JBL announced that its LSR4300 Control Center Software is now available for Macintosh. This tool allows users to control system volume, input source selection, solo, mute and more from their Mac. The LSR4300 Studio Monitors serie is dedicated to project studios, post-production and broadcast facilities, with two models : LSR4326P (powered six-inch two-way system) and the LSR4328P (powered eight-inch two-way system) . They come with a dedicated system volume control, mute and solo functions and input switching that allows the user to monitor a range of analog and digital playback sources. Each model includes high-resolution 24-bit, 96kHz AES/EBU and S/PDIF digital inputs to interface with computer audio interfaces.

Announced during Winter NAMM, Steinberg Virtual Guitarist 2.0 is now shipping worldwide. Offering a full 6.8 GB of authentic, editable riffs, parts and licks in 88 musical styles, offering a staggering total of nearly 1100 different parts across 88 styles including pop, rock, metal, reggae and country to name but a few. Virtual Guitarist 2 offers a complete computer-based instrument that creates realistic electric and acoustic rhythm guitar parts from scratch. The new Part Editor allows full editing control over every single Virtual Guitarist 2 phrase. Each chord is broken up into slices, which the user can manipulate as desired.

Guitarist 2 is shipping for 239 euros. Existing Virtual Guitarist or Virtual guitarist Electric Edition customers can update to the new Virtual Guitarist 2 version for 79 euros.

Once more ! Alphakanal announcd the release of version 0.3.9ub Audio Units for Automat. This new Universal Binary adds compatibility with new Intel-based iMac and Mac Book Pro. Automat is a substrative virtual synthesizer which features : subtractive synthesis, 3 antialiased oscilators, filters and amplifier, 2 ADSR's for filter and amplifier, 6 modulators with tempo sync and more...

This 'sunday freeware' is available in the MacMusic software section.

Digidesign has updated Pro Tools LE software and Pro-Tolls M-Powered software to version 7.0cs4, in order to fix the following bugs :

- When Recording on a Track with a Long Track Name, Recording Would Stop After 5 Minutes (Item #71869) ;
- Pro Tools Can Freeze When Attempting To Make a Crossfade (Item #72143).

These two new versions are available in the MacMusic software section.

Few weeks after the Pro 12 ASB (Authentic Sound Box) and the Minimax, Creamware announces the upcoming release the B4000 ASB, a Hammond B3 module featuring nine real drawbars. The B4000 also features a built-in Leslie rotary speaker emulation. This new member of the Authentic Sound Box range can be controlled with à stand-alone editor via USB. It will also feature MIDI In/Out/Thru, 2 analog inputs and 2 analog outputs.

The B4000 will cost 950€ and will be available in March.