Glaresoft has posted version 1.0.3 of iDrum for the AudioUnit format. This update addresses incompatibilities with the latest version of AUVal, and allows iDrum to run in Logic 7.1 verified. You can grab the update from the downloads section of your my.iDrum account. Customers using iDrum with ProTools do not require an update for Tiger compatibility. Customers using pHATmatik PRO do not require an update for Tiger compatibility

Way Out Ware's TimewARP 2600 virtual emulation of the classic ARP 2600 analog synthesizer, already available in RTAS format for Windows and Mac, will soon be available in VST and AudioUnit formats. It can also be used standalone. TimewARP 2600 replicates every detail of this classic instrument popularized by music pioneers such as The Who's Pete Townsend, Weather Report's Joe Zawinul, Stevie Wonder and Edgar Winter, while adding features that make it even more user friendly. A classic ARP 2600 sound without the headache of maintenance.

ps Clouvel : TimewARP from Way Out Ware is expected to ship in July at an MSRP of $249.95. M-Audio is the exclusive worldwide distributor.

Apple announces its new "recording deal". If you buy Logic Pro 7 with a PowerBook, Power Mac, or Xserve between July 25, 2005, and October 25, 2005, you'll save $500, after mail-in rebate. This offer appears to be a good deal, but it's a strange deal indeed : Apple runs Logic Pro 7 on Xserve and not on new iBooks ?

Yamaha and Arturia announce they have signed an exclusive distribution and marketing agreement. Yamaha will now be the sole distributor Arturia products in the United States. Arturia,maker of virtual software synthesizers based in Grenoble, France is well known for creating realistic sounding virtual recreations of vintage analog synthesizers (minimoo, Moog Modular V and...CS-80).

Smartelectronix.com announces a preview version of LiveCut. LiveCut is a plugin dedicated to breakbeat Cutting inspired by Nick Collins library for SuperCollider called BBCut.

This preview version is available as download in the MacMusic software section.