VirSyn has now released PRISM - The Pitch Designer. Prism looks good aesthetically speaking. While I’ve yet to find out if it’s good in operation as well, I can say that I look forward to trying it.
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The new Take Five FX bundle contains the five FX plugins BARK, MATRIX, REFLECT, TDESIGN and VTAPE. If you buy TakeFive FX before July 31st, 2008 you will get VirSyns next FX plug-in for free. “Oh yeah? So whatcha bringin’ dude?”, PRISM - the pitch designer (pictured above). It looks like it bears resemblance to BARK, but pitch shifting is obviously the target this time.

If you’ve already own one or more FX plugins, you have the opportunity to upgrade to TakeFive FX. The upgrade price is the difference of what you’ve paid for one or more of the FX plugins.

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Antares has announced that they plan on releasing AVOX2 in April. The new version of their ‘Vocal Toolkit’ includes five new processors.
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Celemony demonstrates a major stride in the development of Melodyne at this years Musikmesse: Direct Note Access. This new technology will remove what is currently a decisive limitation of Melodyne: Direct Note Access makes it possible for the first time to edit individual notes in polyphonic audio material. Intervene in the chords within your recording and edit the individual notes of which they are composed using the familiar Melodyne tools! The application possibilities range from the simple correction of errors to the complete refashioning of harmonies and timing. The first product to offer the revolutionary Direct Note Access technology will be Melodyne plugin 2, which is scheduled for release in the Fall.

Find out more from the detailed film at their web site

A new service update is available for Melodyne plugin: Version 1.0.3 once more optimizes the handling of RAM. The assistant for program activation, which is already known from the other Melodyne editions, is now integrated into the plug-in, too. Furthermore, several minor issues and bugs have been fixed.

Celemony

Maintenance releases of Auto-Tune 5 AU and TDM (Mac) and VST PC are now available. The AU version provides improved compatibility with Apple Logic 8. In addition, all three releases squash a few minor bugs. These are free updates for current Auto-Tune 5 owners.

Antares

Boy, have I been waiting for this or what? While harmonizers have been available for Pro Tools for quite some time, there really haven’t been any in the RTAS format. Of course it would be Antares, the creators of the famous Autotune, that would make one. Lets see what they bring to the table this time.
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TC-Helicon is pleased to announce the immediate availability of their professional rackmount voice processor, VoiceWorksPlus (you can read the previous post about it here).

The availability of the latest vocal harmony processor from TC-Helicon further satisfies the growing demand for intelligent harmony and vocal processing tools for live performance and professional studio applications. VoiceWorksPlus is available for at EUR 740 excl. VAT from TC-Helicon dealers.

VoiceWorksPlus features a complete suite of vocal processing from EQ, intelligent harmony, voice modeling, and TC-engineered studio effects to megaphone and distortions. The fourth generation intelligent harmony processing boasts more flexible and natural MIDI control, as well as new humanization technology.

Video examples of presets can be found online at www.tc-helicon.com/voiceworksplus.

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Announcing the new SoundToys 3.01 software version adding Windows XP and Vista support for Pro Tools|HD, LE, and M-Powered systems. For the first time SoundToys Native Effects is available for Pro Tools LE Windows, and now the full SoundToys TDM Effects is also available for Windows users. The new SoundToys version 3.01 with XP and Vista support is now available through SoundToys direct and SoundToys dealers worldwide.

The new V3.01 update features some vital updates for Audio Units applications. This free upgrade for current V3 owners features improved MIDI sync, improved automation support, fixed graphic errors, fixed ADSR tigger mode to work correctly, and other improvements or bug fixes for a stronger performance with Audio Units applications.

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I just saw this on Celemonys website:

Versions 3.2 of Melodyne cre8 and Melodyne studio are available to download free of charge for all registered users of former 3.x versions.

The highlight of Melodyne cre8 3.2 is a new algorithm for percussive material, which represents an enormous improvement over the old one in terms of sound quality. Melodyne studio 3.2 comes with an improved Poly algorithm that now supports formant correction. Also new in both cre8 and studio are the handy Zoom/Scroll faders that facilitate both orientation and navigation, an improved activation system that is far easier to use, and various other improvements and bug fixes. Furthermore, the option of transferring your license to an iLok, for which you previously had to pay, is now free of charge from Version 3.2 onwards.

Coinciding with the new 3.2 versions for the larger Melodyne editions, Melodyne uno and Melodyne essential have also been updated to Version 1.8. The updates are free of charge for all registered users. Both Melodyne uno and Melodyne essential 1.8 feature a new algorithm for percussive material, handy Zoom/Scroll faders, an improved activation system, a free iLok option for uno, and various other improvements and bug fixes.

There are PDF files available with a complete description of the new features at their website.