Mackie announces the highly anticipated release of the Final Mix CD Mastering Plug-in for Mac-based Tracktion users. Mackie says : "As a thank you to our loyal Tracktion users, we are releasing a public beta for you to use, abuse, and no doubt enjoy as we put the finishing touches on the final release version, due out within a few weeks. As stated before, Final Mix will be made available to all Tracktion users free of charge".

Download from your "my.mackie" account.

The MiniMoog Voyager is now available in a new 19" Rack Mount Edition. The Rack Mount Edition (RME) is five units high and, with optional wood sides, doubles as a tabletop synth. The stunning backlit front panel includes all of the front panel controls of the Voyager (with the exception of the touch surface). Presets from the Voyager are useable in the Rack Mount Edition. Multiple RMEs can be chained together with MIDI to achieve polyphony.

But as usual with MoogMusic press releases : no photo, no release date, no cost info.

Andrew Garber announced the release of MD Machine Lab, a free Mac OS X editor for Elektron's Machinedrum. MD Machine Lab allows you to create, tweak, and save individual machines (drum sounds) on your Mac! It provides a slick, easy-to-use interface, giving you complete control over your sonic design.

More info and free download on Andrew Garber's web site.

Expert Sleepers announced an update for Minky Starshine Audio Units to v1.0.1, which adds more presets, and annonouced also the first release of Minky Starshine VST version. Minky Starshine is at heart an additive synthesiser, augmented with possibilities for subtractive synthesis and pulse width modulation.

More info and download in the MacMusic softwares section.

Kreativ Sounds has released Active eBASS Plus 1.2 and Active eBASS LE 1.2, revised and improved versions of the Reason Refills. Containing electric guitar, analog, and additive basses in one collection, this update comes loaded with new features, 1280 presets and several bugfixes.

Audio demos are available. The full version costs 29.50 Euro / 37.50 USD.