The Digidesign Core Audio driver allows your third-party applications supporting the Apple Core Audio standard to utilize your Pro Tools system for audio input and output.
This initial version of the Core Audio driver requires some embedded Pro Tools components. As such, it is a requirement that Pro Tools 6.0.1 must be installed for correct Core Audio driver operation. A stand-alone version is annonced for the coming weeks. Beware, the Digidesign Core Audio driver can only work with one application at a time, and is not able to support playback of system sounds.

Cycling'74, the editor of Pluggo jitter and Max-msp has just released RadiaL, a software for realtime loops' treatment, optimized for playing live, composing, designing...
RadiaL is based on loop channels represented by circular displays, each with its own performable multi-filter and pitch shifting/time scaling. Almost every aspect of the system can be configured for live performance, studio recording, or sound exploration, controlled from a variety of sources (control surfaces, MIDI, keyboard or mouse). RadiaL features complete multi-channel audio I/O support, audio and effects routing, and support for VST plug-ins.

Do you know the software Overture for score edition ? This respected program issued on Mac since 1994. Distributed by Opcode and later bought by Cakewalk, it's now independent thanks to his creator who his now distributing through his own software company: Geniesoft.

Good news: after being in touch with their marketing service, I can assure you that Overture and it's light version, Score Writer will become compatible with Mac OSX before the beginning of summer 2003.

Easy to handle, simple and efficient that's the main characteristics of theses updates. In the meantimee you can take a look on their website and download the OS9 demos.

Apple seems to have found the noise bug of the bi-proc fans which were issued in august 2002. The exchange program of the fans started end of february and valid up to end of june 2003. The fans just start to be shipped by Apple.

If the noise is really reduced, it seems that theses macs are the last ones able to boot under OS9 for musicians.

To be seen, or mostly to be heard!

Emagic announces Version 6 for Logic Gold and Logic Audio. Incorporating many of the new features and innovations already found in Logic Platinum 6, version 6 for Logic Gold and Logic Audio will be available as full retail products for new customers, and as Updates and Update Kits for existing users. Emagic plans to commence international delivery of Logic Gold 6 and Logic Audio 6 in late April 2003.