SoundToys announced that the SoundToys Native Effects bundle for Mac OS X is now shipping. This bundle contains six plug-ins together into a single package :

- EchoBoy : with 30 echo/delay emulations;
- FilterFreak : analog sounding single or dual resonant filter;
- PhaseMistress : emulations of classic and modern phase shifters;
- Tremolator : classic tremolo emulations, dynamic control and Rhythm ;
- Crystallizer : retro pitch-shifting, reverse granular echo;
- SPEED (AudioSuite only) : high quality tempo/time control and pitch-shifting.

This bundle for Pro Tools LE OS X ships at $495 (Audio Units version to follow).

IDrum is now available as version 1.5. Since version 1.1, iDrum works for both new MacIntel and PowerPC Macs. iDrum is now manufactured by Izotope. IDrum is a drum machine that turns any Macintosh computer into a slamming beatbox ready to lay down your grooves, your way. From ambient downtempo to bangin' hip hop to frenetic drum and bass, iDrum has got your back (beat).

iDrum is a shareware available in the MacMusic software section.

The third Circuit Bending Festival will be held in New York, USA from the 19th to the 23rd of April. This is a unique occasion to ear live performances, participate to workshops on how to bend both for adults and kids (some are to pre-register to attend), and envision installations.

Performances $5, $7, $10 or free…Worshops from free and up to $60 (cost of materials). Bent is held 15 Nassau Street 10005 New York.

M-Audio brings support for Apple's new Intel-based Mac computers to the company's complete line of FireWire- and USB-compatible peripherals. M-Audio has posted official drivers for Fast Track USB, Fast Track Pro, MobilePre USB, JamLab, Transit USB, Audiophile USB, FireWire Solo, FireWire Audiophile, FireWire 410, FireWire 1814, ProjectMix I/O, Ozonic, M-Audio Ozone, Oxygen 8, MIDISPORT 2x2, MIDISPORT 1x1, MIDISPORT 4x4, MIDISPORT 2x4 and MIDISPORT 8x8/s.

Alphakanal updates its Automat to version 0.4 in order to adds a new chorus code, phasor and allpass filter. Automat is a substrative synthesizer faturing subtractive synthesis, 3 antialiased oscilators, filters and amplifier, 2 ADSR's for filter and amplifier and 6 modulators with tempo sync.

Automat is a freeware available in the MacMusic software section.