Maizesoft has released Maize Sampler v2.0. For the record, Maize Sampler is a cross-platform tool for sound developers to create sample-based virtual instruments, it's a stand-alone application for Windows and Mac OS X that enables you to create VST and Audio Unit instrument plug-ins.

Feature highlights:

* Group selections by key / controller / MIDI channel.
* Disk-streaming / Memory reading mode.
* Poly / Mono / Legato voice mode with glide time.
* LFO, ADSR envelope and reverb effect.
* Round-robin / Random overlapped sample trigger.
* Load EXS24 sampler format.
* Sample loop, Choke cluster, Release trigger.
* Big sample mapping area and sample table view.
* Export .mse compact instrument file.
* Generate VST and Audio Unit plug-ins.
* User defined UI backgrou ...

SoniqWare VST plug-ins are now available for both Windows XP/Vista/7 and Mac OS X 10.5/1.6 Intel:

MT-1 Multiband Transient Processor:

* Increase or decrease the impact of percussive sounds.
* Lengthen or shorten the decay or reverberation.
* Multiband design means tremendous versatility.
* Quickly set the overall effect with Link button on.
* Apply finer adjustments of each individual band.
* Linear phase adjustable crossover filters.
* Fast detectors.
* Controls for both attack and release.
* Graphical display: crossover filters and make-up gains.
* Load and save programs and banks.
* Two channels (stereo and M/S encoding).
* Wide range of supported sample rates.

SG-1 Spectral Noise Reduction / Noise Gate:

* Capture noise profile from audio data.
* Adjust using noise profile parametric EQ.

Ohm Force is announcing the first real collaborative music workstation in the history of music production: the Ohm Studio — a project with which they aspire to redefine the meaning of online music collaboration.

We're talking about real time collaborative MIDI/audio editing, envelopes, a piano roll, audio effects, and virtual instruments: the very same tools we computer based musicians already enjoy, but that you'll now be able to use with your friends, online.

How is this possible? Using an audio core made from scratch, of course, an adaptive audio transfer protocol, a transactional document management engine, some Ohm-style interface innovation, an integrated web Cohmunity, server based projects and much more…

After several years in the making, the Vienna Symphonic Library announces a much-anticipated addition to their broad family of DVD Collections. Vienna Choir provides an impressive 25 GB vocal collection, offering the full range of the human voice with soprano, alto, tenor and bass ensembles. All voices were cast and assembled exclusively for the recording sessions at Vienna's Silent Stage, with each singer hand-selected from Austria's leading choirs.

Like all Vienna Instruments collections, Vienna Choir is a sample-based virtual instrument that supports native 32-bit and 64-bit processing on both Macs and PCs. It ships in the formats VST, RTAS (OS X, Windows XP/Vista/7) and AU (OS X) and also works stand-alone. Registered users are eligible to download the free mixing and host software Vienna Ensemble.

IZotope has updated its virtual Drum Machine iDrum to version 1.73.

Changes :

• VST 3 support.
• 64-bit iLok support on Windows.
• 64-bit Audio Unit support.
• Software update notification.
• Minor bug fixes.
• OS X 10.4 no longer supported.

This update is free for all registered users.