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Now available from sound effects creator Frank Serafine, The Serafine SFX Collection is a 16-disc set of unique effects including such categories as Ambience, Doors, Electronic, Foley, Footsteps, Home/Office, Human/Animal, Industrial, Magic/Surreal, Metal, recreation, Special FX/Sci-Fi, Transportation and Water. The full collection retails for $1,395 (buyout). For more info call 310/399-9279or surf to www.frankserafine.com…TEF, a division of GoldLine Inc., is now shipping TDS V4.0 Windows software for the TEF System 20. The software upgrade measures RT60 and %Alcons, and it speeds room reflection analysis and delay setting. Current owners of DOS TDSsoftware can purchase the Windows Version 4.0 upgrade for $250 ($450 to new users). Call 203/938-2588 or visit www.goldline.com…Emmy-nominated 15 Music has added ten new production music releases to its Platinum series, including such titles as Electronicity, Firestorm and Jump, Jivin’, Swingin’. Each disk contains 12 to 17 themes, which are edited to varying lengths. For more information or to listen to sample offerings, visit www.615music.com… The Comprehensive Video Group has published a 152-page color catalog detailing the company’s many cable, connector, digital switch, and converter and accessory products. Call 800/526-0242 or click on www.comp video.com…Klark-Teknik announces updated versions of the DN1414 multiple DI module and the DN1248 active splitter system: Both units now feature a rear blank panel covering a cutout measuring 140mm by 70mm, allowing users to retrofit their choice of multipin connector. The modification does not require extra rackspace and does not affect the price. For more info, call 616/695- 4750 or visit www.klark-teknik.com…Allen & Heath is offering its new RTA software free-for a 14-day trial period. Features of the RTA software include pink and white noise generators and 1kHz, 10kHz and 100kHz tones. The Windows 95/98 application may be downloaded from www.allen-heath .com…West Penn Wire, a division of Cable Design Technologies, offers a 216-page color catalog that illustrates and describes the company’s many cable products and accessories. Call 724/222-6420 or visit the Web site at www.westpenncdt.com…Rack-Tools software from Middle Atlantic Products (MAP) allows designers to quickly create professional specification drawings that incorporate MAP’s studio furniture and enclosure systems. Based on the Visio design platform, RackTools allows the user to import AutoCAD room drawings and drag-and-drop MAP components to create proposal and layout drawings in minutes. Free to studio designers, the RackTools software is available at www.RackTools.com; registered RackTools users can get the latest files and updates free online. Call 973/839-1011 for more info…Sabine offers an online booklet on the hows and whys of digital delays, which discusses the acoustical concepts surrounding delay and includes examples. The booklet may be downloaded from www.Sabine USA.com…Telex/EVI and JBL Professional have joined Renkus-Heinz as distributors of EASE (Enhanced Electro-Acoustic Simulator for Engi-neers), a Windows-compatible software package for acoustic modeling. For more information on EASE features and functions, training seminar schedules, licensing and software updates, visit www.rh.com or call 949/250-0166…A Designer’s Guide to Instrumentation Amplifiers, from Analog Devices is a new applications book packed with in-amp design and implementation tips for designers. For a free copy of the 66-page book, call 800/262-643 or visit www.analog.com/