Zynaptiq GmbH and Prosoniq Products Software GmbH announce they have recently struck an agreement that grants Zynaptiq the exclusive and transferrable usage, licensing, modification and intellectual property rights to various Prosoniq products and technologies that were put on hold during the transition to MacOS X.

The agreement includes:

- Rayverb
- Magenta
- PANDORA
- APEM
- IRIDIUM.

KV331 Audio has announced the release of Rob Lee EDM Expansion Pack 2, a new soundset for their SynthMaster 2.5 software synthesizer geared towards electronic dance music production.
The expansion pack contains 100 new high quality presets designed by Rob Lee, in the following categories:

- 7 Arps
- 18 Basses
- 5 Chords
- 20 Drums
- 17 Leads
- 20 Pads
- 4 Sequences
- 9 Synths

The expansion pack is compatible with SynthMaster v2.5.4.132 and above.

Kreativ Sound released Growling Subtractor Basses, a collection of analog, digital, solid, wild, jungle, unstable and usable bass sounds for Reason's SubTractor synthesizer.

Growling Subtractor Basses Features:
54 earthshaking basses for Reason's SubTractor Synthesizer;
each preset features velocity and modulation wheel information for more control over the sounds;
Growling Subtractor Basses is the 5th library available to all Kreativ Sound Premium members. The membership is only $39 per Year.

Synergy Expands with the Power of X!
Weighing in at over 20 Gigabytes, the newly expanded Synergy X pushes the envelope far beyond today's standard of music and sound design.

This breathtaking collection of over 1600 innovative instruments, tempo-synced loops, and jaw-dropping multis delivers the next generation of diverse cinematic sampling with a user interface designed to inspire.

- Multis
- Ambience
- Bass
- Drums
- Impacts
- Melody
- Pads
- Rhythms

And it doesn't stop there...
Synergy X will become a permanent addition to your arsenal. We have gone to great lengths to capture and enhance the purist perception of sound from all over the world. The instruments and multis in X are organized by genre making it easy to dial up the sound you need without having to funnel through thousands of presets.

System Requirements & compatibility
Kontakt 5 Player - 5.0.2 or higher

Tech Specs
20+ GB library (available via direct download only)
1600+ Instruments & Multis
VST, AU, DXi, RTAS (Pro Tools 8 and higher), Standalone
Synergy X MSRP: $399.99
Syenrgy X Customer Update: $60.00

Arturia announces a major update to its classic synthesizer, the Jupiter-8V.
This software recreation is now fully compatible with 64-bit hosts and also includes better MIDI control assignment.
The Jupiter-8V version 2.5 still offers an unchallenged quality of sound thanks to TAE®, Arturia's proprietary technology for emulating analog circuits.
The 2.5 upgrade is free for all registered users.

Main Features
- Support for 64-bit VST and Audio Unit
- Support for Pro Tools 9 & 10
- Support for Mac OSX 10.7 (Lion)
- Improved MIDI control assignment.