Line 6, Inc. announces free firmware updates for James Tyler® Variax® guitars and POD® HD500, POD HD, and POD HD Pro multi-effect processors that give users incredible new features and enhanced integration.

Capturing the subtle nuances of string vibration through the soundboard and the tone woods of the guitar body, the models provide an unparalleled acoustic guitar playing experience. The updated models are based on* the Martin® D28, Martin® D12-28, Martin® 0-18, Guild® 12 String, and Gibson® J200 acoustic guitars.

At the heart of Saurus are its high-end quality oscillators employing our True Analog Modeling Technology, which produces a warm characteristic sound reminiscent of the hardware units from the past.

Unlike their hardware counterparts these oscillators offer much more then just simple sound generation. Pulse Width Modulation which can be applied to all wave types opens up an incredible sonic range when used to modulate from one wave shape to another.
Together with Oscillator Sync, Oscillator Drift and AM & FM noise modulation an even broader range of sounds can be dialed-in, be it from using drift to introduce minor circuit instabilities, to complete analog chaos with the sync and noise modulation features.

Vienna MIR PRO 24 is a special version of Vienna MIR PRO with a maximum of 24 instruments and ensembles that can be placed on its virtual stages. Apart from this limitation, Vienna MIR PRO 24 includes the full set of features and options of Vienna MIR PRO, at half the price.

Vienna MIR PRO 24 is a network-capable mixing solution for Mac and PC, based on Multi Impulse Response convolution. Its direct connection with Vienna Ensemble PRO 5 allows for a seamless integration with any audio production environment. Each audio signal can be routed into Vienna MIR PRO 24 and delivered in stereo, or in various surround formats on up to 8 output channels after processing.

Musicrow releases Golden Ensembles 3, an exclusive collection of 44 cutting-edge ensembles for Native Instruments Reaktor 5. Synthesizers, effects and creative audio tools- everything is packed, with hundreds of presets ready to be used!

New ensembles in Golden Ensembles 3:
- Sound Pilot is a new breed of audio tool that blurs the difference between a sound processor and a sound generator.
- Bass Lab 2 is a dedicated bass synthesizer.
- Analogica filter.
- Phase Lab is a special tool for phase correction and comb filtering elimination.
- Green Master Tape.

Golden Ensembles 3 costs €169 and available for an introductory price of €99 until April 30, 2012. Users of previous versions can upgrade to Golden Ensembles 3 for €49.

Celemony Software GmbH releases version 1.1 of its professional recording restoration software Capstan. Starting from the analysis of just one audio file, the new version makes it possible to remove identical wow and flutter from an unlimited number of additional audio files. At the same time, the introduction of a rental model brings Capstan 1.1 within the budgets even of home studios.

Capstan 1.1 is now capable of transferring the correction of wow and flutter from a mono or stereo file to additional files, thereby removing identical wow and flutter from multi-channel or multi-track recordings. This new feature is seamlessly integrated into the Capstan interface and there is absolutely no limitation on the number of files that can be repaired in this way.