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.

Multiple sources say that Apple will update iBooks on Tuesday October 19. The new iBook will feature G4 processor speeds of up to 1.3GHz, and lower prices. On the other hand, sources say that Apple is planning to release the U2-edition iPod around the week of November 21. This special iPod will feature a distinctive enclosure and will come pre-loaded with all the band's major album releases.

The Audiophile 192 continues the Delta audio card line. Building on the Audiophile 2496, the Audiophile 192 features high-definition 192kHz sampling rate, 2 x 2 balanced analog I/O, S/PDIF digital I/O with PCM and surround, direct hardware input monitoring and 16-channel MIDI I/O.

Audiophile 192 is compliant with PCI 2.2, and costs 199.95$.

VSamp is a software sample player. It comprises a program for creating and playing virtual instruments, a VST plugin and an Audio Units plugin for playing VSamp instruments from within a VST or AU sequencer. This new version features : added level column to Instrument window, added buffer size preference and fixed problems with some Core Audio interfaces.

VSamp is available from our Softwares section.