Digidesign just unveils its new X-Form plugin. Digidesign X-Form represents the pinnacle of time compression/expansion and pitch-shifting technology. Available for all Pro Tools and Avid DNA systems, this high-quality AudioSuite plug-in delivers professional time stretching and formant-correct pitch shifting with professional results, even at extreme settings. X-Form is ideal for music production, sound design, post production, or any other application that requires natural-sounding time stretch and pitch shift processing.

X-Form ships at $495.

AirEQ is now available in version 1.1. With this release Eliosound launched a special 20% off promotion. This promotion will be available until September 22nd, and gives a 20% discount on AirEQ plus free shipping for those who need a dongle, which is included in the price. To get this discount, enter the following code on the checkout page of their online shop: AirEQ-intro-offer.

DUY has released MagicEQ LE, the native version of the MagicEQ automatic equalizer TDM plug-in.This automatic equalizer based on DUY's new technology will equalize the mix for you while you play your song through it... after MagicEQ has finished the analysis you can still modify values yourself... The death of all mastering engineers ? ;-)

MagicEQ LE is available in VST, AU, RTAS and MAS plug-in formats on Mac OS X and costs €199. Demo versions are available. DUY also offers a special package that includes Magic Spectrum and the MagicEQ LE plug-ins for €350.

The ProFire Lightbridge interfaces up to four Lightpipe devices with a PC or Mac via FireWire—perfect for integrating digital mixers, AD/DA converters and/or ADATs with most popular DAW software. The unit is capable of 32 channels of Lightpipe I/O, two channels of S/PDIF I/O and two-channel analog output for a total of 34 x 36 concurrent channels at 44.1 or 48kHz sample rates. (It also supports 16-channel Lightpipe operation at 88.2 and 96kHz sample rates via the SMUX protocol.) The ProFire Lightbridge can output word clock as a master, or slave to external sync on any input, and MIDI I/O also accommodates MIDI Time Code and MIDI Machine Control. Independent volume controls are provided for the ¼" balanced outputs and front panel ¼" headphone jack. The ProFire Lightbridge is compatible with most DAW software.

MacPips are pleased to announce the beta release of Loopifier, their latest Garageband utility. MacPips Loopifier for Garageband allows you to interactively set an audio file's gain and fade-in/fade-out settings to create seamless Real Instrument Apple Loops, every time. Previously, creating your own Apple Loops using Garageband involved exporting the trimmed recording from Garageband, then opening the audio file in a sound editor to experiment with different fade in/out settings, undo-ing or redo-ing each time, until the loop played seamlessly without clicks or pops.

Loopifier requires Mac OS X 10.2.6 or later and Java 1.4.2 or later. At present, Loopifier does not support 24-bit audio files. The beta version is available for download from Macpips website.