Audio Impressions has updated their website with down loadable demos and the latest information on their Realtime Strings Powered by DVZ. Consisting of 70-Stradivarius and other prized instruments this amazing library offers natural orchestral balance and audiophile quality that result in a realism never before heard in a virtual instrument.

Change the size of an ensemble from a soloist to a full symphony or anything in between while continuously controlling the acoustic environment and instrument location in real-time all with intelligent articulations all controlled by a single intuitive user interface.

Realtime Strings is ideal for anyone using computers to create music for television, film, live theater and for use in music education.

McDSP has discontinued sales of individual LE products. For existing LE customers, McDSP is for the first time ever, offering the chance to upgrade individual LE plug-ins to Native for $195. Individual Native products have never been offered before, so take this opportunity and upgrade your LE plugs to Native.

Native products are full version plugs that are RTAS /AS compatible. Only individual LE sales have been discontinued, the Project Studio Bundle is still available, containing all LE products for $495.

Apogee Electronics Corporation released an update to their X-HD option card to provide better integration with Pro Tools HD.

The X-HD v.2 option allows for direct connectivity between Pro Tools HD systems and Apogee's AD-16X, DA-16X, and Rosetta 800 and 200 series converters, providing superior quality conversion to Pro Tools HD users without the need for an additional interface.

The X-HD v.2 release changes Apogee hardware emulation in Pro Tools to better support I/O setup and auto delay compensation without compromising channel counts or converter configurations.

Realizing the strong, loyal and professional Digital Performer user base in both the music and post-production fields, audioMIDI.com has created DP Corner.

audioMIDI.com's DP Corner is a new tutorial series that addresses the needs of DP users looking to enhance their workflow and simplify their DP experience. The series is penned by long-time DP expert and review writer -Tim Rumbaugh.

If you use DP, or are just looking for informative insight into this great Mac-based DAW software, make sure you sign up for audioMIDI.com's DP Corner.

Apple just release via the software update panel the new Leopard beta version, quite a huge one, 500 Mo and lots of optimisation and stability gains. The last update was released in july so the rythmn seems to accelerate ! There's also a new update of Tiger Mac OS X 10.4.11.