Fleischprodukt has released Waveshaper, a free waveshaping AU plug-in for Mac OS X.

Waveshaper is a simple waveshaping plug-in with various transfer functions (tanh, sin, atan, fold back, saturate, etc....). The amount of distortion is controlled by the gain of the amplification prior to applying the shaping function (pre gain). The output level can be adjusted with a post gain slider.

The new BeesNeez LuLu Fet is a Small diahragm condenser microphone that has been designed around a timeless Transformer Balanced Fet Circuit. The LuLu Fet sounds full and rich, perfect for all SDC duties and of course features a cinemag transformer and BeesNeez Cardiod SDC capsule.

The map price for the LuLu fet is $999AUD. For the first 30 LuLu Fet sales, BeesNeez is offering a 50% discount to get the ball rolling. $499.50AUD.

Slate Digital are pleased to announce that you can now demo their new advanced drum replacement plug-in called Trigger.

With Trigger, you can turn a poorly recorded drum track into one that sounds like it was recorded in a world class studio and mixed with top outboard gear. Or simply change your drum sounds in the mix or wish you used a fatter snare while tracking? Replace it with a big brass 14" x 6.5" Pearl Reference Snare from the Slate collection.

Trigger has a phase accurate multi layered triggering engine. This means that in one instance of the plug-in, you can seamlessly trigger multiple samples simultaneously such as a close mic sample, stereo overhead sample, and a stereo room mic samples. Or, mix many direct mic samples to develop your own custom unique sounds.

This multi channel triggering functionality allows the user to recreate the sound of natural drums with real multitracked samples. Each sample layer has parameters for customization such as velocity and dynamic control, attack, sustain, release and independent levels. Other features include 2 detection modes, MIDI in/out, automation of detecting parameters, up to 127 different articulations per instrument, up to 127 velocity layers per instrument and up to 127 alternation hits per velocity layer, and a unique "Leakage Suppression" function.

The Audix TM1 is a 6 mm pre-polarized condenser microphone used for test and measurement applications. According to Audix, the TM1 is known for its linearity, accurate response, consistency, ease of use and affordability.

Characterized with a uniformly controlled omni-directional polar pattern, the TM1 is designed to capture acoustic measurements for room analysis software programs, real time analyzers and other sound control devices. With an extremely flat frequency range of 20 Hz – 25 kHz, the TM1 is an excellent tool for sound engineers, sound companies, and recording enthusiasts.

Requiring 18 - 52 Volts phantom power for operation, the TM1 features a precision machined 4-stage brass body and capsule housing, nickel plate finish, Switchcraft XLR, shock absorbent O-rings, and heavy ...

TC Electronic's reverb and signal processor gets an upgrade. Here's what they say about it:

"TC's ultimate reverb and signal processor redefines what it means to be an industry standard. Now with System 6000 MKII the best is about to get even better. Reverb 6000 and Mastering 6000 offers the same core structure, features and hardware configurations, and therefore the following is valid for both products.

The heart of Reverb 6000 and Mastering 6000 is the Mainframe 6000 housing all processing, physical input/output and connections for external control. The main control surface is the TC Icon remote-head and CPU, which easily connect via Ethernet to the Mainframe. The TC Icon remote are also available as software editors for both Mac and PC. Multiple Mainframes and TC Icons/Editors can be integrated into a network.