FMR Audio, "Home of the Really Nice Compressor", unveils a new unit : the PBC-6A.

The PCB-6A is a mono compressor which is described as being pretty agressive. Note that besides the classic Attack, Release and Output knobs, it features an adjustable Knee and a Drive circuit.

Features :

- Balanced I/O
- Side-chain Port
- Detector Hi-Pass Filter
- Feedback Drive
- Variable Knee

The PCB-6A will be available on mid-december with an MSRP of $499. You can pre-order at Mercenary Audio by following this link :

Ueberschall announces the availability of Pure Fire. Equipped with 20 pumping construction kits based on minimalist influence with a blast of artificial texture overload, these stealthy, covert themes were made to fuel endless high-tech tracking needs. Each kit includes intro / outro, verses and refrains standard. 900 loops are bundled for excessive alternative personalization options.

Instruments covered include :

• Analogue and Digi Synth licks
• Extra Wide Bass lines
• Hybrid Guitars (Clean+DIST)
• Percussion (World and Kit)
• Strings (Classical and Synthetic)
• Choir
• Horns
• Atmospheres and Special Fx

Pure Fire is available now for Mac OS X and Windows in VST, AU and RTAS formats at a retail price of $119/€99/£69.

American Audio has introduced the VersaPort, an easy-to-use audio interface that provides an affordable USB solution for using your CD players or turntables with your favorite DJ-ing software.

Specifications :

• 16-bit/48 kHz AD/DA converter
• USB 1.1 compliant
• Mic level knob
• Monitor level knob
• Line/ phono selector
• Headphone & Mic jack
• 2 channel - 2 input & 2 output
• RCA analog connections
• USB bus - powered, adapter-free
• Mac and PC compatible

The MSRP of the VersaPort is $179.95.

Vicoustic has announced a new lightweight version of its popular Flexi Screen. Specially designed for vocal recording in untreated rooms, or venues that lack sufficient acoustic control, Flexi Screen Lite provides a portable, easy to assemble, semicircular microphone surround whose polyurethane structure is designed to give maximum absorption efficiency.

The unit has a dual functionality, absorbing the singer's energy on the inside to give a less ambient sound, while at the same time, partially absorbing scattered room reflections on the outside. Flexi Screen Lite's acoustic foam has optimum density and thickness, using a series of air cavities both to reinforce the absorption effect and add structural support to the joint mechanism.

Flexi Screen Lite can be used with a range of microphones and can be adjusted either vertically or horizontally. The unit itself can be assembled in less than 15 seconds, making it ideal for location-based recording venues, project studios and classrooms.

Flexi Screen Lite is available now and has an MSRP of €59.

Metric Halo just updates the software for their audio cards ULN-2 and 2882. This new version 5.1 is free and includes interesting features :

- EUCON protocol support
- Mackie Universal Pro control surface support
- Addition of 2 new plugins (Transient Contrôl and RIAA decoding filter) for the owners of a license +DSP
- Several bugs fixed

Visit their website for more informations :