As part of the celebration of the one year anniversary of Pianoteq, Modartt has announced three new inspiring historical instrument add-ons :

- Sébastien Erard, half grand piano (2 m) serial number 109 933 (1922)
- Carl Bechstein, half grand piano (2.1 m) serial number 79 676 (1896)
- François Etienne Blanchet, "Château de Thoiry" harpsichord (1733)

These add-ons are created in the frame of the non profit cultural project KIViR (Keyboard Instrument Virtual Restoration) which concerns historical keyboard instruments museums. For more information, please visit their web site.

Flux has just released Pure Limiter which completes the Pure Series developped by Flux to manage the audio dynamic. Unless you use it as a special effect, Pure Limiter is supposed to be the very last stage of your audio processing chain. It uses an exclusive algorithm allowing a dramatic level enhancement with no drawback on the sound quality. An automatic mode allows quick operations in most cases, but a manual mode and an advanced mode are also there to allow you a total control on the processing. To make the setting even easier, the Pure Limiter also features two display modes. When the mode A is engaged, both original and limited waveforms are displayed. The Mode B displays the limited waveform, the limiter action and the histogram of the release value which is especially useful when r ...

VertexDSP recently released MultiInspector v2.0, a frequency analyzer showing the spectral analysis of other plug-in instances in the same window. MultiInspector extends the usage of spectrum analyzers especially in multitrack environments by providing an easy way for simultaneous spectral analysis of several audio signals.

Beginning with version 2.0, MultiInspector provides an FFT analysis mode for spectral analysis with several options for FFT size (512 to 16384 samples) and FFT window selection (Rectangular, Hann, Hamming, Blackman, Blackman-Harris, Flat Top). There are different viewing modes for overlapping and stacked display, also available for the previously implemented 31 band third octave analysis mode. MultiInspector supports up to 16 instances at any sample rate from 32 kHz up to 192 kHz.

MultiInspector is available for Windows and Mac OS X (UB) in VST and Audio Units formats. It costs EUR 59 and a demo version is available.

Neve introduces the 8801 Channel Strip, a combination mic preamp / equaliser / dynamics processing unit based on the Neve 88R console, widely considered among one of the best-sounding analogue music consoles ever developed.

Completely hand-built and hand-wired by Neve in Burnley, England, the groundbreaking 8801 Channel Strip delivers the rich 'analogue' signature synonymous with the Neve name in a convenient 1U rackmount design that's ideal for desktop producers and project studios. Neve's proprietary Recall software (Mac- and PC-compatible) allows the 8801 to be seamlessly integrated with workstations, providing instantaneous recall of all external device settings.

The Neve 8801 including ADC retails for Euro 3099,-/ GBP 2095,-

Propellerhead Software are proud to announce that Reason 4 will be released on September 26 at 12.00, CET. Reason 4 will then be available from the Prop Shop as well as from music stores worldwide.