The new Apple operating system (os 10.3 "Panther") can now be ordered on the Apple Store (Shipping 0ctober 24, 2003).

OS 10.3 "Panther" contains over 150 new features and provides significant enhancements to its modern, UNIX-based foundation. Panther includes iChat AV for personal video conferencing, Expose for instantly finding any window, and a new Finder for easy access to everything you need. It's like having an all-new Mac.

Panther is sold for $ 129,00 and Mac OS X Server v10.3 (10 client license) for $ 449,00.

Requirements for "Panther" are : Macintosh computer with PowerPC G3 (except beige G3) , G4, or G5 processor; built-in USB; and 128MB of physical RAM (Processor upgrade cards are not officially supported).

Digidesign just announced Remix Hotel, October 10-12, 2003 (4:00 pm – 9:00 pm Fri & Sat; 4:00 pm - 8:00 pm Sun) at SAE (School of Audio Engineering) Institute of Technology (Herald Square, 1293 Broadway, 9th Floor, New York City, NY). Remix Hotel will feature music production and performance targeting electronic and urban music producers, engineers, musicians and DJs. Attendees will be able to participate in product demos, workshops, celebrity presentations, electronic music performances, and general industry mingling

In co-operation with Universal Audio, Mackie, a LOUD Inc Technologies brand, announces the availability of DreamVerb, the last Powered Plug-In for the DSP Mackie UAD-1 card. DreamVerb is freely available for all the UAD-1 users who will be registered before the 10/23/2003. After this date, DreamVerb will be sold 149 $ USD on this site.
DreamVerb is the Universal Audio stereo reverb "star" for the Mackie UAD-1. Its powerful and intuitive interfacing allows to create some acoustic spaces from a huge list of different room materials and shapes. In blending or superposing these parameters, the acoustic spaces could be personalised. It is also possible to modify the air density in order to simulate different ambient situations.
For some ultra-realistic simulations, DreamVerb also offers a con ...

It is again available, who will be courageous enough to download the update of death? Joke appart, I hope the "little" bugs are ironed out this time!

Note, the update is very light for the runners of the dreaded 10.2.8, but heavy for the others (mhmm bug corrections then…)

Emagic has just released the 6.3.1 Logic Audio Platinum.
This update supports ProTools HD Accel and brings a new Space Designer demo.