Mac and Music News

Channel D Software announces the release of Pure Vinyl 1.1.2 - a Universal Binary suite of audio applications designed specifically for the digital transcription and playback of vinyl LP records. Pure Vinyl combines a fun and intuitive "scratch" style grab-and-spin editor with realistic, "virtual vinyl" platter images, rendered from the digitized audio. Automatic gain riding and looping insures accurate track location, even in the presence of vinyl background noise.

A free, built-in visualizer feature fetches tracks from iTunes playlists and creates an entertaining animation of spinning, "45 RPM" vinyl discs. A detailed list of changes are included with the download. Version 1.1.2 is recommended for all users.

Until September, Pure Vinyl is priced at an introductory price of $129.00 ($329.00 thereafter) for Mac OS X 10.4.