SoundToys has released SoundToys Native Effects V3, which consists of five plug-ins, EchoBoy, FilterFreak, PhaseMistress, Crystallizer, and Tremolator. They are all available in Audio Units, RTAS and AudioSuite plug-in formats for Mac OS X Universal Binary. A sixth effect, Speed, is also included but currently in AudioSuite format only.

EchoBoy includes 30 built-in echo styles modeled after various vintage echos (ATR-102, EchoPlex, Space Echo, Memory Man, DM-2, TelRay oilcan delay, etc...). EchoBoy's chorus even emulates the CE-2 chorus, considered a holy-grail of guitar chorus pedals.
FilterFreak is a "fat" and "warm" resonant analog filter plug-in, designed to do all the things you do with filters. From funky envelope followers like Mutron, to classi ...

The guys at Dreamfabric have made a nice little monosynth all in Java you can load in your favorite web browser. There's 2 oscillator, a resonant filter, LFO, a ring modulator, a noise generator, an EQ, overdrive, a keyboard, revarb and delay etc. And… a Spartan text base sequencer. Even in its actual 0.1 state, it bleeps, purrs and boingbloop nicely.

Oh, it's free and fun ! And works on any Java-able platform.

Raw Material Software has released PPMulator+ v2.3. This new version of the metering plugin adds multi-channel support, plus Universal Binary, Audio Unit and RTAS compatibility.

PPMulator+ v2.3 is available now at a retail price of £49.99, owners of the previous version can upgrade for £19.99.

Sonic Studio has announced the release of a new version of their low-cost premastering application, PreMaster CD 2.0. This version adds more background processing, more control, and more functionality. In addition, options are now on-tap to customize the application's already strong collection of features. This new release consolidates all the maintenance changes incorporated into the code base while adding the ability to support options, including Manual DeClick II and DDP File Open for both split and consolidated DDP file sets. A new Master Section, with large, adjustable metering, a master fader with dim, and convenient management of redithering parameters, offers centralized command and control. Other additions include export to BWF and AIFF along with optimized processing of waveform metadata.

PreMaster CD 2.0 is available now starting at $495. For more information, please visit their web site.

Numark has just announced a new audio interface called DJ i/o. The DJ i/o is compact and rugged enough to live in your gig bag, but powerful enough to provide solutions for a wide range of audio I/O needs.

Features :

- USB 2.0 (single channel operation in USB 1.1)
- Ultra low latency
- 2 independent RCA stereo outputs
- Microphone input with adjustable gain mixed to stereo pair #1
- 1/4" Stereo headphone output on stereo pair #2
- 24–bit audio, 44.1kHz and 88.2kHz sample rates
- ASIO drivers with control panel
- USB bus–powered (optional +6 VDC external power supply sold separately)

The DJ i/o price will be just under €120.