Digidesign finally unveils the new 003 Family which includes 003 Factory and 003 Rack.

Digi 003 Factory features :

- 8 touch-sensitive motorized faders
- 8 motion-sensitive rotary encoders for pan/send/meter/plug-in control
- Dedicated mute, solo, and select/record arm switches per channel
- 6-character, 2-line LCD display per channel displays track name; pan, send, fader, and plug-in values; and timeline position
- 5-segment LED display for viewing metering and automation mode status
- Easily assign inserts and sends from the control surface
- Dedicated automation controls and LEDs
- Dedicated transport control
- Standalone MIDI Mode functionality
- Jog/Shuttle wheel
- High-speed FireWire connectivity
- 18 simultaneous channels of audio I/O
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LinPlug has released SaxLab v1.1, Rob Papen Albino v3.0.2 Beta and CronoX3 / Sophistry v3.0.8 Release Candidate.

SaxLab 1.1 changes :

- Improved compatibility with Sonar.
- Slightly less CPU usage.
- Separately adjustable pitch bend range for up and down.

Albino 3.0.2 Beta changes :

- Fixed problem when loading Albino 2 presets with Triangle osc waveforms.
- Fixed flickering preset name when loading presets.
- Fixed Cubase 4 incompatibility.
- Fixed problem when randomizer changed effects only visually.
- Fixed problem of certain matrix modulations not working.
- All delays are now optimized for smooth behaviour on tempo changes.
- Fixed different filter sound of version 3.0.1.
- 63 new Rob Papen presets.

CronoX3 / Sophistry 3.0.8 Release Candidate changes :

- Fixed effects Wet parameter.
- Improved Reverb module with modulation.

In 540 pages, 500 photos, Kevin Ryan and Brian Kehew have signed maybe the "Bible" of all the Beatles work in studios: Recording the Beatles. Parts include Abbey Road EMI, the crew, recording consoles, microphones, tape recorders, effects, amps and monitors, instruments, the other studios.

The book "Recording the Beatles" is $100, and you can buy it directly at the Publisher's website.

Nomad Factory has updated the Audio Unit version of Liquid Bundle II - Classic to v2.3.

Changes:

- Fixed sample rate problem when changing the sample rate from the host.

Expert Sleepers has released a beta version of Crossfade Loop Synth v3.0.0 (beta 3). From version 3, Crossfade Loop Synth is actually two plug-ins: Crossfade Loop Synth and Crossfade Loop Synth Effect. The effect version takes the power of Crossfade Loop Synth and turns it into a live sampler, a looper and a very unusual and powerful delay effect.

Crossfade Loop Synth v3 is expected to be available for purchase some time during March 2007. Beta versions are available in VST and Audio Units formats for Mac OS X Universal Binary.