The MBase 11 by JoMoX is available now. This analog Bass Drum synth has the following features :

• 110 presets (10 User RAM, 100 FLASH)
• Fully analog sound engine with storeable parameters
• Analog envelopes
• LFO with 8 waveforms: Saw +/-, Sine +/-, Tri +/-, Rect +/-, modulates the pitch, midi syncroniseable
• LED display, 7-segment 3 digit
• Midi In/Midi Out
• 1 data wheel, 1 potentiometer, 5 buttons, 16 LEDs for parameters and functions
• 1 mono out 1/4" RCA jack, ~0dBu output level
• External input: analog trigger, sensivity adjustable

The MBase 11 has an MSRP of €249.

Goldbaby has released the Tape-101, a sampled instrument library dedicated to the legendary 80's analog synth Roland SH-101. As usual Goldbaby hasn't just sampled the synth naked, he had to let the sounds get caressed by tape first !

Features :

• First synth to get "Goldbaby's tape love"
• 1658 x 24 bit samples
• Over 70 x Instrument Patches
• Compatible with Logic's EXS24 and Kontakt 3 (Full retail version needed)

The Tape-101 is available now for $49. Audio examples are available at :

Summer is here, and EastWest heats things up with its "Buy One Get One Free" worldwide promotion of PLAY products.

Until June 30, 2009 each customer that purchases a qualifying PLAY virtual instrument will receive an additional free product of equal or lesser value from among the products included in the promotion.

The qualifying PLAY products are :

• EWQL SYMPHONIC ORCHESTRA PLATINUM PLUS
• EWQL SYMPHONIC ORCHESTRA PLATINUM
• EWQL SYMPHONIC ORCHESTRA GOLD
• EWQL SYMPHONIC ORCHESTRA SILVER
• EWQL PIANOS; EWQL PIANOS GOLD
• QL GOLIATH
• QL STORMDRUM 2
• QL GYPSY
• FAB FOUR
• QL MINISTRY OF ROCK
• QL VOICES OF PASSION
• QL SILK
• EWQL SYMPHONIC CHOIRS
• QL RA

For more information, please visit the link below :

PSP Audioware has updated the Lexicon PSP 42 and PSP 84 plug-ins to v1.5.3. The update includes x64 VST PC preliminary builds which run natively on 64-bit Windows XP and Vista operating systems.

Other changes include :

• AudioUnit PowerPC <> Intel-Mac session portability issues resolved.
• Unresponsive GUI controls now work fine in Digital Performer.
• Default bank feature added, which allows user to specify the bank file to be automatically loaded on plug-in startup (the factory bank can always be restored by apple/ctrl clicking on the default bank icon).
• PC/PPC/Intel-Mac bank/preset file portability issues resolved.

MOTU has announced the release of a new maintenance update for Volta, its virtual instrument plug-in that allows users to play and automate modular synthesizers — or any hardware equipped with control voltage (CV) inputs — from their favorite host audio workstation software. Version 1.02 has numerous enhancements and is recommended for all users.

Volta v1.02 is available as a free, downloadable update for all registered Volta users. For complete details, see the PDF documentation included in the updater download.