Vienna Symphonic Library has announced the release of Vienna MIR, the multi-impulse response convolution reverb (see below for more details). So far it’s only available as a stand-alone application running on Vista/Windows 7 64-bit systems with massive power.
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Universal Audio has updated their DSP platform with three anticipated plug-ins. Fatso Jr/Sr (a tape emulator and compressor), EMT 250 (the classic reverb) and Neve 31102 / 31102SE (console EQ’s).

I guess the Fatso plug-in makes it an emulation of an emulation to some extent. Interesting…

More about the 5.4.0 software, Fatso, EMT 250 and the Neve at Universal Audio.

A while ago I reported about a new Flux dynamics plug-in called Syrah. According to the Flux Twitter page it has now reached the final beta stage. Hopefully it will be released soon (an August release perhaps?).

I think this is the first compressor I’m excited about since Softube released FET Compressor. Flux dynamic plug-ins usually handle the signal delicately, and they already have a compressor (PureCompressor) so I’m curious to see what this will bring to the table.

Flux, and on Twitter.

Native Instruments has announced a “close partnership” with Scarbee. Thomas Hansen Skarbye will work directly with the team behind Kontakt on future instruments. Existing Scarbee products will be relaunched as self-contained instruments that will be maintained and distributed by Native Instruments.
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You won’t believe this. The Achilles heel of yesterdays Pro Tools, the old horrible piano roll in the edit window, was actually useful today! Since Pro Tools 8 was released I thought I’d never, ever gonna use the traditional Pro Tools piano roll again. I’ve complained about it for years, but today I actually had use for it. A simple task, shortening some MIDI notes that acted as doubles to an audio track, was easier to do in the window where both the audio and MIDI was visible. OK, so it probably won’t happen again for a year or so, but still… I stand corrected – the old school piano roll isn’t completely useless!

Now you can get Music Production Toolkit 2 with a whooping 75% discount when purchasing an M-Audio FireWire interface along with Pro Tools M-Powered, or by purchasing any LE FireWire interface. Check with your local dealer. Offer is only valid until September 18th.

M-Audio

Digidesign

It seems like there are new group buys all the time these days. While I have previously stated it’s a good idea, I’m worried that too many group buys at the same time will not give the desired effect.

The latest in line is from Imperfect Samples, offering up to 50% discount on their piano samples/instruments if enough people participate. The group buy ends August 21st.

The Prime Loops contest has ended and the winners have been picked by a ruthless jury. We didn’t agree on all occasions, but I think the winners deserved it. It was tough to pick them and there were several other songs in the discussions, so if you didn’t make it don’t get too depressed.
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DUY is offering all their products with a 50% discount until 28 July.

Check out the offer at DUY

Studio Devil has announced Studio Devil Amp Modeler Pro, scheduled for release in August.

From the Studio Devil press release:

Something really great is brewing at Studio Devil! What do you get when you take our awesome tube-modeling tone engine, bundle it with a super-efficient cabinet impulse convolution modeler, and throw in killer studio effects?

Studio Devil Amp Modeler Pro!

Studio Devil is also clever enough to understand the value of connecting with their user base, which means you can catch them on Facebook and Twitter.

Also, there are new updates on our site for current VGA and VBA users. VGA is now at V1.4 and VBA is now at V1.1. You may have to reactivate once installing these updates, but we’re here to help if you have trouble. Remember to uninstall your old version before upgrading.

You can download these new versions from http://www.studiodevil.com/download