Mackie announced the return of the MCU Pro and MCU XT Pro control surfaces.

The MCU Pro now features touch-sensitive, motorized faders designed by the experts at Alps. These robust new faders are belt-driven, with sturdy teeth and gears that execute ridiculously smooth fades (i.e. no "zipper" feeling) and feature a nice 100mm throw.

The "new" MCU Pro also includes a new user-requested feature that lets you re-calibrate the faders to ensure you get the accuracy required for your productions

The Deep House library is another new Ueberschall release which includes 24 Construction Kits providing 3.2 GB of full-range Deep House sounds and songs, taking its inspiration from sounds straight from the clubs around the world.

Features :

• 24 Construction Kits including a main part, variation, intro/outro and some Vocal addons
• tempo range of 119 bpm to 127 bpm
• more than 1100 loops and samples
• drum loops, synth patterns, voices, bass lines, chord progressions, atmospheres, percussion and fx sounds
• Elastik Soundbank for Mac/PC/AU/VST/RTAS/StandAlone
• Elastik Player included — no sampler required!

Available now for €99.

BIAS is shipping SoundSaver - a new software solution for Mac and Windows computing platforms that greatly streamlines the process of converting and restoring LPs and tapes. Simply connect, record, clean, and export — directly to iTunes, as MP3, or uncompressed WAV files for CD/DVD burning.

Easily Record and Define Tracks:
• Records from tape decks, turntables, mobile devices, etc - with included free cable (boxed version only)
• Record at HD quality (up to 32-bit/96kHz)
• Record timer sets recording duration
• Set input level automatically or manually with precision meters
• Define tracks manually or automatically
• Retrieves artist, track, and album info from the Internet

Intuitively restore & enhance:
• Remove pops, clicks & crackle ...

ESI has announced that the MIDI keyboard KeyControl 25 XT is now available.

Features :

• 25-note MIDI keyboard
• velocity-sensitive keys
• pitch-bend wheel and modulation slider
• four endless rotary encoders that can be programmed to send your choice of CC numbers
• octave buttons
• input for a sustain pedal
• USB powered
• Cubase LE 5 and Toontrack's EZ Drummer Lite included

Pricing : £79

M-Audio has announced that its new USB MIDI Keyboard/Controller, the Oxygen 88, is now shipping.

Top Features :

• 88-note graded hammer-action keybed
• DirectLink mode for instant controller mapping to common DAW functions—no setup required
• Compatible with Pro Tools, GarageBand, Logic, Live, Cubase, and more
• Dedicated transport and track select buttons
• 32 assignable knobs, faders, and buttons

Oxygen 88 is available worldwide for £540/€640.