SonicProjects has just released OP-X version 2.0, their remake of the legendary OB-X from Oberheim for Reaktor.

What's new :

- enhanced new gui
- faster envelopes from op-x pro
- a brand new factory bank containing the best sounds from all banks
- some great new sounds in the factory bank
- new banks added: opx_obx, opx_percanalog and opx_syncsolo
- new sounds added in several banks (arp, jupiter8, strings)
- new arranged prophet 5 bank featuring a lot of great new sounds
- enhanced analog approximations in equal tuned mode (from op-x pro)
- some phasing issues fixed that could occur in offline exporting mode
- a new copy protection scheme Receptor version available

OP-X 2.0 is available now for Mac OS X as a Reaktor Ensemble. This update is free for registered users.

Ohm Force has just release Ohmicide : Melohman. Based on Predatohm design, Ohmicide:Melohman is organized around up to four frequency bands, each of them coming with their own Noise Gate, Dynamics, Distortion, Feedback Generator and all mixing abilities with just a twist of pre- and post-processing (distortion input, high shelf output).

Core features :

- Phase corrected multiband stereo effect.
- Band distortion : a heap of modern sounding stereo distortions that can feedback.
- Band dynamic : alien compressor or expander, synchronized noise gate
- Band stereo : optionally process in mid/side mode for more stereo field tweak-ability.
- First Melohman effect: midi controlled preset morphing or randomization.
- Optional High Quality rendering (internal oversampling)
- Great on gu ...

Eliosound is proposing a group buy of its ELS Vocoder. The aim is a -55% from the normal price, or even -65% for the first in the deal (they are already 20 buyers and the reduction 15%). It runs until the 1st of May and if at this date the number of buyers is higher than 300 it'll be -55% for everyone save the lucky first ones… The original price of the ElS Vocoder is $279 / 219€, the aim is $125 / 98€! Don't waste your time, it's a very very nice voder.

In a promotion marking the beginning of the new company, Sonnox is offering a free Oxford TransMod plug-in to anyone who purchases and registers an Oxford Plugins bundle between April 16th and May 31st 2007. Bundles are available for ProTools TDM, Native (AU, VST, ProTools LE) and Powercore platforms and can be custom created by choosing anything from two to six plug-ins.

Groove Monkee is pleased to announce the release of their 8th library of MIDI beats. Groove Monkee Blues contains over 800 beats for blues and blues rock arranged as 8 and 12-bar segments. The library includes 11 full-length songs plus additional intros, fills and endings. The beats are formatted for GM, BFD and EZDrummer. Additional formats such as DFH1, DFH2, DFHS, DFH C&V, Groove Agent and IMAP are available free of charge.

The Library is available now via instant download or on CD.