WI Guitar is the first truly playable virtual acoustic guitar app. Based on revolutionary patent-pending sample technology, WI Guitar has the dynamics and expressiveness of a real steel-stringed guitar, in high-quality stereo.

Unlike traditional guitar apps, in WI Guitar you can strum chords or pluck notes just as softly or as hardly as you like, with ultra-realism. Hooked up to loudspeakers, WI Guitar is the perfect replacement for a real guitar at the party, or even in a band. Use headphones to play your favorite songs on the guitar, or write songs, on the way to work, on the airplane and everywhere else.

Pricing And Availability: WI Guitar is available both in a $19.99
version and a free version with fewer chord options.

For the first time ever, from March 9, 2011 through March 31, 2011, McDSP offers the largest sale in its history! HD plug-ins and bundles are discounted up to 60% off, Native plug-ins and bundles at up to 50% off, and LE to Native upgrades available at up to 30% off. Now more than ever is the time to buy!

Think HD is not for you? Think again! McDSP HD plug-ins support TDM, RTAS, and Audio Unit (AU) plug-in formats. This means McDSP HD plug-ins can run on Pro Tools HD, HD|Native, LE and M-Powered versions as well as any Audio Unit compatible DAW. Buy McDSP HD plug-ins for your LE Pro Tools rig today, and that HD rig tomorrow. With our entire HD line offered at up to 60% off, this is definitely the best bang for your buck.

MOTU has announced the Audio Express, a 6x6 hybrid FireWire/USB 2.0 audio interface and mixer for personal studio recording and live performance mixing. The Audio Express features studio-grade sound, hands-on mixing, MIDI connectivity, and all the audio I/O needed for a well-equipped personal studio. Advanced features include front-panel control of four stereo mix busses, stand-alone mixing, digitally controlled analog trim, DDS (Direct Digital Synthesis) audio clocking for exceptionally low jitter performance, and an instrument tuner.

The rear panel includes S/PDIF digital I/O, MIDI I/O, and a foot switch input for hands-free punch-in recording (or other computer keyboard function, programmed from the included setup software).

Nucleus SoundLab presents GuitarScapes for Propellerhead Reason 5 and Record - a ReFill adventure through the endless sonic possibilities offered by well-sampled guitars inside the Reason 5 environment.

GuitarScapes takes a wide variety of synthetic and realistic guitar samples and then mangles them beyond recognition, all in the name of providing you the absolute best in musical inspiration.

- 1.2GB+ of 24/16-bit 44khz samples.
- 223 Custom Combinators - each one unique and featuring all 4 Rotaries, Buttons and Modwheel mapped to intelligent assignments.
- 46 of the above Combinators are for Reason+Record - these unique Combinators are exclusively built using Record amps and FX and as such require Reason 5 + Record.
- 63 Basic Combinators - featuring a single sampleset with a chain of useful FX.
- 55 NN19 Patches
- 25 NN-XT Patches

Universal Audio (UA), a leading
manufacturer of high-quality audio recording hardware and software, announced an agreement wherein two German-based companies, SPL (Sound Performance Lab) and Brainworx, will become 3rd party audio plug-in developers for the award-winning UAD Powered Plug-Ins platform.

SPL and Brainworx, two of the audio industry's most respected brands,are also working with Universal Audio to finalize a software development kit (SDK) that will allow other select developers of professional audio plug-ins to create software for the UAD Powered Plug-Ins platform, and to sell these plug-ins via UA's online store.