Sonicbytes has released ERA 2, a major update providing many new features such as a playlist-editor, plus a restyled GUI and numerous enhancements to make dynamic composing easier.

New features:

• Playlist-Editor with multiple live-controllable Loops.
• Completely restyled GUI.
• Variation display indicates used variations.
• Revised and extended Reference Manual.
• Help-system revised and updated.
• Full mousewheel support including pianoroll-scrolling.
• MIDI-Controllable Step-Spin, ideal for breakbeat.
• Improved MIDI-Import.
• Overall consistence and terminology improved.
• Several bugs fixed, including MIDI-in displacement bug with certain buffersizes.
• Step-selection reworked, now control+mousebutton on step-leds.
• Example Library including presets, banks and patterns of different styles.
• Reusable templates for drummaps, setups and workflows.

Note: This update applies to the VST version. The MFX will be updated too.

The update is free for existing customers and a new demo-version is also available. The introductory price for ERA2 is currently €49.