M-Audio ships Uno MIDI, a basic MIDI USB interface which provides and MIDI activity indicators (leds). Drivers available for Windows 9x/2000/XP and Mac OS 8.6 or greater including OS X. OMS only...

TASCAM has recently announced the version 2.0 operating system update for their DM-24 Digital Mixer. This update is available as a free download from the TASCAM web site at www.tascam.com. Version 2.0 software adds 20 new features and functions to the DM-24, including Mackie HUI emulation, improved internal signal routing and direct surround panning capabilities, new footswitch control capabilities and more.

2.51 updates of Spark & Spark XL are available on the TC-Works website. Essentielly bug corrections and some minor improvements of existing functions.

Korg today unveiled at NAMM a new 37-key portable synthesizer. Based on the same DSP synthesis engine as the MS-2000 (referred to as it's "big brother") it offers modeling synthesis, vocoding, real-time control (plenty of knobs in other words), effects and external audio processing.

The newest of these is the ION, a new 8-voice 4-part multitimbral analog modeling 49-key synth. The processor inside runs at an impressive 500mips (million instructions per second), with 3 oscillators and 2 multi-mode filters per voice.