Apple just unveils the new iBook range :

The 1.2 GHz PowerPC G4 iBook has a suggested retail price of $999 (US) and includes:

- a crisp 12.1-inch (diagonal) active-matrix TFT display;
- 256MB DDR SDRAM expandable to up to 1.25GB maximum memory;
- a 30GB Ultra ATA hard drive;
- AirPort Extreme 54 Mbps 802.11g wireless networking;
- a slot-load Combo (DVD-ROM/CD-RW) drive.

MidiPipe is updated to v0.9.8 and now features : Added "DLS Synth" tool - user interface for Apple's DLS Synth, fixed key repeat problem in Keybord tool and fixed comment field in SMF Player. MidiPipe is a Midi utility which allows you to modify in real time MIDI messages.

MidiPipe is available in the MacMusic softwares section.

Apple announces the "Apple Logic 7 Tour" coming to 30 US cities this fall. At this informative event, you'll learn how the new features and capabilities in Logic Pro 7 make it the complete solution for music creation and audio production. In addition to Logic Pro 7, you can learn about the new Logic Express 7 and about GarageBand.

You can find the Logic 7 Tour in a city near you and register online on the Apple web site.

Gallery UK today announce imminent availability of Metacorder 1.0, enabling users of CoreAudio hardware to create a full function audio field recorder on a Powerbook. Although existing Audio hardware is perfect for field recording applications, users have been missing a dedicated software user interface and recorder for the demanding requirements of location sound recording. Metacorder replaces complex DAW software, rich with functions not relevant to field recording, and instead offers vital location-sound specific functionality such as 30 second pre-record, mirroring and metadata entry, all in a very intuitive and easy to use package.

MetaCorder costs $1795 or 1595 euros.

SoundFont Synth by Andy's softwares is updated to v1.2.3. This Audio Unit component plug-in is designed to make the synthesis of natural instruments using Sound Fonts, available to GarageBand and other Audio Unit hosts. This new version features : handles bank changes now correctly.