Sample Logic is proud to present the 6 Elements of music :

Ambience (456 patches)
Bass (122 patches)
Harmony (138 patches)
Impacts (391 patches)
Melody (354 patches)
Rhythm (227 patches)

This 14 GB/4 DVD library contains over 1700 instruments, tempo synced loops, and multis. The Elements operates on both Mac and PC platforms and is delivered in Audio Unit, VST, DXi, and RTAS formats. The library comes preloaded with Kontakt Player 2 software and is ready to go out of the box as both a standalone instrument and plug-in. The library can also be loaded and customized in the full version of Kontakt 2.

Cost : $299

Goldbaby has just released Vintage Home Keyboard Breaks! Basically it consists in drum sounds and beats from 70's, 80s & 90s Home Keyboards. If you like your sounds lo-fi... or you always wanted to hear an 80's Casio home keyboard do the Amen break, then check this out.

Guru Version contains : 10 Bundles, 12 Kits, 366 samples, 54 Rex files, 73 Patt

The Wav/Rex pack contains :
366 samples and 54 Rex files.

Some of the Vintage Home Keyboards used :

Casio 403, Casio SK-1, Casio VL- Tone, Casio CT-310, Casio MT-500, Yamaha PS-3, Yamaha PSR-16,Hammond Century (Auto-Vari),Baldwin Discovery, Farfisa Matadour,Rythmic 10, Fujitone 3B, Rapman, Technics SX-K450...

Frontier Design Group has just released AlphaTrack's v1.2 driver, which includes support for Ableton Live v5.2.1 or later. AlphaTrack is a compact controller with a high-resolution fader for DAW mixing and editing, which fits easily on the desktop and is also a great companion for laptops. It runs in Windows XP and Vista, and Mac OS X (including Intel Macs). AlphaTrack connects to the computer using a single USB cable, and does not require an external power supply.

BTE Audio has released AEQ1, a high performance digital equalization algorithm that simulates the sound and feel of the world-renowned American Mixing Consoles of the late 1960s. With its proprietary topology, the AEQ1 algorithm simultaneously achieves both absolute sonic accuracy and extremely high processing efficiency. Targeted at desktop and embedded professional audio applications, the AEQ1 algorithm will enable quality-conscious third-parties to incorporate the highly revered American EQ sound into their products.

For more information, please visit their web site.

Izotope has just released RX, a new audio restoration tool for Mac and PC. Available in standalone mode, RX is designed to clean up your audio files from every peak, click and noise. One must say that the audio examples available on their web site are pretty outstanding!

RX is already for sale at the price of 349$. A demo version is also available as well as a more advanced version named RX Advanced that offers an even better resolution and costs...1199$

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