Dangerous Music D-Box
Dangerous Music introduces D-Box, a multifunction hardware unit for DAW users who work in a compact or mobile environment. The 1U rackmount box combines eight channels of Dangerous Music's analog summing technology with features found in other Dangerous Music products. MORE

Megatrax Production Music Libraries
Megatrax Production Music has added five new titles (two of which are sequels) to its expanding collection of music libraries. Fun 'N Funky offers old-school funk melded with contemporary urban grooves. Hot Country is a collection of modern country/rock and country/pop, with extra tracks that are available only as Web downloads. MORE

Roger Nichols Digital Detailer
Roger Nichols Digital announces Detailer ($349), a stereo mastering tool and final mix plug-in for a DAW's master fader, and the first RND plug-in developed specifically by Nichols using his session experience. MORE

Little Labs LMNOPRE
Little Labs' LMNOPRE mic preamp features a fully discrete gain stage and a completely differential circuit topology from input to output, along with a low-frequency resonance control. MORE

Primera ADL-MAX Disc Autoloader
Primera Technology announces its ADL-MAX Disc Autoloader ($1,995), which attaches to any of Primera's Bravo II or BravoPro Disc Publishers. It uses advanced robotics to transport discs between the four integrated input bins and the Bravo II or BravoPro's burning and printing mechanisms. MORE

News From Remix
M-Audio and Remix magazine are giving away a $1,500 digital performance and production system through December 15. For more information and to register, visit remixmag.com/m_audio_contest_entry_page.

Remix Hotel TV is now featuring Part Two of its video of the Producers' Technology Lounge at Remix Hotel Atlanta.

Sound Lounge Promotes Weiss, Melious to Mixer Positions
As part of its continuing expansion, Sound Lounge in New York City has promoted Paul Weiss and Cory Melious (pictured, left to right) to mixer positions. MORE

Universal Music Group Chooses SSL C200 Console for New Studio
Universal Music Group's Interscope Geffen A&M (IGA) label will install a Solid State Logic C200 digital production console in its new in-house studio facility, which will open in 2007. IGA will use the 48-fader, 216-input C200 to record and mix top artists on a roster that includes Black Eyed Peas, Pussycat Dolls and Mary J. Blige. MORE

SonicPool Hires Brett Butler as Mixer
SonicPool, a Hollywood-based post facilities, has hired Brett Butler as a mixer. In his new post, Butler will mix for television shows, gaming trailers, voice-over recordings and sound design for various other projects. MORE

Universal Audio Ships UAD Version 4.4 Software
Universal Audio announced the Web launch of Version 4.4 software for the UAD-1 and UAD-1e DSP Card and Powered Plug-Ins system. Version 4.4 includes a 14-day fully functional demo of the exclusively Neve-licensed 33609 Bus Compressor plug-in. MORE

New York University Hosts Surround Sound Seminar
In September, DTS, Genelec and Sonic Solutions partnered for a presentation on surround sound in New York University's impressive new recording studio, The Clive Davis Department of Recorded Music, in the facility's spacious live room, Studio 510. MORE

The Songdoor 2006 International Songwriting Competition is open to songwriters worldwide. For an entry fee of $10, songs may be submitted in eight different categories: country, pop, singer/songwriter/folk, rock, R&B/soul, Christian/gospel, blues and instrumental. Entrants may complete the entire entry process online with no additional fees or obligation. Entries are accepted through November 15, 2006. For complete information, rules and an entry form, visit www.songdoor.com.

Cakewalk's Fast-Forward >> SONAR 6 tour, sponsored by Microsoft Windows Vista, will hit cities worldwide and offers in-depth demonstrations of the newly released SONAR 6 Producer Edition. Attendees will learn how to control instruments, effects and mix from any MIDI controller or control surface with Active Controller Technology (ACT) and experience SONAR's mix engine and new plug-ins, including VC-64 Vintage Channel and Session Drummer 2. Visit www.cakewalk.com/events to learn more about the tour and pre-register for dates in advance.

VirtuosoWorks is conducting the NOTION Realize Music Challenge until November 30, 2006, which offers a chance to win a recording session with the London Symphony Orchestra at Abbey Road Studios. For entry information and complete rules, visit www.notionmusic.com/win.

The San Francisco Exploratorium's Listen: Making Sense of Sound runs through December 31, 2007. The 5,000-square-foot exhibition features more than 55 interactive exhibits, 40 of which are new. For a detailed overview of the exhibition, go to www.exploratorium.edu/pr/documents/06-7Listen.html.

The 2007 ASCAP "I Create Music" Expo is set for April 19-21, 2007, at the Hollywood Renaissance Hotel in Los Angeles. All songwriters, composers, lyricists, producers, publishers and other music industry professionals, regardless of affiliation, are invited to register. Information is available at www.ascap.com/expo.