Announced for March, Glaresoft has finally released iDrum, a rhythmic sequencer for Mac OS X. The design of this virtual drum machine is based on a single axis: the simplicity of use. Useable as fully integrated plug-in for GarageBand, Soundtrack and Logic, Idrum is also available as a stand-alone version and is delivered with several hundreds of samples.

Idrum costs 49.95 USD and a demo version is available.

Enjoy your iTunes music library in virtually any room of your house. Share a single broadband Internet connection and USB printer without inconvenient and obtrusive cables. Create an instant wireless network on the go. Extend the range of your current wireless network. How many devices do you need to do all this? Just one: Presenting AirPort Express.

Featuring AirTunes for playing your iTunes music wirelessly on your home stereo or powered speakers, AirPort Express brings not only the Internet but your music to wherever in your home you like to enjoy them most — whether you use a Mac or Windows PC. Unmatched in its ease of use, it delivers data rates up to 54 megabits per second, fits in the palm of your hand so you can take it wherever you go — and it costs just $129.

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New in the Pro session series distributed by M-Audio come 7 volume by Film composer and ex MMA (Midi manufacturer association) director Jeff Rona, called Liquid Cinema. Each volume contains loop in AIFF, WAV and REX2 for 49,95$. According to Rona, these are palettes of sounds for scoring TV or film. The 7 flavors are: Cinematic impact, Cinematic ambiance, Cinematic pulse,Tabla science, Late night sessions vol 1 and 2, Junkyard sessions. Unfortunately no audio demo is provided on the site, so you'll have to check out yourself before buying. That's what the real (reel) world is about.

Ableton announces Live 4. Live 4 extends Live's real-time music-making approach to the complete range of today's music-production techniques. Ableton Live is the music-production solution that allows you to spontaneously compose, record, remix, improvise and edit your musical ideas. Live brings your acoustic, electronic and virtual instruments, as well as your digital audio recordings, together in a single interface with unparalleled ease of use. In the end, Live lets you focus on what really matters: your music.

New Live 4 Features include:

Digidesign release CoreAudio 6.5 and for the pleasure of all users including

- Multi client support !
- no more needs to choose the software using Core Audio
- No more crash with for example mbox + Peak
- Improvement of the compatibility with the other software
- Quicktime Stream audio ok with 128 samples buffer

Digi Core Audio driver 6.5 is a free download for Mac OS 10.3 Panther.