Sony Oxford is now offering flexible bundles, which means you choose which plug-ins you want to include in your bundle. Simply pick and mix the plug-ins you want to make up your own custom bundle, and the more plug-ins you choose, the greater the discount you will get.
For more detail see their website.

M-Audio has announced a significant price reduction across the entire line of Oxygen MIDI keyboard controllers.
The Oxygen 61 has been reduced from $279.95 MSRP to $249.95 MSRP. The price of the Oxygen 49 has decreased from $229.95 MSRP to $189.95 MSRP and the Oxygen 8 v2 has been reduced from $179.95 MSRP to $149.95 MSRP.

Image Line has released Toxic III for Mac OS X. Toxic III features a hybrid synthesis engine, combining FM and Subtractive synthesis with the addition of a warm, analog-modeled filter and set of built-in effects. It is available as a VSTi and is a Universal Binary, compatible with both PPC and Intel Macs.
Toxic III currently costs $59. A demo version is available. Note that current Toxic III owners can obtain their free OSX Serial Number from their "My FL Studio" page.

The Vienna Symphonic Library is allowing a glimpse into the far future of its product development. Registered users and those who purchase and register a complete Symphonic Cube (Standard Libraries of all 10 Collections) before November 30th, 2006, are eligible to receive exclusive Legato Performance Patches of the Soprano Choir for Vienna Instruments. The performances of 16 sopranos, recorded at Vienna's Silent Stage, are available for download at the User Area of the company's website. Articulations of this special offer include "oos" and "ahs" as legato sustains, crescendos and diminuendos, fortepiano, sforzato and staccato articulations as well as some consonants. The complete Vienna Choir Collections are due for release in 2008.
For more information, visit their web site.

MXL Microphones has announced that the MXL.006 USB / Cardioid Condenser Microphone is now shipping. As an USB device it connects directly to a computer without the need for external mic preamps, furthermore it requires no special drivers... an ease-of-use condenser microphone with a large gold diaphragm for only... $169.95 !