Lexicon has launched the Omega Studio Bundle.

The Omega Studio Bundle is a completely integrated computer recording package that combines Lexicon's Omega Studio USB recording interface with Steinberg Cubase LE 4 multitrack audio and MIDI recording software, the Lexicon Pantheon VST reverb plug-in, and an AKG D 88 S lead vocal microphone and mic cable. It contains all the necessary hardware and software components to transform a PC or Mac into a 24-bit recording studio and allows the user to start recording immediately.

The Omega Studio Bundle is available now at a list price of $279.95 (estimated street price : $199.95).

Ueberschall announces the availability of Planet Trance.

According to Ueberschall, Planet Trance grants you access to the full range of Trance music, from the mid 90s up to now. The 30 Construction Kits deliver everything which is needed to achieve modern club sounds. Planet Trance is packed with harmonies, catchy melodies and highly atmospheric sounds. Delving a little deeper the 3.3 GB of hefty content brings a sizable amount of specialized samples and sounds, like drums, percussion, deep basses, synth sounds, atmospheric pads, strings, pianos and sound effects—to name but a few.

Highlights :
• Genre: Trance
• Elastik Soundbank for Mac/PC/AU/VST/RTAS/StandAlone
• Elastik Player included - no sampler required

Available now for €99.

Synchro Arts has announced that after years of development VocALign PRO v4.0 is now available for both Pro tools and Logic. Compared to VocALign Project, VocAlign Pro has:

• More accurate alignment with user controls for Sync Points and Protected Dub areas.
• Higher quality signal editing for single pitched audio tracks.

VocALign Pro AU v4.0 is available now for Mac OS X. The RRP (before discount and VAT) is $699 (North America) and £399 (elsewhere).

The Plugin Discounts website has published a teaser about a new reverb plug-in... We don't actually have any details, just a picture which looks like a Lexicon 480 reverb.

Wait and see...

Propellerhead has announced the immediate availability of Reason Soul School ReFill for Reason. This ReFill explores the classic sounds coming out of three of soul's biggest capitals: Detroit, Memphis and Cincinnati.

The Soul School ReFill sample library features twelve unique soul and funk instrumentals with all their musical elements – bass, drums, guitars and horns - in Propellerhead's tempo-independent REX format, as well as a collection of the 60's and 70's-sounding instruments multisampled for use with Reason's NN-XT sampler and Combinator device. Reason users will find the library organic sounding and extremely flexible; they can use the ReFill as a starting point for song creation, play their own tracks from the instruments or add "classic spice" to any style of music.

Composed exclusively for this ReFill and recorded using the finest in vintage technology, all material was played live by funk-savvy session musicians simultaneously, without overdubs, for that genuine feel.

The Reason Soul School ReFill is available exclusively for download through Propellerhead's web shop at a price €79/$99.