Alesis will unveil at NAMM its new Fusion synthesizer. The Fusion has a new synthesizer engine with seven DSPs for sample playback, analog modeling, FM and physical modeling. The Fusion features up to 180 voices of sample playback, 120 MB of waveforms, 800 programs of preset instruments, 64 Drumkits, 128 GM Programs plus 8 Drum Kits, 40GB free for user, 13 filters types, 20 Reverbs, 10 Chorus, 50 Insert Effects, 4 Band EQ, Pitch Bend Wheel, Modulation Wheel, Aftertouch, and much more !

More info on fusionsynth web site.

Chachacha helps you mix four videos depending on the mix of their sounds. You can control speed, loop points, volume and pan, all parameters can be accessed via MIDI through a MIDI learn function.

This freeware is available in the MacMusic softwares section.

Cycling '74 today announced HIPNO 1.0, a new suite of over forty effects and instrument VST plug-ins for VST, Audio Units and RTAS Mac OS X host applications. Designed by ElectroTap, this package features a mix of granular, spectral, and filter/delay-based plug-ins featuring the unique Hipnoscope user interface. Also included in the package is an amazing set of processors that utilize live video input as a control source, and a new set of modulator plug-ins sure to captivate both the novice and long-time users of Cycling '74's Pluggo and Mode plug-in collections. Some highlights of the Hipno collection include:

- Morphulescence:  a cascaded bank of LFO-modulated morphing filters ready for eruption.
- Vsynth:  a plug-in that uses a live video feed as the spectral source for synth inspirations.
- Deluge:  a quartet of granular processing engines wrapped into one glittering package.
- Shypht:  a pitch-shifting effects system enlivened by pitch quantization, filtering, and feedback looping.
- VcolorTrack and Modulator Vmotion:  a pair of modulator plug-ins to morph and control Hipno, Mode, or Pluggo plug-ins using video color or motion tracking.

Hipno has a suggested retail price of $199 and will be available for purchase in the first quarter of 2005.

Digidesign announced a new Pro Tools update to v6.7cs7 for both TDM and LE systems. This release fixes problems using "Save Session Copy In" (with "Don't Copy Fade Files" checked) when sessions contained alternate playlists, and many keyboard shortcuts had changed location for European versions.

Info and downwload on the MacMusic softwares section.

GUidMachine 3.3.4 by Donnaqueebo is s a Step Sequencer combined with a sample player. The Step sequencer has 4 X 16 steps while the sample player can load 4 samples simultanuously. You can easily shift any of the sequences up and down by any number of steps and you can decide the length of each raw. You can randomize this modifications and so the beat will never be constant if you want. The velocities can be randomized too so the accents will also change during time and make the loops more interesting.

More info on this OS X version available in MM Softs section.