US District Judge Loretta A. Preska for the Southern District of New York has dismissed charges brought by a consumer group that alleged major labels conspired on digital music pricing levels. The recently unsealed decision revealed that Preska strongly dismissed the allegations that Sony Music Entertainment, Universal Music Group, EMI Music, and Warner Music...

Native Instruments has released True Strike Tension, a new percussion Kore Soundpack, which was specifically designed to add mystery and tension to cinematic film scores and similar musical styles. True Strike Tension is built on unique studio-quality sample material that has been carefully selected from ProjectSAM’s “True Strike 2″ library....

Today’s Top Story: Berkley Integrated Audio Software, BIAS if you’re nasty, has released Peak Express 6, an upgrade to their entry level Peak audio editing product for the Mac. Peak Express 6 adds significant features, including integration with the newly released BIAS iProRecorder, a high-quality and intuitive general purpose recording application...

Today’s Top Story: Infrasonic has released the BLOW4D digital/analog monitors. These monitors include onboard D/A conversion with Burr Brown DSD1796 op amps, room compensation controls, and a low frequency response switch. The BLOW4D monitors support up to a 24-bit/192kHz sample format and have a dynamic range of 123dB. The BLOW4Ds can accept a wide...

Blue Microphones have introduced Icicle, an in-line USB converter and preamp. A key design goal of Blue is to keep technology out of the way of making music, so there are no complicated drivers, I/O boxes, or messy converters required. Icicle works with dynamic and condenser microphones, providing high quality and hassle free connectivity with Mac or PC for...