As some snippets had wade off the last NAMM, we know something is brewing at Moog Music for the next Frankfurt Musikmesse. Moog gave up one tiny detail more: a Moog trafitional knob with LEDs around, looks like an encoder then… What for? Rumors are still going on from a new Taurus to some digital stuff.

The mystery thickens…

Tritone Digital announces the release of version 1.3 of HydraTone, which adds better support for Pluggo 3.5.3, and improves frequency knob, Q knob and filter knob movement. HydraTone is a mix-oriented parametric EQ that utilizes state-of-the-art multistage convolution to provide analog EQ flavor with digital precision. HydraTone allows for band-by-band selection of individual EQ algorithms derived from world-class tube and solid-state EQs.

Rogue Amoeba announces the release of official Intel Chip-Based Mac support
and assorted bug fixes versions for both Airfoil (v2.0.2) and Audio Hijack Pro (v2.6.6). Airfoll allows you to send audio from any application to your AirPort Express in just three easy steps, and Audio Hijack Audio Pro allows you to record the audio output of any application on Mac OS X.

Audio Damage announces that Phase Two is now available as Universal Binary version for Intel based Macs. Phase Two plug-in is a perfect digital recreation of the Mutron Bi-Phase, one of the most sought-after vintage phaser units, highly prized for its liquid and subtle stereo phasing abilities. Phase Two features two separately controllable 6-stage phasers, and like the original unit, these two phasers can be routed in series or parallel, for everything from subtle stereo washes to full-blown alien attack.

This Universal Binary version is available as a free crossgrade.

The Digidesign Digistore is closed today, and it seems that the new "Music Production toolkit" for both Pro Tools LE and Pro Tools M-Powered, and the new "DV Toolkit 2" will be available for purchase tomorrow. Regarding the new "Music Production toolkit" (allowing to expand Pro Tools count track up to 48 stereo or mono tracks), Digidesign announces in its compatibility document this pack requires a Digidesign-Qualified Power Mac G5 Dual Processor 2GHz or higher (including Power Mac G5 Quad), and that "Power Mac G5 Dual 2GHz (first generation model M9032) may not achieve maximum track count".

Music Production Toolkit will ship at $495,00 and DV Toolkit 2 at $1295,00.