Digidesign has officially qualified Mac OS 10.3.7 for use with the following systems:Pro Tools 6.7 software with Pro Tools|HD Accel and Pro Tools|HD. For LE systems, Digidesign has officially qualified Mac OS 10.3.7 for use with Pro Tools LE 6.7 software with Digi 002, Digi 002 Rack and Mbox.

Art announces a new MicroPre USB Audio Interface for Mac OS X and OS 9. The USB Micro PRE is a USB audio interface with a standalone phono preamplifier, analog inputs (witchable between phono and line level signals), optical output and input, and line output jacks. The USB Micro PRE can be powered by either an external power source or directly off the USB port.

The USB MicroPre is $99.00 and will be available from April 2005.

Griffin Technology today announces the Griffin Lapel Mic. This multipurpose lapel microphone offers quality stereo audio input for recording interviews, lectures and other events. An iPod equipped with the Griffin iTalk voice recorder instantly becomes a mobile recording unit. Griffin Lapel Mic features a standard 3.5mm stereo mini-jack and a swivel clip.

The Griffin Lapel Mic is priced at $14.99 USD, and is available immediately.

We have more info about the new Minimoog RME (Rack mount Edition). The RME is five units high and RME's rear panel delivers all of the same extensive input/output resources that are available on the Voyager via its MIDI IN, THRU, and OUT connectors, four audio input and output jacks, and two accessory port connectors. Presets from the Voyager are useable in the Rack Mount Edition, and multiple RMEs can be chained together with MIDI to achieve polyphony.

The Rack Mount Edition sells for $2,195.00 and production will begin in March.

XP Sound will unveil its new XP202 USB audio interface for Mac at NAMM. It will offer 24-bit/96kHz conversion, a built in equalizer, two adjustable microphone pre-amps, two stereo line inputs, a stereo headphone amp, and mix/balance control.

The SP202 will be available in Q2 2005 for $199.