To start I found a very interesting article about audio revenues made on the web. It can be relatively instructing for most of us. You will see a comparative draw of of much do music artists earn online.

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For composers, some new virtual instruments updates are available this month :

- a new version of UVI worstation is now available (version 1.1.7)

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- a new version of Play East West virtual instrument (version 2.0.18), the one I currently use (tested and approved on MacPro 2x2.3 GHz 10.5.8 14 GB Ram, with Protools 8.0.3)

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- new versions of the Spectrasonics virtual instruments (Omnisphere, Trillian, Stylus RMX / tested and approved on the configuration above)

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Among other good audio news, for sound engineers, some updates are also available :

- A new version of Mulab, a free audio / MIDI sequencer for Mac and Windows

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A summer special offer @ Arturia !

Arturia is announcing a huge summer sale! From screaming leads to massive basses, the distinct Arturia sound is a must have in any studio. So check out the two limited time offers you won't want to miss out on! This Summer, Arturia is offering a two for one deal on all of their software instruments. That means when you buy any single Arturia software title, you can choose another one, absolutely free!

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Some useful music tools for Ipad & Iphone are there too !

Following a previous post about production tools on Iphone & Ipad I found some other brands that make good stuff. I picked this real time audio analyzer for Ipad that seems pretty usable and accurate. 4pockets makes other interesting music production apps for Iphone & Ipad. take a look.