VSamp is a software sample player. It comprises a program for creating and playing virtual instruments and a plugin for playing VSamp instruments from within a sequencer. These new 3.6, AU and VST versions feature : added option to stream samples from disk, faster and more efficient use of RAM when importing large SoundFonts and improved portability of instruments and banks.

Info and dowload in the MacMusic softwares section.

ReVibe by Digidesign is a powerful room-modeling TDM plug-in exclusively designed to take advantage of the supercharged processing capabilities of HD Accel PCI cards. The 96 kHz-optimized ReVibe provides nine reverb algorithms combined with hundreds of room reflection models.

Info and download of this 1.1cs1 version available in the MM softwares sections.

Solid State Logic announces an automation system for AWS 900 console. This popular console will be shown for the first time with its own automation system (AWSomation) and the recently launched Total Recall software, at NAB 2005, Booth N3211, Las Vegas, 18th-21st April 2005. SSL's C100 and C200 digital consoles will also be shown with major new feature upgrades. Powerful new functions include the ability to cross-fade set-ups and DAW integration.

Our friends from hardmac.com have these last days found some clues Apple has modified some developer tools to support way more than 2 processors. It leads even to think that we're talking about more than one core into the processor, and more than 2 processors. As OS X and G5 (and future G6) are made from the ground up to support multiprocessing, a coherent way to propose even more power when clock frequency increase is in a stale state is to move forward more CPUs and/or more cores (which are CPUs integrated on one chip).

Apple is brewing something maybe, and it means more power for us to use, yummy! ;)

Native instruments announces that a demo version of Absynth 3 is now available. This software sampling instrument and synthesizer now features an optimized user interface, surround sound, 256 new presets, a new stereo input, a unison mode, oscillator waveforms can be fractalized in real-time, a Free-Run oscillator mode, 2 new effects (Echo, Effect Resonator), and more...

The Absynth 3 demo is now available as a free download for Mac OS X on the NI website.