Native Instruments has just started the "Summer of Sound", a two-month special offer season that brings discounts of up to 50% across the complete product range. This also includes the introduction of the new CLASSIC KEYS bundle as well as two competitive crossgrade offers, and a price cut on all product updates.

All Summer of Sound offers are valid from July 2nd to August 31st 2007. For more information, please visit the link below :

URS has just released the Classic Console Strip Pro plug-in. Its modern concept allows the engineer to create hundreds of custom console starting points from the almost never ending palette of input stages, compressor/limiter and EQ choices all with near zero latency and full 48 bit Double Precision Processing.

Features :

- 30 Selectable Input Stage Algorithms
- 60 Selectable Channel Compressor/ Limiter starting points - Pre or Post EQ
- 5 Selectable EQ Algorithms for each Fully Sweepable Parametric band
- Channel Filters - Pre or Post Compressor or Sidechainable
- Powerful De-esser and other included special effects
- Interactive Signal Flow Display Section follows the signal path
- Super DSP efficient URS Classic Console Strip version included

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Applied Acoustics Systems releases Ultra FX for Ultra Analog VA-1, the third title in its Sound Bank Series. This 128-preset add-on is a must-have complement of highly customizable sound ideas, room tones, and sound effects perfect for sound designers working on films, animations, or video games. It's also pure analog synthesis fun!

Pricing and Availability

The Ultra FX sound bank for Ultra Analog VA-1 is available now from the AAS Store for $39. For more information and a preview of Ultra FX, please visit

TC Electronic has just released new drivers for the Konnekt audio interfaces. Version 1.2.2 is the update for using OS X 10.4.10 .

This update brings improvments and fix some bugs as well as compatibility for the new Digital Konnekt x32. TC Electronic urges Konnekt users to update to OS X 10.4.10

For the download just follow the link :

Native Instruments recently launched its DJ Hardware Guide, an extensive online resource that provides DJs with practical information about how to best choose, set up and operate the components of a computer-based DJ setup. Of course, this guide ties in with the recently announced "TRAKTOR Ready" compatibility label, and includes a comprehensive buyers' guide with detailed information on all controllers that are guaranteed to provide full compatibility with NI products.