Spectrasonics has released new updates of their virtual instrument plug-ins Trilogy, Stylus and Atmosphere. The updates add enhanced compatibility for Apple's powerful new Macintosh G5 and the latest OS X version 10.3, code named Panther. All Mac OSX plug-in platforms have been updated, including Steinberg VST, Digidesign RTAS and Apple's new Audio Units plug-in format. The updates also support the previous OS X version, Jaguar v10.2. The plug-ins are available for registered owners as a free download from the Spectrasonics website.

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Universal Audio announces the availability on download of drivers for their UAD-1 Powered Plug-Ins DSP Card on Mac OS X. Updates for UAD-1 Powered Plug-Ins and UAD DreamVerb 3.3.1 are available on free download.

Buzer is a Polyphonic Stereo SoftSynth AudioUnit for Mac OSX. It emulates a analog VCO VCF VCA Synthesizer. This update includes enhancements on FM modulation, new waves types on the LFO and a new note duration selector in bpm mode.

We release MacMusicKB v1.01, a free AZERTY keyboards set to implement the dot (".") on the nuneric keypad and the brackets (" [ ] ") keys: A lot of software use the apple key + brackets as essential shortcuts or the apple key + dot to cancel actions, but due to a different key assignements on AZERTY keyboards, most users of these keyboards were unable to use it. MacMusicKB solves this!

MacMusicKB includes the following keyboards: French, French numerical, Swiss French, Canadian French. This keyboards set works with MacOSX, and don't modify the original keyboards set that may still be used. Installation is Drag & Drop based.