It's been in the air for a while. Rumors have thrived but the real thing is here at last. The very latest, greatest version of Macmusic has just unfolded before your eyes! Its new features, super fluid navigation, its new forums and its brand new engine will give you a close-to-perfect web experience. After many months of hard work it's everything but premature. Nevertheless, it may exhibit some quirks and strange behaviour in the next few weeks of your navigation through the new features....

Welcome everyone to this new version of MacMusic, presented to you with great pride and joy by the whole team.

WWaym announces the release of the Mac OS X version of NWBass v1.1. This classic mono bassline synth features : analogue modelled high quality oscillators with 2 waveforms (saw and square), unique filtersound with 3 selectable characteristics, filter envelope, velocity sensitive accent, note slide and full MIDI controll with MIDI learn function.

This free NWBass v1.1 update features : 'click' bug on noteoff events fixed and uninstaller registry cleanup bug fix.

Universal Audio today announced the imminent web launch of v4.3 software for the UAD-1 DSP Card & Powered Plug-Ins systems. Version 4.3 will ship immediately following AES and include a 14-day fully functional demo of the Neve 1073 and 1073SE.

Full authorizations of the Neve plug-ins will be available to registered UAD-1 customers for US$249 (includes both plugs).

Eliosound has released a pre-release demo version of their first product, the upcoming AirEQ plug-in. This is a new musical equalizer created to meet every single expectation of musicians, mixing engineers and producers. It's been conceived to be the high quality equalizer you need in most situations. Mixing, mastering, tracking, whatever your sampling frequency is, AirEQ always brings you the same quality of equalization in the whole audio range. And you can use it on every track, without overloading your CPU.

The full version will be soon available in VST, Audio Units and RTAS formats., for $269 or 219€. A Syncrosoft dongle is required to try the AirEQ demo.

MXL Microphones announced the M3 (standard) and M3-P (female voice) mics. They are featuring a 25 mm gold splattered capsule condenser and a unique FET design with transformer-coupled output (very british inspired…). The polar pattern is cardioid, the s/n ratio is of 76 dB, the dynamic range of 124 dBA SPL and the frequency range from 20 Hz to 23 KHz.

Available now, M3 $349.95, M3-P $369.95.