Arturia releases Prophet V version 2.0 (FEATURED NEWS ITEM)

Arturia has announced that Prophet V, its reproduction of the Prophet 5 and the Prophet VS hardware synths, has been updated to version 2.0.
The main improvements are:
Arturia's preset navigation system, called SoundMap.
New Syncrosoft copy protection.
MIDI RPN "pitch bend range" message is now recognized.
Ability to use NRPN MIDI messages for automation.
Fresh batch of presets made by a selection of top sound designers.
Presets now respond to modulation wheel.
Double click on joystick resets to center position.
Lower CPU utilization on Mac OS X.
Better Audio Unit compatibility (Digital Performer most notably).
Better handling of control surfaces while changing preset.
Better mouse response of Audio Unit version.
Windows 7/Snow Leopard officially supported.
Vista/Windows 7 compatibility no longer requires UAC deactivation.
Numerous bug fixes.

The upgrade is free for all registered users.

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