Submersible Music has released DrumCore, the company's software for creating drum tracks. DrumCore is targeted at producers, composers, and musicians who need drum parts in a multitude of styles. It consists of two (2) DVDs containing the DrumCore application and content (audio and MIDI) by renowned drummers. DrumCore provides a search engine for easily finding content; a MIDI drum module for playing the drummers' sounds via MIDI; ReWire and Core Audio support; and a way to easily export content to popular applications including ProTools, Logic, Digital Performer and Cubase/Nuendo.

DrumCore for the Macintosh is available immediately via the DrumCore website and selected dealers for $249.00, U.S. suggested retail price.

Faderfox has just released two control surfaces, micromodul LV1 and micromodul LX1, designed for use with Ableton Live software. The first one, LV1,is dedicated to work with sequences, and the second one, LX1, is dedicated to work with samples. You can connect two or more modules of these small sized surfaces to set up your desired configuration.

Info on the Faderfox web site.

Steinberg Gmbh has posted a new update of its virtual sampler HALion, for Mac OS X in VST and AudioUnit. This new version 3.0.1.512 (please note...) features : caching category of fxp files, HSB Content: added "Remove from HALion Content" right-click command and bugfixes.

Info and download from the MacMusic softwares section.

The L3 Peak Limiter by Waves consists of two plug-ins - Multimaximizer and Ultramaximizer, which are "Multi-Band Auto-Summing Limiters". Like its predecessors, the L1 and L2 limiters, the L3 is destined to become an indispensable tool for mixing and mastering. The L3 first uses linear phase crossover filters to divides the audio spectrum into five bands and the PLMixer then uses psychoacoustic criteria to intelligently decide how much attenuation to apply to each band so that all available headroom is used.

Available both on VST and AudioUnit, L3 Peak Limiter costs $600.

Philipp Haselwander works on new musical instruments and creates FRONT, a specialized hardware interface that enables musicians within the live-electronic range to play such software-synthesizers using a standard connection (usb/midi). With a unique design, Front consists of a knob which can be rotated and moved along a slit and a bendable plastic flap.

All info on this project available on industrial design "Stay Focused!" web site.