Week of December 3, 2006 Friday, December 8 2006 | dmac LennarDigital Releases Version 1.11 Of Sylenth1 VSTi Synthesizer And Announces Group Buy LennarDigital has released an update for the Sylenth1 VSTi synthesizer, and has launched a special New Years Group Buy offer with up to a 57% discount. Sylenth1 is a high-quality virtual analog polyphonic synthesizer, aimed at the professional audio and music industry. A lot of research has been invested in order to achieve Sylenth1's warmth and clarity. The update includes the following changes since version 1.10: Eliminated clicking effects caused by the filters and the phaser Fixed denormal bug in phaser Low frequency and DC offset elimination in phaser Fixed phaser center frequency parameter display 33 new presets The Group Buy is a three-week special offer where participants have the opportunity to buy Sylenth1 in bulk and get discounts based on the number of buyers. The Group Buy ends December 31st, 2006. For more information, visit their web site at lennardigital.com. Friday, December 8 2006 | dmac VertexDSP Debuts FaderWorks Gain Adjustment Plug-In FaderWorks is an audio plug-in for intelligent gain adjustment. The main idea behind FaderWorks is to provide an additional layer of control and flexibility to a mixing environment. At its simplest, FaderWorks can be placed anywhere in the effect chain of an audio track. This allows you to specifically control the volume behind or before other audio plug-ins. The main idea behind FaderWorks comes to life when 2 or more instances are opened. These instances can be connected logically to each other. Using FaderWorks in this way, it is possible to manage complex mix setups with just one volume fader. Main Features: Volume control with logically connected instances for flexible mixing of audio tracks, enhanced by solo/mute and bypass functionality Assignments of instances to groups for efficient handling 128 instances at maximum 32 groups Mute/bypass for all instances Solo/mute/bypass for every group Solo/mute/bypass for all instances within a group Bypass for the current instance without affecting other instances Group volume offset, switchable for every instance Individual volume offset for every instance, switchable Connection matrix for defining dependencies between different instances/groups 2 connection types: Crossfade with adjustable crossover level Multiply & offset with positive and negative multiplication factors Connections in the matrix can be combined in serial and in parallel Moving any fader belonging to a connection automatically updates all other connected faders Connection matrix available from every instance Detailed control of volume adjustments using the fader, selectable modes are: Volume for calculation in the connection matrix Group offset Individual offset Sum of the levels mentioned above Parameter automation for volume levels and level switches Reading and writing of automation switchable from every instance VST 2.4 compatible Support for native 64 bit processing (VST only) All sample rates supported FaderWorks will be available as a plug-in for Windows (VST only) and Mac OS X (VST and AU, both Universal Binary). The plug-in is expected to be released during December 2006 with pricing to be announced. For more information, visit their web site at vertexdsp.com. Friday, December 8 2006 | dmac Digidesign Introduces Pro Tools 7.3 Digidesign is excited to introduce Pro Tools® 7.3 software, a powerful new Pro Tools release with an array of exciting new features and speed enhancements for Pro Tools|HD®, Pro Tools LE™, and Pro Tools M-Powered™ systems. With new music composition tools, customizable user enhancements, and improved post production workflows, Pro Tools 7.3 software is an essential upgrade for Pro Tools users composing music or mixing audio for post production. Pro Tools 7.3 software includes new features for music creation such as Dynamic Transport mode, which allows playback to operate independently of the current selection, and the Loop Trim tool, which allows users to easily turn audio or MIDI regions into loops. New key signature features, loop preview options, and click track features also streamline music composition. Pro Tools 7.3 software also bridges Pro Tools with Sibelius® notation software (sold separately) with a new "Send to Sibelius" menu command, enabling composers and educators to conveniently export entire Pro Tools MIDI compositions or individual tracks to Sibelius to print arrangements or instrumental parts. User customization and speed-enhancing features also abound. The new Window Configurations feature allows users to store and recall up to 99 window layouts, while memory locations, Zoom Toggle preferences, and track heights are all user-customizable. For efficiency, users can make many changes to their mixing configurations without manually stopping and restarting playback, and new drag-and-drop plug-in settings functionality allows for instant plug-in opening or settings recall. And for post professionals working with Pro Tools LE 7.3 software, the DV Toolkit™ 2 option adds new QuickTime video editing and export features, as well as integrated multi-channel field audio matching. Pro Tools 7.3 software is available for all Digidesign-qualified Windows XP- and Mac OS X-based Pro Tools systems — including Intel-based Mac systems — and across all Pro Tools product lines (Pro Tools|HD, Pro Tools LE, and Pro Tools M-Powered). Pro Tools 7.3 software is available now on the DigiStore. Pro Tools HD 7.3 Standard Upgrade is also available through authorized Digidesign dealers. Pro Tools HD 7.3: $199 Standard Upgrade; $79 Upgrade from Pro Tools HD 7.2 Pro Tools LE 7.3: $75 Upgrade from Pro Tools LE 6.x; $49 Upgrade from Pro Tools LE 7.x Pro Tools M-Powered 7.3: $49 For more information, visit their web site at digidesign.com.