SoundJump has released a new sample library, Vintage Drum Machines. 
The VDM Complete collection contains the following vintage drum machine emulations:
 

808
DMX
MXR
909
Drumtraks
SDSV
707
Drumulator
SK-1
727
Linn9000
Rhythm Ace

Winter NAMM: Redmatica has released Keymap, its advanced editor for the EXS24 sampler.
Keymap makes it easy to create and edit sampled instruments on your computer, and with its tools and functions you can easily convert your samples in great sounding sampled instruments. Import your EXS24 instruments, loop your samples, use Harmonic Resynthesis to reshape sounds [...]

 

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Puremagnetik has gone back to the golden age of string synthesis and recaptured the sounds of 4 legendary instruments. String Machines contains over 250MB of lush sounds recorded directly from the classic stringers of the 1970’s. But it doesn’t stop with strings. These analog legends had amazing organs, lush choirs, brass and pianos - all [...]