Steinberg has announced the release of the Universal Binary update for Virtual Bassist, making the virtual bass player compatible with Apple's Intel-based Macintosh computers.

This update is available as a free download for registered owners of Virtual Bassist.

Audio Ease has updated Altiverb to v6.0.7.

Changes :

- Fixes not running installer bug.
- Altiverb now always opens in low latency mode by default.
- Reads old format custom IR
- [PT] automation shows all parameters now.
- [PT] Page table fixed for 002.
- [PT] Page tables created for D-Command/Control.
- [MAS] fixed unnecessary "save preset" message.
- [VST] fixed latency compensation.

Big Fish Audio has released VI.ONE, a massive multi-disc sample library. It includes drums, drum loops, basses (including acoustic, upright, electric, and synth), world and ethnic instruments (organized by geographic regions), sound effects, guitars (acoustic and electric), keyboards, a full collection of orchestral instruments, screaming B3 organs, world-class acoustic pianos, prepared pianos, electric/synth pianos, pop horns and brass, a bank of vintage synths, and cutting-edge synth patches.

Contents :

* 20 Gigs on 3 DVD's
* Over two thousand sampler patches
* Standalone, AudioUnit, VST, RTAS

VI.ONE is powered by the Kontakt Player 2 engine, bringing instant access to the sounds via the standalone application, as well as being accessible within sequencers via every major plug-in format: AudioUnit, VST and RTAS. VI.ONE is available now at a retail price of $399.95.

AMG has released version 1.0.6 of their virtual brass instrument Kick-Ass Brass! which, apart from a few minor bug fixes, brings Intel-Mac support to the Mac OS X AU and Standalone versions - VST is planned for the future.

Puremagnetik has just released Analog Bass Volume 1 for Live 6, Kontakt 2 and EXS24. Analog Bass is a huge collection of over 50 multisampled analog bass instruments recorded directly from classic monosynths. Among the sound sources are the TB-303, Minimoog, Doepfer Modular and ARP 2600. The Ableton Live 6 version of Analog Bass contains over 50 Sampler Racks AND over 50 Simpler Racks. The Kontakt 2 version includes extensive KSP mappings for control of filters, time-based effects LFOs and envelopes.

Features :

- Over 50 Analog Bass Instruments
- Over 270 MB of 24-bit Content
- Ableton Live Simpler and Sampler Racks with Macro Controls
- Customized Kontakt 2 KSP Panels
- Easy Edit of Synth Controls and Effects

For more information, please visit their web site.