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Today Steinberg releases new updates for the WaveLab family. The versions WaveLab 6.1.1, WaveLab Studio 6.1.1 and WaveLab Essential 6.0.1 provide compatibility with the Windows 7 operating system. These updates have not run all quality assurance tests as is the case with regular updates, therefore no additional support is available for these versions.

“Our priority objective was to offer a solution as soon as possible, allowing our valued customers to use WaveLab 6 with the new Windows 7 operating system. We’re releasing this update earlier than actually planned,” comments Timo Wildenhain, marketing manager at Steinberg.

The download includes the complete installer packages for Windows 7. Older versions of the WaveLab 6 family do not have to be removed before installing this update.

Wave Arts claims that their Tube Saturator is the world’s most accurate real time tube amp plug-in. "Tube Saturator uses state of the art circuit simulation technology to capture every nuance of an analog circuit." The circuit simulation technology is extremely CPU intensive they say, and I agree to that, because my Mac Book Pro didn´t manage to play a song with this plugin in Waveburner software. In Logic Pro 7 it worked fine but still, you can´t load so much plug-ins to your song if you use this plugin unless you use freeze function of your software.

Tube Saturator has Baxandall type three-band EQ feeding two 12AX7 triode preamp stages. It has same tonal  charasteristics as you can here from a tube pre amp in the real world. To my ears this plug-in sounded very good and I think it does well what it´s supposed to do. You really can add analog warmth to your tracks with this plugin if you are after it. Tube Saturator works both mono or stereo up to 192 kHz sampling rate.

+ Sounds convincing

- Heavy load on cpu

Verdict: 9/10

New Audio Interface Provides 16 inputs in One Rackspace

Montebello, CA (October 9, 2009): TASCAM has unleashed the US-2000, a new 16-input audio interface condensed into only one rackspace. Eight studio-grade microphone preamps welcome condenser microphones, and two of the mic inputs are on the front panel for easy access. An additional six balanced 1/4" line inputs are provided, as well as four balanced line outs and stereo digital I/O. The front panel features a 100-LED meter bridge for setting input and output levels. The US-2000 connects to a computer through high-speed USB 2.0, and is priced about the same as less-capable 8-channel FireWire interfaces.

Included with the TASCAM US-2000 is Cubase LE4, a 48-track workstation for Mac or Windows computers. It includes flexible hardware controls for zero-latency monitoring during recording. The TASCAM's US-2000 will be available from TASCAM retailers in October at a projected street price under $500.

Features:

• 16-in / 4-out USB 2.0 audio interface

• 96kHz / 24-bit audio resolution

• (8) XLR microphone inputs with phantom power

• (6) 1/4" balanced line inputs

• (4) 1/4" balanced line outputs

• (2) 1/4" instrument inputs (chan. 7 & 8 on front panel "combi "jacks)

• Stereo S/PDIF digital in and out

• 100-LED meter bridge (5 segments for each input and output)

• Zero-latency direct monitoring with mono/stereo switch for each pair of inputs

• 1/4" balanced stereo monitor output with its own volume control

• 1/4" stereo high-powered headphone output

• Mac and Windows compatible

• Steinberg Cubase LE4 48-track recording software included

• High-tech, attractive aluminum case design