Mac and Music News

For a summer promotion, all the plug-ins that normally come with Power Suite are available for $99.95 each, from now until the end of July. TrackPlug, MasterVerb, FinalPlug and MultiDynamics, which are all normally $149.95, will be available for $50 off during this time.

Feel free to visit the Wave Arts website for more information and free demos.

Digidesign announces an update to version 6.9cs2 for Pro Tools TDM. This release fixes this bug : Legacy Peripherals Attached to a 192 I/O or a 96 I/O (with Firmware Version 4.3) Would Exhibit Incorrect Gain at Their Inputs (Item # 59048). If you have a 192 I/O or 96 I/O, and the interface firmware version is 4.3, you need to run the DigiTest firmware updater. If your 192 I/O or 96 I/O has firmware version 3.0, incorrect input gain on legacy peripherals will not occur, and you will not be able to update the firmware. This does not apply to the 96i, which does not have a legacy port.

Well, this time it's the SAE which has just announced it bought AMS NEVE… The SAE will support the company to broaden its marketshare (too) and issue new products (too), on the way to be issued soon.

Synthogy updated the Audio Units version of Ivory to v1.0.5 and the RTAS version to v1.0.4. These new releases fix Mac OS X 10.4 and Logic 7.1 compatibility issues, Pro Tools 6.9.2 compatibility issues with RTAS version, and fix a MIDI volume issue. Ivory is a sample-based triple piano virtual instrument by Synthogy and produced by piano sound designer Joe Ierardi. Ivory features over 3,500 piano samples designed to recreate every nuance of three grand pianos: Steinway D 9' Concert Grand, Bosendorfer 290 Imperial Grand and Yamaha C7 Grand.

PSP MasterQ is a high quality parametric equalizer operating at sampling rates ranging from 44.1 to 192 KHz, and which contains seven filters. PSP MasterQ is now available as version 1.2.1.1, which is the official first Audio Units and RTAS release for Mac OS X .

PSP MasterQ (VST-AU-RTAS) costs $149, and demo versions are available.

 

Ableton has posted the beta version of its live sequencing audio software Live v5. This beta version is only available for registered owners of Live. Ableton also set up a dedicated beta forum for all beta testers. Live 5 includes advanced and creative DAW features to satisfy any audio professional. Live 5 will feature :

- Clip Freeze serves two purposes: freeing up CPU power and easing the transfer of projects between computers. Unique to Live 5, "frozen" clips retain their real-time launch capabilities, allowing for improvisation, performance or song arrangement. A project with frozen tracks can also be transferred from your main computer and run easily on one with less-than-optimal CPU specs.

- Plug-In Delay Compensation automatically delays tracks to compensate for latencies caused by effects and plug-ins, including those on the return tracks. In addition, both audio and MIDI tracks have a manual delay setting to compensate for human, acoustic, hardware and other real-world delays.

Celemony posted an update to version 1.0.1 for its audio editing software Melodyne Uno, which adds minor improvements. This update is available for registered users only. Melodyne uno offers you the celebrated Melodyne technology in the most compact and affordable format. Melodyne uno dispenses with the multi-track Arrange window of the larger versions of Melodyne and operates like a normal sample editor

Sagan announces a new pre-release version (6.3.1) for Metro, Metro SE and Metro SX. These new versions add several improvements (drag and drop, MIDI controlers,...) and fix many bugs. Metro is a fast-operating, easy-to-learn high-powered sequencer for the design of professional audio projects. It stands alone as a complete and integrated MIDI, audio and video production system.

More info and list of bugs fixed on Sagan web site.

TCelectronic announces a patch, available for Spark XL users only. This patch fixes a bug with Spark and Mac OS X 10.4 : when users quit Spark XL 2.8.2 under MacOS X 10.4.x (Tiger), Spark hangs until Force Quit is used.

This update of Spark (discontinued) is freely available from TC electronic web site.