Kotkas has announced version 3 of Paax, their VST sampler for Windows. Pricing and availability has not yet been announced.

Paax 3 Pro New Features:

• Improved MicroGranular time-domain technology for advanced time-stretching and pitch-shifting; individual settings for sound duration, fundamental (tone) and harmonics (timbre) transposition.
• New multi-mode resonant filter (low-, high-, band-pass and band-stop) with up to 30 dB resonance.
• New direct disk streaming option for straight-from-the-drive sample playback (no need for lots of RAM).
• New stereo flanger effect.
• New import of DS-404 preset files (.404).
• Up to 256 voice polyphony.
• Optimized audio engine (~20% faster).
• New GUI with a fresh style in light colors (screenshot).
• New option for circular/linear knob action.