London-based 2twenty2 may be the newest sales agency on the block, but with 25 years industry experience between them they're bringing a wealth of expertise to their clients…

2twenty2 are proud to announce the launch of the newest sales and brand management agency for the Music Technology sector. The 2twenty2 team, headed up by Stephen Parker, Greg Prendergast and Cedric Coudyser, will be combining a range of skills gleaned over the last 10 years to deliver unparalleled service to their roster of A-List clients.

Amongst the companies confidently entrusting 2twenty2 with their sales and brand management are Native Instruments, Celemony, Arturia and EKS – undoubtedly some of the biggest hitters in the industry. Having previously managed these brands in the UK for Arbiter, Stephen, Greg and Cedric are already vastly experienced at helping great brands realise their full potential, something they're keen to build upon within the framework of their new venture.

Stephen Parker, Managing Director, said: "Here at 2twenty2 we're very excited to be continuing our work with these companies – without doubt some of the most respected brands in the industry. Having already spent a number of years developing Native Instruments, Arturia, Celemony and EKS in the UK we're looking forward to seeing continued innovation and momentum through a raft of new products for the year ahead. We know that 2009 will be a great year for them, and also any dealer who invests in their products !"

MiMo Music unveils Synare, a multi-sample library which aims to put the beauty and warmth of a true analog classic into the hands of the modern music producer. Venturing well beyond the ubiquitous synth-tom sounds used on countless disco and progressive rock hits of the 70's, Synare offers multi-velocity drum kits and menus (kicks, snares, toms, fx, etc…), as well as basses, chromatic percussion and other synth sounds. Each sound was recorded with up to 8 velocity levels and triggered with absolute consistency via an external input that was retrofitted to the Synare.

Features :

- Over 1GB of sample data recorded at 24-bit / 44.1kHz.
- Hundreds of unique sounds are available, most recorded with 8 velocity layers — over 7500 total samples.
- Included are a wide variety of Drum, Perc ...

Ableton proudly presents the Ableton Certified Training program. The doors to several Ableton Certified Training Centers are now officially open for those looking to learn about Ableton Live in the US and the UK. The Ableton certificate means that these courses meet our high standards for Ableton Live training.

Live trainers came to three certification sessions in NYC and Berlin recently, and we gave their product knowledge and teaching skills a real once-over. After a grueling couple of days, we were proud to award all participants the Ableton Certificate of quality training.

The new Inward Connections EQP2 is a versatile fully parametric 2-band "500 Series" equalizer utilizing the legendary SPA690 discrete amp blocks. Capable of 20db of boost/cut per band, this all discrete design will offer smooth equalization from subtle to extreme.

Features :

- Low band frequency range 35Hz to 1KHz
- High band frequency range 560Hz to 16KHz
- Maximum boost/cut +/- 20dB
- Range of bandwidth adjustment 0.16 to 2.0 octave
- Bypass switch
- SPA690 all discrete legendary amp blocks
- Differential balance input transformer less
- Balance output transformer
- Fits standard 500 series slot configuration mechanically and electrically

The Inward Connections EQP2 is available now at a retail price of $1050.

Nugen Audio has just released an update for Visualizer, its audio analysis tool.

New in Visualizer 1.7 :

. PDC option added.
. Spectrum analysis peak envelope improved in banded modes.
. Level meter clip warning now respects 'number to clip' parameter.
. Level meter margin now respects 'peak hold time' parameter.

Fixes :

. -20dBFS Pink Noise fixed.
. Audio Unit sample rate change in existing projects issue fixed.