M-Audio unveiled the MicroTrack 24/96. This very compact digital recorder works at 24-bit/96 KHz and records in Wav or mp3 files on CompactFlash cards or microdrives. The MicroTrack features a 1/4 jack input, a micro preamp (fantom powered), a jack output, digital in/out (S/PDIF), a RCA output and a headphones output. MicroTrack comes with Lithium ion battery. User can charge battery on a computer via USB port.

MicroTrack will be available August '05 at 599 euros.

Iced Audio has posted an update to version 3.7 for AudioFinder. This sample library manager provides a user interface like the Mac OS X Finder that is optimized for browsing and auditioning audio sample files; it enables you to find any sound based on the file name. AudioFinder can guess the BPM or the user can utilize the BPM Tap Pad to tap out the tempo.

More info and download in the MacMusic softwares section.

From the 1st of July till the 31st of July 2005 - people have the chance to win one of their preferred VirSyn product. Join their new competition and get the chance to win Cantor, Cube or Tera.

Detais and competition rules on the VirSyn web site.

M-Audio announces the release of the new JamLab virtual guitar system for Mac. The JamLab system consists of a simple, compact USB interface designed specifically for guitarists. The JamLab hardware connects easily to a PC or Mac computer via an integral USB cable, and features a 1/4" jack for guitar input. An 1/8" jack can be used as either a line or headphone output, allowing for practicing in complete privacy. Volume control is handled using the JamLab driver control panel. The interface delivers 24-bit fidelity at 44.1 or 48kHz.

JamLab is expected to ship in early July at an MSPR of $79.95 USD.

Just updated CronoX to version 3.0.2 , fixing issues with surround sound in some hosts and improved support of loop points in WAV files. CronoX is a sampler synthetizer. CronoX's modulation matrix offers more than 200 modulation routings. So you can route velocity, Aftertouch, controller and internal sources like the powerful LFOs or Modulation Envelope to whatever destination you want. And in CronoX you can modulate many parameters that are not accessible in other synth! So you can modulate the pitch and time base of a sample independently of each other.