PG Music announced an update to v12b22 for Band In a Box. This update is a general maintenance release. Band-in-a-Box automatically generates a complete professional quality arrangement of piano, bass, drums, guitar and strings in a wide variety of popular styles.
RME posted an update for its driver for Hammerfall DSP System which supports PCI card, CardBus, Digiface, Multiface, HDSP 9652 and HDSP 9632. This update fixes bugs in Hammerfall DSP Settings, fixes MIDI error for HDSP9632/52 (repeated MIDI note at the MIDI output).
MP3 Trimmer is a mp3 files editor which lets you cut off portions of MP3 files, fast and easy, without re-encoding. You can then save them as new MP3's, always leaving your original files intact. New in this version : improved & more flexible file import, user-controlled Update Checking, customizable VU/EQ-displays, new preferences window, new function "Move In-point -> Out-point", improved ID3 tags parser, save inverse Trim selection and some bugs fixed.
Dropsound is a sound-playing app, made for digital music-makers (and co-developed by one). It is an attempt to fill the void left by SoundApp, which did not move on to Mac OS X along with everyone who used it. This 2.80 release features : a problem that prevented continuous playing and "quit when done" is solved. Dropping a folder works again. Several code simplifications. And note that OS 9 support is gone.
Audio Ease has updated its convolution reverb plug-in Altiverb to version 4.1.9. This update features : All formats had a problem with some IRs loading extremely slow, AudioUnit now uses latency compensation to accommodate more flexible audio driver settings. Note that the high latency mode is not compensated, but in low latency mode you can now set your 'process buffer range' to large to save CPU bandwidth, AudioUnit publishes its parameters to the host, so Logic's 'Control' view can be used, AudioUnit can do mono-mono again, MAS has full blown latency compensation support. When switching from low to high latency or from high to low Digital Performer's transport must be stopped for the new latency to be correctly compensated, MAS bypass automation fixed, RTAS redraw glitch when recording automation fixed.
Amazing Slow Downer allows you to slow down the speed of the music - between -50% and 400% time-stretching without changing the pitch. Real-time processing is done in real-time, just insert the CD and press the play button! This new 2.0.7 release features improved Karaoke/Voice removal function and some corrections and improvements in the slow down engine.
M-Audio has announced the availability of the new Keystation 88es, a USB MIDI keyboard controller with 88 semi-weighted and velocity-sensitive keys. The unit incorporates a built-in USB MIDI interface, a separate MIDI Out jack for controlling MIDI hardware, pitch bend and modulation wheels, an assignable volume/control slider, sustain and expression pedal inputs. This unit is USB bus powered.
Propellerheads is now looking for people who are interested in helping them to beta test the next version of Reason. If you're up for it and if you are a registered Reason 2.5 owner you can sign up by by clicking on the link below.
Applied Acoustics Systems has updated its virtual synthesizer Ultra Analog VA-1 to version 1.0.1. It now features : Audio Unit plug-in now pass the Logic 7 validation, MIDI program changes work in Pro Tools and in Cubase, the Ultra Analog VST plug-in now works in Orion, there is no more noise or stuck notes when changing presets while playing, there is no more portamento effect when playing the first notes of a newly loaded preset, the manual has been updated, corrected a problem with the Locate command and effect presets now load correctly in the RTAS version.
Focusrite d2 v2.2.1/d2 v2.2 is now available for download. The d2 EQ graph has been updated for better response when editing EQ parameters from a control surface.
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Audio Ease has updated its convolution reverb plug-in Altiverb to version 4.1.9. This update features : All formats had a problem with some IRs loading extremely slow, AudioUnit now uses latency compensation to accommodate more flexible audio driver settings. Note that the high latency mode is not compensated, but in low latency mode you can now set your 'process buffer range' to large to save CPU bandwidth, AudioUnit publishes its parameters to the host, so Logic's 'Control' view can be used, AudioUnit can do mono-mono again, MAS has full blown latency compensation support. When switching from low to high latency or from high to low Digital Performer's transport must be stopped for the new latency to be correctly compensated, MAS bypass automation fixed, RTAS redraw glitch when recording automation fixed.
