Wavelore Instruments, a relatively new concern from Canada, has announced the release of its first commercial product, American Zither, a new sample library virtual instrument plug-in powered by Tascam’s GVI (Giga Virtual Instrument). A Zither is a stringed instrument having usually 30 to 40 strings over a shallow horizontal soundboard and played with pick...

Verizon Wireless has updated its Song ID service to allow subscribers to immediately purchase products related to the track identified. Verizon is offering the Song ID service as a free download. Previously, subscribers had to pay for each Song ID use, and it did not offer any purchase options. Once the ID information is received to a user’s mobile, they...

Crysonic has announced the release of Spectra C1, a wideband Compressor VST Plug-in for Windows. Spectra is suitable for voice, instruments, track compression and subtle soft-knee mastering compression and expansion. Spectra C1 utilizes Crysonic’s proprietary Physics based Audio processing engine allowing the characteristics of the final audio to be easily...

A new intellectual property advocacy organization dubbed the Copyright Alliance has launched to reform the current state of copyrights n the United States. The group is made up of 29 organizations in the U.S. ranging from entertainment and arts groups to technology and sports coalitions. The alliance estimates that the number individuals it represents totals 11...