CreamWare announces Authentic Sound Box (or ASB), two new digital emulations of classic synthesizers. The first one is the Minimax ASB, a recreation of the famous Minimoog, which fully integrates with your computer via USB and offers polyphony and preset management. The second one is the Profit-5 ASB, a recreation of the classic Prophet V synth, with features similar to those of the Minimax ASB.

Minimax ASB will be available in the first half of June, and the Profit-5 ASB is expected in August. Minimax ASB will cost around $899 and Profit-5 ASB will cost $999 (excl.VAT).

JoMoX, just after the limited series of the Neuronium, the private baby of Jürgen Michaelis is preparing the Xbase 999. We knew the original Xbase which is certainly one of the most important beatbox released in the 90's, with its FAT analogue sound, now it's time for a big evolution. The 999 builts up not far a well known japanese product and features:
- Analogue beatbox save the digital instruments of course.
- 9 instruments (Bass Drum, Snare Drum, Lo Tom, Hi Tom, Hi Hat, Clap, Rim, Crash and Ride), all polyphonic, from Hi Hat to ride it's 8 bit samples for the crunch and 16 samples for each instruments.
- MIDI from head to toe
- Improved kick, analogue toms like in the Airbase, HH has a dedicated multimode analogue filter.
- Improved sequencer with still the possibility to control ...

AudioMidi.com announces a "Synth Legends Symposium", which will take place Tuesday, April 19th 7:00 pm at AudioMidi.com (9240 Deering Avenue, Chatsworth, CA, USA). During this event you will see all new products, and you'll find synthesis pioneers to answer your questions. If you want to join Bob Moog, Dave Smith, and Tom Oberheim for this special night on the insight behind Analogue Synthesis, just get your ticket at AudioMidi.com.

This special DAW Nite Event is free but space is of course limited.

We've recently announced a few surprises related to the re-think of the site, which is free again. Here is the very first surprise...and it is a big one ! We have great pleasure to present you version 1.0 of MacMusically, the audio and midi sequencer entirely devised and produced by the MacMusic team! Under the leadership of Soif and after more than 8 months of strenuous work and all kinds of programming we can now propose - access limited to our members - a download of our ultimate tool developed by a team of specialists entirely devoted to the success of this project. Each team member has contributed to the project using his own experience in the use of digital softs. Wfplb devised the 5.1 Mixing engine, Miss Kiki a modular synthetizer called "TNG plus", Heral a score editor worthy of the name, Clouvel and Lepetitmartien a series of plugs simulating noiseshaft and rings modulators from Airbus technology. As for Soif, he has devised the ergonomics, as he is proposing a new principle of
opening/close for each window, which is quite revolutionary.

MacMusically features :
- 32 audio tracks, unlimited MIDI tracks
- VST compatible
- 4 inserts, 8 simultaneous plugins
- 5 VST instruments, including the new "TNG plus" (FIPUS award '05)
- Needs G4 800MHz minimum with Ram 512 Mb
- unlimited undos..and much more

Enjoy the download, and we're looking forward to your first impressions...

MacMusically 1.0

Altiverb version 5 is now available ! The famous convolution reverb plug-in is available in RTAS, MAS, Audio Units and VST formats. Altiverb uses top quality samples of real spaces to create reverb, ranging from Sydney Opera House to the cabin of a fire truck and offers an extensive set of parameters. Altiverb v5 now features :

- iLok authorization, or challenge/response
- New Stage Positioning control allows you to place your source sound anywhere on stage.
- four band EQ, taylored for reverb.
- Internal level meters
- I/O controlls for front, rear, center bleed and lfe channels.
- Separate Gains and Delays for Direct, Early Ref and Tail
- Extensive CPU load control
- Room Size shifts room modes and resonances.
- Reverse reverb mode.
- Internal test samples can be triggered from the Mac's keyboard.
- VR movies, pictures, statistics, mic layouts etc, in the info screen.
- Automatable preset switching.
- Built in presets, user presets.
- Impulse Responses in unlimited levels.
- Three band damping.

Altiverb v5 for Pro Tools HTDM costs $895. Altiverb v5 (MAS-VST-RTAS-Audio Units) costs $595. Update from Altiverb v2/v3 to v5 costs $269, and upgrade from Altiverb v4 to v5 costs $169. You can also upgrade your MAS-VST-RTAS to the HTDM RTAS VST MAS bundle for $300. Note that a demo version is also available.