In response to ghost stories of economic doom and gloom SSL invites you to celebrate the festival of witches and ghouls with a bit of fun. SSL is proud to offer you 'X-Orcism', a free Halloween VST/AU format plug-in. Feed in your voice and you will be transformed into the voice of Halloween itself… be afraid, be very afraid !

X-Orcism is a fun, free plug-in which transforms vocals into scary Halloween noises from the crypt. Its processes include pitch shifting, vibrato, reverb, echo and wind-noise.

Also check out the SSL Halloween Special Offers : for 1 month only you can get your hands on the legendary sound of the SSL 4000 E OR latest generation SSL SuperAnalogue console EQ & Dynamics processing at up to 30% off list price.

Following the announcement of Nomad Factory's new "British" Plug-ins ; the MCL-2269 (Master Compressor Limiter modeled from the legendary 2254 compressor) and the NEQ-1972 (A Four-Band equalizer modeled from the classic-vintage 1081 EQ module), Nomad Factory has decided to partner with DontCrac[k] to make this product launch-out event, a once in a lifetime promotion via an exclusive 26 Plug-ins bundle offer called the "Ultimate Producer Pack". This incredible bundle will be sold exclusively at DontCrac[k] for a 15 days period and will cost only $499 USD!

The "Ultimate Producer Pack" contains nothing less than 26 hot plug-ins issued from the famous "Blue Tubes" - "Liquid" - "Analog Signature - Mastering Tools" - "Essential" - "Retrology" series, and of course, the brand new MCL-2269 and NEQ-1972 "British Bundle". The "Producer Pack" therefore contains everything a song writer/producer will ever need to produce professional sounding audio tracks at an unbeatable price...

Sold separately, all of these 26 plugins would cost over $3000 but DontCrac[k] made them available for a 15 days period at only $499 USD. Note that the "British Bundle" alone, will sale at $299 which makes all 24 other plug-ins available for only $200 USD...

Nomad Factory plug-ins are in fact used everyday by famous artists such as Stanley Clarke, Tony MacAlpine, Barry Rudolph, Jason Jeremy Freese, Eric Persing and so many more. Talking of Eric Persing, it should be mentioned that Nomad Factory has developed, most of the effects included in Spectrasonics "Stylus RMX" effect rack as well as the incredible "Omnisphere". Bernie Torelli, head engineer at Nomad Factory is also the Software Product Manager at BBE Sound Inc. in charge of all BBE Sound software development...

But watch out... This incredible bundle offer will only be available for 15 days and will be exclusively sold at DontCrac[k]. It will not be sold anywhere else afterwards... It is a one shot DontCrac[k] exclusivity!

More information and visuals about this incredible bundle offer can be found from the following URL :

Following the success of the Pocketrak 2G Pocket Recorder, Yamaha Corporation of America is now shipping their new Pocketrak CX. While the Pocketrak 2G fills the niche an ultra-slim recorder with an omni-directional mic for recording lectures, meetings and rehearsals, the Pocketrak CX adds an upgraded stereo microphone system and expandability, perfect for recording live music.

Features :

- Memory micro SD-Card / micro SDHC-Card
- Recording format 16 Bit, 44,1/48 kHz, Linear PCM / MP3 Stereo 32 kbps, 64 kbps, 128 kbps, 192 kbps, 320 kbps
- Playback MP3, WMA, WAV, PDDRM-WMA
- Built in 90°X-Y stereo microphone
- Battery 1x AA Alkali battery or 1x AA "eneloop" battery
- Battery life ("eneloop") MP3: 40 hours, PCM: 22 hours
- "eneloop" recharge: 220 minutes
- Inputs Mic / Line (stereo mini φ3.5mm)
- Outputs Earphone / Line (stereo mini φ3.5mm)
- Computer connector USB 2.0
- Monitoring integrated loudspeaker or enclosed earphone
- Dimensions / Weight (Width x Height x Depth) 4,65 x 12,95 × 1,75 cm / 92 gram
- Accessories Stereo earphone, USB cable, AA "eneloop" rechargeable battery, Wind screen, 2GB micro SD card, CUBASE AI4 DVD, Carring case, owners manual, Microphone stand adaptor

The Pocketrak CX is now available for $499 / €399.

Infrasonic, one of brands of SIMS audio (Samick Innovative Music System), releases the Windy6, a new 6-in/ 6-out FireWire audio interface.

Features :

- 6-in/ 6-out FireWire High-Performance Audio/MIDI interface
- 4-in/4-out analog I/O, 2-in/2-out S/PDIF I/O
- 4 balanced inputs
- 2 x NEUTRIK® XLR/TRS combo jack, 2 x 1/4inch TRS phone jack
- Flexible Line/Hi-Z input
- A/D converter: Dynamic Range 113dBA
- 2 x MIC pre-amp features on front panel
- +48V Phantom power
- Channel Insert 1/2 for connecting serial out board effects
- 4 Servo-balanced outputs (1/4inch TRS phone jack)
- D/A converter: Dynamic Range 115dBA
- Coaxial type S/PDIF I/O
- Supports up to 24-bit/192kHz
- 16ch MIDI I/O
- Affordable 2 FireWire ports — available multi-devices link
- Heavy-Duty Aluminum body
- Hi-gain and Hi-powered class AB headphone amps
- Controllable the mixed level between output 1/2 and output 3/4
- ASIO2, WDM, DirectSound supports
- Core audio/ Core MIDI supports

The Windy6 is shipping now with a MSRP of $299.00.

Sugar Bytes announces Consequence - The Chord Synquencer, a new plug-in described as a "chord groovebox".

Consequence is a composition tool which can create chord-lines or whole songs on the fly, but also chords which are played via MIDI can be super-sized using the innovative sound and sequencing engine.

Features :

- 3 sample-based oscillators with independent envelopes and gate selection for overlaying chords with arpeggios.
- 32-step sequencers for chord selection, gate, performance (arp, tie, multi-trigger, octave, glide) and modulation.
- New sound design features like polyphonic frequency-dependent sample rate reduction and oscillator aging.
- Included kick 4/4 kick drum for easy groove orientation.
- Multi-effect with 5 effects (reverse, chorus, phaser, delay, reverb).
- Master compressor (can be driven by 4/4 kick via sidechain).
- Monophonic and polyphonic 5-mode filter (lp, bp, hp, br, comp) with independent gate selection.
- Pattern change via MIDI note.
- MIDI input for sequencing chords in realtime.
- Easy chord creation via chordmaker, chord-recording and manual chord drawing.
- Audio recorder for session recording or for creating loops.
- 100 first class sounds available.
- Split preset system can combine sound-, sequence- and chord-presets.

Consequence will be released in November 2008. It will be available for Windows and Mac OS X in VST and AU plug-in formats with a price of €149 / $199.