Since January 2009, the Pleasurize Music Foundation is fighting the "Loudness War", trying to introduce a new dynamic standard through several phases.


The free TT Dynamic Range Meter plug-in (and standalone app.) makes it possible to provide releases with a whole-number dynamic value to be printed on the recording medium as a logo, giving consumers an immediate means of knowing the dynamic quality of a recording.

The TT Dynamic Range Meter plug-in is available for both Mac and PC in VST, AU and RTAS formats. The standalone version is only available for PC, Mac version is scheduled to be released in June 2009.

Want to learn more about the "Loudness War" and how to fight it with the TT Dynamic Range Meter ? Then follow the link below :

The XLR to XLR combo 16 point patch bay is a simple unit that allows 16 XLR Combo on front available as 16 Male XLR on back. The XLR F/TRS combo and XLR male connectors are gold plated contacts and high quality Neutrik products. The Female and Male can be interchanged (front or back) in group of 8 or customized to your need.

Features :

• 16 channels of XLR F/TRS on front
• 16 channels of XLR Male on back or Combo
• Reversible in group of 8 or 16 or customizable
• Compact 1U rack mount chassis & solid steel
• Neutrik XLR quality, gold plated and durable connectors
• Solid mounting of connectors to chassis and board
• Modular approach with reversible options
• Mount the unit front or rear on the rack
• Enclosed box to shield any outside interference
• Only 2" depth
• All connectors are mounted on PCB
• All connections are routed on board (No wires)
• No interference and clean analog pass thru

Pricing :

• 16X2C - 16 XLR F/TRS to 16 XLR M : $199
• 16C2C - 16 XLR F/TRS to 16 XLR F/TRS : $229

Univers-Sons / Ultimate Sound Bank has updated their free, advanced virtual sampler UVI Workstation to v1.0.15.

Changes :

• [Imp] Allow MIDI Modulation for most controls (editable using Alt (Option) + Right Click).
• [Fix] fix some crashes.
• [Fix] fix possible issues with favorites folders.
• [Fix] More flexible text conversion to value when editing controls values.
• [Fix] fix CPU issue when opening popup menu on Windows.
• [Fix] fix MIDI edition range on int parameters (now can access to all values).

Apple unveils 3 new songs to the Artists section of the GarageBand Lesson Store. Sting's Message in a Bottle and Fragile and Sarah McLachlan's Angel bring the total number of artist lessons available to 13.

Lessons cost £3.95/€4.95 each and can be purchased from within the GarageBand application, part of the iLife '09 suite.

MOTU has just annonced the release of Volta, its new virtual instrument plug-in that allows users to play and automate modular synthesizers — or any hardware equipped with control voltage (CV) inputs — from their favorite host audio workstation software.

Volta is now available for Mac OS X as an Audio Unit plug-in instrument at a list price of $249.