The Focusrite Group have announced that they have acquired Oxfordshire-based plug-in developers, Sonnox. 

Arturia have announced the release of a new filter and distortion plug-in, and are currently offering it for free for a limited time to celebrate the holiday season. 

Yaeltex have announced an update to their custom MIDI controller range, offering new components for those wishing to design their own units and introducing two new ready-made models.

Reason Studios have announced the release of the latest update for Reason, which brings with it support for VST3 plug-ins. 

Universal Audio have extended their offer on UAD Spark subscriptions, with new users able to purchase three months of the service for 99¢.

Bitwig are offering their users a free sound package containing woodwind ensemble samples captured by Orchestral Tools at Teldex Studio in Berlin.

Sennheiser have compiled a list of their microphones, headphones, and other equipment which they say will make perfect gifts for music makers over the holiday season.

Sonora Cinematic's latest sample library uses resonant filters to create pitched sounds from noise samples which can then be mixed with additional layers. 

GPU Audio have announced that Mac users are now able to access their FIR Convolution Reverb, which utilises a system's GPU to carry out audio plug-in processing.

Zoom's MicTrak series offers a range of stereo microphones combined with 32-bit floating point field recorders, allowing users to capture audio anywhere without worrying about clipping.