Prodyon has announced the release of "realtime looping sequencers" Livemachine v1.1 and Livemachine LE v1.1. Both plug-ins are available for Windows as VST effect plug-ins.

Livemachine costs $99 (or $129 with included sample-library, Livemachine LE and the upcoming Livemachine FX). Livemachine LE costs $69.

Changes in Livemachine v1.1:

• Major detail improvements.
• Reduced GUI size.
• Improved loop recording engine.
• No more clicks when turning on/off parts, "Rec/FX".
• Vastly improved voice-synthesizer.
• New voice-synthesizer Input-FX page.
• Voicesynth: wave morphing oscillator.
• Voicesynth: variable pitch tracking.
• New detuning effect.
• New panning effect.
• New solo function for keyboard fx.
• New WAV recorder (record what you hear).
• New recording overdub function.
• Added crossfader (inputs <> recorders).
• Recording of WAV loops to disk.
• Fixed some drumsampler bugs.
• Erasing single parts of Drumsampler now possible.
• Added Recorder Channels On/Off MIDI control.
• Added Recorder Channels Reverse MIDI control.
• Recording: Start/Stop at Beat #1.
• Autorecording (hands free).
• Improved graphics.
• Updated "mouse overs" for GUI controls.
• New stickerset for 49/61 keys MIDI keyboards.
• Full MIDI learn for almost all controls.
• MIDI mapping table.
• FAQ started.
• User Manual started.

Livemachine LE is the little brother of the "big" Livemachine.

Features / specs:

• 8 stereo recording loopers + low- and high-pass combi-filters.
• Reverse playback.
• Variable recording lengths (up to 20 seconds per channel).
• Input effects section with reverb, delay, ring modulation, ...
• Built-in stereo voice synthesizer with morphing.
• VU/Peak-meters for every input and output channel.
• Real time click/pop-free effects operation.
• MIDI learn for almost any on-screen control.
• WAV Recorder.
• Custom coded C++ SE modules.