EastWest presents Hollywood Strings Gold Edition, bringing the sounds from Hollywood Strings Diamond Edition within the reach of any composer.

Designed for film, television, and video game scoring, Hollywood Strings was recorded in EastWest's Studio 1 by their team of Doug Rogers, Nick Phoenix, Thomas Bergersen and engineered by Hollywood veteran Shawn Murphy.

Hollywood String Gold Edition provides all of the sounds from the Diamond Edition in 16-bit resolution and includes a single, mid-tree mic position, all articulations with the exception of bow-change legato, and does not include Divisi mics. The Gold Edition ships on multiple DVDs.

Hollywood Strings Gold Edition is scheduled to ship September 27, 2010 for $795 (€599).

Tascam unveils the GB-10 Guitar/Bass Trainer/Recorder and LR-10 Instrumental Trainer/Recorder.

The GB-10 Guitar/Bass Trainer slow down and loop MP3 files without changing their pitch to help musicians learn new songs and licks. The latest generation features CD-quality recording with overdub to build up an arrangement. The SD card slot includes a 2GB card, and the new tabletop design makes them the perfect tools for music students, hobbyists or professionals to perfect their instruments.

The LR-10 is designed for strings, wind players, keyboardists, vocalists or any other musician. Use it to loop and transcribe your favorite music, record lessons or capture new song ideas. The LR-10 has a built-in microphone and speaker for recording and playback, and like the GB-10 includes a tuner ...

Voxengo has released an updated version of SPAN, its real-time fast Fourier transform audio spectrum analyzer plug-in for Windows and Mac.

List of changes in version 2.2:

• Correlation meter values around -1 are now displayed correctly in the "density" mode.
• Statistics "reset" function now resets statistics of all channels correctly.
• K-metering modes now use fixed 600ms RMS and release time constants.
• Additional visual look variation settings added.
• Underlay color selection was removed - group's defined color is used now.
• "Hide Meters and Stats" switch added.
• Spectrum display is now more precise in high-frequency region.

SPAN is available now as a free plug-in for Windows and Mac (VST/AU).

This bank contains 64 new sounds for Gforce software Oddity synthesizer. Suitable for all genres of music, this new soundset features dirty basses, raw overdriven sequences, staccato blips, ring mod synths, and some classic dance sounds.

Price : $20

Amp is an Ableton audio effect that adds warmth and drive without hassles. Co-developed with Softube, Amp accurately delivers the sound and simplicity of legendary amplifiers and cabinets.

Ableton has focused on the essentials — tone, vibe and character — so musicians can focus on making music instead of searching for the right knob, allowing them to get good dirt, fast.

Amp comes with Cabinet, a separate effect that provides a selection of classic guitar cabs, with optimized mics and mic positioning. Ableton has also included a wide range of sounds that transform Ableton's instruments and effects with Amp's new sonic character. These include Instrument and Effect Racks, Live Clips and over 400 presets.


Amp is included with Ableton Suite 8 and is available separately for €99/$129 from the Ableton web shop. Live 8 users can also take advantage of a free collection of new Instrument and Audio Effect Racks that use Amp's technology when they download the latest Live update, 8.2.