SoundLib has released G-Player, the first native Giga player for Mac OS X. G-Player was designed to play the large orchestral sound libraries and supports disk streaming, dimensions, keyswitches and layered instruments.

G-Player is available in VST, AU and Standalone versions for $129. A demo version is also available.

For the latest open beta release of MusicBeam, more beta testers are needed.

MusicBeam is an AU/VST plugin for online music collaboration. By using MusicBeam users can automatically exchange what they recorded in their sequencer and hear everyone elses tracks in sync to their own sequencer. No more bouncing, compressing and emailing your tracks to your bandmates ! MusicBeam does it all for you, in near-real-time.

Register as beta tester, download the latest version and help improving the software at :

WaveMachine Labs is proud to introduce its first official Drumagog sample library. Created by the same people who developed Drumagog, Percussion eXtras is a GOG-format collection of percussion instruments from around the world. Use them as stand-alone replacement sounds, or mix them with your existing drums for unique sonic combinations. From delicate triangles to the thunderous low-end of an 18" Djembe, Percussion eXtras offers new artistic flavors to the Drumagog user.

Produced by WaveMachine Labs and John Emrich, Percussion eXtras contains 44 individual GOG files, with 78 different positional groups. All together the library contains over 1600 individual percussion samples, each performed, recorded, and edited by John Emrich.

$59.95 retail price, available for both Mac and Windows in GOG-format only.

For more information and audio demos, visit here:

QuikQuak has updated all its plug-ins to fix VST-RTAS wrapper compatibility.

The updates include :

- Frozen interface fix for all six plug-ins (Mac & Win).
- Rayspace: Mono to stereo crash fix in Logic AU.
- Pitchwheel: Pointer reset on sequencer play.

Solid State Logic unveils 2 new DAW profiles for their Matrix console. The Ableton Live and Propellerheads Reason Profiles are available now at :