Mac and Music News

Classik Studio Reverb is an upcoming suite of 4 hi-quality reverbs by IK Multimedia. CSR will offer a suite of 4 high quality reverbs, HALL, ROOM, AMBIENCE and INVERSE that are modeled after popular classic reverbs found in sought-after outboard gear.

All details on IK Multimedia web site.

IK Multimedia announces that SampleTank 2.1 will start shipping by the end of October 2005. New sound set will now come on 2 DVDs with expanded 6.5GB sound library in every instruments' category. SampleTank 2.1 offers more than 2,000 patches.

IK Multimedia unveils details of its first hardware product: AmpliTube StompIO, a new kind of USB foot controller designed to be fully integrated with the soon to be released version of AmpliTube 2, guitar and FX modeling plug-in. The combination of AmpliTube 2 software and the AmpliTube StompIO USB hardware controller represents a huge step forward in guitar amp modeling processors

Spectrasonics announces that its Stylus RMX has been updated to version 1.5. This new release adds 750 new patches and several new features including an "Help System" with a new Reference Guide, a Chaos Designer stutter-remix tool called "Buzz," browsing via genres/categories, a new version of the SAGE Converter with drag and drop batch conversion of REX file libraries and conversion support for additional Groove Control libraries, new MIDI Learn and hardware control capabilities.

This update is free for registered users, and a DVD update is also available for $15.

The Logic Pro 7.1.1 Update addresses isolated reliability issues. It also improves compatibility with Mac OS X version 10.4 (Tiger). The most significant areas addressed are:
- MP3 and AAC import in Mac OS X Tiger
- Use of Scandinavian keyboard layout in Mac OS X Tiger
- Delay compensation of QuickTime movies
- OMF, AAF and XML compatibility
- DAE/TDM: Bounces with the Wave recording file type
- AudioSuite plug-in compatibility
- Automation of Ultrabeat parameters, Sculpture parameters and two state buttons

FabFilter has updated its polyphonic-monophonic synthesizer One to version 3.0.3 VST and Audio Units, in order to fix a display problem in Logic (AU version only) and to improve graphics performance with some VST hosts. FabFilter Volcano is growing to version 1.12 VST-AU. This updated version fixes a small AU validation problem in Logic, and also improves graphics performance in some VST hosts.

MusicLab announces an update to version 2.0 of RealGuitar. This release, which will be available at the end of November, will feature a new pattern manager, allowing users to use the RG MIDI Pattern Library for creating guitar accompaniment parts. This release will also add several features to the solo mode.

You will receive a free upgrade to version 2.0 upon release, if you buy current RealGuitar 1.5 bundle ($199).