 'Why didn't I think of that' products," explained Eventide chief technology officer, Tony Agnello. "It creates a new dimension for the use of plug-ins in a wide range of audio applications."

Capable of running nearly any PC-based VST plug-in, including VSTi instruments, Plugzilla can run up to eight plug-ins simultaneously. Internal flash memory allows thousands of plug-ins and plug-in sets to be stored, while additional storag ...

Antares Audio Technologies announced the release of Antares Tube, a multi-format plug-in designed to model a wide range of analog tube effects as well as effects unavailable from any actual hardware.

With V.5 software, your d8b can now be used as a controller for Pro Tools and any other HUI supported DAW.

One of the best-selling Cubase books ever published in Germany is finally available in an English language version. Officially authorized and co-written by Steinberg, "Cubase SX/SL - Reference" includes the official manual for Cubase SX/SL, an exclusive 50-page tutorial by Cubase-guru Mark Wherry, plus a foreword by Steinberg CEO Manfred Ruerup.