Mac and Music News

GearJunkies reports that Motu will unveil a new mobile FireWire audio interface, designed for use with both Mac-Intel based Macs and PowerPC based Macs. The UltraLite audio interface ( with a "micro lite" look) will feature 24-bit/96kHz, two mic preamp, 8 analog inputs, and 10 TRS outputs. The MOTU UltraLite interface will be bus-powered and expandable via FireWire.

Motu UltraLite will cost $595,00.

Now at version 2.1, RaySpace is a completely new acoustic room simulator. This reverb introduces the new DBT engine that creates surround-sound atmospheres. The characteristics of the room shape, height, positions and materials can all be adjusted in real-time. Combined with the 3D view and the parametric equaliser, the user is given the complete audio and visual feedback of room designs. With full automation, source and listener positions can be 'walked' though the rooms, ideal for patching dialogue in radio plays or films.

This updated also fixes several minor bugs.

Some may have marked some thread types were missing… Well they are not far away. in fact, you'll even find them back in our brand new forums dedicated respectively to Cubase, Digital Performer and Garageband. Watch out for the next ones! Another small step in the big rework we have underway for the site and the forum mkII…

Enjoy! :)

Unveiled at Winter NAMM, the upcoming Saffire Pro audio interface will be available in April '06. The Saffire Pro 26i/o will feature: 24-bit/192kHz operation, High pass filters on every channel, 2 super channels, variable impedance and insert points, Green series preamps, 8 analog outputs, 2 SPDIF, 16 ADAT-48kHz, 2 headphones output with individual level, MIDI in-out, Talkback feature for sessions thru software
and 1U rack with detachable ears.

Saffire Pro wiil ship at $1000.

FretPet has been updated to version 1.0.2 for Mac OS X. This guitar music sequencer features a dynamic interface and is usefull to make chords : just choose fingerings in any tuning, build chord progressions, sequence picking patterns, and quickly create coherent musical compositions that you can use for web, multimedia, and professional recording. FretPet uses the built-in QuickTime synthesizer and acts as a CoreMIDI source device for programs like GarageBand, Absynth, FM7, Reason, SimpleSynth, MIDIPipe, and many others. FretPet exports to QuickTime MOV and Standard MIDI formats.

FretPet costs $30.

VST to RTAS Adapter has been updated to version 2.0. This new version is now optimized for Pro Tools 7, adds support for multiple outputs from VST instruments and features a new configuration utility. The VST to RTAS Adapter enables VST effects plug-ins and VST Instruments to be used seamlessly and transparently as RTAS plug-ins in your Pro Tools session. This adapter uses virtually no CPU power or memory and makes a vast range of VST plug-ins (over 1,000 available at the last count) available directly within ProTools.

URS announces URS Everything EQ Bundle 5.0 and Classic Console EQ Bundle 2.0 are now available in Audio Units and Mac VST versions. The Everything EQ Bundle v5.0 now features two new seven band fully parametric equalizer plug-ins : the A-MIX and the N-MIX. The URS Classic Console EQ Bundle v2.0 now includes four plug-ins: URS A series EQ and URS N series EQ and the new URS A MIX EQ and URS N MIX EQ.

The Everything EQ Bundle v5.0 upgrade is free for all registered Everything EQ Bundle v4.0 owners. Previous URS Classic Console EQ Bundle owners of the A series and N series can also upgrade to the URS Classic Console EQ Bundle v2.0 and receive the URS A-MIX and URS N-MIX EQ's for free.