Here is an interesting excerpt from an SSL post on GearSlutz :

"Computers are getting faster and faster. They're not going to stop getting faster either. Power is no longer a problem - even for those with 3 or 4 year old computers. The limiting factor for any DSP-assisted system these days is the environment that it has to work in. With Soundscape (as an example) it is written from the ground up to work with DSP processing so you can get latencies of only 4 samples running plug-ins. In an AU/ASIO system latency is driven by the buffers of the host application (which invariably was not written for DSP-assisted signal processing but for host CPU processing) and this is one of the downsides of things like Duende, UAD, Powercore et al. So looking forwards at this we at SSL decided that unless you are in an absolute mission-critical application a Native system is more than adequate for the job of making music. Rather than develop a new hardware platform for Duende we came to the conclusion that most people just wanted Native plug-ins.

I can confirm that we are working on Duende Native. We will be rolling out a public-beta test phase in the next 4-8 weeks and will be looking for people to join in. Register onto SSL's mailing list to find out when."

Inside ''Dance Drum Samples'' you will find a large selection loops and one shots that are suitable for most styles of dance music. Drum breaks such as the ''amen'' drum break to hip-hop & half time dubstep loops. Alternatively create your own drum tracks with our large selection of one shot hits. These can also be used to customize any of these drum loops.

Specs :

• 658.1 MB
• 24-bit, 44,1 Hz
• Aiff Slices
• 103 x Rex2 & MIDI Loops
• 116 x wav Loops
• 316 x Hits
• 106 x Sound Effects

Price: £14.95

Peavey Electronics and Agile Partners have announced that the AmpKit and AmpKit+ Apps are available now on the Apple iTunes App Store. Described as "the ultimate iPhone amp and effects studios with extensive recording and re-amping capabilities", together with AmpKit LiNK, a high fidelity electric guitar interface for iPad, iPhone and second- and third-generation iPod touch, provide guitar and bass players with a powerful and convenient way to jam with high quality tones anytime and anywhere.

• AmpKit is a free app that includes the Peavey ValveKing amp with clean and very-high gain lead channels, two ValveKing cabinets (4x12 and 1x12), two pedals (Noise Gate, Elevenizer), two mics (Workhorse 57 dynamic mic, Germann 87 condenser mic), and a built-in Noise & Feedback Filter.

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Sound Skulptor ships the MP573, a single ended class A preamp, based on the classic Neve 1290/1073, ported to the API Lunchbox format. The sound of the MP573, like its model is full, silky, detailed and musical, slightly larger than life, very complimentary to a digital recording environment.

This product is a new addition to the Sound Skulptor range of DIY kits. The DIY approach on these products makes them affordable to most - without compromising on quality. The skills needed to build the kit are basic, thanks to careful design and to the very detailed instructions. Of course, the products are also available fully assembled for the non-technicians.

Highlights :

• Single ended class A design
• Carnhill/St. Ives transformers on input and output
• 0 to 70 dB of ga ...

Sugar Bytes has released the "perfect Guitar emulation". With Amps, Effects and different guitars. And the guitar player is included as well, represented by a step sequencer system which makes it easy to create the most impressing riffs and licks on the fly. Guitarist comes as standalone and VST/AU plugin for mac and pc.

Guitarist can be played live as well, with just two fingers you can combine chords and patterns easily. You can choose from factory chords or just create your own chords on the fingerboard. The Action Section allows you to tweak the sequence in realtime and apply timestretch, looper or other crazy effects. Guitar players, keyboarders, producers, Guitarist is the new solution when guitar tracks are needed.

Guitarist Full Version is priced at $249/€199.