IK Multimedia has released six new Sonik Capsules . These sound libraries work with popular samplers (SampleTank 2, HALion, exs24, Kontakt, Battery, Reason NNXT and more). New caspules are : Acoustic Guitar Capsule, Electric Guitar Capsule, Bass Guitar Capsule, Studio Drums Capsule, Eclectic Drums Capsule, and Groove Capsule.

Each Capsule costs 99 euros or 249 euros as 3 packs.

Ultra Analog VA-1 v1.0 by Applied Acoustic Systems is a virtual analog synthesizer. Ultra Analog offers 32 voices of polyphony and its highly adaptable signal path is driven by two super rich, alias free oscillators featuring standard waveforms, sub oscillators, hard sync, and integrated pitch envelopes. Two audacious multimode filters with distortion are then applied to shape its sonic character. Finally, carefully chosen modulation options are provided by two syncable comprehensive LFOs, four loopable velocity sensitive ADSR envelope generators and vibrato.

Info and download available from our Softwares section.

Nomad Factory announces AudioUnits version for Blue Tubes Bundle. The Blue Tubes Bundle gives you warm and vintage-style EQs - Chorus-Phaser-Compressor-Limiter-Oilcan Echo-Delay and Tubes Driver like you've never heard in a software plug-in. This 2.0.1 AudioUnit Version has no automation and is Logic 7 compatible.

Rax by Granted Software lets you create your ideal rack of AudioUnit synthesizers and effects all of which can be controlled by a MIDI keyboard. Flexible audio and MIDI routing help you get the most out of your AudioUnits. This version 1.2.1 adds Audio Units compatibility with Rax including Crystal, Mach Five and Atmosphere that had problems with 1.2.

Rax 1.2.1 is available in MacMusic softwares section.

Apple posted a Logic Node Performance Patch which increases Logic Node performance. The Logic Node application allows distributed audio processing. You can expand the processing capacity of your Logic system by offloading calculations for software instrument and/or effect generation to other, networked Macintosh computers. This update requires that you have already installed Logic Node, which can be found in the Logic Node 7.0.0 Install disk image on your Logic Pro 7 Install disc.

This patch is available on Apple web site.