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QRS Music Technologies has introduced a high-tech version of Gulbransen Digital Hymnal.
The Digital Hymnal DH200 uses CompactFlash card technology, letting you download standard MIDI files and MP3 files to expand the unit’s vast software library capabilities.In addition to CompactFlash technology, the new DH200 has an upgradeable operating system.
The Hymnal plays thousands of hymns, choruses and [...]

The Vienna Symphonic Library team has released VIENNA INSTRUMENTS Collection SPECIAL WOODWINDS, which is now available from Vienna’s worldwide network of distributors and dealers.
Description:
The Special Woodwinds Collection is a 29 GB cornucopia of exotic treasures for symphonic and orchestral works. A special gem is the bass flute. With its velvety, earthy sound, it expands the [...]

IK Multimedia is pleased to announce that Miroslav Philharmonik Classik Edition, the introductory version to the highly popular virtual instrument orchestral plug-in, is now shipping.
A complete and full-featured orchestral virtual instrument covering solo instruments and ensembles. With 250 orchestral sounds spanning the entire orchestra in 1.5GB of samples, Miroslav Philharmonik CE is one of the [...]

The Vienna Symphonic Library has released Vienna Special Edition, which is now available from Vienna’s worldwide network of distributors and dealers.
The Vienna Special Edition brings together the complete orchestra - and more - in one Collection. It is designed to be ideal for orchestral arrangements on the laptop, offering a useful cross-section of the Vienna [...]

Garritan has announced that the Gofriller Solo Cello, the latest software instrument using the revolutionary ’sonic morphing’ process, is now shipping.
This Solo Cello software instrument, created by an Italian team in collaboration with Garritan, expands the company’s solo instrument series following the release of the Stradivari Solo Violin.
According to Garritan, the Gofriller Solo Cello represents [...]

2007 Winter NAMM Show: Notion Music announced version 1.6 of Notion, their flagship music composition and performance software. The update adds new scoring features, improves file handling, adds support for lyrics, and expands Notion’s capabilities beyond classical music genres.

Among the new scoring features in Notion 1.6 are support for lyrics, chord symbol entry and playback, [...]

Namm Update: SONiVOX announced the release of Broadway Big Band (BBB). Broadway Big Band delivers real sounding woodwind, brass, and rhythm section instruments with unparalleled flexibility for any style of music.
With an introductory price of $2295 (!), BBB weights in at a 100 Gigabytes and delivers a huge array of big band instrument articulations, velocity [...]

2007 Winter NAMM Show: Audio Impressions announced a comprehensive new musical library with powerful software that, according to the company, deliver quality, realism and real-time control never before possible. The library uses the company’s real-time orchestration algorithms to change the number of virtual players and even the size of their enviroment to provide optimal sound.
Developed [...]

2007 Winter NAMM Show: Vienna Symphonic Library introduced three new Collections, including Appassionata Strings, Bösendorfer Imperial, and Vienna Konzerthaus Organ.
Appassionata Strings
As the name suggests, these string ensembles are quite simply, passionate. Their lush, broad and emotive cinematic sound defies expectations for a virtual instrument. The large ensembles of 20 violins, 14 violas, 12 cellos and [...]

IK Multimedia has announced Miroslav Philharmonik Classik Edition, an introductory version to the popular virtual instrument orchestral plug-in. Based on the classic Miroslav Orchestra sample collection masterpiece, Miroslav Philharmonik CE is a complete orchestral instrument that any musician can afford.
With 250 orchestral sounds spanning the entire orchestra in 1.5GB of samples, Miroslav Philharmonik CE is [...]