Mac and Music News

Version 2.0 of MHC's Space Synthesizer is now available as an AudioUnit plugin for Mac OS X (plus VST on Mac OS X). The AudioUnit version of 2.0 contains the same features as the VST version: 17 new waveforms, a new GUI, and 256 presets, including the old 128 presets and 128 new ones. Space Synth 2.0 is part of the Studio Setup plugin bundle which costs $89, and a 30 day trial version is available.

IDrum by Bitshiftaudio is a rhythmic sequencer for Mac OS X. The design of this virtual drum machine is based on a single axis: the simplicity of use. Useable as fully integrated plug-in for GarageBand, Soundtrack and Logic, Idrum is also available as a stand-alone version and is delivered with several hundreds of samples.