Cycling'74 RadiaL is an extensible loop-based composition and performance tool designed for Macintosh users looking to explode the boundaries between live performance, sound design, and composition.
You can play around with tempo, pitch and sample cut-up with an extensive list of possible performance devices (control surfaces, MIDI, keyboard, mouse, step sequencers, real-time modulation generators). radiaL also supports multi-channel audio I/O with ASIO and hosts VST plug-in effects.

Akai release a virtuel sampler in VST (PC) and AudioUnit (asap) so it will be OS X only. 24/96, 64 voices per instance, 16 virtual audio out, samples triggered from RAM OR disk, the VZ8 is almost the same as Aaki hardware flagship the Z8.

Actually in beta (they need some beta testers, go on the site) this new sequencer is modular and has live musicians in mind. You can choose the events generators as you wish (analogue style sequencer, gate sequencer), use converters (from midi, CC, pitch bend… to midi, CC, pitch bend…). Arrange them and link them as you wish to route events from one element to an other. You have also groups, presets, mix groups to store, automate and facilitate the use of the tracks (mutes, solos, on/off…). A track sequencer give you an overall look over the whole piece.

Numerology will be available on the Net in February for 50$, a preview will be available at the end of January, and remember, they need betatesters (follow the link)

NAMM 2003: VirSyn Software Synthesizer presents the Mac OS X version of TERA. The new OS X version of TERA can be run in stand-alone mode, as VST Plugin and as AudioUnit plugin!
The update will be free for download to all registered TERA users. More information on the update will be available in about 2 weeks on their website.

Propellerheads announces Reload, a OS X/XP utility for Reason and Recycle that:
- Load complete Akai programs and samples, including full keyboard mapping and parameters, into the NNXT.
- Load Akai samples into the NN-19 and Redrum, including looping.
- Load samples into ReCycle, including looping parameters.

free download for registered users from April 2003, 49$ for others.
Supports Akai S1000/3000 sound disks, Wav