JBL unveils the MSC1 Monitor System Controller. It includes essential "Monitor Strip" features found in large mixing consoles so you can take control of all monitoring functions from your place at the mix position. Since the acoustics of the room can play a big part in what you hear, the MSC1 includes JBL's RMC Room Mode Correction Technology to tune your monitor system to the room. The end-result is a calibrated reference environment in which your speakers work in harmony with your room to take the guesswork out of mixing.

Features :

• Master Volume Control
• A/B Speaker Select
• A/B/C input Source Select
• Subwoofer Output with Level Control and Selectable Cross Over Frequencies
• Adjustable Low Frequency and High Frequency Speaker EQ
• Headphone Output with Volume Control
• Monitor Mute Control
• RMC On/Bypass Control
• Adjustable input gain with Signal Present and Clip indicator
• Can be used with any studio monitor system

The MSC1 will be available in October 2009 at a US Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price of $375.

DDMF has released its first compressor plug-in, the NYCompressor.

NYCompressor is a lightweight all-round compressor with a ratio of up to 1:10, up to four inputs to support true sidechaining and optional low-, band- or high-pass filters in the signal detection path. Arbitrary amounts of the original signal can be mixed to the output ("New York compression style").

Demo versions are available (restriction: settings are not saved). The NYCompressor is available now as Donationware for Windows and Mac OS X Universal Binary in VST and AU plug-in formats. This means that it is available for any price the user wants to pay, starting from $0.50 to cover PayPal costs.

Moog's ubiquitous Little Phatty synthesizer just got even more powerful. With the new Control Voltage Output Modification, a Little Phatty (Stage II, Stage or Tribute Edition) synthesizer opens the door to a new world of expression and sound design. This exciting modification gives musicians the power to control Moogerfooger Effects Processors and other analog gear with control voltages generated by the Little Phatty. The list of possible applications is as endless as a player's imagination.

The Little Phatty CV Output Modification adds five 1/4" analog CV outputs to the right side panel :

• Gate
• Pitch
• Volume Envelope
• Filter Envelope
• Mod Bus

"Use MIDI Clock Sync to synchronize the Little Phatty's arpeggiator to a drum track, and the Pitch CV ou ...

Toontrack Music proudly announces that Monster Drummer Peter Fredlander is back with the third package in the Monster MIDI series - Monster MIDI Pack 3 - Fills! Boasting more than 450 individually played fills with drum beats leading up to them, hierarchically organized by level of intensity and difficulty, this is a given must-have in your arsenal of MIDI and a shot of adrenalin to your creativity and songwriting! These fills and lead-ins will spice up your drum tracks like never before!

Works for all genres - fills to suit anything from mellow Pop to insane Metal!

Works with EZdrummer®, Superior Drummer® or any GM compatible drum kit (optimized for 1 kick, 1 snare, 2 toms, 1 floortom, 2 crash-cymbals, 1 ride-cymbal).

The Monster MIDI Pack 3 is priced at €15. Check out demos and video at :

Focusrite is pleased to announce the imminent arrival of their latest eight channel pre-amp. OctoPre MkII features eight channels of Focusrite pre-amplification and a built-in 24-bit / 96 kHz ADAT output.

OctoPre MkII has been optimized for drum recording. Designed not to clip, 10dB pads are provided across each channel, and the gain range of the pre-amps has been tailored to handle extreme levels from sound sources like the kick drum. Finally, OctoPre MkII's first two channels also feature DI's, so it can also turn its hand to recording Guitar and Bass.

OctoPre MkII features everything else you'd expect from a multi- channel mic-pre solution; 5-LED input metering on every channel, switchable phantom power and a variety of internal and external clocking solutions.

The OctoPre MkII will be $499.99 US MAP with October 2009 projected availability.