Toontrack has released updates for all existing EZdrummer EZXs with more MIDI files and the addition of copy protection on the DFH, Vintage Rock and Latin Percussion EZXs.

The updates also include new mixer presets by Richard Devine. Richard Devine is an Atlanta-based electronic musician. He is recognized for producing a layered and heavily processed sound, combining influences from old and modern electronic music praised for, among other things, a remix of Aphex Twins Come To Daddy. Apart from engineering and performing his own music worldwide Devine has also contributed sound design to a number of hardware and software manufacturers and scored commercials for Nike and Touchstone Pictures.

All the updates are of course free of charge.

Prosoniq has announced that it has released the OrangeVocoder 10th Anniversary Mac OS X AudioUnit Edition.

This new version offers 8 sound modes, 32 voices and over 60 presets. Prosoniq's newly developed proprietary MR filterbank algorithms combined with high-precision digital state-of-the-art modelling of analogue circuitry allow an even more impressive variety of vocoder effects without compromising intelligibility.

OrangeVocoder 10th Anniversary AudioUnit Edition can be purchased for €169. Crossgrades from previous RTAS and VST versions are available for €29. A demo version is available.

Today we are pleased to publisha new article about Speakerphone, the impulse-response based speaker emulator from AudioEase.

"If you are in post for film, video, broadcast, or even a musician looking for a creative tool to put your audio in specific situations, Speakerphone should be at the top of your list of purchases."

For a limited time only, Waves and Ableton are pleased to bring you a special bundle : Waves Gold Native and Ableton Live 7, together as a single low-priced package. Note that this software package includes the full version of Ableton Live 7, not Ableton Live LE, and upgrades to Ableton Suite are available.

The Waves Gold Native and Ableton Live 7 combination package will be available May 2008 with a U.S. MSRP of $1500. (Offer available in U.S., Austria, and Switzerland only).

IK Multimedia has announced that AmpliTube X-GEAR has been made available as a free download for all AmpliTube 2 Live users and StealthPlug users.

AmpliTube X-GEAR is an expandable guitar amp and effects modeling software system, available as a plug-in and standalone for Windows / Mac OS X. It allows you to mix and match all the gear models from all current and future "Powered by AmpliTube" products in a single host interface, providing seamless control over every parameter directly from StompIO, or any generic MIDI controller.

Eligible users are able to download X-GEAR for free from their IK user area. X-GEAR is also available to purchase as a download for €74.99/$99.99 (excluding taxes) in the IK Multimedia online store.