Puremagnetik has announced the release of a new Micorpak called PM Grand. This is a multi-sampled Yamaha Conservatory Grand Piano that includes a library of advanced instruments and looped clips in various styles.

PM Grand contains a collection of 9 advanced instruments and 50 looped clips optimized for Ableton Live, Native Instruments Kontakt and Apple Logic. The included instruments contain multi-sampled programs with release and sustain tones, a "lite" version with a much smaller footprint, a reverse piano, an infinite sustained piano and several electrified tones.

Recording Specifications :

• Piano Type: Yamaha C3 6'1" Conservatory Grand
• Microphones: Combination of a close pair of Neumann KM 84s in an XY configuration, along with a spaced pair of Earthworks omnidi ...

Next week at the Winter NAMM Show 2010, Telefunken Elektroakustik will present the AR-51, a brand new large diaphragm tube condenser microphone which is the latest addition to Telefunken's affordably priced R-F-T line of tube mics.

The AR-51 features the same circuit design used in the classic Telefunken ELA M 251E, but employs new cost-efficient manufacturing methods to meet the desired price point without going cheap on parts.

According to the manufacturer, this mic is ideal for recording acoustic and electric guitars, piano, percussion, and male and female vocals, as well as for drum overheads and close miked drums.

Pricing and availability TBA.

After the successful release of the mPressor plug-in in the native formats, the TDM version is now available, too ! Elysia are starting sales with a 25% discount on the full TDM license and the upgrade from an already purchased native license to TDM.

This means that until 31 January 2010 you can buy TDM at the regular price of the native version or upgrade at the reduced introductory price.

Detunized.com has released "DTS010 - Four Organs For Music". This new Ableton Live Pack features 4 transistor organs from the early seventies :

• Vermona ET-3 (1974)
• Vermona ET-6 (1973)
• Universum Duo (1975)
• Philicorda GM-761 (1972)

Each single register of each organ was precisely mirrored into the Ableton Live cosmos. The Live Pack contains the full feature organ devices plus the single registers. So new combinations across all four organs can be created. The GM-761 spring reverb is also included. An extra manual explaining the use of the registers and some fine audiosamples produced by the philippine composer Mark A. Galang can be found on the website.

Detunized.com is a subscription service for creativity enhancing Ableton Live Packs. Single purchases start at €5.55, Subscribers only pay €4.98.

SoundsDivine has announced the release of the Mini-Banks for FXpansion's D-CAM:Synth Squad Strobe. Each contain 32 presets, taken from both the 'New Retro' and 'Vintage Electronic' banks, with some additional sounds created just for the Mini-Bank series. The 5 Mini-Banks are Arps, Bass, Keys, Pads & Synth. All of these sounds are now included in the Combined bank for D-CAM:Synth Squad Strobe .

Price : $7 Special Introductory ($10 after Jan31st)