MUTOOLS has announced that MU.LAB v2.0 has been pre-released for Windows and Mac OS X - both Free and Unlimited versions (PreRelease B is already available).

Highlights in MU.LAB v2.0 include:

• New integrated high quality sampler, also featuring key & velocity mapping.
• New integrated synth 'Synthia' : Quick results, fantastic sound.
• Track Targets allow you to set a target plugin per track. You can still use free tracks where each part can have it's own target.
• Drag and drop support e.g. Drop an audio or midi file on the composer, or a bunch of samples onto the multisample editor, etc.
• Reworked audio part system using an unlimited number of locators per audio file.
• Rack Desk can now be used in docked mode or in windowed mode.
• Enhanced plugin editor windowing.
• Improved multi-monitor support.
• Improved workflow in many aspects.
• Enhanced modular plugin system.
• Enriched MuSynth oscillator can produce really fat sounds.
• New fully customizable metronome sound.
• Extended patch library.
• Optimized VST plugin support.
• Smart plugin bypass system avoids unnecessary cpu load.
• Enhanced MIDI controller mapping.
• Extended Mixdown functionality e.g. Mixdown to 32bit floats, Mixdown directly into sampler.
• And many other important fixes and improvements.

MU.LAB comes in 2 flavors: MU.LAB Free and MU.LAB Unlimited.

• MU.LAB Free (which is free to everyone) has a 6 track limit and can only mixdown in 16-Bit.
• MU.LAB Unlimited, which costs €49, can do unlimited tracks and can also mixdown in 32-Bit for more extensive musical productions.