Audix has announced the release of a new USB plug and play microphone : the Audix USB12.

Designed for recording voice and acoustic instruments directly into the computer via the USB port, the USB12 is a gooseneck microphone featuring a 12 mm modular threaded capsule for accuracy, a membrane switch for "steady on" or "momentary on", a heavy duty base for stability, a double gooseneck for precise positioning, a headphone jack for real time monitoring and a bass roll-off filter to help reduce unwanted room noise or boominess. The USB12 is a plug and play microphone supporting 44.1k and 48k sample rates for both PC and Mac platforms.

The Audix USB12, which includes a 6' USB cable, is available from authorized Audix dealers in a matte black finish or a white finish for a suggested retail price of $179.

QuikQuak has announced the release of Fusion Field, an easy to use diffusion reverb that QuikQuak has created in response to requests for a RaySpace 'light' and a version of Glass Viper's own diffusion reverb.

Features :

- A clean stereo reverb, with an even decay.
- High quality standards, with low CPU resources.
- Fast editing, for that quick grab effect.
- A single impulse source quickly gathers a complex diffusion.
- Intuitively linked Decay and Spread dials.
- Clear reflected sound, with a fast diffusion build up.
- Great for adding sheen to vocals, strings and ambiences.
- Plain visual feedback of filters.
- Zero latency.
- Completely reworked and enhanced diffusion reverb, based on RaySpace and Glass Viper.

Fusion Field is available now for Windows and Mac OS X in AU and VST formats at a price of £25.

Hercules is proud to announce a DJ Sponsorship Initiative in which both future DJs and established DJs can secure support from Hercules.

- One or more DJ Console Rmx for free and/or other Hercules DJing products for DJs that work in pairs or have a small company with a few DJs
- Hercules branded hats, t-shirts, posters and stickers for DJ gear
- Appearance/inclusion in the "Hercules DJ team" section of the Hercules DJ Mix room website
- VIP Member page with DJ profile on the Hercules DJ Mix Room
- Financial support and assistance in planning from Hercules at events/gigs where the DJ uses Hercules DJ Console Rmx and/or other Hercules DJing products such as the DJ Console MK2
- Performance videos of the DJ using Hercules product will be visible on the Hercules DJ Mix room website
- The DJ endorsement will be mentioned in Hercules DJing ads and possibly on stickers placed on the outside of product boxes

Reign Design has just released The Pro Pack, a collection of four Audio Unit plug-ins for Mac OS X. Designed to be placed on the mix buss, each one of the plugins in The Pro Pack replicates key components of real world recording sound.

M-Pressor :

The M-Pressor is the glue that holds the mix together. It has a pre amp model as well as a compressor model. It has the ability to add light compression or a more aggressive squash.

The Q Box :

A three band EQ which offers the ability to tweak low and high frequencies and pinpoint problem midrange frequencies. In addition to that is a signal emulation chain.

Red Tape :

Red Tape provides tape saturation. There are five different types to choose from.

2B :

Sometimes just a little goes a long way when you want to add that tube sound. By adjusting the warmth knob you can dial in just as much tube sound as you like.

The Pro Pack is available now in AudioUnit format for Mac OS X and is priced at $99 for a limited time. Note that a demo version is also available.

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 :