TC Electronic today announced a new version of a PCI card for the PowerCore platform. PowerCore Unplugged is the same piece of hardware as PowerCore PCI mkII but without the included plug-ins. This allows the user to compile an entirely individual package of optional high-end plug-ins for any mixing, mastering or production situation. PowerCore Unplugged is also the ideal solution for users, who need further processing power for their existing setup in order to run even more plug-ins simultaneously.

PowerCore Unplugged will ship in October, 2005 at 570 euros (excl.VAT).

URS announced the release of its new Classic Console Compressor Bundle. This pack offers software recreations of the the buss compressor/limiter of two famous british mixing consoles and includes the 1970 Compressor and the 1980 Compressor with two versions each. URS Classic Console Compressor Bundle is available as Native-RTAS-Audiosuite (Mac OS X & Mac OS 9) versions and costs $450. Audio Units and VST versions will be released soon.

Current owners of Everything Bundle 4.0 can purchase URS Classic Console Compressor Bundle for $699.99 (TDM) and $349.99 (Native), until October 31, 2005.

Synthogy announced that the new version 1.5 of virtual piano plug-in Ivory will be available at the end of october. This upcoming release will feature a new and revised library with arround 40 Gb of samples, with proprietary noise reduction for even greater fidelity.

Here's a good news about the new Digidesign MBox USB 2 : the Mbox 2 is a native Core Audio device, so it does not need the Core Audio Manager Application. So you can run Pro Tools LE and other CoreAudio applications simultaneously. The Mbox 2 will always work this way.

But please remember that the Original Mbox, Digi 002, and HD will never work this way and will always require the CoreAudio Manager...

Because AES will open today, IK Multimedia launches a new "super modeling" ad campain about AmpliTube 2. This release adds a completely redesigned interface and enhanced DSP engine, 5 separate modules, the ability to build your own custom Amp with more than 20,000 possible amp combinations, 21 stomp effects, 11 rack effects, 2 simultaneous guitar-rigs, more flexible routing, and advanced preset management.

It's also a pleasure to introduce you Natasha, the nice looking guitar girl on the official AmpliTube ad.