After nightmares to get a working internet connection from the show, here is finally a nice set of 44 photos which should let you evaluate the Musik Messe feeling. Enjoy!

IK Multimedia announces an update to version 2.1 for Sampletank. The new SampleTank 2.1 will include an enhanced Stretch engine (with more control over the pitch, tempo and harmonics), improved sound and performance, stand-alone operation, 16 stereo outputs, enhanced sound set now on 2 DVDs, and much more.

SampleTank 2.1 XL will cost $499/499 Euro and is expected to be shipping in May 2005.

VirSyn announces the future vavailability of Cube 2, the spectral morphing resynthesizer. This new release will feature : improved spectral analysis for harmonic and inharmonic sounds, graphical editor for sine spectrum, residual noise spectrum and stereo panorama, improved morphing characteristic for more realism, manual morphing of the sound sources, 300 new sounds (now a total of 700 sounds comes with the package) and many more...

Cube 2 will be available on April 18th, 2005.

At MusikMesse, Tapco unveils the Link USB and the Link MIDI. The Link USB is a two-channel, USB bus powered audio interface with two Mackie-designed mic preamps, 48v Phantom power, featuring 24-bit 48kHz operation. The Link MIDI is a USB bus powered, 4X4 MIDI input/output interface with a "MIDI Thru" button.

M-audio launches a dedicated controler for GarageBand. USB powered, it packs transport controls, a jog wheel, 8 encoders assignable (control volume, pan, aux bus sends or effects), 7 mode assign buttons, 8 sets of buttons for Mute, Solo, and Record-enable… The icontrol include also a MIDI In for a keyboard and is directly recognized by GarageBand 2.0.1 and higher, all that for $179. Note that we don't know if it can be used with some other software even if it's dedicated to GB…