Elektron announced today in London the Machinedrum UserWave, an evolution of the beloved Machinedrum. Take a MD with all SPS-1 functions, add: 2048 kb of sampling memory, 12bit dynamic playback engine, 32 ROM machines, 2 RAM realtime machines, Optional Turbo-MIDI interface. Price 1590€ /$1640

Methinks there's going to be some fighting between JoMoX with the new Xbase and Elektron in the heart of the noise makers…

ReFex announces an update to version 2.5 VST for its virtual guitar instrument Slayer. A new 2.5 Audio Units version is also available. This new version features : Damping control, Velocity -> Damping control (great for chunks), 'iq'-Amp has been replaced with a better sounding version, Sound improved, Two new playing-aids added, Reverb-mix reduced a bit, Optional Humanize added for slight pitch/volume variations, All presets redone, added another 64 presets so there are 128 of them now, CPU consumption lowered, and Rack-mode with parameter-readout added.

Info and download in the MacMusic softwares section.

Apple today announced that Mac OS X version 10.4 "Tiger" will go on sale Friday, April 29, beginning at 6:00 p.m. during special events at Apple's retail stores and Apple Authorized Resellers. Tiger has more than 200 new features and innovations including Spotlight , a desktop search technology that lets users instantly find anything stored on their Mac , including documents, emails, contacts and images; and Dashboard, a new way to instantly access important information like weather forecasts and stock quotes, using a dazzling new class of applications called widgets. Tiger also features native 64-bit application support and an improved CoreAudio. Apple also announces that OS X Tiger Server will be available too at the same day.

Tiger will cost $129.

With more than 95,000 media professionals and 1,400 exhibiting companies from 130 countries gathering to network, collaborate and learn, The NAB 2005 will take place from April 16 to 21, at Las Vegas Convention Center.

Read more info on the NAB official website.

Moog Music announces this months that's the new Voyager Rack Mount Edition begins shipping. The Voyager RME features all of the same front panel options of the Minimoog Voyager (sans the touch pad), in a 19"wide, 5U high rack mount format for $2195. MoogMusic also announces the second annual Moog Fest in New York city, which will take place this May 31st, BB King's Bar and Grill in Times Square.