Apple has just updated its popular music software Garageband to version 2.0.1. This update addresses issues with duplicating tracks, playhead snapping to grid, joining software instrument regions on adjacent tracks, making precise adjustments to volume and pan settings, and converting Software Instrument Apple Loops based on drum sounds into Real Instrument Apple Loops. It also addresses an issue where recorded Real Instrument regions may not properly adjust to changes in the project key.

Native Instruments announces that Synthetic Drums 2 is now available in stores. Synthetic Drums 2 is the latest addition to the NI soundline range is loaded with 36 drum kits that offer material for all contemporary and upcoming styles of electronic music - including various flavours of techno and house,hiphop, R&B, ambient, two-step, drum&bass, tech funk, IDM, breakbeat, electro, industrial,electronica, big beat, downbeat, experimental and avantgarde.

Synthetic Drums 2 (Battery 2 and Kontakt formats) is available for a suggested retail price of $119 or 99 Euros.

Prosoniq today announce the immediate availability of SonicWORX Artist, Studio and PowerBundle along with all bundled SonicWORX plug ins as a free download. SonicWORX is a versatile sound editing program for MacOS 8 and 9 and Classic in OS X up to 10.2.8 which has been discontinued on January 1st, 2004. The software is now obsolete and will no longer be updated or ported over to MacOS X.

SonicWORX is available as a free download from the Prosoniq Downloads-Freebies web page.

Wavemachine Labs unveils Drumadog version 4 for Macintosh. This famous Drum replacer plugin now features : advanced triggering mode, live triggering mode, a new pitch change algorithm, new favorites, auto-align mode, adjustable phase control, a built-in synthesizer, filter and synth presets, automation support ans support for plug-in delay compensation.

Drumadig 4 is available (OS 9 - OS X) in both RTAS, VST and Audio Units formats and is compatible with Pro Tools, Logic and Digital performer. A demo version is available as download.

MacMusic is proud to present you, in its article section, Dominique Bassal's study on "The Practice of Mastering in Electroacoustic Music". Today we propose you the third and final chapter of this article: "The Practice of Mastering : The Position of Electroacoustics."

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