Zenhiser has announced Massive Progressive Presets 2, a collection of 100 Progressive House presets for Native Instruments Massive.

Massive Progressive Presets 2 has everything you need to blast out your next peak time monster, epic leads, etherial pads, huge stabs, mesmerising sequences and solid bass sounds. Plus if you’re into the more deeper sound of Progressive House these presets have you covered there too. Totalling 100 presets this is definitely the preset pack for you, it’s an absolute must for all EDM producers and once you’ve played around with these Progressive House beauties you’ll be begging for a third instalment.

What we really like about these massive patches is they sound expensive, a lot of time has been logged in the studio to create these beauties and it shows. This gives these presets a huge range so it doesn’t matter if you’re into the sexier side of Progressive House or looking for that banging Main Room synth lead.

The soundset costs $25 AUD.

More information: Zenhiser /Massive Progressive Presets 2

Time+Space has announced The London Sessions, a sample library by Zero-G and Xfonic, featuring a collection of 1,700 royalty free samples from some of the best session players around.

Imagine that you had the pick of the best session musicians in London. Musicians who have played for artists as diverse as Amy Winehouse, Chaka Khan, Robbie Williams, Lily Allen, The Specials, Whitney Houston, Ronnie Wood, Tiny Tempah and Kathryn Williams.

Then you record them in one of the best known studios in the world, Dean Street in Soho, London. A studio that has played host to the likes of David Bowie, T-Rex, Thin Lizzy, U2, The Smiths, Robert Plant, Pink Floyd, Tina Turner, Black Eyed Peas, Noel Gallagher, Tinchy Stryder, Plan B, Frank Sinatra and Dusty Springfield to name but a few.

You create 16 unique brand new songs in a wide variety of styles from cool retro & soul a la Mark Ronson to lounge, rock and funk all with the characteristic sound of players who have backed Amy Winehouse and many other incredible artists.

Record it all through a Neve console and mix on an SSL Duality. Then you strip each full length song into its individual tracks and cut those into manageable parts that can be used quickly and easily. Instruments include drums, bass, electric and acoustic guitars, piano, organ, synth, luscious live strings and much more…

The sample library is available in multiple formats (including Acid Wav, Apple Loops, EXS24, Kontakt, Halion and Reason NNXT), priced at £60.95 GBP / 74.95 EUR.

More information: Time+Space

Sounds For Synth has announced the release of Juno 2013 by Kimik, a soundset for the TAL-U-NO-LX virtual synthesizer by Togu Audio Line.

Juno 2013 is released! This is a brand new soundbank by Kimik, containing 200 presets for TAL-U-NO-LX which is an accurate Juno 60 emulation with zero delay feedback filters and carefully calibrated controls with all the advantages of a software plugin.

The soundbank is made with all electronic music genres in mind, drawing it’s inspiration from Boards of Canada and Ulrich Schnauss containing drifting keys and arpeggios for both melodic stuff and hypnotic techno lines together with lush, atmospheric pads and big basses plus retro sounding 16th and 8th note basslines.

All sprinkled on top with a nice in-house, nu-disco, italo/80′s, techno, oldschool rave leads, stabs, drums & FX. Any style of electronic music will benefit and find inspiration in this amazing collection of presets. Juno 2013 is only available on Sounds For Synth.

The soundset is available exclusively from Sounds For Synth, priced at $17.50 USD.

More information: Sounds For Synth / Juno 2013 by Kimik

Design a Sound has launched EDM Factory 2, a soundest for the Sylenth1 software synthesizer by Lennar Digital.

139 presets suited mostly for EDM (Electronic Dance Music) genres: 32 pad sounds, 42 dance, big-room pluck sounds and … about 64 lead / synth sounds.

The soundset is available at a minimum donation of $15 USD. Requires LennarDigital Sylenth1.

A free demo pack with 20 presets can be downloaded from the product page.

More information: Design a Sound / EDM Factory 2

Toontrack has announced the release of Basic Rock Fills MIDI, a follow-up to the popular Basic Rock MIDI that was released earlier in the year.

The Basic Fills pack focuses entirely on the one thing you can never get enough of: fills. The little twists and turns that accentuate, ornate or make for smooth transitions in your songs – the bits and pieces that make your music elevate and transcend.

“I sometimes find that drummers over-complicate things and dramatize their fills too much. I am not a complicated drummer and never aspired to be. I don’t want to get in the way of the song, just make it lift off where it truly needs to and harness it in between”, says drummer Martin Kristoffersson.

Basic Rock Fills MIDI features

• Drum fills MIDI suitable for any type of modern rock.
• Categorized in different songs.
• Short fills with lead-ins, long fills with lead-ins & single fills.
• Halftime / midtempo / uptempo in 4/4 and 6/8 straight and/or swing feel.

The MIDI pack costs 25 EUR / $29 USD.

More information: Toontrack / Basic Rock Fills MIDI

RealDigital has announced the release of its Electric Dreams digital drum machine and Digital Acoustic Piano instrument plugins for Windows.

Both instruments are available to download as freeware for Windows, in VST and standalone formats.

More information: RealDigital