Griffin today announced the Griffin EarJams. The Griffin EarJams snap onto your iPod's existing earbud-style headphones and significantly increase the bass output, volume level and comfort. A sonic enhancing cone extends the sound directly into the ear and is protected and made comfortable by slip-on soft ear pads. Three sizes of removable pads are included for the perfect individual fit.

The new Griffin EarJams will be shown Tuesday at Apple Expo Paris and will ship in September for just $19.99.

Digidesign has annouced 2 new plugins by Trillium Lab's : TL Space and TL EveryPhase. TL Space is the first and only TDM convolution reverb for Pro Tools. EveryPhase is an analog phaser modeling plug-in for Pro Tools TDM and LE systems. TL EveryPhase delivers classic analog phaser effects, ranging from subtle modulation and tremolo to the most extreme filtered feedback

MSRP for TL Space TDM edition is $995 US. MSRP for TL Space Native edition is $495 US. MSRP for TL EveryPhase is $245 US.

GrooveLoops by Ron Miller is a compact and simple application for Mac OS X designed be a software version of a drum machine for creating drum patterns, loops and grooves.

You can download GrooveLoops 1.3 from the MacMusic softwares section.

Pro Tools 6.4cs8 for Pro Tools|HD & Pro Tools|HD Accel systems is now available for download from Digidesign web site. These 6.4 cs 8 release include these fixes: when Using Pro Tools in +12 dB Fader Gain Mode, the Level on Bus Paths or Hardware Outputs Could Be Incorrectly Increased by 6 dB, meters can display incorrectly in post-fader meter mode in a +12 dB session and other issues when using post-fader meter mode in a +12 dB session.

This update is available on free download from the Digidesign support section.

Arturia has announced today the availability of the demo version of its Moog Modular V v2. This faithful reproduction of the legendary Moog modular systems comes back with major improvements. The demo version is available on both Mac OS 9 and Mac OS X on download from the Arturia web site.