Independent Audio (www.independentaudio.com) is now representing Phoenix Audio and its DRS-1 MONO Mic Pre, DRS-2 Mic Pre/DI and the Nicerizer sweetening tool…IK Multimedia (www.ikmultimedia.com) announced that AmpliTube Live for Mac OS X and Windows XP is shipping and includes the AmpliTube LE plug-in for most major formats (VST, AudioUnits, DX and RTAS)…Native Instruments (www.native-instruments.de) is now offering Battery 2.1 update, which includes new features such as direct-from-disk streaming, MIDI CC automation and enhanced output configuration facilities…Tassman 4 and Lounge Lizard EP-2 from Applied Acoustics (www.applied-acoustics.com) are now compatible with the AudioUnits validation test of Logic 7…Cakewalk (www.cakewalk.com) has released the SONAR 4.0.1 maintenance release for SONAR 4 Producer Edition and SONAR 4 Studio Edition. It provides a number of feature enhancements and updates including Prosoniq's MPEX3 superior time-scaling algorithm…Tascam (www.tascam.com) is now offering Cubase, GigaStudio 3 LE and Nomad Factory plug-in demos with the US-122, US-224, US-428, FW-1804, FW-1082 and FW-1884 audio interfaces. If that weren't enough, the Nomad Blue Tubes Bundle and Rock Amp Legends plug-ins are now compatible with AudioUnits…Steinberg (www.steinberg.net) has released a Cubase SX 3.0.1 update that offers many enhancements and the new surround-capable RoomWorks reverb plug-in…Vienna Symphonic Library (www.ilio.com) has announced that the Horizon Series is available in four formats including EXS24, GigaStudio, HALion and Kontakt. In addition, the Performance Tool for PC supports GigaStudio, HALion and Kontakt…Minnetonka (www.minnetonkaaudio.com) is now shipping its discWelder Bronze DVD authoring software for Mac OS…Sonic Studio (www.sonicsstudio.com) announced the release of a 1.9.1 software version, bringing improved functionality and stability to its system…Audio Ease upgraded its VST Wrapper 4 for MOTU Digital Performer to V. 4.1. The upgrade is free to any current V. 4 owner from www.audioease.com…Redmatica (www.redmatica.com) upgraded the EsxManager to V. 2.7, making it compatible with Logic Pro 7, adding improved SampleMerge support and optimizing memory usage for large libraries…URS Plug-Ins (www.ursplugins.com) announced AudioUnits support for the URS Classic Console EQ Bundle (A and N Series EQ only). The AudioUnits upgrade is free to registered owners of the URS Classic Console EQ Bundle and URS A Series and N Series EQs…Kjaerhusaudio (www.kjaerhusaudio.com) has updated its line of free (yup! that's what we said) Classic Series VST plug-ins. The Classic Series emulates classic effect units typical of the '70s and '80s such as chorus, compressor, delay, equalizer, flanger, master limiter and reverb…Blue Microphone's Bluebird has been released from its bundle deal with Digidesign and is now free to be sold on its own. For more info, visit www.bluemic.com. Fly little bluebird, fly!…Lexicon (www.lexiconpro.com) is now shipping its Omega Desktop Recording Studio with Steinberg's Cubase LE multitrack recording software for Mac OS and PC platforms…Unrelated Inventions (www.unrelatedinventions.com) has released Audiotools V. 5, the latest version of its Windows-based software for audio recording and audio file conversion and manipulation.