SonicBytes has announced that its ERA Step-Sequencer has been updated to 1.21, along with price reductions across the SonicBytes line.

New:

• Many presets (mainly drumloops), examples and drummaps
• GUI improvements and visual feedback
• Midi Echo on all tracks
• Tap recording with mouse
• Midi import (Drumloop and Melody Extractor)
• Useful commands (Autochain, Unchain, Apply drummap to track etc.)

Fixed/Changed:

• Full MFX support, especially in Sonar4 (latency/time-lag problem solved)
• Midi-recorder working in the MFX-version
• Better processing of midi input
• Drum-recording follows drummap
• Improved filename handling
• Color-stealing to easily create new schemes

Furthermore the prices for all Sonicbytes products have been reduced:

• a.. ERA Step-Sequencer is now available for 49 euro
• b.. EST Sampling-Groovebox has been reduced to 49 euro
• c.. Gat’R (Trance-)gate-Effect now costs 29 euro

The prices for the bundles have been adapted, too.

For more information, see the SonicBytes site.