Unitonic announced the release of Aurora, a new plug-in synth for Pro Tools|HD Accel systems. Aurora features sound synthesis with eight Tone Partials, each with built-in modulation and stereo panning, independent, multi-step envelopes for every parameter, and dynamic polyphony that permits voicing of 16 to 128 or more notes.

Aurora costs $699 but Unitonic will be offering Aurora at an introductory price of $499 via its online store.

Cycling '74 announced the release of Incidental Gesture, the third volume in the Cycles series of audio source libraries. Produced and edited by Ron MacLeod, Incidental Gesture features active sonic textures and melodic meanderings that provide movement, emotion and narrative expression to musical compositions or media projects. Each piece is composed to integrate easily into existing pieces yet intricate enough to stand on their own as incidental beds. These long (30 sec. to 3 min.) files were designed for direct use in Digital Audio Workstations yet are seamlessly looped end to end for extended play as well.

Incidental Gesture is now available directly from Cycling '74 for US$99.00.

Apple has updated Quicktime to version 6.5.2. This new release of Apple's digital media software includes a security update and bug fixes. In addition this release includes enhancements in the Apple Lossless Encoder and AAC codecs, as well as improved support for iTunes and other QuickTime-based applications.

Quicktime 6.5.2 is available in our Softwares section.

Trilium Lane Labs announces two new plugins available on November : TL Aggro, a vintage modeled analog FET compression and TL AutoPan, an analog style stereo and surround panning.

These two plugins will be available for Pro Tools LE and Pro Tools HD on Mac OS X.

On October 13, MacMusic announced new features of Pro Tools 6.7 and now Digidesign announces upgrade fees :

- registered owners of Pro Tools|HD and HD Accel systems running Pro Tools TDM 6.4 or higher are eligible to receive Pro Tools TDM 6.7 update for free via web download on November 1st. Pro Tools TDM 6.7 Updater CDs will be available in November. Owners running Pro Tools software versions older than Pro Tools TDM 6.4 can purchase the Pro Tools TDM 6.7 upgrade for $175. Remember that PT TDM 6.7 is not compatible with Pro Tools|24 MIX systems.

- Pro Tools LE 6.7 is a free update for Pro Tools LE system owners who purchased PT systems on or after September 25 (available by update Request Form).Other owners can purchase the Pro Tools LE 6.7 upgrade for $75. Please note that PT 6.7 LE will not be available for download (CD only) and is not compatible with DIGI 001.