Elemental Audio Systems announced that Firium, Eqium, and Inspector will add support for Digidesign's RTAS plug-in format on the Macintosh. They had previously jumped into the OSX AudioUnits. All plug-in versions are included with purchase (VST Mac OS 9/X, AudioUnit, Mac RTAS, Windows VST). Well… Add MAS for me ;)

The Mac RTAS will be a free upgrade to owners of version 1.x of Firium and Eqium. Remember that Inspector full version is free for the moment!

Yamaha has expanded the line of Mini-YGDAI expansion cards that include the MY8 Series, the 96kHz Series and several third party models: the MY16 Series Digital I/O cards. Each card is capable of supporting up to 16 channels of simultaneous ADAT, AES/EBU and TDIF formats via a single expansion slot located on the Yamaha 02R96, 01V96, DM2000 and DM1000 digital audio consoles.

All 16 channels can be used independently at sample rates up to 48kHz. The MY16 Series can also be used for "double channel" connection (using two tracks to create one) to 96kHz recorders, providing eight channels of I/O at 88.2 or 96kHz. Audio processing is supported with 48-bit internal precision on a 24-bit I/O

The MY16-AT (ADAT) card is available, the MY16-TD (TDIF) and MY16-AE (AES/EBU) cards are planned for March 2003.

Presonus announced their partnership with ADL Anthony Demaria Labs, the second one to design high-end products, the first to distribute them. And if you look at the current crop coming from ADL with tubes all over, it's going to be of some interest. :) At first, the planned products (maybe a preamp at Frankfurt Musikmesse 03?) will stay all analogue, but who knows?

Presonus presented new stuff too, a line of 1/3 rack space comleting their TubePre:
- Comp16, a compressor, mono, with 16 presets (I/O 1/4" and XLR)
- EQ3B, an eq fully parametric, mono, 3 bands (I/O 1/4" and XLR)
- HP4, a 4 separe amps for headphones, individual volume control and ...

Emagic now proposes their EMI 6/2 m Gold Production Kit. It includes:
- USB/HUB/MIDI interface, the EMI 6/2 m
- recording software, Logic Gold 5
- instruments: EVB3, EVB88, EXSP24
- sample library
International delivery debuts in February 2003

Edirol Corporation announced the MA-20D speakers. The MA-20D's are desktop reference monitor speakers equipped with 2-way bass-reflex enclosures, front bass and treble control knobs, and 2 independent volume source controls. Each MA-20D is 20-Watt mono-amplified. The MA-20D's are lined with a wood grained cabinet finish, and equipped with headphone jack, SPDIF, and Stereo Mini input connections. They are magnetically shielded. Suggest retail price is $295.