At Summer NAMM, Tascam debuts DP-01FX/CD digital portastudio. This new portastudio features a built-in CD burner for under. Based on the best-selling DP-01 and DP-01FX, the new DP-01FX/CD makes CD recording simple. Like the DP-01FX, it features eight tracks, two XLR inputs with phantom power, a pair of digital effects processors, eight 45mm Faders plus a dedicated Master fader, S/PDIF Digital Optical output, USB 2.0 port for computer backup and a simple-to-use interface. It also adds a Built-in 40GB hard drive

The Tascam DP-01FX/CD ships at $799.

Digidesign has updated its Pro-Tools M-Powered, which now adds Mac OS X 10.4 "aka Tiger" compatibility. Qualification of Pro Tools M-Powered software on Mac OS X 10.4.x has taken much longer than anticipated due to unforeseen technical issues. Please note that this new 6.8r2 version is not "bug free". The fully qualified version of Pro Tools M-Powered is anticipated for release within a few weeks

Today is a very special day for all musicians. The summer NAMM '05 has just started in Indianapolis, USA. With around 500 exhibitors and lots of events, this fair is going to last three days. As usual, the whole MacMusic team and myself are on the alert to keep you up-to-date. You can read about the NAMM either in this special report or in the daily news section.

Audiofile Engineering presents a beta version of Wave editor. This audio editing software features : direct editing of AIFF, WAVE, Sound Designer, ACID, Apple Loop, and µLaw audio files, Partial support for Recycle (REX, RX2 and RCY) files, Supports any sample rate or bit depth, Supports any number of channels, Supports interleaved and split channel files, Imports and exports MP3, AAC, AC-3 and other CoreAudio-supported files, and more.

Antares announces a new version 4.2.9 for Auto Tune, which is now compatible with Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger. This update is available in VST, AU, MAS, RTAS and TDM versions. Auto-Tune is a pitch correcting plug-in.