Audio Pro, a UK concern, has announced the new Porto iPod pocketbook. The Porto dock sports a vertical design that houses a rechargeable digital music sound system. The Porto music system is sanctioned Made for iPod and will allow you to easily fit your iPod video, iPod photo, iPod mini or iPod Nano into the Porto’s built-in Universal Dock. Audio Pro...

Big Fish Audio has released VI.ONE, a 20GB multi-disc sample library that includes drums, drum loops, basses (including acoustic, upright, electric, and synth), world and ethnic instruments (organized by geographic regions), sound effects, guitars (acoustic and electric), keyboards, a full collection of orchestral instruments, screaming B3 organs, world-class...

A new SoundExchange online radio royalty proposal that was launched to address the concerns of small boutique stations, not to mention lawmakers, was met with criticism by SaveNetMusic.org. The combative negotiations have resulted in a prolonged battle that may have to be settled on the hill, something that the Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) and SoundExchange...

CMJ’s OurStage has announced a music contest that could land your live act at Bonnaroo and CMJ’s Music Marathon. It’s kinda like their version of American Idol, but hopefully with good music… The gist of the contest is that you register for OurStage by filling out some forms and then uploading your music and/or video. Members then vote on...

Wave Arts is released the Master Restoration Suite, a set of restoration plug-ins for cleaning up tape, vinyl, and acoustic recordings. The tools give quality results with minimal knob twiddling, putting usability at the forefront. The Master Restoration Suite consists of five plug-ins: -> Master Restoration – all-in-one plug-in -> MR Noise –...