Ableton has released Live v8.1.1. This update addresses a long list of bugs :

• A very short MIDI note at the beginning of a clip would not be audible. [6130]
• Recording via 'Resampling' would not properly compensate latency. [6124]
Under certain conditions, it would be possible to get 2 Arranger tracks highlighted. [6144]
• Using the Launchpad as control surface and additionally for manual mappings would not always work properly.
• When installing Live Packs which have dependencies to other content, Live would show the corresponding message twice. [6153]
• Using a Rex file could crash Live. [6157]
• 'lock control surface' function would not properly work in user remote scripts. [6064]
• A particular Live set could not be loaded and would lead ...

D16 Group has updated its phaser plug-in Fazortan to version 1.2.0.

New features:

• Full compatibility with Snow Leopard (Mac OS X 10.6.x)
• LFO sections were expanded with tempo synchronization parameters.
• Bank of presets and Midi CC mapping available at startup can be
customised (factory settings, empty slots and user defined files
are available).
• Recently used load/save directory is now stored within plug-in's ini
file.
• Presets storing method can be customised.

Changes:

• Midi learn functionality was improved.
• Preset management was improved.
• Presets and Midi CC map filenaming was changed regarding to
changes in all d16's plugins. Loading of old files is fully
supported.
• Factory presets were update ...

VTC.com recently released a tutorial titled: Apple's Logic Pro 9. The course is an in depth look into the latest version of Logic Pro and covers all of the exciting new features.

To celebrate the release, Practical Sampling is offering a free copy of the CD-ROM to the 100th email submission. Submissions are being accepted at www.practicalsampling.com and only one submission per email address is allowed. The tutorial is over 10 hours long and features 100+ individual movies. Practical Sampling will announce the winner when the 100th submission is received and will contact the winner to arrange shipping. The price of shipping will be paid for by Practical Sampling.

Now you can get all Soundprovocation products for the discounted price - up to 50 %.

Also, Soundprovocation wants to return the favor to all customers of this year, and offers a FREE download of "Holiday Gift Pack", which contains five previously unreleased EXS24 and KONTAKT instruments/patches.

If you have already purchased any product from Soundprovocation this year, you'll get the e-mail message with download instructions soon.

Every new buyers until 2010 January 15, besides discounted prices, will also get the "Holiday gift pack" for FREE!

The "Holiday Gift Pack" contents :

1. "Flux" - pad synth.
2. "Ruler Bass" - inspiring bass synth.
3. "Rusty Violin" - fat and charismatic instrument.
4. "Drums of life" - drum set, made of living room sounds.
5. "Ancient Freshness" - one more unique synth.

Sample format: 24 bit 44100 Hz .aiff

Package size: 93 MB

You can listen how it sounds here :

MusicLab has released RealLPC, a new virtual guitar instrument plug-in which aims to bring the Les Paul Custom Guitar sound to your studio, virtually.

RealLPC is a sample-based virtual instrument with an innovative approach to guitar sound modeling and guitar techniques emulating on a standard MIDI keyboard. It provides incredible playability based on the unique performance modes and easy-to-use keyboard layout as well as the advanced key/pedal/velocity switch system allowing a keyboardist to perform guitar parts with a whole new level of realistic expression. RealLPC covers practically all sounds, articulations, and techniques a professional guitarist can produce on their Les Paul, including mute, bridge mute, harmonics, pinch harmonics, unison bend, strumming, picking, chord chopping, ...