Hardware: Alesis Fusion HD Synth

Alesis is going to ship its new powerful workstation called Fusion HD Synth soon. With up to 180 voice polyphony, the Fusion Engine Synthesis can provide: Sample Playback, Virtual Analog, FM and Physical Modeling to get you started. Get more info here.

Download: Voxengo Beta Updates

Voxengeo has released some beta updates:

1- Elephant 2.3d
2- HarmoniEQ 1.1f
3- Crunchessor 1.6c

Check them out here.

Fun: Britney Spears Wedding Pictures

You can see some hot! unpublished pictures of the Britney Spears' wedding here.

Website: Vintage Synth (Reviews)

If you are looking for a website which includes reviews of vintage synths look here. You will find thousands of illustrated reviews.

Update: HALion 3

Steinberg has released the latest update for its HALion 3. This new update (3.1) includes new capabilities as well as numerous enhancements. It is availabe for download here for all registered users.

Tobybear MiniHost

Tobybear has updated its popular MiniHost to version v1.6.1. changes include:

- Improved handling of MIDI inputs.
- VSTSpy improved, now a separate thread, faster and more reliable plugin scanning process.
- Some SynthEdit plugins would use up 100% cpu - fixed.
- Overall speed improvements.
- Some tiny memory leaks fixed.
- Some more bug fixes.

For more info and downloading the latest version, click here.

Website: PrePal

If you are looking to buy some new gear for your studio, check PrePal website for up-to-date and accurate prices.

FL Studio Update

Image Line has updated FL Studio to v5.0.2.
More info is available here.

Artist: Rogers Waters

You can listen to the latest Roger Waters' works here. Also you can find an interview with him here.

Download: Free Emagic EXS24 Sampler Instruments

A useful library of Emagic EXS24 Sampler Instruments is available to download here. Not to mention they are free! Check it out.

Download: Sample Files

You can download some good quality sample files here. They cover a variety of instruments from synths to orchestrals.

Website: Acid Fanatic

If you are a hardcore ACID user, check this excellent portal now. You will find a lot of useful tips and articles among valuable downloads.

Hardware: MOTU Introduces Traveler Portable Audio Interface

If you are looking for a portable Audio interface, take a look at this brief review of MOTU Traveler which connects to your PC using FireWire connection. I always wanted to get a good portable audio interface for my laptop with a reasonable price. MOTU Traveler might be the one I am looking for.

Article: Madonna’s 2004 Re-Invention Tour

You can read a gear-focused article about the Madonna's latest tour "Re-Invention" here.

Article: A Digital Studio for less than $50!

Do you think you can build up a read digital sound studio for just about $50?! If you don't, then check out this link. (You should search through the website for the article, it does not allow direct linking).

Article: AES Coverage of DAWs

Read a wrap-up article about DAW softwares presented in the recent AES convention in San Francisco here.

Hardware: Tascam FW-1082

Tascam has introduced the FW-1082, an audio and MIDI I/O interface and control surface with moving-faders. Read more here.

News: Cubase SX 3.0 Interactive Video

Cubase SX 3 Covered in Digital Music Doctor's Latest Tutorial. The Digital Music Doctor, Clark Murray, announced the release of a new interactive video course Cubase SX 3--Know It All!. Watch the video here.

Hardware: Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 4 Pro

Creative Technology today announced the limited edition Sound Blaster Audigy 4 Pro sound card. The Sound Blaster Audigy 4 Pro features 113db SNR Digital to Analog Converters (DACs) for excellent 24-bit ADVANCED HD audio - the highest signal-to-noise ratio of any consumer sound card. Read more here.

Download: Free MultitrackStudio audio/MIDI recording software

MultitrackStudio is audio/MIDI multitrack recording software for Windows.
It combines a multitrack recorder, a mixer, lots of effects and a MIDI sequencer in one package: everything that's needed to turn your computer into a digital multitrack sound recording studio. And on top of everything, it is totally free for download. Get your own copy here.