According to many, the MacMusic stand at the Apple Expo was a great success. Ours was the biggest stand in the whole music village. The demos were very popular. We even managed to get people to sing "MacMusic" so that the whole neighbourhood knows the song by heart. ;-)

Apple seemed to appreciate our presence, as the MacMusic stand is among the official photos.

On the other hand, the MacMusic party didn't do as well, with only half of the registered visitors present. But the best ones were all there and we stayed up late...

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Antares announces the availability of Auto-Tune 3 MAS for Mac OS X. (Ed: MAS is the plugin format for MOTU's DP4. -PK)

Upgrades from previous versions of Auto-Tune MAS are available as follows:
- Upgrade from Auto-Tune 3 MAS (v3.x) to Auto-Tune 3 MAS OS X: $49.00
- Upgrade from Auto-Tune MAS full version (pre-version 3) to Auto-Tune 3 MAS OS 9 or OS X: $99.00
- If you purchased Auto-Tune 3 MAS for OS 9 after December 1, 2002, you are entitled to a free upgrade to Auto-Tune 3 MAS OS X.

In about 3 weeks, Macally will release a horde of new products, as previewed at AE2003:

- Need a massage? There's a vibrating mouse that's not the best mouse but massages the palm of your hand very well. It goes brrrrrr!

- Now if you don't like mice, a mini graphic tablet, the IceCad, is coming too. It's really small (it can rest in your hand), and features 1024 levels of pressure, 2 ways to click, absolute positioning, and more. I tried it (quickly, but I'm a daily A5 Wacom user) on the stand, and it worked ok (using Apple default driver) either in the Finder or in Ableton Live. With about a 5.5 by 7.3 cm active area, it's perfect for crowded environements or on the move. 49$

- If you need a small USB microphone, there's the egg-shaped iVoice 2. 49$

- Tons of alu ...

HyperEngine-AV (formerly known as "Montage"), is an OS X native multimedia editor that offers an innovative trackless, free-form interface. This makes it not only very powerful yet easy to master at the same time, but it is also the guarantee of a productive -- and fun -- experience to all users regardless of their knowledge of the digital media world.

HyperEngine-AV allows the seamless combination of video, audio and text for the creation of full DV quality multimedia content, ranging from family movies or slide shows to business presentations and feature films.

The program comes with a wide variety of free studio-quality audio effects from Arboretum's acclaimed Hyperprism suite of processors (See Features for details), including an excellent Reverb.
More can be added via a flexi ...

For the week of September 16, Apple has dumped a huge new catalog of music on the iTunes Music Store, including lots of new Rounder album, making Rounder the first independent label to appear on the service. Now you can enjoy the sounds of The Klezmer Conservatory Band, Zydeco Shootout at El Sid O's, or an album of Czech Polkas -- provided you're in the USA since European access is still delayed.