Sonasphere is a sample-based live sound performance system with a generative 3D interface. The units, samples, effects and mix are represented as floating objects in a three dimensional space and can be connected together a bit like "max objects". The beta version 7 is free and has been conceived specially for Mac OSX by Nao Tokui.

A few minutes ago, Apple launched the iTunes Music Store, an online music store that lets customers quickly find, purchase and download the music they want for 99 cents per song, without subscription fees. The iTunes Music Store offers groundbreaking personal use rights, including burning songs onto an unlimited number of CDs for personal use, listening to songs on an unlimited number of iPods, playing songs on up to three Macintosh computers, and using songs in any application on the Mac.

According to french site MacPlus:"Most american newspapers hold for granted Apple is about to launch his own on line music service and has already showed his system to major records companies". More on April the 28th...

New ibook are now on available with improvements of the processor's speeds (800 and 900 MHz Power PC G3 processors) and a bigger HD (30 GB for the cd-rom 12', 40 GB for the 12' and the DVD-ROM/CD-RW 14'). Entry level ibook now ship with a 7500/32MB Radeon graphics card. Combo DVD/burner drives have also been updated to 24x10x24x

For the rest, it's the same : 1 FireWire, 2 USB, 1 10/100 Ethernet ports and a built-in 56K V.92 modem

Sage Electronics is releasing the SE-Pre 1. A discrete Class A transistor preamp with phantom power and +26dB of output. It can drive anything you can plug behind from vintage gear to modern DAW. Components are hand selected and hand assembled, tested and signed by the builder.

The SE-Pre 1 has not only an exotic wood (preserve rain forests please!) front panel, but is available in modules of 1,2,4 or 8 preamp to suit needs and racks.

The power supply is external (rack format) and can power 16 SE-Pre 1.

Preamp CAN$679/US$469
Powersupply CAN$479/US$319