BitHeadz has entered into a partnership agreement with online sound distributor Sonomic. Under the terms of the agreement, Sonomic will be the exclusive provider of downloadable samples for BitHeadz's Unity DS-1 software sampler.… E-mu has released EOS 4.6 for E4 Ultra samplers. Included in the release's new features is the ability to import Ensoniq ASR samples from floppy-disk or SCSI drives.… Gvox announced that Encore, MusicTime Deluxe, and Master Tracks Pro are available for purchase and download at its Web site (www.gvox.com).… Steinberg's Cubase VST 5.04 for Windows now supports ReWire 2. Propellerhead's Reason can now plug directly into Cubase VST's Instrument Racks.… Riot Act has announced a distribution agreement with Sound-Effects-Library.com. Samples from Riot Act's Slow Death by Vise collection are available for audition and download in several industry-standard formats, including WAV and AIFF.… Waves announced that it will support Digidesign's Real Time AudioSuite (RTAS) system for plug-ins. RTAS compliance will be implemented with version 3.1 of Waves plug-in CD bundles.… NemeSys and Alien Connections have announced an agreement that allows NemeSys to distribute Re Valver amplifier-modeling plug-ins. Alien Connections will produce plug-ins that are compatible with NemeSys software, taking advantage of NemeSys zero-timing latency.… Seasound, LLC, manufacturer of digital-audio interfaces, has gone out of business. A technical support FAQ and a user forum will remain available at www.seasound.com.