Native Instruments announces an updated version of Absynth. This 3.0.2 version adds several improvements and bugfixes : 8 individual outputs in plug-in mode, many fixes in the envelope page, surround LFE fixed. This version also features a new 'Active_Aurora.glo' preset designed by Brian Clevinger, the creator of Absynth, and 64 new "Universal Library Files".

For a summer promotion, all the plug-ins that normally come with Power Suite are available for $99.95 each, from now until the end of July. TrackPlug, MasterVerb, FinalPlug and MultiDynamics, which are all normally $149.95, will be available for $50 off during this time.

Feel free to visit the Wave Arts website for more information and free demos.

Digidesign announces an update to version 6.9cs2 for Pro Tools TDM. This release fixes this bug : Legacy Peripherals Attached to a 192 I/O or a 96 I/O (with Firmware Version 4.3) Would Exhibit Incorrect Gain at Their Inputs (Item # 59048). If you have a 192 I/O or 96 I/O, and the interface firmware version is 4.3, you need to run the DigiTest firmware updater. If your 192 I/O or 96 I/O has firmware version 3.0, incorrect input gain on legacy peripherals will not occur, and you will not be able to update the firmware. This does not apply to the 96i, which does not have a legacy port.

Well, this time it's the SAE which has just announced it bought AMS NEVE… The SAE will support the company to broaden its marketshare (too) and issue new products (too), on the way to be issued soon.

Synthogy updated the Audio Units version of Ivory to v1.0.5 and the RTAS version to v1.0.4. These new releases fix Mac OS X 10.4 and Logic 7.1 compatibility issues, Pro Tools 6.9.2 compatibility issues with RTAS version, and fix a MIDI volume issue. Ivory is a sample-based triple piano virtual instrument by Synthogy and produced by piano sound designer Joe Ierardi. Ivory features over 3,500 piano samples designed to recreate every nuance of three grand pianos: Steinway D 9' Concert Grand, Bosendorfer 290 Imperial Grand and Yamaha C7 Grand.