Arturia has updated Moog Modular V to version 2.5.

Changes :

• Switch to Syncrosoft copy protection.
• VCF audio quality improvements.
• Lower CPU utilization on Mac OS X.
• Better Audio Unit compatibility (Digital Performer most notably).
• Ability to use NRPN MIDI messages for automation.
• Better handling of control surfaces while changing preset.
• New presets added.
• MIDI RPN "pitch bend range" message is now recognized.
• Miscellaneous Bug fixes.

The KAWAI-EX sample Library is a 9-foot (276cm) KAWAI EX concert
grand piano that used to be in the Kennedy center in Washington DC.

• This Library is the result of a collaboration with Lance Herring.
• 17.49Go sample bank, no loops Recorded at 24-bit/48Khz.
• 5 "pedal up" layers, 5 "pedal down" layers, and 15 release samples per
note.
• Multiple mic position and mixing from the interface.
• Multiple releases depending on time. They have been carefully picked up
for each note to really reproduce the real mechanical behaviour of a note.
• Sympathetic resonance (pedal down samples).
• Thumps samples and Automatic Pedal noises samples.
• Custom kontakt interface that let you modify the response of the piano as
well as its tone and the volume of the releases and the pedal.
• Ability to save polyphony by enabling / disabling each position.
• Kontakt 3 (optimized for Kontakt 3.5). Easy to use Kontakt interface.


The KAWAI-EX Grand piano library is available now and costs €89 for the PRO version. There is also a LITE version that has less features at a price of €59, and you can also upgrade to the full version anytime from your user account for another €59.

VSL has announced the release of the completely revamped mixing host, Vienna Ensemble PRO.

The software offers a comprehensive cross-platform LAN solution that can incorporate both Mac OS X and Windows computers into one network using a simple Ethernet cable. New features include full 64-bit support, 3rd party plug-in hosting, dual architecture servers to include both 64-bit and 32-bit instruments and effect plug-ins, the intelligent Preserve function, and the free bonus library Epic Orchestra.

Introductory Offer :

Through October 7, 2009, the price of Vienna Ensemble PRO will be €145. On October 8, the price will go up to €195. Users of the predecessor Vienna Ensemble 3 (which is no longer available) may download Vienna Ensemble PRO as a free upgrade and have the option to get the Epic Orchestra Pack separately, only through October 31, 2009.

Antares Audio Technologies has announced the upcoming release of Harmony EFX, a new tool for generating up to five-part vocal harmony from a single vocal line.

Features :

• Evo Voice Processing Technology for fast, accurate pitch detection; smooth, artifact-free pitch shifting; and seamless, natural-sounding (if you want it to be) throat modeling
• Four high-quality, formant-corrected harmony voices with independent pan settings
• Antares Throat Modeling technology that lets you process each harmony voice through a physical model of the human vocal tract
• A variety of innovative Harmony Control modes, from fully automatic to individual control of every note:
. Fixed or Scale Intervals: Simply set the key and harmony voice intervals and let Harmony EFX do the ...

Waveframe by Puremagnetik is a an advanced wavetable synthesizer designed exclusively for the features of Ableton Live. Based on the Ensoniq Fizmo, Waveframe contains over 1700 wavetable samples, over 30 waveform Live Racks and a generous selection of performance patches.