Lynx Studio Technology has announced that Aurora 16 sixteen-channel A/D D/A converter has been shipping to dealers over the last several weeks. The eight channel Aurora 8 converters have begun delivery the week of May 16. Lynx Aurora converters are now available through Lynx retailers in the US and distributors worldwide.

The eight-channel Aurora 8 has a US suggested retail price of $2195. $3295 is the US suggested retail price of the sixteen-channel Aurora 16.

Applied Acoustics Systems announces that its entire product line: Tassman 4, Lounge Lizard EP-2, Ultra Analog VA-1, and the upcoming String Studio VS-1, is compatible with Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger).

An update for registered users is available free of charge from the AAS website.

Solasynth SE is an ensemble file for Reaktor from Native Instruments. It is made with version 4.13 of Reaktor. Solasynth SE is a modular synthesizer with a modulation matrix. It features a 2 complex multi mode filters, 4 envelopes, 2 different ringmodulators, pitchbend adjustable, modulation matrix, 3 flexible LFOs, chorus, reverb, delay, eq and more...

Moog Music and the Orange Peel announce a three-day celebration of the theremin. Ether Music 2005 will be held in the home of Moog Music, Asheville, NC, from Thursday, August 4th through Sunday, August 7th. The event will include workshops, speakers and performances by incredible thereminists such as Pamelia Kurstin, Lydia Kavina, Barbara Buchholz, Armen Ra, and Barbez (featuring Pamelia Kurtsin). Workshop topics will include theremin technique, how to build and customize a theremin, historical perspectives from Bob Moog, and more.

Tickets for Ether Music 2005 are available online at ethermusic2005.com.

RM IV now comes standard equipment with Mackie's new Tracktion 2. You get one sequencer and a full version RM IV with 260 drum kits and over 1000 MIDI Grooves that are only available at the present time with Tracktion 2. The RM IV is a flexible and easy-to-use drum machine that combines analog-style percussion synthesis with a fully featured, intelligent percussion sampler.