FabFilter has released an update to version 1.0.1 for Volcano . This release fixes the following bug : Volcano load its filter sound characteristics 'Smooth', 'Raw', 'Hollow' and 'Hard' incorrectly. FabFilter also announces that another Volcano update will be available on June 6, and will add new LFO synchronization modes and other improvements.

These updated versions are free for registered users.

Ableton announces Live 5, which will present a wealth of new features and enhancements that cater to the musician's entire musical process – creation, production and performance. Live 5 includes advanced and creative DAW features to satisfy any audio professional. Live 5 will feature :

- Clip Freeze serves two purposes: freeing up CPU power and easing the transfer of projects between computers. Unique to Live 5, "frozen" clips retain their real-time launch capabilities, allowing for improvisation, performance or song arrangement. A project with frozen tracks can also be transferred from your main computer and run easily on one with less-than-optimal CPU specs.

- Plug-In Delay Compensation automatically delays tracks to compensate for latencies caused by effects and plug-ins, including those on the return tracks. In addition, both audio and MIDI tracks have a manual delay setting to compensate for human, acoustic, hardware and other real-world delays.

- Launchable Arrangement Locators offer arrangement/song-position markers with MIDI mapping and quantized recall. Using the mouse, computer keys or MIDI messages, you can drop locators on the fly during playback or recording. Each locator can be named and assigned to a computer key or MIDI message. Jumping to a locator is subject to real-time quantization, just like launching Session View clips and scenes. Previous/Next buttons allow you to jump from locator to locator.

Gleetchplug Design announce the release of GleetchLAB software on June 7 2005.
This software is a complete freeware suite for sound designers and open minded musicians. Designed to create and manipulate drones, glitches and amazing digital noises with few mouse clicks. GleetchLAB software is a peculiar collection of instruments that you can patch togheter with a modular matrix. The suite features four stereo loopable wave readers/writers with different random loop point algorithms, one wavetable oscillator, a sonic reducer, 3/4/5 bands parametric EQ, an amazing sonic disgregator, a granular re-synthesis engine, a ring modulator, a 5 stereo tracks mixer, and much more.

All info on Gleetchplug web site.

Audio Ease has updated its Nautilus Bundle to version 2.1. The Nautilus Bundle consists of three Midi controllable and automatable audio Plug-ins : RiverRun, PeriScope and Deep Phase Nine. This updated version features : HTDM and RTAS are rolled into one plug-in and AudioSuite was added, AudioUnit revised for the latest AUValidation procedure, and RiverRun could save its buffer and wrap instead of clip the audio when it exceeded 0dB.

M-Audio unveiled the Studiophile BX5a, a revised version of BX5 near-field monitors. M-Audio's new BX5a employs Kevlar for low-frequency driver construction. These new monitors feature : two-way magnetically shielded studio reference monitors, 70 watts of distributed power, 5" Kevlar low-frequency drivers, 1" natural silk high-frequency drivers, XLR balanced and 1/4" balanced/unbalanced inputs.

M-Audio new BX5a is currently shipping at $399,95$.