DUY unveils its new MagicEQ TDM plugin for Mac OS X. MagicEQ is a mastering tool, based on a new equalization concept usin OFIR (Optimal Frequency Impulse Renderer) Technology. MagicEQ supports sampling rates up to 192 KHz.

DUY MagicEQ 1.0 Mac is available at €295.

Digidesign has posted two updated versions for Pro Tools TDM software. The 6.9.3cs1 version, and the 6.9.1cs2 version both fix : Key Command Sequence for Fine-Tuning Automation had changed, legacy Peripherals Attached to a 192 I/O or a 96 I/O (incorrect gain), Macine control and Core Audio problems, and ProControl fader could sometimes lose communication.

French composer Luc Ferrari is dead, monday August 22d, in Arezzo Italy. Luc Ferrari was born in 1929 in Paris. He studied with Arthur Honegger et Olivier Messiaen and at Darmstadt in Germany. As director of the Groupe de Recherche Musicale from 1959 to 1960, he worked closely with Pierre Schaeffer, who coined the term "musique concrète. Luc Ferrari also founded in 1981 "la muse en circuit" creation center.

Digidesign today announced the acquisition of Wizoo Sound Design, in Bremen, Germany. Wizoo is a developer of virtual instruments, sample libraries, and real-time effects such as Wizooverb, Latigo, and Darbuka. Currently released Wizoo-branded products will continue to be distributed worldwide through Digidesign's M-Audio business unit. All future products will be branded and distributed by Digidesign.

Amazing Slow Downer has been updated to version 2.7.8. This release willl save "real" aac/m4a files when running Tiger, adds support for CoreAudio files and miscellaneous Settings dialog with severall switches. Amazing Slow Downer is a time-stretching & real-time pitching application.