Cakewalk has announced a Digital Audio Workstation Synth Upgrade Offer for Dimension Pro and Rapture.

—Owners of Apple’s Logic Pro and Garageband, MOTU Digital Performer, Steinberg’s Cubase and Nuendo, Digidesign Pro Tools LE/HD, Ableton Live, Image Line’s Fruity Loops, and Magix Samplitude Pro can purcahse Dimension Pro or Rapture for only $99 at select retailers through October 31st—

Visit Cakewalk for more information and details the on Dimension Pro and Rapture instruments.

Ueberschall has released Club Électro, a new Elastik SoundBank sample library.

Sync your system with the stealthy sounds of the current worldwide high-tech Club happenings. Club Électro provides synth groove fury and finesse in an all new approach. 28 towering construction kits which contain edgy minimal to maximal electronic Club sounds. This collection combines an epic spectrum of sequences, deep lead sounds, resonant bass lines, pads, atmospheres and effects as well as hundreds of finely conditioned drum and percussion samples and loops.

Club Électro features

• 935 MB / 28 Construction Kits, produced by Marc Steinmeier, who worked and remixed for some of the biggest Artists in the Music industry like Eminem, LL Cool J, Christina Aguilera, Jungle Brothers, George Clinton to name only a few.
• Developed with analog synth and signal processing gear of today and classics of yesterday. The rich and edgy instrumentation of this production was derived from synths such as: Andromeda, Minimoog, Moog Voyager, Prophet 5, SH 101, Se-1x, Omega 8, Oberheim OBMX and Oberheim xpander.
• All material is ultra-flexible and can cater to individual tastes and treatment visions. Easy access is guaranteed through the Elastik sample-player. All loops provide BPM and root key information within the sample’s name, simplifying optimal selection and rapid fusion to productions.

Club Électro is available as an Elastik Soundbank for Windows and Mac (AU/VST/RTAS, Elastik Player included - no sampler required), and costs $119 USD / 99 EUR.

Visit Ueberschall for more information and audio demos.

Steinberg has released version 4.5 of Cubase and Cubase Studio, two music production systems for Windows and Mac.

With new integrative technologies, including full support for Steinberg’s new hardware and many under-the-hood enhancements, this update significantly enhances Cubase and adds more value to Steinberg’s music production system. Cubase 4.5 also includes the VST Sound Collection Vol. 1, offering 1.6 GB of first-class new sounds and instruments for Cubase.

Changes in Cubase / Cubase Studio 4.5

• Advanced Integration of Steinberg’s new hardware
  - MR816 CSX and MR816 X Advanced Integration DSP Studio

- Steinberg CC121 Advanced Integration Controller

Visit Steinberg for more information.

Sonicprojects has released version 2.1 of OP-X and version 1.2 of OP-X PRO, virtual emulations of the Oberheim OB-X synth.

Changes in OP-X v2.1 / OP-X PRO v1.2

• OP-X: new switchable legato mode (L next to levers).
• Arpeggiator now with key-down-run, two-state (normal, steps).
• Improved voice allocation unit (less voice steals).
• New sophisticated patch change smoother (works only with midi program change).
• Keyboard animation now globally switchable.
• OP-X PRO: all filter trimpots midi cc remote controllable now.
• Midi CC feedback for jump-free remote control with endless encoders.
• No struck notes anymore when switching between unisono and poly mode while playing.
• No clicks any more when using keyboard animation in very slow computers.
• Keys are not fixed anymore when holding a key and switching off animation.
• Midi controller for steps knob now works as it should.
• CC for volume changed to 7 for receptor and 11 for pc (the old one still works too).
• No more double ccs (exept volume for compatibility to former version).
• Shipped fxb bank library updated with the latest bank additions.
• Completely overworked pdf manual (with linked index as usual).

OP-X and OP-X PRO are available for Windows and Mac as a Reaktor ensemble, and as a VST plug-in for Windows PC.

Visit Sonicprojects for more information.