Pettinhouse has announced DirectGuitar 2.0, a new version of the first guitar sample library direct recorded for amp simulators. Highlights include new articulations (Slap, Palm Muted, strum, Metal and more), Round Robin up/down strokes, key switching (Slide Up/Down, Blues, Jazz, Rock Licks; Trill; Harmonics; Chords; Strum noises), and new release noises (Pick noises, Hand noises).

Works with Mac OSX and Windows XP operating systems, and NI Kontakt 2.2 sample format.

Scarbee today released Red Bass, a sample library made for N.I. Kontakt 2.2. Red Bass is built on the samples of J-Slap'n Fingered, but has been reprogrammed to take advantage of Scarbee's highly advanced scripting technology originally developed for Black Bass. Three pick-up settings: Bridge, Both and Neck have all been recorded in both a fingered and slapped version—without the use of compression, tubes or EQ to ensure maximum flexibility in the sound production. Red Bass was designed to be very easy to play live. Almost all articulations can be triggered without any keyswitches.

Features :

- More than 6000 samples
- Real-time playable
- A powerful user interface pushing the Kontakt user interface to its limits: a fretboard display gives an overview of the playing position and f ...

TC Electronic has announced a new member in the PowerCore family, boosted with 8 DSP processors, the PowerCore X8 is twice more powerful than any other member of the existing line.

It includes the v3.0 software, with an improved design and features of 6 out of the 14 audio treatment pluggins : Chorus-Delay, Master X3, Master X5, Mega Reverb, PowerCore Compressor/Limiter and VoiceStrip. The 24/7-C, Dynamic EQ, Filtroïd, PowerCore CL as well as the PowerCore 01synth have now an external sidechain circuit.

The PowerCore X8 (price to be announced) is planned to be released in next november, in addition of all pluggins in the pack it will also include a voucher of 500$ to get optional pluggins.

Note that PowerCore 3.0 system software will be available as a free download in october for the registered users.

Eiosis is proud to announce the E²Deesser, the first in the series of Eiosis' new E²Processors. Featuring Eiosis' patented, exclusive processing structure and algorithm the E²Deesser brings you a new approach to de-essing.

A de-esser is usually a simplified multi/single band compressor driven by a filtered side chain. With the E²Deesser, the detection process is completely independent from the processing, offering unprecedented flexibility in controlling and adjusting the amount of sibilance in your recording. You may combine wide band reduction with narrow band or low pass sibilant reduction, or even reduce a certain frequency range while boosting the sibilants' global volume.
And there's more: you can add some sparkle to the voiced parts without touching the sibilants…

The E²Dee ...

Digidesign has announced the upcoming release of Eleven, a new virtual guitar amp plug-in for Pro Tools, VENUE live sound, and Avid systems. Created using an innovative tone-cloning technique, Eleven offers a carefully selected emulations of modern amplifiers and speaker cabinets based on amps and cabinets from Vox, Fender, Marshall, Mesa/Boogie, and Soldano, as well as several custom Digidesign creations inspired by the most revered amplifier designs in the world. Eleven also features groundbreaking, convolution-based speaker cabinet and microphone (on- and off-axis) modeling, the latter of which features emulations of popular dynamic, ribbon and condenser microphones.

Eleven will be available in two versions—Eleven and Eleven LE. Eleven will support TDM, RTAS, and AudioSuite plug-in formats for use with Pro Tools|HD, ICON, and VENUE systems. Eleven LE will support RTAS and AudioSuite plug-in formats for use with Pro Tools LE and Pro Tools M-Powered systems. Note that Digidesign is offering a 30-day trial of a prerelease version of Eleven for qualified Pro Tools and Avid system users. The trial version is a free download from the Digidesign website, and is available for the following system configurations:

* Digidesign-qualified Pro Tools|HD, Pro Tools LE, or Pro Tools M-Powered system running Pro Tools 7.1 or higher software (Pro Tools 7.3 or higher recommended)
* Qualified Avid Xpress®, Avid Xpress DV, or Avid DNA system (AudioSuite only)