I sincerely apologize with all the people who had troubles running MiniTAPE. There is a major update downloadable that fixes all the bugs.
In the achive section, you'll find 2 versions of MiniTAPE: fullscreen and floating window version (for all the guys who do not have enough screen resolution).
Plus, the presets section has been enhanced and the audio driver starts when you open the application. I hope all of you will be able to have fun with Mini. If you find any other bug or you want to share your satisfaction, please mail me.

Focal-JMLab, one of the few french companies in the monitoring market, announced new digital monitoring systems, SM11 and SM 8, bundled with a PC/Mac software called "Focal Manager".

The SM11 is an amplified speaker (250 W – 150 W), mostly designed for numerical projects, and made to be integrated in 5.1 systems by adding dedicated speakers (SM11-C center and SM11-S subwoofer). The SM8 is SM11's younger brother, it has the same conception.

Doug's AppleScripts has updated Make Mine MPEG-4 to version 4.5. Make Mine MPEG-4 is a $7 shareware which allows you to import and encode iTunes CD tracks as MPEG-4/AAC files (.m4a, .mp4, or .mov) while taking full advantage of QuickTime Pro export settings, including Audio Quality, Streaming and Compatibility settings.
New In Version 4.5 (free for registered users): support for Panther, option to convert iTunes AIFF tracks, eject a CD after conversion.

Channel D announces the availability of the Mac OS X native version of its audio signal analyzer and signal generator suite, Mac the Scope / Waavebox.
Mac the Scope 4X 4.1 comprises a versatile signal generator, vector FFT analyzer, sonogram display. The new version includes support for CoreAudio. The software runs on any 500 MHz or faster Macintosh with Mac OS X 10.1 or later. The software delivers optimum performance with Apple's Mac OS X Panther, OS X 10.3. Pricing ranges from US$49 to $449 depending on configuration, which is customizable.

The Apple Store is open again, and Apple announced some new products. The first news : Apple unveiled its new iBook line, all featuring PowerPC G4 processors. The new iBook generation contains three models, all shiping with a combo drive) :

- iBook 12" with 00MHz PowerPC G4 for $1,099.00
- iBook 14" with 933MHz PowerPC G4 for $1,299.00
- iBook 14" with 1GHz PowerPC G4 for $1,499.00

And regarding the eMac : the two models Combo and Super drive now ship with a 1 Ghz G4 processor, and Apple lowered prices for the eMac line : $799.00 for the combo drive and $1,099.00 for the SuperDrive .