Spectrasonics has released Stylus RMX(r) version 1.9, the company's first 64-bit native Mac software.

The new version of the famous groove software is now compatible with Apple's recently released 'Snow Leopard' 64 bit operating system and the emerging 64-bit native host applications for music production on the OS X platform. Since native Windows 64-bit compatibility has been available since version 1.7, Stylus RMX is now fully cross-platform 64-bit native software and is also compatible with 32-bit Mac and Windows systems and hosts. The new 1.9 version also includes various technical fixes and compatibility updates with other recent software releases such as Apple's Logic 9.

Stylus RMX v1.9 is a free download for all registered users of Stylus RMX and is available now from the Spectrasonics website.

Plughugger unveils Large Bass Expander, a new soundset for Waldorf's Largo synthesizer.

Large Bass Expander is a collection of 128 bass sounds where the focus lies on modern dance music, rather than classic analogue reproductions. The download package contains the soundset as an FXB bank as well as all sounds in FXP preset format.

Large Bass Expander is priced at €5.90.

Ableton has updated Live 8 and Ableton Suite 8 to version 8.0.5.

Improvements :

• Updated manuals.
• Updated Help Pages.
• When using the APC40 Controller surface script, we check if the selection MIDI ports are the one from the APC40.
• Improved graphic performance when using Live on Windows 7 RC 1.
On Mac OS X, Cocoa support for Audio Units.
• Having an unfolded Live set file in the browser, now the tracks from that Live set can be inserted into the current set by double clicking too. In earlier versions it was only possible via drag'n'drop.
• Controller surface support for the AKAI MPD-18, MPK-25, MPK-61 and MPK-88 controllers.
• Controller surface support for OpenLabs devices.

JBL unveils the MSC1 Monitor System Controller. It includes essential "Monitor Strip" features found in large mixing consoles so you can take control of all monitoring functions from your place at the mix position. Since the acoustics of the room can play a big part in what you hear, the MSC1 includes JBL's RMC Room Mode Correction Technology to tune your monitor system to the room. The end-result is a calibrated reference environment in which your speakers work in harmony with your room to take the guesswork out of mixing.

Features :

• Master Volume Control
• A/B Speaker Select
• A/B/C input Source Select
• Subwoofer Output with Level Control and Selectable Cross Over Frequencies
• Adjustable Low Frequency and High Frequency Speaker EQ
• Headphone Output with Volume Control
• Monitor Mute Control
• RMC On/Bypass Control
• Adjustable input gain with Signal Present and Clip indicator
• Can be used with any studio monitor system

The MSC1 will be available in October 2009 at a US Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price of $375.

DDMF has released its first compressor plug-in, the NYCompressor.

NYCompressor is a lightweight all-round compressor with a ratio of up to 1:10, up to four inputs to support true sidechaining and optional low-, band- or high-pass filters in the signal detection path. Arbitrary amounts of the original signal can be mixed to the output ("New York compression style").

Demo versions are available (restriction: settings are not saved). The NYCompressor is available now as Donationware for Windows and Mac OS X Universal Binary in VST and AU plug-in formats. This means that it is available for any price the user wants to pay, starting from $0.50 to cover PayPal costs.