M-Audio, a division of Avid-Digidesign, announces that Pro Tools M-Powered, the Pro Tools software designed to work with M-Audio interfaces, is now compatibile with six additional M-Audio peripherals. Pro Tools M-Powered now supports M-Audio's FireWire Solo, FireWire Audiophile, Delta 1010, Delta 1010LT, Delta 44, and Delta 66. These interfaces come in addition to previously supported FireWire 1814, FireWire 410, Ozonic, Audiophile 2496, and Audiophile 192.

It means thar M-Audio's complete FireWire audio interface and Delta PCI card lines are now compatible with Pro Tools M-Powered.

Those craving for a modern TB-303 and not wanting to pay the toll may have heard of the x0xb0x. This is a full TB clone down to the original electronic parts, with a full fledge sequencer (behaving like the original), MIDI, CV/gate, DIN sync in or out, USB… The x0xb0x is a kit, so you'll have to bring in your soldering iron (it may not be for beginners). Now, the first 100 pieces are reserved you have to go on the waiting list (another series is planned), it costs your time and $300.

Sagan Technology announces a pre-release version of Metro v6.3, which features : improved Tiger compatibility, "Freeze" (wich converts soft-synth (or audio) tracks and all of their automation into a single audio track and groups the original tracks), updated Rhythm Explorer, management of chord progressions, and a lot more..

Upgrades from version 6.2 are free and upgrades from older versions cost US$29.99.

Lynx Studio Technology has announced that its OSX drivers have been tested and approved for use with the new Apple OSX Tiger operating system. The Lynx OSX Core Audio driver is used for the LynxTWO, Lynx L22, AES16 and Aurora models.

SpinAudio announces a new update of RoomVerb M2 2.2 Build 180, in order to optimize the code for G4 and G5 processors. This update features 64-bit internal filters precision, no cpu usage spikes on filters recalculation, improved DSP engine syncronization, DSP Code optimization (processing now runs up to 25% faster) and minor bug fixes. RoomVerb M2 is a SpinAudio reverb based on Virtual Room Acoustic modeling technique that allows to simulate various acoustic spaces from small bath rooms to huge open spaces using a single set of parameters.