Yours truly, MacMusic English editor again chats with Inside Mac Radio's Scott Shepard about Mac music making. We run over the big announcements of the past couple of weeks, including a rundown on Waldorf closing, Arturia's new MiniMoog instrument, the state of Mac music and lots more. We're planning on making this a more regular feature; it's a great chance to hear the voice behind some of the news as you ride on the subway or bus or in your car!

An extra Mew & Zach for you, readers -- our 'Pepsi Special.' -PK

Eventide has released two new Pro Tools TDM Plug-Ins: Reverb and Octavox. The Reverb plug-in features four different 3-band EQs, a true post-reverb stereo delay, a pre- or post-process compressor, and tempo-based and/or MIDI Beat Clock Synchronization. Octavox sports 8 harmonization voices, 8 delays, grid notation for setting the rhythm/delay as harmonization tunings, and tempo-based and MIDI Beat Clock Synchronization.

Reverb (EUR 590 exl.vat) & Octavox (EUR 490 exl.vat) are Pro Tools TDM Mix, HD and HD Accel, Mac OS 9 and Mac OS X Panther compatible.

The Steinberg MP3 patch for Mac OS X offers unlimited MP3 export for Cubase SE and Cubase SL that have a limited MP3-encoder. The Steinberg MP3 patch for Mac OS X is now available on download on the Steinberg web site and costs EUR10 (USD 10). Ed: worth a download if you don't like the inconvenience of jumping out to another program. The fee is probably to defer the licensing fee for the MP3 encoder, which is not public-domain. -PK

SimpleChord, the chord dictionary for Mac OS X from Wonder Warp Software Group has been updated to version 1.5. The update includes adjustable playback options, customizable interface, 11 new chord types, and interface enhancements.