Just a few weeks after Pro Tools 6.4 LE, it's time for Pro Tools 6.4 TDM. This update is targeted at ownes of HD 1, HD 2, HD 3, HD 2 Accel, and HD 3 Accel hardware, on Power Mac G4 and G5, under Mac OS 10.3 Panther (officially only 10.3.2 is supported; 10.3.3 has not been fully tested).

This version features:
- support for ICON
- Command|8 and AVoption|V10
- automatic delay compensation
- TrackPunch and TrackInput functions,
- +12 dB gain on RecordLock faders
- Hierarchical plug-in menu
- numberings of tracks
- New Clip Meter Features
- 23.976 fps support
- improvement in the feet + frames display
- option of stopping Recording Monitoring on stop.

The update is listed at US$150 for registered Pro Tools|HD owners; the LE update is free for users of 6.x.

Audio Ease has released Altiverb 4.0, a major update to their convolution reverb plug-in. Altiverb Version 4 provides tail lengths of 15 seconds and more, multi-channel surround processing, ultra-low latency, and most importantly, a 3x increase in G5 processor efficiency, and a nearly 2X increase in G4 processor eficiency. In a 48 kHz session on a single processor G5, you can run 8 full stereo Altiverbs with 6-second reverb tails.

IR SRL has announced the release of DSP Quattro version 1.5.1. This audio editor offers effects, reverbs, delays, filters, parametric and graphic EQs but also real-time pitch shifting and time stretching features. The Mac OS X version allow CD burning and conforms to the Redbook standards.

This version 1.5.1 comes as a free update for registered users; the full version of DSP Quattro is available for sale at 99 Euros.

Ed: As I said, I'm a few days behind on some of the news, like this one, but DSP Quattro is a unique enough program that it deserves extra menu. -PK

'Andy's OSX Music Software' has released an enhanced version of GRBand Assistant. It now includes the GB DrumLoops package. GRBand Assistant is a collection of software utilities designed to enhance the functionality of Apple's GarageBand product. There are three software titles in this suite:

Filipe Barroso has released MacTermen version 1.5 for Mac OS X. This monophonic sound generator allows the user to control the sound's color and tone by simply moving the mouse. Version 1.5 adds MIDI handling, for control of the main parameters (stereo image, vibrato speed, etc.) by the Mac's keyboard or an external MIDI keyboard.

MacTermen 1.5 is US$10 shareware; a fully-functional demo version is available for download.