Waves today announced Universal versions of its complete line of plug-in products for Intel-based Macs. With the creation of the new Universal Plug-Ins and the proliferation of new applications being developed for the Intel-based Mac systems, "Waves is fully behind the new Intel-based Mac platform and transitioning to Universal applications using Apple tools was easier than we had expected," said Waves CEO Gilad Keren. "We will continue our commitment to the greatest possible compatibility by offering Universal versions of all our products while continuing to develop next generation plug-ins for use with all industry standard platforms."

If you are serious about creating truly realistic sounding guitar for your songs, RealGuitar is just what you need. RealGuitar is a sample-based virtual instrument with an innovative approach to guitar sound modeling and guitar part performing on a keyboard. RealGuitar is now equipped with a powerful multi-functional built-in Pattern Manager letting you use the RG MIDI Pattern Library for creating guitar accompaniment parts in the whole new and convenient way :

- Pattern Tree view, allowing to find/select rhythm patterns right from RealGuitar.- Pattern view, graphically presenting guitar 'Strokes' contained in the current rhythm pattern (differently colored 'Piano Roll' type bars allow to easily visualize Up/Down, Up/Down Muted, Slow Strums, individual string Strokes, etc.).
- Auditioning selected pattern by simply pressing chord on the external keyboard without starting your host sequencer, even with RealGuitar standalone run. Total synchronization with host's tempo, start/stop, beats, loop, time signature, etc.
- Drag'n'Drop selected pattern from Pattern window right to your host's MIDI track (pattern is automatically multiplied by the assigned number of measures).
- Real time pattern arranging (dramatic changing pattern performance on the fly).

The RealGuitar 2L upgrade will be available as a free download for all customers registered with MusicLab after October 3 2005.

Recorded files could end up earlier on the timeline than where they were recorded ? Renaming a surround file results in file channel suffixes being ordered incorrectly ? You could not always copy time code values from region ? When using Expansion|HD, instantiating a plug-in during playback could result in an DAE -6031 Error ?

So it's time to update your Pro Tools HD to version 7.1cs6 right now !

Cwejman as we already wrote it some months earlier has started to issue modular synth modules in eurorack form factor. The Cwejman family gets bigger:
- VCO-2RM, dual VCO (7 waveforms) with ring modulator
- VCEQ-3 3 band VC parametric EQ
- MMF- 1 multimode filter, 7 sorts, 12 and 24 dB, cut off from 16 Hz to 16 kHz
- D-LFO, multi-function dual LFO, 7 waveforms…
- VCA-2P, stereo panning VC amplifier
- ADSR-VC2, dual VC transient generator
- VM-1, voice module, a not so digest VCO/VCF/VCA/ENV
- RM-2S, stereo ring modulator
- M-CV master voltage controller
Each modules has some unique twists and extensive modulation capabilities

Price and availability TBA. Check the Cwejman website later, it is "belly up" for a few days.

Wave Idea which makes the Bitstream controllers announced its factoring partnership with CME, the control keyboard and audio interfaces manufacturer. CME will build and distribute from now on the Wave Idea product line. The first product concerned is the Bitstream 3X. We await eagerly the fruits of the collaboration of both crews!