3 EQs are coming to complete URS's A and N series, and URS presents the S serie :
A 10 : digitally recreates the sound of API's 550B vintage 4 band equalizer ;

N12 : digitally recreates the classic sound of Neve's 1073 vintage equalizer as a 12 band graphic ;

S Serie : a six band equalizer with four bands of EQ and low and high pass filters. Each band offers overlapping frequencies panning 4 to 5 octaves.

The S serie invention allows URS to update all plugins : I/O Plasma style VU metering, completely variable Cut/Boost to 0.1db increments, completely variable Input trim to 0.1db increments, numeric display/entry Windows for 0.1db increments.

All the series make the URS EQ Bundle 2.0.

With AudioUnits and hosts multiplying practically daily, users with growing collections of both soon want to be able to specify subsets of AudioUnits to be loaded with particular hosts. AudioUnit Manager comes on 1.0 version and provides a simple way to organize AudioUnits into sets so users can load just the AudioUnits they need for a particular application.

Audiounit Manager 1.0 is a donationware.

Steinberg anounce the interface "Phase 88" from Terratec Producer, this audio digital PCI and rack interface include eight analog input/outputs (converter 24 bits/96khz), a 20 channel console, one coaxial input/output S/PDIF, AC3 or DTS compatible and 16 MIDI channels input/outputs.

Available for Mac OS 9.1 and Mac OS X core audio, Phase 88 is listed at 420 euros.

In this second part of our article "The Equalization", we will talk about mixing: how our ears react to the combinations of sounds, the various representations and spectrum analysis, and if it is necessary to add or remove frequencies.... What a task!
(Translated by Dominique Zbiegel.)

Augustus Loop is a looping device software made by Expertsleepers. it essentially offers a very long delay effect rather than the ability to overdub and undo. The key features of Augustus Loop that make it more than just a big delay effect are: Really long maximum delay (3600 seconds - that's one hour), and Virtual tape : the delay simulates an old-style tape delay, meaning you can change the tape speed (i.e. pitch up and down).

Currently in beta, this AudioUnit plug-in is expected to be released some time in June.