Finalemusic announces they recently discovered a change from beta version of Tiger that causes the fonts to not appear initially in Finale. So after updating to 10.4, if you notice that fonts in Finale do not appear, follow these steps:

- Go to Macintosh HD/Library/Caches
- Delete com.apple.ATS (user will be prompted for an admin password)
- Restart
- Empty Trash

The com file will be regenerated and properly updated, and Finale should be fine.

NUSofting has released Peti Harmonium-Accordion plug-in for Mac OS X. Peti uses hybrid FM synthesis technology to emulate the sounds of the Harmonium, and it is capable of emulating a wide variety of reed organ variations, as well as timbres which resemble instruments from accordions to pipe organs. It also emulates various features of the Harmonium, including the noise of air in the bellows and chambers, and a 'musette' tremolo feature.

Peti (VST and Audio Units) costs $46.90 and a demo version is available.

It's new, and it's only for you ! For the very first time, MacMusic is proud to unveil its MacMusic widget. This widget for MacOS 10.4.x (Tiger) prints the latest news, software updates and articles published on MacMusic.org.

MacMusic Widget 1.0 is available for free from our software section.

Apple today launched four new iTunes Music Stores in Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland featuring songs from all four major music companies and over 1,000 independent record labels. The four new iTunes Music Stores offer the same features, and pricing that other iTunes online music services.

In conjunction with the iTunes Music Store launch in Switzerland, Apple and UBS today announced a promotion to give every Swiss citizen a free song on the iTunes Music Store.

They're shipping now ! The Guitar Combos series by Native Instruments consist of the Twang Combo, the AC Box Combo and the Plexi Combo. The Twang Combo is modelled after the Fender Twin Reverb and delivers a wide range of clean and crunch tones suitable for Pop, Jazz, Blues and Country styles. The AC Box Combo is modelled after the Vox AC-30 and delivers a wide range of clean and crunch sounds that lend itself to Pop, Rock, and Alternative styles. The Plexi Combo is modelled after the Marshall JMP50 and delivers a wide range of crunch and overdrive sounds, which makes it the first choice for various flavors of Rock, Metal and Psychedelic.

Guitar Combos is available for $79 for each combo. Furthermore, a bundle version with all three combos is available for $199.