Producerloops Releases Experimental Dubstep Vol 1 and combine any bass line with any drum loop, mix and match with your favourite top loops, spice things up with lush FX loops or slice-and-dice mixed loops (which contain rhythmic and melodic instrumentation) for that re-sampled feel.

All of these loops are provided in a uniform tempo ensuring that they slot together effortlessly and are available as ACIDized WAV, Apple Loops, REX and Reason ReFill.
Experimental Dubstep Vol 1 is available for instant download exclusively at ProducerLoops.com for £19.95 / 24,42 EUR / $26.56 USD.

Just in time for the new iPad, the piano app on iOS is now universal! Budding music makers worldwide can now play Smule's Magic Piano on iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad in HD, for FREE.

All the great features of Magic Piano for iPhone run on iPad, with the added benefit of a larger screen and more room to play multi-fingered chords. The universal app also comes with an updated songbook interface with Search by Artist and Search by Song functionality – so users can find their favorite song amongst the over 500 songs in the app!

Tone2 are renowned for producing true high-end quality audio software. Saurus is a revolutionary new synthesizer employing True Analog Modelling Technology and a host of unique features,
bringing the classic analog sound into the digital realm with numerous innovative enhancements.

Some features about the future Saurus analog synth:

- Mono, Legato and Polyphonic modes
- Arpeggiator section with Chord Steps, Velocity
- Modulation Matrix
- Psycho-Acoustic processing mode (switchable)
- Oscillator drift (with Phase Control)
- 2 Syncable Oscillators, 2 Sub Oscillators
- PWM and sync
- 4 Stereo Unison modes
- Analog filter section with 6 filter types, self-oscillation, filter feedback, FM
- LFOs
- Ring modulator
- Analog modeled Distortion and Tube amp
- Effects
- True Analog Modeling Technology

Native Instruments announces TRAKTOR KONTROL F1, a pad-based, USB-powered hardware controller built to control the advanced Remix Decks in the included TRAKTOR PRO 2.5 software.

TRAKTOR KONTROL F1 provides 16 multi-colored, touch-sensitive LED pads, an advanced global control section as well as an ergonomic mixer section including four volume faders and dedicated filter knobs. Designed specifically for DJing, the KONTROL F1 offers a DJ-centric workflow for launching clips in an intuitive way, allowing users to switch between up to 64 tracks, loops and one-shot samples on each deck.

Voxengo announces the release of the next major version of its OldSkoolVerb plugin, a freeware algorithmic reverberation AU and VST plugin for music production applications.

OldSkoolVerb now supports most user interface features latest Voxengo plugins offer, including undo/redo history, preset manager, user interface coloration and others.

Most importantly, this updated version 2.0 features an improved reverb algorithm which became more robust, more stereo-balanced and more parametrically flexible.