Applied Acoustics Systems has released Lounge Lizard EP-3 for Mac OS X and Windows, an upgrade of their electric piano virtual instrument.

With this new version, AAS rises the bar in the re-creation of the classic electric pianos by including an extensive new preset library, a new multi-effect module, refined modeling of the tone and tine bars, new and improved pickup modeling, and support for micro-tuning.

“Lounge Lizard has been recognized as one of the most impressive virtual instrument, this new version is certainly the top solution on the market for electric piano sounds,” said Philippe Dérogis, CTO of AAS. “It is also a great illustration of how realistic physical modeling can be, not only in terms of tone but also in terms of feel, dynamics and liveliness.”

Pricing and Availability

The Lounge Lizard EP-3 is available now at a suggested retail price of $249 for Mac OS X and Windows systems, and as an upgrade for existing Lounge Lizard users at $49. Users who bought or registered previous versions of Lounge Lizard after the 1st of September 2005 can upgrade free of charge. Lounge Lizard EP-3 is available as a standalone version and supports DXi, VST, AudioUnits and RTAS (Mac OS only) plug-in formats.

More information is available at the Applied Acoustics Systems site.