Ableton would like to announce that the latest version of Live (4.1.2) is compatible with Mac OS X 10.4 alias Tiger. Based on Ableton internal tests, they found everything working ok so far. But as an audio application Live also depends on the functionality of third party hard and software like audio & midi interfaces or effect instrument plug-ins.

Therefore Ableton would ask you to give them feedback about possible problems related to Mac OS X 10.4.

Heizenbox "the Granulizor" has been updated to version 2.2, which now features: Filter, Length, Modulator and Pitch synchronization, support for FXpansion VST to AU adapter (v.1.50) and default MIDI learn maps for Oxygen M-Audio keyboard.

IK Multimedia and Digidesign are teaming up once again to equip musicians with SampleTank. Registered Digidesign SampleTank 1 SE users can now update to SampleTank 2 SE for Free. SampleTank 2 SE is a major upgrade to the version of SampleTank that was included in Digidesign systems at purchase. SampleTank 2 SE has many of the functionalities of the full version of SampleTank 2 with the following limitations: plays only the included sounds and cannot import samples.

Apple has updated iTunes to version 4.8. This new version includes new Music Store features and support for transferring contacts and calendars from your computer to your iPod (requires Mac OS X version 10.4 on your computer)

Sibelius announces that all of Sibelius Software's products have been tested on Apple's latest operating system, Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, and have been found to work without any serious problems. The applications Sibelius tested and found to have no problems include:

- Sibelius 3.1.x
- Kontakt Player Silver
- Kontakt Player Gold
- Sibelius 2.1.1
- G7 Kontakt Edition (v3.3)
- Sibelius Instruments
- Sibelius Compass
- Sibelius Notes
- Auralia

Note that if you have Adobe Reader 7 installed on Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Sibelius Starclass may give an error message about QuickTime when it tries to play sounds. If you encounter this problem, we suggest you download and install Adobe Reader 6.