Roland is offering the SPS-S, a six pad/3 edges sampler for drummers needing a convenient input and sampler. Feature list:
- 44.1 kHz sampling
- up to 380s, 95 in fine mode, expandable via compact flash
- 120 presets sounds, 200 users
- multieffect processor with 28 algorythms
- resampling possible!
- internal sequencer
- compact flash card for storage
- Midi I/O (hey, could do something of it ;)
- Stereo mic/line In, stereo line out
- headphones jack
- External trigger In, Footswitch and Expression pedal Ins.

Roland release also the new version of the Doctor Rythm the DR-3

Heard thru the grapewine, from a respectable source… Mr. Curtis could issue analogue chips as he did with the famous CEM some (long) time ago. An hint is the new Curtis chip you can find into the Evolver from Dave Smith (of Sequential fame)

Sonic Reality UFO is a sample format management tool. It is aimed only for Sonic Reality sound libraries like Sonic Station and Sonic Capsules. Each title has inside an export script to UFO. UFO translates, updates samples and patches, installs, from SR library source into Kontakt, Reason NNXT, Battery, HALion, EXS24mk2, SampleCell/Unity, Sampletank, Giga, SoundFont 2 and VSampler (UFO is Mac and PC). More ressources will be available from esoundz as soon as they are developed.

Shipping and available as a free download for registered Sonic Station and Sonic Capsules users from esoundz in March, 2003

An update of the sequencer Metro edited by Sagan technology is
available.

Levelground Media, a company providing media content, processing solutions, and digital audio processing plug-ins, today announces the release of their debut products, Vintasion 1.0 and Fattenizer 1.0, for use in MAS recording environments.

Vintasion 1.0 and Fattenizer 1.0 offer recording musicians and engineers of all skill levels the ability to enhance individual audio tracks and project mixes by adding user tunable vintage style 'coloration' with Vintasion or 'fattening' with Fattenizer via their special algorithmic configurations.