Loomer has released a new plug-in called Shift. It is a real-time diatonic granular pitch shifting and delay effect for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux. It has three independent, true stereo, delay lines, each with their own transposition and delay controls, which can be combined to build complex delay structures such as ping-pong delays or harmonized chord echoes.

Features :

• Three independent true stereo delay lines.
• Retro granular pitch shifting sound.
• Pitch shift each delay line by up to an octave up or down, with semitone transposition and finely grained cent detune controls.
• Three modes for each delay line: Chromatic, Recursive, and Diatonic.
• Diatonic pitch tracking for monophonic audio sources.
• Modulation LFO with independent time and ...

IZotope is in the final stages of creating a new plug-in that will "change the way you work with your tracks and busses".

iZotope Echelon combines six crucial mixing tools into one interface--a precise EQ, vintage-modeled dynamics processor, transient shaper, exciter, de-esser and limiter. With a huge range of MacroPresets, Echelon will simplify mixing by putting the most useful controls together in one window.

More details will be available soon.

Meatscience has announced the release of the Convolution Reverb AU plug-in for Mac OSX 10.5+. Here is how they describe it...

"Meatscience Convolution Reverb AU matches or exceeds Altiverb 6 and IR-1 on accuracy and low-latency while offering similar performance on Intel Macs. This means professional fidelity, an open IR library, and high track counts for $500 less. Apply impulse responses to recreate the unique characteristics of real spaces, speaker cabs, classic amplifiers, stompboxes, or experimental audio effects.

Automated Processes, Inc. (API) has received a formal complaint from electronics giant JVC Americas Corporation against API's use of the word "arsenal" in reference to API's recently introduced brand of pro audio equipment. Arsenal Audio by API products include a microphone preamp and two versions of a four band audio equalizer manufactured for use by professional recording artists and engineers.

JVC Americas Corp. is the registered owner of the word 'arsenal' in association with products for car audio equipment.

The complaint centers around the claim that API willfully infringed upon JVC's trademark with the "clear unmistakable intent and effect of causing confusion, mistake and deception among customers".

JVC contends that API's Arsenal Audio products would be confused with JV ...

AcousticsampleS launches its first "Summer Sale" : -35% off everything. This offer may be combined with their quantity discount :

• -35% for 1 item
• -40% for 2 items
• -45% for 4 items
• -50% for 6 items
• -55% for 8 items

This offer is available until 31 august 2009.