Arturia's team (from Grenoble, France) has released STORM version 3 for OSX, adding a complete midi support, a new audio sequencer and a new GM synthesizer. Ergonomy has also been improved (full project in one screen and revamped console). Storm Music Studio costs 149 Euros. It is free for customers who bought it after Nov 1st 2003.
This software will be available from may 28 th.

All McDSP's products are evolving : Analog Channel 3.3 , FilterBank 3.3, Mc2000 3.3's OSX/Panther compatibilities are improved ; Chrome Tone 1.1 is now RTAS ; CompressorBank 3.3 has got new presets and emulations ; Synthetizer One 3.1 , their killer synth has been improved, got MIDI enhancements, more than 500 presets and a RTAS compatibility.

These updates are free and downloadable for all registered users.

Bias began shipping SoundSoap Pro, an audio restoration plug-in for Mac OS X. SoundSoap Pro uses an integrated interface that allows the user to access any tool from within a single plug-in window. Tool navigation tabs are labeled "Hum & Rumble," "Click & Crackle," "Broadband," and "Noise Gate".

SoundSoap Pro is available at a suggested retail price of $599 US and SoundSoap customers may upgrade to SoundSoap Pro for $499.

Apple posted a Mac OSX update to address a theoretical vulnerability in the Help Viewer application that could have been exposed when browsing the web. The update is available automatically to all users through Apple's free Software Update service or by going to:

Digidesign, who distributes it, announces that Echo Farm goes to version 2.2. This effect plugin for Pro Tools TDM (HD Accel, HD, Mix) on mac OS X adds these new features : support for Pro Tools|HD Accel, tempo Lock feature allowing Echo Farm to automatically lock to the tempo of the Pro Tools session, support for D-Control, internal clip detection, support for Stereo 96 kHz sampling rate (HD Accel required) and support for 192k Hz sampling rate (HD Accel required).

Echo Farm 2.2 is a free update.