Quantegy Recording Solutions, THE magnetic tape manufacturer for the professional video, audio, and instrumentation markets, has officially announced the discontinuation of various magnetic tape product lines. A complete listing of discontinued products is available on their web site.

K Multimedia has announced that their "Crossgrade for All" policy is now in effect. So if you are a registered owner of at least one IK product, you are now eligible to crossgrade to any other IK product at the discounted crossgrade price !

For more information, please visit their web site.

VX-323 is a software instrument that plays real-time synthesized speech in response to MIDI commands. The program features an easy-to-use interface, flexible instrument setup, and high-quality audio output. You can use it for recording or live performances.

- Use any Apple Text to Speech (Macintalk) voice on your Mac
- Flexible pitch, voice, phrase, and expression setup
- Robust MIDI implementation
- Record CD-quality, dynamic stereo AIFF files

VX-323 is available for Mac OSX (UB)... and it's free !

DUY has released the native versions of DaD Tape. This plug -in was originally developed for TDM in the mid-90s to satisfy the needs of digital recording technology, and escape the "cold digital recording media". To achieve the desired results, four of the most representative tape machines in the market were physically modelled. DUY also simulated three of the most common noise reduction systems, and even added a proprietary noiseless-tape mode. All these features are integrated into DUY DaD Tape, along with a switch that allows to switch between tape speeds.

DUY DaD Tape for RTAS, AU, VST and MAS is shipping now, and is priced at €299.

JazzMutant has just released Lemur version 1.6. After taking the turn to complete workflow optimization with the last update, the new Version 1.6 does not only include a boost of added functionality, it also brings instant and smooth communication between the Lemur and the host computer providing simplification and out of the box usage.

Features :

- New JazzDaemon background application for seamless integration, immediate communication and smooth network operation.
- New internal storage of modules, interfaces and projects at the Lemur including smart navigation.
- New local browser dialogue with project view and interface pre-view facilitates easy managment and instant availability of projects, templates and modules from the Lemur. Adjustments of default settings and MIDI + OSC ...