VBus and Performance Tuning features have been added to the Apogee Symphony PCI driver. MORE.

EdgeSounds has released the Genevoice GM64Pro24 ($59.95), a 64 MB, 24-bit General MIDI SoundFont bank. The collection includes over 6,000 raw stereo samples, as well as 2 banks with 128 GM-compatible melodic instruments and 11 XG-compatible drum sets.

All of Kong Audio's Chinee Series plug-ins (Windows) have been updated to include registration grace periods, Cubase SX4 track presets, and a Sonar icon pack. From now until January 1, 2007, new customers who buy one regularly priced plug-in (from $60 to $88 each) will get 20 percent off the purchase of any additional plug-ins.

For a limited time, Roland is offering its vintage CR-78 sound set to MV-Series Production Studio users. The CR-78 was one of Roland's first Compurhythm drum machines, featuring 34 different preset rhythms and unique analog drum sounds. Now you can get those classic sounds in Roland's new CR-7800 kit for free here along with other sound sets for the MV-8000, such as the TR-808 and the TR-527.

The Vienna Symphonic Library team has released two Vienna Instruments collections: Saxophones (Mac/Win; from $210 to $475) and Elements (Mac/Win; from $45 to $355). These collections are the first of many upcoming releases to complement the existing ten collections of the Symphonic Cube. MORE.

Froom the Archives
An interview with producer Mitchell Froom is available in the Spotlight section of emusician.com!