Analog Experience THE LABORATORY 61 is a 61-note MIDI keyboard with velocity and aftertouch-sensitive keys that is designed to easily integrate into any studio and stage environment.

Packaged with the Analog Laboratory software, it also offers straightforward control over 3500 of the world's finest analog sounds, 330 drum loops and 200 scenes. As a matter of fact, the workflow is the same as on a traditional hardware synthesizer, but at better value and with better integration in the studio environment.
Price: 499$

Image-Line Update Groove Machine to V 1.01. Groove Machine has proved to be hugely popular and with all the eager grooving and loooping this has shaken out a few bugs that are squashed with the latest version


Some new features:

- CPU optimizations for low-latency audio.
- Fixed stutter crash that occurred in some cases.
- Fixed stutter freezes that occurred in some cases.
- Sample loading now remembers recent folder and opens from there.
- AIFF format waves now load.

Three of the world's most visited Pro Tools sites, ProToolerBlog.com, The AIR Users Blog and Pro Tools For Media have entered into a strategic partnership to create a new online community 'Pro Tools Expert', that will create the biggest independent Pro Tools community on the web.

The aim of the partnership is to bring together their expertise and influence for the benefit of the Pro Tools Community in both music and post and to offer manufactures and distributors a single point of access to the huge community this will create.

Cycling '74 has released Version 6.0 of its Max media development tools. Enhancements to Max 6 include extensive user interface improvements, higher-quality audio, extended multi-processor support, organization tools for projects, and improved OpenGL animation and rendering tools.

Cycling '74 also released Gen, a high-performance new patching domain that lets you create powerful audio, video, or Jitter matrix objects without leaving the comfort of Max.

Native Instruments has just launched a special offer for its acclaimed MASCHINE groove production systems. From October 27th to December 31st, every new purchase of the regular MASCHINE version will include two MASCHINE Expansions of choice as a free download, while new owners of the compact MASCHINE MIKRO can select one expansion fom the existing arsenal.

The available Maschine Expansions include TRANSISTOR PUNCH, VINTAGE HEAT and the recently released TRUE SCHOOL library, all providing expertly designed collections of distinctive drum and instrument sounds for various contemporary electronic music styles.