Yamaha releases its new software Studio Manager for OSX to manage the Yamaha 01X.
- graphic display of the 24 channels, 4 aux, patchbay editors, and internal FX
- internal midi port via firewire
- bi directional automation (Soft <-> Hard )
- mouse drawing and editing of EQ or Compressor curve (with real time effect).

It's a first version that should be improved and enhanced very quickly.

Developed and created by reFX founder Michael Kleps, Vanguard represents years of investment in knowledge and experience and is destined to replace your old 19" rack mounted unit, giving users a warm and rich sounding synthesizer plug-in, with all the benefits of modern digital technology

Equipped with 31 different types of oscillators, including rarely found digital oscillators with new modulation options, Vanguard also includes 13 filter types with different slopes and includes a new kind of combined dual-filter variations. Along with a delay and reverb, Vanguard features the Trancegate and Arpeggiator tools. Trancegate is a 16-step gate allowing you to create rhythmic gated patterns while the Arpgeggiator features inspiring patterns and several play modes.

Cycling 74 has just put on line a 3.1.3 update of Pluggo (their famous plug-in collection). This version is intended to previous version customers and requires a G4 with OS 10.2 minimum. Cycling 74 did not published any infos about this update, so you will discover it when instaling it...

This new version adds compatibility for OSX 10.2.7, Panther and G5 Macs. Updated drivers include MOTU FireWire Driver Version 1.07 and MOTU PCI Driver Version 1.03. Both updates support all MOTU FireWire and PCI interfaces, including the original 828 and 896 FireWire interfaces, as well as first- and second-generation PCI-324 and PCI-424 systems running under Panther.
In addition to Panther compatibility, these FireWire and PCI audio driver updates introduce significant new features: input/output names, control surface support for CueMix DSP, the latency-free monitor mixing feature found in their latest FireWire and PCI audio interfaces, default stereo input/output and Talkback capabilities!. The new FireWire audio driver also introduces the ability to resolve (slave) to another CoreAudio driver.

Yamaha announced at Musik Messe a new "Mid-Priced Digital Console" that combines features of DM2000 and PM1D. The new PM5 D features 64 input channels, 24 mix outputs , 2 stereo (ST A and B or L-C-R), 8 matrix, 8 Mute groups and 8 DCAs (Digitally Controlled Amplifiers). Customers have a choice of two front-end configurations. Model PM5D includes 48 XLR/balanced TRS analog mono inputs based on the circuitry found in the Yamaha DM2000, and Model PM5D-RH with recallable mic preamps, identical to the head amplifier design of the Yamaha PM5000. The PM5D includes eight internal stereo multi-effects processors, 100 mm motorized faders, a cascade port o function in tandem with Yamaha PM5D, or with DM2000 or 02R96 mixers, and a Mac compatible Editor Application software is included for online control.