Plogue announces that a new version (v0.92) of Bidule has been released, which features : New disk streaming code,ReWire master support on MacIntel, Added possibility to turn off fading windows, ReWire temporary files are now created in a Bidule owned folder, SDK: added support for plugins with no output and Bug Fixes. Bidule is a realtime modular creation studio aimed mainly at artists seeking a new creative environment to experiment with. With Bidule, you create your own live music creation environment, inserting audio and midi devices, ReWire Devices, Au and VST instruments and plugins.

Details and download on the Plogue web site.

AirEQ is the very first product released by Eliosound and ships today. AirEQ is a new musical equalizer created to meet every single expectation of musicians, mixing engineers and producers. It's been conceived to be the high quality equalizer you need in most situations. Mixing, mastering, tracking, whatever your sampling frequency is, AirEQ always brings you the same quality of equalization in the whole audio range. And you can use it on every track, without overloading your CPU.

AirEQ 1.0 AudioUnits/VST ships for $269.

McDSP unveils its new ML4000 Mastering Limiter, designed for music, mastering, post, and live sound, in single and multi-band configurations. It contains the ML1 single-band configuration mastering limiter (brick wall design) and the ML4 Mastering Limiter with Gate, Expander and Compressor, both in mono and stereo versions.

The ML4000 will ship in July of 2006 for $495 (TDM, AudioSuite, RTAS).

Native Instruments announces that registered Akoustik Piano users can now download the 1.1 update for free. This new version now supports up to 150 voices and includes many other performance enhancements. It also features an improved user-interface as well as a new recorder, stretched tuning, re-pedalling and a bass boost.

Akoustik Piano 1.1 now also supports both Kontakt 2 and Kore.

Few days after the release of the demo version, Arturia announces that its new Analog Factory is now shipping on the Arturia web shop, and in real shops very soon. From classic phat lead lines to crystalline digital pads, Analog Factory provides the contemporary musician with a broad, versatile and instantly striking sonic palette. But Analog Factory is not only a collection of sounds. Since it is based on synthesis, all sounds are dramatically modifiable. A set of the most essential parameters provides the user with an efficient way to tweak and alter the sonic character of the sound. Presets all carefully selected from the Arturia Classic Synths (minimoog V, Moog Modular V, CS-80V, ARP 2600 V, Prophet V and Prophet VS).

Analog Factory ships now as Stand-alone, VST, Audio Units, RTAS (ProTools 6 and 7) for $249 / €199.