Native people worked hard to offer an update for Logic users (on windows platform).
Improvments :
- Loading of imported files is about 5 times faster
- Folders saved under Os 9
- Folder names including more than 31 symbols
- Folders available even if very far in the folders architecture

This free update is available in the following formats : Stand-Alone, AudioUnit, VSTi and RTAS.

KavaSoft has announced iTunes Catalog 1.2 for Mac OS X. iTunes Catalog
creates web catalogs of your iTunes music library, displays the cover
artwork for each album, and copies album artwork into iTunes.

iTunes Catalog 1.2 also introduces one-click publishing on .Mac, so you
can put your catalog on the web in seconds. Or you can publish catalogs
using Web Sharing on your computer.

This software costs 10 dollars (ooops sorry : 9,99 !!) and a demo version is available.

Prosoniq announce the availability of the packaged and downloadable RTAS version of their novel realtime audio morphing plug in for the Macintosh. Optimized for OS X, this novel plug in allows seamlessly morphing two sounds in real time to achieve a stunning variety of effects. Prosoniq morph can be used to create unusal transition effects that are great for movie and soundtrack production as well as for the realtime creation of new and unheard instruments. Have a peek at their example sound files provided below to experience a small fraction of the creative potential of this new tool. Morph by Prosoniq costs 154 euros

From the DigiDesign Web site: "The Pro Tools 6.2.2 software update for TDM and LE systems provides support for Apple Power Mac G5 and Mac OS X 10.3.1 with Digi 002, Digi 002 Rack, and Mbox, and adds support for Mac OS X v10.3.1 ("Panther") with certain Pro Tools|HD, HD Accel, and LE system configurations. This release represents the second phase of Digidesign's multiphase release plan for Power Mac G5 and OS X 10.3.1 compatibility support. Pro Tools 6.2.2 is a free download for all registered Pro Tools 6.0 and higher owners."

Rival notation software developers MakeMusic (formerly Coda, makers of Finale) and Sibelius are at again. Finale 2004 for Mac, originally scheduled for October, before that scheduled for summer, has pushed its ship date -- and long-awaited OS X compatibility -- back to December 15, as we've reported here. Sibelius has responded by trying to woo OS X customers to a competitive upgrade. (Banner: You've waited long enough.) Sibelius has been on OS X for quite some time, while Finale users continue to be stuck with Classic mode. Sibelius claims 20,000 users have switched to Finale "and haven't looked back."

The folks at MakeMusic apparently took notice of Sibelius' web campaign, as they've responded with "Our Commitment to Mac Users". Most interesting in this: the bugs of the Finale 2004 Windows release should be fixed on Finale for Mac thanks to the delayed release. (Sibelius 2.1 and 1.1, both of which shipped later on the Mac than the PC, had similar benefits for Mac users' patience, in contrast to buggy PC releases.) It's unclear why MakeMusic is pushing "Core MIDI" support which is present in virtually every Mac music app. Also, Finale users apparently took "plug-in support" to mean support for audio plug-ins -- it's not; they're referring to Finale plug-ins. Neither program supports much audio interoperability, though the new Sibelius does ship with a soft synth from Native Instruments.