SmaartLive is a SIA Software Company's dual-channel FFT-based audio measurement software, is the professional audio industry standard for real-time sound system measurement, optimization, and control. SIA's SmaartLive software is for the first time available for Macintosh (beta version). It combines powerful audio frequency measurement, analysis and data logging capability with a highly intuitive, user-friendly interface and the ability to remotely control an extensive list of top name equalizers and DSP processors.

Metro has been updated to version 6.3.5.2 and Metro SE and LX to version 6.3.5.2. Metro is a fast-operating, easy-to-learn sequencer for the design of professional audio projects. It stands alone as a complete and integrated MIDI, audio and video production system. Metro's audio system supports up to 64 audio tracks. Each track can have its own effect chain. Eight aux busses are also supported. Each with their own chain. Chains can be made up of VST effects and/or AudioUnits (OS X only). VST 2.0 is completely supported. All effects can be automated. Real-time editing is encouraged.

These updated versions are available in our software section.

The Audio Unit version of Ambient Keys 1.5 for Mac OS X was released in March and now the release of version 1.5 for VST hosts on Mac OS X is available. Ambient Keys is a synthesizer, which plays an extensive set of ambient waveforms, processing these using a filter, envelopes, an LFO, an ensemble, delays and an effect section which features 133 different effect modes, including crossfading effects and layered effects. Current release is for PowerPC Macs only. Next release will be a universal binary, tested on Intel.

Price is $99, including the three soundpacks.

Because of public demand, here's a news item about Garageband : Apple announced an update for Garageband to version 3.0.2. This update addresses issues with video handling, podcast exporting, and importing QuickTime markers. It also addresses a number of other minor issues.

Garageband is a software to perform, record, and create music.

Digidesign has officially qualified Mac OS X 10.4.6 for PPC with all of the following systems:

- Pro Tools HD 7.0/7.1
- Pro Tools LE 7.0/7.1
- Pro Tools M-Powered 7.0/7.1

This qualification is only for PowerPC models.Intel-based Macs are currently not supported with any version of Pro Tools. Digidesign currently anticipates that we will release versions of Pro Tools LE 7 and Pro Tools M-Powered 7 software that are compatible with Intel-based Apple computers in May 2006.