IK Multimedia has announced the release of the StompIO Upgrade -- a reduced price, hardware-only version of StompIO available to all registered users of AmpliTube 2, AmpliTube 2 Live, Ampeg® SVX, AmpliTube Jimi Hendrix™ and AmpliTube Metal.

These USB MIDI interfaces deliver new designs to commemorate M-Audio's 20th anniversary; and are bus-powered and class-compliant with Windows XP, Vista and Mac OS X.

PreSonus FireStudio Tube, a 24-bit/96k professional FireWire recording system, is now shipping.

TC Electronic announces immediate shipping of Desktop Konnekt 6, a desktop audio interface with dedicated monitor control features including a tracking reverb, a volume knob and a 3-mode high resolution meter.

M-Audio has announced the release of a new FireWire driver for Mac OS X Leopard 10.5.2.

PreSonus Audio Electronics has announced the Open Beta Driver Program allowing customers the opportunity to download and use beta version drivers for PreSonus products.

TC Electronic introduces the limited PowerCore X8 Sonnox Edition, a PowerCore X8 bundled with Sonnox Oxford EQ and Sonnox Oxford Dynamics plug- ins.

Prism Sound will be exhibiting at AES Amsterdam with its newly upgraded Orpheus Firewire interface, which they say now allows users to convert their audio inputs to ADAT outputs and vice versa.