The popular iDrum application by Glaresoft has now been given an RTAS release, for use directly in ProTools. iDrum is a rhythmic sequencer for Mac OS X. The design of this virtual drum machine is based on a single axis: the simplicity of use.

The RTAS version can be downloaded by registered users from their iDrum account.

Audio Hijack is constantly growing and improving, and Rogue Amoeba has just released Audio Hijack 2.2. This new version adds several new features, including a new AIFF Sample Rate selector, a "Stop Recording After" setting, and two new post processing scripts to "Add To iPod" and "Encode To Wav". Several other features have also been added, and minor bugs have been fixed. Audio Hijack is the perfect tool to record any audio on your computer. With Audio Hijack, you can quickly and easily save audio from almost any application to an AIFF file. This file can then be burned to a CD, or played in any software audio player like iTunes or any hardware audio player like an iPod.

Audio Hijack 2.2 is immediately available for download and purchase. Users are encouraged to take it for a free test drive, then purchase it for just $16. Version 2.2 is a free update for all previously registered owners of Audio Hijack.

You can now download the last versions of the modularing soft for MAC on their website www.modularing.com (betatesters are needed). These downloads are light versions of the soft without presets, demos or samples. The MAC version won't save. There a few new elements to this soft but they are not implemented in the MAC version so far. Don't forget that it is a beta version that you can download and use to give feedback to its developer. You can find the MAC operation manual here : www.milprod.com.

PS (Clouvel) : Our friend albaron also looks for people that are ready to develop animations and presets for the soft, they would get free licences in return. He can also organise a public demo of the soft in Paris.

At AES, Motu unveiled the Motu Traveller, a new bus powered 24Bit 192kHz Firewire audio interface equipped with 4 Mic-Pre's (all with individual phantom power) and a total of 20 channels of I/O. The Traveler draws power directly from your computer via FireWire, with no AC or DC power required and can record at sample rates up to 192kHz. This new interface will feature: Compact size (14.75 x 9 inches), Powered by computer or battery, 20 channels with 4 mic inputs (individual 48V phantom power), Record up to 192kHz, 8-bus monitor mixer, Stand-alone operation, ADAT optical, AES/ EBU, S/PDIF digital I/O, Midi, Word clock, SMPTE & ADAT sync.

Now if we stand back a little from these specs, we can see that: the compact size which is praised in some comments to sit comfortably under a laptop (w ...

At it was the case for Pro Tools HD, Digidesign also posted an update to version cs1 for Pro Tools LE 6.7. Pro Tools LE 6.7cs1 update for all LE systems is now available for download and fixes : Option-Clicking on the Tempo Slider Would Cause a Crash (Item #55496).

This update is recommended for all Pro Tools LE 6.7 users.