IK Multimedia announces the release of SampleTank 1.4, the latest version of its professional-quality sound-and-groove-module app for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch.

The app is now fully optimised to support the larger screen of both iPhone 5 and the new iPod touch while providing eye-catching graphics that showcase amazingly on the Retina display.

This bundle combines the revolutionary EZkeys software with three products from the EZkeys Line.

Included are four equally iconic as essential instruments in any studio's or songwriter's toolbox; the timeless grand piano, the intimate upright as well as two of the world's most defining and characteristic electric pianos, the Rhodes MK I and the Wurlitzer 200A. The Essential Pianos bundle has the sounds you need for anything from epic classical compositions and intimate jazz sessions to rock, pop and soul.

Zero-G Vocal Lix sample library is crammed with dance oriented vocals all recorded in pristine 24bit audio to give you a human element to your next dance track.

This sample pack features mutliple formats including Acid Wav, Apple Loops, Stylus RMX compatible Rex2 files, plus sampler instruments for EXS24, HALion, Kontakt, Reason NN-XT, and for the first time, Motu's Mach 5.

DANTE, representing the pan-European GÉANT network, and the America Connects to Europe project (ACE), managed by Indiana University, have launched a Prior Information Notice (PIN) to progress the implementation of the first ever 100G (gigabits per second) transatlantic links for the research and education community.
Between them GÉANT and ACE already offer over 80Gbps of transatlantic connectivity, however this is comprised of multiple 10G links and will lead to bottlenecks in the future for those 100G users. For that reason, DANTE aims to replace these over time with multiple 100G links, ensuring that partners in large research projects in areas such as radio astronomy, global earth observation, medical research and particle physics continue to benefit from the best available connectivity.

The most important new features at a glance:

- Session automation
- Find sounds fast: In Live 9's re-designed browser, all instruments, effects, samples, and plug-ins are in one easy-to-navigate view.
- Discover new sounds: (more than 3000 in the Suite edition)
- Audio-to-MIDI: Live 9 has three ways to extract MIDI from audio clips. Use Drums-to-MIDI to convert drum breaks into MIDI files for use with your own sounds. Use Harmony-to-MIDI and Melody-to-MIDI to get the notes and chords from samples.
- Get your sound right: Live 9's studio effects have all been reworked for even better sound and usability.
- Live 9 introduces new tools and an improved workflow which allow for fast and flexible editing of musical ideas.
- Max for Live - now in Suite...

Live 9 is available immediately at retailers worldwide and at Ableton.comPrices start at USD 99 / EUR 79 (Live 9 Intro download version), USD 449 / EUR 349 (Live 9 Standard download version) and USD 749 / EUR 599 (Live 9 Suite download version).