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2007 NAMM Show: EASTWEST announced a new virtual instrument collection themed around the Beatles, Fab Four Virtual Instruments.
The result of more than a year of research, equipment acquisition and recording, Fab Four Virtual Instruments — unaffiliated with or endorsed by Apple Corps. Ltd. — presents a faithfully executed, incredibly accurate and comprehensive collection featuring the [...]

Smart Loops, a provider of pro audio loops and web-based recording services, has released its Electric Guitars and Bass Guitars libraries in Apple Loops format. Both libraries were previously available only in ACID format.
Now musicians and producers can create realistic backing guitar and bass tracks using any of the leading Mac and PC music software—including [...]

Line 6 and Sonoma Wire Works have announced the latest version of their award-winning guitar recording software, RiffWorks Line 6 Edition Version 2.
RiffWorks is available as a standalone software recording application for Line 6 USB enabled devices, and as part of the GuitarPort RiffTracker hardware/software bundle. RiffWorks Version 2 is available for Mac OS X [...]

Soniccouture has introduced Abstrakt:Bass, a complete bass workstation for Kontakt 2.
Abstrakt:Bass is described as a virtual one-stop bass shop - electrics, upright, effects drones, dub basses, dry snappy synths, massive snarling filter sweeps, distorted groans and moans - all in one package. Every type of bass sound is covered in the Library, making it simple [...]

NAMM 2006 Winter Show: IK Multimedia announced that AmpliTube 2.0 will be shipping in February. AmpliTube 2 is the sequel to IK’s award-winning guitar amp and effects plug-in, AmpliTube, a major upgrade and a completely redesigned new application.
A complete guitar amp modeling solution and guitar effects powerhouse. The new AmpliTube 2 offers everything needed to [...]

Moog Music has introduced the Bass MuRF, a new version of the award winning MuRF voiced specifically for bass instruments.
New to the Bass MuRF is a shelving filter on the lowest band, with a cutoff frequency of 110 Hz. This means that all very low frequency content passes through the Bass MuRF’s filter section clear [...]

Line 6, inventors of digital modeling guitars, amplifiers, and effects, announced the latest addition to the ToneCore series of stompboxes, Roto-Machine. Building on Line 6’s award-winning effects from PODxt, DL4, and Vetta, the ToneCore pedals provide guitarists of all ages and playing styles, unique Line 6 tones, advanced sound and extraordinary control in an ultra-tough, [...]

AmpliTube Uno is a free, single amp and stand-alone application, designed to demonstrate the phenomenal quality and potential of the AmpliTube line of products. It includes the critically acclaimed crunch and distortion models from AmpliTube.
AmpliTube UNO contains one amp and one distortion pedal effect. The distortion effect is modeled after an analog solid-state overdrive stomp [...]

Steinberg has announced that its latest VSTi product, Virtual Bassist, is now shipping worldwide. Based on real performances by studio bass players, Virtual Bassist offers a range of bass phrases, grooves and styles and covers musical styles ranging through rock, pop, reggae, metal and hip hop to name but a few.
“Virtual Bassist is probably the [...]

Kreativ Sounds has released Analog BASStard 1.5. This update almost doubles the material found in the first version and now ABt comes in 3 versions:
a) Analog BASStard Reason Refill and is for reason users only. This new 1.5 version features:

- 24bit/44KHz 85 multisamples, 50 analog FXs;
- 256 NNXT presets, 290 NN19 presets, 32 Scream4 and [...]