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ILIO has announced a limited time offer for Pulse-Tec EQs from Nomad Factory. Available through Monday, April 30, 2012, Nomad Factory's Pulse-Tec EQs will be offered at over 75% off the retail price of $129, making it $30.

Nomad Factory's Pulse-Tec EQs combines the legendary Pultec Mid-Range Equalizer MEQ-5 and the well-known Pultec Program Equalizer EQP-1A into a single high quality plug-in, the PULSE-TEC EQs. The PULSE-TEC EQs' sections can be enabled or disabled individually or used simultaneously for full range analog equalizations. Also included is an analog Pre-Amp section that adds Input Level and Output Level controls, as well as a simple 'Clipper' limiter at the master output section.

From the big-room dance floor mega hits of Afrojack and Major Lazer, to the Caribbean flavours of Sean Paul and Beenie Man- Prime Loops' Dancehall Kingz delivers a wholesome 250MB+ of dance floor-shaking beats, basslines, synths, FX loops and drum one-shots to take you productions to the next level.

Of course, a true king don't pay, so all loops in this pack come to you totally royalty free. Chop and dice this mele of sounds and samples.

Arturia is proud to announce availability of Version 1.1 of Oberheim SEM V, the latest update to its recently released (Standalone, VST 2.4 & 3, 32- and 64-bit, RTAS and AU, 32 et 64-bit).

Version 1.1 comes preloaded with more than 100 new factory presets by world-class sound designers (Ian Boddy; Richard Courtel; Kevin Lamb; Drew Newman; and Erik Norlander), plus powerful new features aplenty: adjustable polyphony (to limit the polyphony of the plug-in — just like Oberheim's original multi-SEM synths); faster preset management; active sustain pedal (on all systems); and improved performance on all DAWs (notably Apple Logic and Avid Pro Tools).

'RnB Dance Vol 2' is the second in this huge hit-making series from Producer Loops, bringing you FIVE awesome Construction Kits inspired by one of the hottest genres in the charts today.
With both commercial and underground appeal, as well as a professional feature set, this is a must-have sample library for any wanna-be Pop/RnB icon.

RnB Dance Vol 2 is available for instant download exclusively at ProducerLoops.com for £24.95 / 31,39 EUR / $33.91 USD.

Longcat Audio Technologies has announced today the 1.3.1 update of AudioStage, their 3D audio authoring and mixing software.

This minor update brings:
- ProTools 10 compatibility
- Revised 3D view and Timeline GUIs and controls
- Auro3D layout presets
- More user editable keyboard shortcuts

AudioStage 1.3.1 is available immediately in Longcat's online shop for Windows and Mac OS X, with VST/AU/RTAS plug-in connectors.
- Stereo Edition: starting at 299 € / 375 USD (EU prices include VAT, USD exclude VAT)
- Surround Edition: 990 € / 1182 USD
- Unlimited Edition: 2490 € / 2972 USD

KV331 Audio has announced the release of Rob Lee EDM Expansion Pack 3, a new soundset for their SynthMaster 2.5 software synthesizer geared towards electronic dance music production.

The expansion pack contains 100 new high quality presets designed by Rob Lee, in the following categories:

- 7 Arps
- 25 Basses.
- 5 Chords.
- 5 Keys.
- 21 Leads.
- 26 Pads.
- 6 Plucks.
- 5 Sequences.
- 6 Synths.

The expansion pack is compatible with SynthMaster v2.5.4.132 and above. It is available for purchase at KV331 Audio web site.