Physical Music has announced that the Audio Unit version of TimeFreezer for Mac OS X is now available in beta state, and free for registered Mac users.

Here are the few changes in 1.0.1 :

* Wave display fix for PPC.
* AU mono compatibility fix.
* LFO and Seq now retrigger on song start.

A review of WOW will be published in the forthcoming days.

VKFX 2.0, a free update to registered users of VKFX, is available. This excellent plug, dedicated to keyboards (as Rhodes, Wurli, Clavinet aso) has been totally redesigned by Alfonso De Prisco and Thomas Serafini from Overloud who has used same GUI engine for their fantastic sounding reverb Breverb.

There are numerous changes and features in VKFX version 2.0.
First, all formats are now UB (for Mac Intel). And a standalone version is now available, perfect for live keyboard players.
Here are some others :

- Preset loading on MIDI program change.
- Working Audio Unit automations
- Undo/Redo buttons are now lit when the corresponding actions is available
- Changes in speed knob labels that act as offset controls in sync mode
- D6-C filter/EQ plugin included in installers
- etc.

The Mac OS X version of Sonic Charge MicroTonic has been updated to v2.0.3. This update provides several fixes :

- Fixed a compatibility problem in the Audio Units version that made the separate outputs of µTonic unusable in Apple Logic version 8 and MOTU Digital Performer.
- Fixed a GUI compatibility issue under OS X 10.5 with certain hosts (e.g. Logic, GarageBand) that caused the user interface to come up white and empty when opening the plug-in.
- Exported MIDI files can now be imported into MOTU Digital Performer.
- The Mac version now features an uninstaller application. It can be found under the Sonic Charge µTonic folder in your Applications folder.

On top of that a new free patch compilation with 75 new programs and 125 drum patches is also available for all registered users. For more information, please visit the link below :

By the time the doors open at NAMM 2008, the optional eight-channel A-D converter card for Focusrite's new ISA828 eight channel pre will be available from all good pro audio stores across the globe.

The ISA828 eight channel 192kHz A-D converter is the first audio A-D converter to utilise Burr-Brown Pro Audio Amplifiers and PCM4220 A-D converter chips. With cutting-edge conversion technology seated within Focusrite custom analogue circuitry, the card delivers unparalleled performance; specifications include a dynamic range of 122dB and jitter less than 250 picoseconds.

The card can be retrofitted at any time and, thanks to its convenient 25 pin D-Type connector, integrates seamlessly with ProTools HD as well as other popular hard disk recorders and mixing desks. Digital formats include an eight-channel single/dual wire AES/EBU and SPDIF output, as well as an eight-channel ADAT lightpipe (SMUX/SMUX2) output. Wordclock i/o is provided via dedicated BNC connectors.