Thermionic Culture has released the new Earlybird 1.2 two channel valve pre-amp which was shown for the first time at the Frankfurt Music Messe. Basically it's a simplified version of the Earlybird 2.2 in that it doesn't have any EQ except for a three position low filter, nor does it have the Thermionic Culture Pullet EQ inputs.

The Earlybird 1.2 is available now at a retail price of £1825.00 ex VAT (€ 2650).

RME has announced the DMC-842 which is the first multi channel interface for digital microphones. This interface is comparable with conventional preamp/converter units such as RME's Micstasy but it also acts as a power supply and control device for digital microphones, supporting the worldwide AES 42 standard.

The DMC-842 is expected to be available during the 3rd quarter of 2007 priced at €3050,- excl. VAT.

Magma is pleased to announce the availability of ExpressBox1, the first external PCI Express expansion product for laptop computers. ExpressBox1 provides a fast and easy solution for attaching a PCI Express card to laptop computers through the ExpressCard slot appearing on MacBook Pro.

Magma ExpressBox1 (Model EB1H) supports a half-length card up to 6.60 inches long and costs $729.00 while the ExpressBox1 Pro (Model EB1F) is made for a full-length card up to 12.283 inches long and costs $749.00.

To celebrate the first anniversary of EZdrummer Toontrack Music, in collaboration with it's distributors and dealers all over the world, offers a free EZX expansionpack to all customers that purchase an EZdrummer throughout May. The EZX:s that are available for this offer are the Drumkit From Hell EZX, the Latin Percussion EZX and the Vintage Rock EZX.

For more information, please visit their web site.

Arturia has released a version 1.2 update for ARP2600 V which is now a Universal Binary on Mac OS X.

Changes :

- Universal Binary support.
- VST 2.4 / Cubase 4 ready.
- A new installer, regrouping all previous updates.