KV331 Audio has updated SynthMaster to version 2.6.9 on both Windows and Mac OS X.

This update adds 50 new presets to SynthMaster's factory library, created by Ufuk Kevser. The presets are suitable for electro house, dubstep, progressive house and many more genres. Audio demo of the presets are available at:

https://soundcloud.com/kv331synthmaster/synthmaster-factory-presets-by

There are also critical fixes in this update:

1. Moving the last point of distortion curve crashes SynthMaster.
2. When multiple SynthMaster windows are open, switching between tabs might crash SynthMaster or can cause areas drawn in red.
3. Resetting settings of a section doesn't refresh the user interface correctly.
4. Pasting settings of a section from clipboard doesn't refresh the user interface correctly.
5. Keyscaler view doesn't draw piano keys correctly.

All users of SynthMaster (demo or registered) are strongly urged to update SynthMaster to v2.6.9.

Around Bridges features the inner sounds of bridges.
The steel components of a bridge transmit vibrations caused by passing cars or pedestrians in a fascinating manner.
Around Bridges contains the sounds of excited beam barriers, noise barriers, expansion gaps and a lot more steel components that bridges are made of. Also included are takes of footsteps, rain and wind - ordinary noises that get a certain magic when recorded on a handrail.
To round up this library several high quality AB-stereo ambiences of the acoustical surroundings of bridges are included.
Watch the video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uUt7gMtKGE
Soundcloud Demo: https://soundcloud.com/detunized/around-bridges-library-live

Around Bridges Live Pack contains 70 takes that are accessible as Instrument Racks, as Clips or directly from a well structured Live Set.

Around Bridges Universal WAV library contains 70 takes with loop points that are organised into 10 categories:
Ambience Below / Ambience Top / Beam Barriers / Expansion Gaps / Footsteps Handrails / Noise Barriers / Rain / Steel Structures / Wind

Around Bridges is available to purchase as download for 9.00 Euro

Sounds And Effects' Hidden Objects Percussion is now 25% OFF until the end of November,
and in addition to the versions for Reason and Kontakt, there are now versions for EXS24 and .wav audio.

AudioThing has released Pipes for Mac OS X and Windows in AudioUnit and VST formats.
Pipes is a collection of instruments derived from a variety of cardboard tubes, aluminum spray cans, dreamcatchers, and PVC pipes. Even if the pitch of most of the sources is not stable, all instruments were manually tuned. Each instrument features from 3 to 6 Round Robin samples and up to 3 velocity layers. One of the main instruments is a sampled Wah Wah Tube (aka Vibratone): bell-like sound with a very long release and a dedicated control for overtones.

Details:
- 34 Instruments
- Up to 6 Round Robin samples
- Up to 3 Velocity layers
- 188 Samples (44.1kHz / 24-bit)
- Size MAC: 215 MB / PC: 128 MB
- Formats: AU and VST (32/64-bit)
- Platforms: OS X, Windows
- Sample sets including: beer cans, cardboards, corrugated pipes, dreamcatchers, long PVC pipe, spray cans, vibratone

Requirements:
- Mac OS X 10.6 Intel or later
- Windows XP or later

Price: €12. Pipes is available for the introductory price of €10 until November 27th, 2013.

Non-standard Upright Pianos

4 Pianos Bundle introduces an interesting collection of non-standard, hard-mangled and abnormal recorded pianos.
Included are the legendary Rolfing Laid Back (Volume 1 & 2), a collection of prepared piano sounds captured from a rotten piano that once was pulled out of an abandoned backyard building.
Also included is the Day Time Traffic Piano which is an upright that was recorded in an apartment at a major street in Berlin during rush hour. The windows of the apartment were kept open so that a proper portion of traffic noise made its way into these sounds.
At least there is another Upright Piano that is hosted in a little club right beside a car repair shop. This Piano has undergone numerous Jazz & Blues sessions throughout the decades.

specifications
- Format: Ableton Live Pack
- Compatibility: PC/Mac, Live 8/9
- Instruments: 27
- No. of samples: 782
- Disk space: 1.6 GB

4 Pianos Bundle is available to purchase as download for 29.00 Euro.