Digidesign just announced Pro Tools M-Powered software. This new version of Pro Tools music mastering software is designed to be used with compatible peripherals made by M-Audio. Pro Tools M-Powered uses Pro Tools LE's core technology and ships with more than 30 plug-ins for creative signal processing and effects, according to Digidesign. It works with software plug-ins designed for Pro Tools by third parties, as well. It will also include Ableton Live Lite 4.0, an audio and MIDI sequencing and virtual instrument application. Sessions created using Pro Tools M-Powered can be opened by Digidesign Pro Tools TDM and LE systems.

The new software will run on Mac OS X and is expected to ship in early April for US$349.

SonicBirth is now available as Preview version 4 , which adds the ability to export as a VST plug-in, and features three new elements : XY pad, Audio file, and Audio player. SonicBirth is an Audio Units plugins designing application which allows you to build your own AudioUnit plug-ins.

Chris Randall announces in his portal Analog Industries that Audio Damage we're eginning to port his products to AU. His already known Mayhen FX suite, Ratshack, Digitalis (Deverb and Discord) will be necessary to add its flaming Ronin. This is the good news for the logic's users that they will solve more of a problem of compatibility of these plug with Fx VS TAU configure.

URS Plugins offers an April promotion enabling buyers of any one of the following products (Native or TDM) to get a BLT Program EQ (Native or TDM) free:

-URS Classic Console EQ Bundle
-URS Classic Console Graphic EQ Bundle
-S series MIX EQ
-FullTec Program EQ

More info on URS web site.

TriTone Digital announces an update to v1.1 and 1.11 for Hydratone. The hightlight of the update are 2 new EQ models, To avalon 737 and amek9080 they add to 550 API and ISA 110. The update 1.11 changes: implement latency message (33 samples) repported to the host and misc code cleaning. HydraTone EQ plug-in is base on multi-staged convolution, and allows to blend both valve based and solid state equalization derived from historic circuits.