During December Flux offers a "Pure Holiday" Winter Promotion offering the Pure Series plug-ins, including Epure II EQ (NATIVE/TDM), as well as the Pure Pack bundle at a 50% discount.

Flux also offers the Mastering Pack and the Recording Pack at a 30% discount.

The last day of this promotion is the 31st December, to take advantage of the promotion you can either purchase direct via download through the Flux online shop, or through our partner DontCrack.com.

Crysonic today announced the release of Sindo v3 and availability in Native Mac OS X AU, VST (PPC /Intel Mac) and PC VST formats.

Sindo v3 is Crysonics third generation professional stereo image Expander (widener) / Narrowing audio plug-in processor. It includes an industry first Stereo image compression feature, this is not to be confused with audio level compression however it is a proprietary stereo field width compression system developed by crysonic which is fully automated and working at zero latency allowing the user to attain maximum stereo width and retain mono compatibility with minimal side effects. Another important new and proprietary tool made available with Sindo V3 is the multi-band Stereo Dynamics section with smoothing which further adds better stereo presence and def ...

XLN Audio announces the release of the Funk ADpak for Addictive Drums.

The Funk ADpak, focusing on contemporary funk beats and sounds, lays down the groove and lets you produce hot funky music in no time. Funk features a granite sparkle Pearl Reference Series kit with a 22" bass drum and a thick 14" snare drum. The four included toms range from a small 10" tom down to a 16" floor tom. The cymbal section consists of three crashes from Sabian and Paiste along with a 13" Paiste heavy hi-hat and a 22" Sabian Artisan ride.

The Funk ADpak comes with more than 400 live recorded MIDI grooves in contemporary style and a wide range of tempos and feels. The included Master Funk Grooves are long MIDI files, up to 32 bars divided into Verse, Bridge, Chorus and Middle8 ready to be dragged and drop ...

Urs Heckmann, aka u-he, is happy to let you know that he has released ACE (Any Cable Everywhere) in version 1.0.

According to u-he, ACE delivers top quality sound at a highly competitive price. The selection of modules and clear layout make ACE the ideal instrument for newcomers delving into the fascinating world of modular synthesis. The number of ways to connect modules together is practically infinite, and you will soon discover how much more fun it is to make your own sounds in ACE than in a non-modular synthesizer.

Features :

• 2 x LFO (1 sine, 1 sine/tri/saw/sqr) 0Hz - 20kHz.
• 2 x ADSR (same as Bazille).
• 2 x VCO (saw/PWM) 0Hz - 20kHz, VCO1 with SubOsc.
• 2 x VCF (two variable outlets each: LP1/LP2/LP3/LP4, HP/BP/BR).
• 2 x VCA/Pan.
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Cochleor has released Harmony Improvisator which is an advanced harmonic composition tool for your DAW.

Features :

• Perfect harmonic improvisation.
• Composing with the rules of classical harmonic theory - no professional knowledge required.
• Complex cadences suitable for all styles of music.
• Unique concept of harmonic pattern sequencing.
• Automatic calculation of exciting harmonic suggestions.
• Critical time advantage for creating harmonic frames of songs, soundtracks, and arrangements.

Priced at €99 (incl. 19% tax) / $129, Harmony Improvisator is available now for Windows and Mac OS X (Intel) in the VST effect format.