Ableton is happy to announce a new upgrade path for owners of Ableton Live 6 LE. The Live 6 LE to Live 7 upgrade will appear with the release of Live 7, coming later this year. The boxed version will be available at retail shops across the globe and at the Ableton webshop for EUR 329/USD 389. The download version will be available at the Ableton webshop for EUR 299/USD 349.

Digidesign is now shipping the latest release of Pro Tools. It offers numerous new music and post-production features and workflow enhancements for Pro Tools|HD, Pro Tools LE, and Pro Tools M-Powered users. Topping the list of new features is a powerful, multifaceted new music composition and production tool called Elastic Time. The software also provides improved networking compatibility with Avid Unity ISIS shared storage systems and new support for HD video workflows.

Elastic Time allows users to easily change the tempo and timing of loops, music, dialog, and other sound files in real time without cutting up audio tracks. Users can now easily audition or import loops and audio files that instantly sync with a session's tempo. Users can also use the Elastic Time feature to quantize audio to the session grid or extracted grooves, and fine-tune regions with precise control over each individual beat.

Avid Media Station|PT 2.7 Software with Video Satellite Option: Running on a separate computer, new Avid Media Station|PT 2.7 software coupled with the new Video Satellite Option brings Pro Tools more deeply into the Avid workflow by enabling Pro Tools editors to quickly and easily play Avid video sequences in sync with Pro Tools|HD. The Video Satellite Option eliminates time-consuming video exports and removes all video-processing burdens from the Pro Tools|HD system by synchronizing playback with Media Station|PT on a separate, dedicated computer.

VirSyn announced a suite of 2 virtual analogue tape plug-ins :
- VTAPE Saturator (saturation/ compression/ hiss/distortion/ Zero latence).
- VTAPE Delay ( step-sequencer/ tempo sync up to 32 taps/ rotor effect/ tap tab/ filters Lo/Mid/ High/ real time without clicks/ Zero latence).

Until the 30th of November, VirSyn make an introductory price at 99€ (instead of 169).
You can have the VTAPE suite thru the FX Collection, which contains the new reverb REFLECT, for 229€. Demo avalaible on the website.

Works on OSX 10.4 and windows, formats: VST2.4, AU, RTAS

Edirol announced they are releasing Leopard drivers for all their range of products: controller keyboards, field recorders and their latest M-16DX digital audio mixer. It's time to tread their download section…

Sonic Studio announced the release of a new version of their low cost premastering application, PreMaster CD 2.0.2. This new release consolidates all the maintenance changes incorporated into the code base while adding the framework needed for the 3.0 release, an upcoming Universal Binary version.

PreMaster CD offers expert premastering chops, including completely adjustable Start, End and Index mark placement, ISR and UPC/EAN Codes, plus automatic and semi–automatic PQ generation. Sonic Studio's Smart Fade Tool and background CD writing, along with easy drag and drop resequencing makes quick work of CD refs. The Master Section, with large, adjustable metering, a master fader with dim, and convenient management of redithering parameters, offers centralized command and control. The Manual DeClick II option and DDP File Open for both split and consolidated file sets adds another level custom functionality with the ability to export BWF or AIFF back to your DAW.

Available now starting at $475 for a downloadable version, while upgrades are free for existing customers. Available on Sonic Studio webstore and through Sonic Studio's international network of pro audio resellers. Demo available on the website.