The Ardour project is happy to be able to announce the involvement and support of Solid State Logic (SSL), one of the most respected and trusted names in the field of audio technology. SSL has chosen to support Ardour's development and to promote the idea of its broader adoption within the audio technology industry.
For more information see the Ardour Project web site.

Digidesign has announced the new Mbox® 2 Mini, an ultra-compact, USB-powered Pro Tools LE system that packs professional features into a robust, easy-to-use audio workstation. Powered by industry-standard Pro Tools LE software, the Mbox 2 Mini ships with a powerful set of creation tools for composing, recording, and mixing music and audio. Mbox 2 Mini includes some of the same tools used by many audio professionals including DigiRack plug-ins, Bomb Factory® plug-ins, the Xpand! sample-playback/synthesis workstation, and the Pro Tools Ignition Pack, which features an extensive collection of creation tools from Ableton, Propellerhead Software, IK Multimedia, Broadjam.com, and more.

Mbox 2 Mini Features

* Professional sound quality (up to 24-bit/48 kHz)
* Two simultaneous analog inpu ...

Synthax Audio AG have announced that their new RME Micstasy high-end preamp is now shipping worldwide. Micstasy can be used as an 8-channel 'state of the art' mic preamp (Mic/Line In to Line Out) and a digital preamp/converter (Mic/Line In to Digital Out), with both signal paths operating simultaneously. Just passing on the amplified signals replaces the need for a splitter box on stage.

Features Overview:

* 8 high-end mic preamps with digitally controlled gain of 85dB in steps of 0.5dB allow connection of all conventional analog studio signals. Micstasy reaches full scale level at -55dBu, but can also handle a maximum input level of +30dBu!
* 8-channel high-end line amplifier, XLR and TRS input, with digital gain control (0.5dB steps).
* 8-channel AD-converter with lowest late ...

Devine Machine has just released vMinion, an advanced successor to the free "Minion" VST plug-in for both PC and Mac OS X (PPC and Intel). Basically vMinion is an advanced tempo-based filter/delay multi-effect VST plug-in.

Features:

* (4) Stereo 64-bit effect modules, configurable in series or parallel.
* Over 100 effect types to choose from for each module.
* Internally-modulated effect parameters from tempo-based LFOs/Step Sequencer/Envelope Follower.
* Step Sequencer can snap to a variety of scales and can be remotely automated (MIDI/VSTParams).
* MIDI out ability - generate MIDI CCs or Monophonic Notes from any ball/axis.
* MIDI in ability - retrigger LFOs and/or set Filter Frequency from MIDI notes. (Jam on a flanger).
* Dedicated delays for each module with 4 delay ...

VirSyn has just announced that their vocal synthesis software Cantor 2 is in the last steps of development. To give you a first impression how the revolution continues have a first "look and ear" what you can expect from Cantor 2 on this web page :