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.

Digidesign announces version 2.0 of the Massenburg DesignWorks Hi-Res Parametric EQ, developed by the creator of the parametric EQ, George Massenburg. This new version of the MDW Hi-Res Parametric EQ plug-in for Digidesign Pro Tools|HD systems delivers the same reference standard sound as the original while offering a new user interface, five- and three-band versions, improved DSP efficiency, and significant workflow enhancements.

Owners of MDW Hi-Res Parametric EQ version 1.x can upgrade to 2.0 for $125.

JackOSX is now available as version 0.73, the first Unversal Binary release for both Intel-based and PowerPC Macs. This version also features :r emoved NetJack component until bugs fixed, also removed legacy Port Audio driver, and updated to latest Jack server version. Jack (the Jack Audio Connection Kit) is a low-latency audio server, written originally for the GNU/Linux operating system, and now with Mac OS X support. It can connect any number of different applications to a single hardware audio device; it also allows applications to send and receive audio to and from each other.

Monome is a US collective. These girls and guys are busy producing the first batch of 200 units of the Monome 40h. This is a USB controller, with 8 rows of 8 illuminated silicone buttons powered with the mapd software (drum machines, loopers, 1bit video transformers, physics models, virtual sliders, math games, etc.) The controller receives and sends MIDI and OSC thru mapd. The video is more explicit in the uses that can be done than a long listing. The firmware is under GNU/GPL so anyone can add his little stone… And last, there's brewing a Monome 100h with a matrix of 16x16… Oh, and they bike in Philadelphia too.

Availability, as fast as they can finish and ship them… price $500