AcousticsampleS unveils the OldBlackGrand. Here's what they say about it :

"Everybody keeps on sampling the best and cleanest piano ever… here is a completely different approach. We sampled an old Pleyel Grand Piano (F-71240 model from 1928) with vintage gear like a studer console and tube microphones, it has the rich and warm sound of the old jazz/blues or even classical music recordings."

Features :

• 9 velocity layers for the sustain
• 9 velocity layers for the release
• two microphone positions: close (inside) and rim (singer position)
• sympathetic resonance
• true pedal action.
• all kinds of noises from the pedal, the keys…
• advanced scripting capabilities for a real mechanical behaviour simulation and polyphony saving.
• and more…


It should be available by the end of the month for Kontakt 3 and 4 in the first place, then other formats will come.

Amplifikation One by Kuassa is a guitar amplifier in the form of software. Users are able to control every aspect of the software just like real amplifiers including, but not limited to, gain structure, tone, mic position, and distance.

Features :

• Straightforward and easy to use user interface.
• 8 head amplifiers, noise gate and 5 distortion modules.
• 5 cabinet models, users are able to use 2 cabs simultaneously.
• 5 microphone types (straight or angled).
• Mic distance and free positioning of mic around the speaker.
• Dedicated input and output volume control.
• Saturation, output limiter and up to high quality 4x maximum oversampling to the amp calculation.

Amplifikation One is available for both Mac and PC in VST and AU formats. It is priced at $49.95.

Korg has updated the iElectribe, its virtual analog beatbox for the Apple iPad.

New Features and Changes :

• Audio Export - Export a rhythm pattern as a CD-quality audio file (.wav format). Record real-time full length performances. Transfer recordings to your computer via iTunes.
• Improved knob response.
• Sonic improvements.

iElectribe is available now at Apple's App Store (inside iTunes Store) for a special introductory price of $9.99. Promotional pricing expires June 30, 2010 (regular price is $19.99). Current iElectribe owners can update for free.

MMultiBandHarmonizer is a pitch shifting and multi-voice harmonizing plug-in, which lets you play like many musicians at once, widens or enhances recordings, adds bass drum subharmonics and much more.

Features :

• Granular, adaptive granular and vocoder pitch shifting algorithms - MMultiBandHarmonizer provides multiple algorithms to choose from for particular audio material.
• Up to 120 voices with chord generator - piano keyboard lets you to select which tones you will actually play. Creating complicated chords is not a problem here. All this is even more simplified with integrated chord generator, which can generate even complicated chords using a single click. And every voice can be automated.
• Full formant adjustment for all voices - not only the plugin can ke ...

After more than three years of development, Vir2 Instruments releases Electri6ity, an epic electric guitar virtual instrument containing "the most advanced, detailed, and versatile collection of electric guitars ever made in a virtual instrument".