Presonus ADL600 is a dual preamp which... doesn't exist...yet... and it's not officially announced. Nothing on the Presonus Website ! BUT you can find pictures on several MusicShop Websites. About the price ? one says 500 $ ! Quite reasonable if you get the picture... Let's Google !!!!

Tassman by Applied Acoustic Systems is a modular instrument and sound design environment based on physical modeling. This v4.0 update of Tassman passed the AU validation test of Logic 7.

More info in the MacMusic softwares section.

MIT Press announces they are offering a 40% discount on any order placed through their website now through Sunday, December 12. This offer is good on new book orders and for new individual journal orders made through the MIT Press website.

The discount expires at midnight on Sunday, December 12.

E-Lab announced an update v1.2 for its hip-hop loop player Obsession. This new Audio Units release features : multi edit (select and edit multiple tracks), reverse mode (play the loop elements in reverse, and MIDI CC Learn (work with hardware controllers).

Info and download in the MacMusic softwares section.

And the winner is...Audio Hijack Pro !! Rogue Amoeba was recently honored to have Audio Hijack Pro named Best Utility Of 2004 by leading UK magazine MacUser. The award was announced at the MacUser awards ceremony on November 18th, in London, England. Audio Hijack Pro allows for the recording of any application's audio, from internet streams to DVD audio and everywhere in-between. If it can be played on the Mac, Audio Hijack Pro can record it.

Audio Hijack Pro costs $32, and a trial version is also available. Enjoy it !