Owners of GigaStudio, Kontakt, Structure, SampleTank, etc, this one is for you !

Motu offers upgrade to MachFive 2 for $295, a savings of $200. If you own an eligible product listed at Motu's website, you can purchase the MachFive 2 upgrade from any participating Motu authorized reseller. You can also purchase the upgrade directly from the motu.com web store.

Following the announcement about the new PowerCore 6000 and a software update version 3.2, TC Electronic also announced that both PowerCore FireWire and PowerCore X8 will be henceforth delivered with a $500 voucher to be used for buying optional plug-ins. PowerCore PCI Express also comes with a similar voucher.

CEntrance, Inc., the manufacturer of MicPort(r) Pro, has started shipping its second product - the AxePort Pro USB Direct Box. Though more tubular than a traditional direct box, AxePort Pro offers 24-bit/96kHz performance and a USB interface for guitar and bass players. AxePort Pro is the complete package for recording with almost any DAW on Windows VP/Vista and Mac OSX.

AxePort Pro comes with a 1GB CEntrance USB flash drive, containing Reaper multitrack recording software from Cockos, Oligarc guitar effects plug-ins from Stillwell Audio, and the CEntrance ASIO/GSIF Universal Driver(tm). The AxePort Pro package also includes a handy clip for the belt or guitar strap, a 6 ft. (3m) USB cable, and a velvet carrying pouch.

AxePort Pro has a suggested US retail price of $199.95, and MAP of $149.95.

Do you remenber Reactable, the tangible modular synthesizer from Barcelona ? Well, the Psychosynth project is a free software synthesizer inspired by the ideas of the Reactable. You can discover this funny software on this video.

Psychosynth is part of the GNU project. Be warned that the project is still on alpha stage, and is not ready for a production environment. For more information, please visit the following link :

Sonoma Wire Works announces the launch of FourTrack, a multitrack audio recorder for the iPhone and iPod touch (2nd Generation).

FourTrack is a songwriting and practice tool for singers, guitar players, piano players and other musicians who want to capture musical ideas and record songs on their iPhone. Plug in a microphone, arm a track, record, and repeat. FourTrack works with the iPhone built-in microphone, a headset mic, or an iPod touch with a third-party mic and headphones. WiFi sync allows FourTrack recordings to be downloaded to any desktop computer with a browser. Tracks can then be loaded into any recording software (DAW) to continue working on songs.

Features :

- Track Count: 4
- Track Length: unlimited
- Recording Quality: 16 bit, 44.1 kHz
- Calibrated Meters: accu ...