Digidesign announces an update to version 6.9.2cs2 for both Pro Tools TDM and LE softwares. This update fixes : CoreAudio Did Not Function Properly With Many Third Party Applications (Item #63500 : QuickTime, Jam, Safari, iMovie and other applications were affected) and QuickTime Picture Was Sluggish When Using CoreAudio Drivers (Item #63831 : QuickTime picture could stutter, and slow down when outputting audio via the Digidesign CoreAudio driver). The TDM version updater also fixes a disk activity bug : disk activity was too high during record passes, and could result in -9073 errors.

MacMusic announced new Moog analog delay in this news, but it's official now. MoogMusic will debut at summer NAMM the new MF-104Z Analog Delay, an all-analog delay processor designed for floor, table-top, or rack mount use and with delay times as short as 50 milliseconds to as long as 1000 milliseconds. Like all Moogerfoogers, the MF-104Z has the user flexibility built-in to all Moogerfoogers.

The MF-104Z will sell for $729 and will be available in limited supply in September.

The PowerMac G5 monoprocessor 1.8 GHz does no longer exist. After it was withdrawn from the American Apple Store, it is now discreetly disappearing from the European Apple Stores. Since its release, the G5 mono 1.8 has visibly suffered from various problems (uncertain sleep mode and shut down, unstable FireWire ports, major problems with Tiger) that touch on a design and production defect rather than a software problem, vaguely brought up by Apple. The total absence of communication from Cupertino on these problems, the endless wait for a potential update of the firmware, and finally its withdrawal from sale after just 9 months can't put our minds at rest, both on this machine and the design and production quality of current Apple products.

If some people considered this machine was an iMac G5 "dressed up" as a PowerMac, for many others it looked like a very attractive choice because of its price, its proper performances and its "tour" architecture. Today in the Apple catalogue there is no PowerMac under $2000. And I personally think it is a serious mistake...

Eventide announced today a $200 limited-time rebate for the Anthology bundle. The rebate, which runs from July 1 through September 30, 2005, gives any Eventide plug-in or Digidesign MassivePack owner, cash back on the bundle. Included in the Anthology bundle are H3000 Band Delays and new H3000 Factory plug-ins. Are also included : five plug-ins from Clockworks Legacy (H910, H949, Omnipressor, Instant Phaser, Instant Flanger) and two plug-ins taken from Eventide's processor Orville.

To claim the rebate, you must be a registered Pro Tools HD owner, have purchased any Digidesign MassivePack or any other Eventide plug-in, and have purchased the Eventide Anthology bundle from an authorized Eventide dealer between July 1 and September 30, 2005.

The whole web is talking about it as if it were this week's event, and I'm snowed under messages asking me to announce the news which is not exactly a recent one. So this leads me to remind you that MacMusic announced last June 20 that the Live 5 Beta version is available. Almost a month later, this beta version is, of course, still available and downloadable.

Ableton is waiting for your bugs reports and other comments.