Mac and Music News

Mark Malson announces an update of AutoTagX to version
2.65 for Mac OS X. This is a free upgrade to registered users.

AutoTagX automatically tags and organizes your MP3 files with the
simplicity of drag-and-drop and the power of internet music databases.

Version 2.65 fixes some bugs and adds some new features:
- Fixed a problem where the app would hang before searching the FreeDB.
- Added alternate formats for naming the Album, Track, and Title tag for
albums, compilations, and single files.
- Added an editable list of characters to omit from file and folder names.
- Removed the lame installer. Now it features drag-and-drop installation.
- Included an obligatory uninstaller for older versions that can't just be
trashed.
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Continues to feature:
- Searches comprehensive ...

Motu announce the upgrade of DP4 (Digital Performer) for MAC OS 10.2
- compatibility with rewire 2
- core audio and Midi with OS X
Available on april 2nd

The support for the plugins Audio Unit and for TDM/HTDM will be available later for free.

PSP, the Polish editor announces 2 new plugs-in :

- PrEQursor : a simulated preamp providing the quality of a preamp
Class A, phase reverse, low and high filters, switchable low cut filter and equaliser.

- MixVerb : a reverb with a lot of internal and independant algorithms,
with effects as spring, plate, reverse, hall, cathedral... and parameters
which can be separately adjusted as decay, predelay, output...

MixVerb is availabe in Springtime and PrEQursor in Summer.

Apple announced that Albert Gore Jr., the former Vice President of the United States, has joined the Company's Board of Directors. Mr. Gore was elected at last Apple's board meeting.

Virsyn announces for mid-April the release of CUBE. It is an additive virtual synth which will be available in VST and AudioUnits formats for OS9 and X 10.2.x along as stand alone.

- Four morphable sound sources
- Harmonic/inharmonic spectra
- Arbitary noise spectra
- Morphable filter banks
- Ensemble
- 3 envelopes with temp sync
- 64 time/level segment per envelope
- Two LFO's
- Effects: Chorus/Phaser/Flanger, Distortion, Echo/Delay, Reverb
- Appreggiator
- Up to 8 independent outputs

Price £169,95
Minimum computer PowerPC G4 400 Mhz 128 MB RAM

Musicora is an annual exhibition dedicated to "classical" music and instruments. it will be held at the "Grande-Halle de la Villette" in PARIS (North east side of the capital) March 27th-31th.
It's a major exhibition with more than 400 exhibitors (instrument makers, editors...) and 100 concerts and shows ; And a special night for discovery of young and new talents.

Rocket Network has informed users by e-mail (on March 16th) that its servers will definitively be closed on March 31st.

As the DigiStudio and DigiDelivery services completely depended on Rocket Network's infrastructures, Digidesign announces the closing down of
DigiStudio and DigiDelivery.