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Hot off the press this week comes some news from the boffins at iZotope of their freshly released beast of a virtual synthesizer Iris available for both PC & Mac.

You know it's about time this happened, I was thinking that NI would get to this soon but they've been beaten in the app race by old mates Mixvibes.

I haven't tried the app out yet but I will do for sure. Check the blurb and see what you think.

I have been lucky enough to be asked by FXpansion to try out their latest plug ins Etch and Tremor, love the names.

Both of them are extremely high quality as you would expect from FXpansion, Etch is a very versatile filter with all kinds of settings giving you endless combinations of tonal possibilities. Tremor is a software drum machine with a ton of superb factory sounds and extremely powerful synthesis editing capabilites, making it more like a vintage drum machine than a modern sample based plug in. Check the blurb if you don't belive me.

Reloop Beatmix is the first controller developed especially for the popular worldwide software platform, Virtual DJ.Newbies and experienced DJs alike will soon familiarise themselves with this intuitive 2-channel controller, and in no time at all, can be up and running in the mix.

Pioneer is setting a new benchmark in pro-DJ equipment, with the awe-inspiring RMX-1000 remix station. Taking a totally new direction to effectors and samplers, the RMX-1000 is a three-in-one system comprising editing software, innovative performance hardware and VST and AU plug-ins.