Steinberg North America has announced a repositioning of the MAP (Minimum Advertised Price) price for Cubase 4 and Cubase 4 Educational Edition versions in the US. Effective July 1st, 2008 Cubase 4 will carry a MAP price of $599.99 (MSRP: $780.99) and Cubase 4 Educational Edition will carry a MAP price of $299.99 (MSRP: $390.99).

Steinberg has also announced a special rebate for customers who have purchased full retail versions of Cubase 4 between January 1 and June 30, 2008. Details and application for this special rebate are available for US customers at the following link :

Waves expands SSl 4000 Collection with the release of SSL G-Channel.

SSL G-Channel consolidates the equalization and dynamic controls of SSL G Series consoles into one convenient tool. The G-Channel EQ module delivers the characteristic pre-boost dip, pre-cut rise, and broad Q for extreme frequency manipulation, while the Dynamics section features soft-knee compression and limiting, a gate/expander and automatic makeup gain for rock steady output levels.

The Waves SSL 4000 Collection with the new SSL G-Channel modeled plug-in is available now. It carries a U.S. MSRP of $2000 TDM and $1000 Native. For owners of the Waves SSL 4000 Collection or Studio Classics Collection with current Waves Update Plan coverage, the G-Channel is available at no additional charge.

Best Service has announced the release of Convolution Space, 8.5GB of Stereo and 5.1 Surround textures packed into the included Native Instruments Kontakt 2 Player - with 625 instruments built in to combine and explore these textures endlessly through the wonders of Convolution Based Spectral Recombination.

Convolution Space is available now for Windows and Mac OS X in VST, AU, RTAS and stand-alone formats at a price of €199. For more information, please visit the following link :

PreSonus is pleased to announce the opening of the PreSonus Online Store.

Customers can now conveniently purchase all PreSonus products including recording systems, monitoring systems, controllers, preamplifiers, signal processors, accessories, replacement parts, and apparel online.

Auricula has just released five new plug-ins that aim to make you a better listener. 'Helix', 'Helix Pro', 'Incus', 'Malleus', and 'Stapes' improve your ability to hear processing like EQ, filters, delay, gain changes, alterations to the stereo field and much more. This is done through a 'quiz' mechanism. The plug-in automatically makes some change to your sound — you are then given a chance to listen critically — then you respond with what you think the correct answer is. You are then shown the right answer and a running score is kept. You make each exercise as easy as you need to and increase the level of difficulty as you progress, all the way to insanely difficult if you are so inclined.

The plug-ins work in a 'demo' mode, but to have access to all the available features the plug-ins must be purchased and authorized. They cost just $1.99 each to use through the end of the calendar year. All 5 plug-ins can be purchased in a 'bundle' for only $8.99.

All plug-ins are available in AudioUnit format and require OS X 10.4 or 10.5.