Expert sleepers announces the Universal Binary version of Crossfade Loop Synth Audio Units for both Intel-based and PowerPC-based Macs. Crossfade Loop Synth is a simple sample playback synth plug-in. It plays samples in the classic sampler manner - by simply altering the playback speed according to the desired note. No fancy timestretching or pitchshifting is applied.

This shareware is available in our siftware section.

MacMusic proudly announces a new article about speakers and monitoring, written by our friend Bruce Dunet. You'll know all about what are good monitors, closed cabinet versus bass–reflex, woofer mass, dynamic and more...Bruce Dunet is active in the Proaudio market for many years as sound engineer, responsible for the Sales and marketing of many of the top manufacturer's products.

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Apple Expo will take place from 12 to 16 September 2006 at Paris-Expo Porte de Versailles. You can ask online for visitor badges now on the Apple-Expo registration form. You will then be sent an ebadge by email which needs to be presented onsite to receive your entrance pass.

Applied Acoustics Systems has updated Ultra Analog VA-1 to version 1.0.2 in order to fix several bugs. Ultra Analog VA-1 is a virtual analog synthesizer. It offers 32 voices of polyphony and its highly adaptable signal path is driven by two super rich, alias free oscillators featuring standard waveforms, sub oscillators, hard sync, and integrated pitch envelopes. Two audacious multimode filters with distortion are then applied to shape its sonic character.

List of bugs fixed and donwload in the MacMusic software section.

TC Electronic announces version 2.0 of PowerCore for Mac OS X. This version brings 20 hours trial time (try out fully working optional plug-ins), new control panel with overview over the PowerCore(s) in your system, all-in-one installer for easy setup of all plug-ins and a mini view with "always on top" feature: keep an eye with your CPU ressources.