Neyrinck introduces the Mix 51 Surround Panning and Mixing plug-in for Digidesign Pro Tools LE/M-Powered systems. Mix 51 is a set of powerful 5.1 surround panning and mixing RTAS plug-ins that allow you to take advantage of any Pro Tools system with six or more outputs such as Mbox 2 Pro, Digi 002/003, or M-Audio interfaces such as the Delta 1010 or FireWire 410.

Devine-Machine has released Krishna, a virtual synthetizer. It includes a frame-oscillator, 2 analog-oscillators, filters, LFOs, envelop, a sequencer, various effetcs and play-modes, MIDI fonctions, a preset-manager, and last but not least ... 1146 audio presets, ranging from acoustic bass with World sounds to guitars, leads, pads, sequences, strings, voices and so on...

The price is : 259 euros (box and online version ), 199 euros for online purchase, 35 euros ( 6 months credit), 19 euros (for 12 month credit).

This software will be soon available in AU and RTAS formats . Devine-Machine is supposed to be compatibile with UB format , but it would be better to double check because the website doesn't make it very clear.

AudioFinder is an audio management system, and music production hub. You can build a catalog of every sound on your system, save it, and search it instantly to find the sounds you need when you need them. Use AudioFinder to create custom sets for sound categories and specific projects, with fast file browsing to audition, analyze, process, convert, and move or copy the samples in your library.

AudioFinder can visualize sounds instantly with the waveform overview and preview them at any pitch via MIDI or the built in keyboard, all in real-time. Sounds can even be previewed through your favorite AudioUnits.

Built 100% for Mac OS X 10.4) using CoreAudio, AudioFinder is PPC and Intel Native. Support for many audio formats : Apple Loops, AIFF, AIFC, SDII, REX, MP3, ACC, M4A, SYX, MID, WAV.

ManyBass, from Manytone Music is a bass guitar sample player. Another one you might think? Yes but, Manytone is coming with, 2,4Go of samples including a large choice of amp simulators , speakers, and one effects rack with choices from phaser to compressor, chorus, flanger and delay. ManyBass is available in VST, AU (Universal binary) formats.

Manytone can be ordered before the release date for $99.95 instead of $139.95. This offer is valid until end of june and is limited to the first 150 orders.

NOTAM, has released a new version (1.1.1) of NOTAMs DSP02 software for Mac OSX, Windows, Linux and web-based use. The new version of DSP02 brings performance improvements and user interaction enhancements as well as support for Intel Mac.

DSP02 is particularly well suited for young composers from 5th to 10th grade and is designed for a non-linear approach to composition. It allows students to develop compositions free from musical conventions and stylistic blueprints. The creative impulse is at the center of the tools, which through easy interactivity allows free, non-restricted exploration of what the software tools can be used for.

DSP02 is published on a website which also contains a large number of help- and tutorial texts, as well as musical examples and tasks that can be develo ...