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DSK has released another free Windows virtual instrument, DSK Virtuoso.
With DSK Virtuoso you can play combinations of 6 instruments, or play a composition up to 6 different parts, through the MIDI channels selectors.
Features:

6 Instrument layers
Midi channel assignable to each one
ADSR, level and Pan control for each layer
40 instruments in 6 categories
2 [...]

HV Synth Design has released Trumpet Collection, the first in a planned series of acoustic modeled instruments, created with SynthMaker and based on a unique modeling method for creating sustained instruments.
While the modeling is not slavishly strict, the results are nevertheless amazing. Demos are available at the site.
Trumpet Collection Features:

Instruments: Bass Trumpet, Classical Trumpet, Jazz [...]

EastWest’s new Quantum Leap Symphonic Orchestra features the company’s new “Play” sample engine. 
 
Play Features:
 

64-bit* with 32-bit compatibility for PC (*see system specifications).
Full memory access with MAC (requires 64-bit MAC).
The software is now Mac Intel compatible.
An intuitive custom interface.
Intelligent performance section including portamento, repetition, legato
Features round robin reset.
Offers improved articulation window and controls.
On-screen Mic position mixing [...]

Homegrown Sounds has introduced Orgone & Orgone Lite, VST instruments designed for creating “exotic landscapes, hypnotic rhythms and organic sound.”
Description:
Orgone is suitable for any use, but excels at Pads/Atmospheres and BPM based Rhythmic Sequences. It has a customizable randomize system which makes creating new patches on the fly, an instantly rewarding process.
It consists of 2 [...]

Ueberschall has released a new sample library called Balkan Lines. It combines Balkan traditions (Gypsy, Turkish, Serbian, Greek, Romanian, Slavic and other Southeastern European influence) with contemporary and progressive rhythms from Dance, Club, RnB and Marching Band.
Yep - Marching Band.
Description:
Thousands of grooves and phrases are included with some of the most complex acoustic / synthetic [...]

This video, from Ableton, is an intro to the new Orchestral Instrument Collection for Live.
It’s a little cheesy - but it’s also cool to see it working within Live.

Nice intro video for the Hobnox Audiotool that offers an introduction to creating beats.
AudioTool is like Reason for your Web browser.

Ableton has released Orchestral Instruments - four sampled instrument collections representing the four sections of an orchestra. The instrument collections are available individually or as a bundle.
The Orchestral Instruments are seamlessly integrated into the Ableton Live environment and use a technology called SmartPriming to manage system resources efficiently, providing big symphonic sound with a minimum [...]

SONiVOX MI has released Anatomy, a sample library for Kontakt that features exclusively human body sounds.
Anatomy offers over eight-hundred instruments that “twist and transform the human body into one expansive collection of physiological melody and rhythm. Anatomy sonically explores the human condition in ways never dared attempted previously, delivering you a deep, diverse & rich [...]

Rayzoon has released BonzoPak - a John Bonham style drum library for Jamstix virtual drummer VSTi.
I’m a little iffy on the whole idea of cloning a dead musician’s sound, but I’m sure there’s a place for this.
If you’re interested at all in the idea, check out the Rayzoon demos - like Little Bitta Love & [...]