Building on the success of their G1 effects pedal, Zoom has taken functionality and tone to the next level with the new G1u. Designed to offer more than your typical effects pedal, the G1u is also a USB audio interface, allowing you to record your favorite tones right to your computer.

Features :

• Guitar Pedal and USB interface with desktop patch editing software
• 100 Pre-programmed Patches / 100 User Programmable Patches
• 67 Stage-ready effects
• 30 types of authentic drive tones
• Advanced ZFX-3 processing engine
• 5 second looping function
• Built-in auto-chromatic tuner
• Integrated Drum Machine with PCM samples
• Bundled with Sonicware ZFX Tools and Ableton live lite 7 (Windows and OS X)
• Runs on four AA batteries, AD0006D adapter or USB bus power
• Use with optional FS01 Footswitch or FP02 expression pedal

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Akai Professional announces that the MPK61, the fourth model in the company's unique line of keyboard/MPC performance controllers, is now shipping to retailers.

The MPK61 is a keyboard performance MIDI controller that expands the popular MPK line. Each MPK controller combines a piano-style keybed with a bank of genuine Akai Professional MPC pads, assignable Q-Link controllers and some of the technologies from the icon MPC. Producers, performers and DJs will appreciate the MPK61's mix of 61 semi-weighted keys with aftertouch, 16 MPC pads with velocity and pressure sensitivity, 72 assignable Q-Link, MPC Note Repeat, MPC Swing and an arpeggiator. The MPK61's size is ideal for performers who need a larger range than the original 49-key MPK49 offers, but also prefer the lighter weight and as ...

Applied Acoustics Systems releases the Tassman 4 v4.1.4 Update for Mac OS X and Windows.

Tassman is an extremly rich modular sound synthesis environment based on physical modeling. It is both an impressive collection of unique synths and effect processors, and a tightly integrated synthesis studio which lets you customize instruments in any way you wish or even create your own from scratch.

This is a maintenance update containing the following changes:

• Authorization now works with non-admin user accounts;
• Fixed browser focus crash on Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard;
• Fixed drag-and-drop in Logic 9 but now have a separate edit window;
• Fixed MIDI Links behavior on On/Off buttons;
• Fixed Edit MIDI dialog values glitch.

The Tassman v4.1.4 Update is available now, free of charge to all Tassman 4 registered users.

After more than three years of development, Vir2 Instruments presents Electri6ity, an epic electric guitar virtual instrument containing "the most advanced, detailed, and versatile collection of electric guitars ever made in a virtual instrument".

Waves Audio has announced the upcoming release of its groundbreaking SoundGrid technology. SoundGrid gives users the ability to run large numbers of Waves' plug-ins using standard PCs via Ethernet. SoundGrid offers super low latency performance, which means users can take advantage of even more audio processors and CPU-intensive processors than ever before.

SoundGrid Key Benefits:

• Provides low latency platform for running Waves plug-ins
• Uses standard, off-the-shelf components: computers, switches, servers, Ethernet cables, etc.
• Integration with analog and digital mixing consoles
• Provides a complete Redundancy & Recovery system
• Upcoming SoundGrid versions will implement recording capabilities