Lauten Audio has begun shipping three new studio microphones: the Oceanus LT-381, the Clarion FC-357 and the Torch ST-221.

Oceanus LT-381 ($1599)

The highly anticipated Oceanus LT-381 features a newly designed large dual-diaphragm capsule, NOS military grade pentode input, transformer-less triode output, and variable omni, cardioid and figure-8 polar patterns.

Torch ST-221 (pair : $1499)

The Torch ST-221 is a small diaphragm tube microphone that is packaged in pairs. These microphones feature interchangeable cardioid and omnidirectional capsules, NOS military grade vacuum tubes and premium high-resolution electronics. The Torch combines the characteristics of the small diaphragm and the tube.

Clarion FC-357 ($799)

The Clarion FC-357 is a solid-state ...

TL Audio has announced the release of their latest offering in the new Ebony Series : the Ebony A4.

The A4 is a 16:2 summing mixer housed in a 2U unit and features 16 balanced inputs on TRS and D-Sub with individual pan controls. All inputs are also switchable between +4 and -10 for greater flexibility.

Features :

- Discrete Class A Electronics
- Dual Triode ECC83 tube stage in master section
- Variable drive control
- Ability to switch tube in and out of circuit path
- 16 Balanced inputs on TRS / D-Sub
- 16 individual pan control
- Inputs switchable +4/-10
- Balanced inserts on master bus
- Balanced outputs
- Analogue VU metering with Peak LED's
- Sleek design and smooth precise sound
- Rackmountable (2U)
- Hand Made In England

The Ebony A4 is available at an estimated street price of €1200.

Voxengo is pleased to release a major version 3 update for their mastering limiter, Elephant. Version 3.0 features a lot of enhancements over the previous version: multi-platform support, multi-channel operation, wider selection of limiter modes, preset manager, and others.

Elephant 3.0 is available now for Mac OS X in VST / AU formats and for Windows as a VST plug-in. One-month introductory price of $69.95 is now effective, which is 20% off the regular price. Upgrading from the previous version costs $44.95 if previous version was purchased earlier than 90 days from now, otherwise upgrade is free during this grace period.

EASTWEST is offering its users a unique opportunity to double the amount of the company's new PLAY-powered products in their audio toolkit at a greatly reduced rate.

Users visiting the EASTWEST website from now until October 31, 2008 will be able to purchase one PLAY product and receive a collection of equal to or lesser value for free. The offer is also available at participating domestic and international retailers using a mail in rebate. There is no limit to the amount of virtual instruments that can be purchased where a user receives one free (except the free product cannot be the same as the purchased product), and users have the entire line of PLAY-powered products to choose from.

IMSTA is proud to announce that its long awaited Piracy Survey is now ready. This is the chance end-users have been waiting for to say what is on their minds to the music software companies.

The survey will run until December 31, 2008 and is open to music software users from all around the world.

If you have any questions or comments about this survey, please post it in IMSTA's Official Forum hosted by DontCrac[k]