The Royer Labs R-101 is the newest addition to Royer's popular R-series line of ribbon microphones. Following in the footsteps of their famous R-121, the R-101 is a mono, passive ribbon microphone utilizing a patented offset-ribbon transducer and a 2.5-micron ribbon element.

The R-101 is a solid microphone (17 oz) and ships in a protective carrying case with a shock mount. Matched pairs are available.

Features :

• High SPL capabilities for electric guitar and percussion
• Multi-layered wind screen provides superior protection to ribbon element
• No internal electronics to overload or produce distortion up to maximum SPL rating
• Extremely low residual noise
• Ribbon element not affected by heat or humidity
• Absence of high-frequency peaks, "ring ...

Waves releases the W43 Noise Reduction plug-in. Here's what they say about it :

"Ambient noise: Hiss. Hum. Traffic. Wind. Air conditioning. They can all wreak havoc on dialog tracks. With Waves W43, they're a thing of the past.

Inspired by the renowned CAT43, the W43 noise reduction plugin builds upon the legacy of the popular unit that's been a post production favorite for decades. With four fixed frequency bands, the W43 is an affordable, easy-to-use plugin which delivers high quality, minimal artifact noise reduction like the original hardware, while adding all the advantages of software."

Features :

• Affordable and easy-to-use
• Zero latency for perfect picture sync
• Multiple simultaneous instances
• Up to 24bit, 192kHz resolution
• Supports TDM, RTAS, Audio Suite, VST, AU
• PC and Mac compatible

Studio Devil has released a new version of its guitar amp modelling plug-in : Studio Devil Virtual Guitar Amp II.

Features :

• 18 Preamp Models cover every range of playing styles and modeled using Studio Devil's proprietary digital vacuum tube modeling technology
• Authentic Tone Controls: Gain, Bass, Mids, Treble, and Presence controls
• 18 Cabinets selected from the world-reknown Red Wire Impulses collection
• 2 Studio Quality Modulation Effects: Tremolo and Chorus
• 2 Delay Effects: Echo Modeler and World-Class Reverb
• Noise Gate with adjustable Threshold.
• Built-In Chromatic Tuner to stay in tune.
• Master Volume control.

Available now for both Mac (AU, RTAS, VST) and PC (VST, RTAS) at a price of $79. Note that the upgrade for registered users of the previous version is $29.

Vienna MIR SE is a resource-efficient version of VSL's mixing and reverberation software Vienna MIR that includes customized positioning templates for the instruments of the Vienna Special Edition.

Vienna MIR SE offers most of the features of the original Vienna MIR, the first ever whole-space mixing solution based on Multi Impulse Response (MIR) convolution. Since the full version of Vienna MIR is rather demanding in terms of computing power, some of its features have been limited in Vienna MIR SE. A maximum of 32 instances – Vienna Instruments or 3rd party plug-ins – can be loaded into one project. While Vienna MIR SE provides the perfect stereo rendering, it doesn't offer a surround option. It includes impulse responses of three halls of the renowned "Wiener Konzerthaus". Additional acoustic spaces such as RoomPack 2 or RoomPack 3 are available for download. Vienna MIR SE comes with tailor-made instrument positioning templates for the Vienna Special Editions, Vienna Symphonic Library's entry-level orchestra.

Vienna MIR SE is available in the Vienna Symphonic Library web shop for €395. Furthermore, an upgrade path to the "big" version of Vienna MIR is available at €445.

Last week we told you about the upcoming release of the Stereo EQ Module, a new module for the SSL X-Rack modular rack system.

We still don't know the release date but now we have a price tag : £699 + VAT (~ $1090).