Award winer at this year's Apple Design Awards, FuzzMeasure Pro 2.0 has been discounted 50% to $125 in order to seek a wider audience, and gain a strong competitive advantage in the audio and acoustical measurement software market.

FuzzMeasure Pro is a highly innovative audio and acoustical measurement tool for Mac OS X that is helpful for users ranging from home theater enthusiasts to professional acousticians. With its single-click measurement interface, and interactive graph displays, it makes sophisticated measurement tool very easy to use for home users and professionals alike.

Roland announced this morning the release of the Audio Units version of the SH-201 editor plugin. This new feature allows the SH-201 editor to be accessed from within Logic, Digital Performer, Live, Garage Band, and other Audio Units-compatible DAWs. Additionally, the SH-201 driver has also be updated to support the new Intel-based Macintosh computers.

MacMusic is proud to publish this announcement received from Michelle Moog-Koussa :

"On August 21, 2005 my father died. He was a great and gentle man who left his mark on the world forever. During the past year my family and I have discussed many ways in which we could carry on his work and his legacy. We have decided to establish the Bob Moog Memorial Foundation for Electronic Music, with a few carefully chosen objectives, each tied to his life and work.Today, we invite you to join us."

The Foundation has set forth the following as its initial objectives:

- Endowed Scholarships
- The Bob Moog Memorial Museum
- Outreach Programs for Disadvantaged Students
- Special Events for Electronic Music.

You can visit the new Bob Moog Foundation website.

E-MU has announced that its new Xboard 61 USB/MIDI controller is now shipping and available. Looks like there is a serious market for these toys...The new E-MU Xboard 61 USB/MIDI Controller features 61 premium full-size keys with aftertouch, 16 programmable real-time control knobs, 16 new patch select/program change buttons.

Native Instruments announces AUDIO KONTROL 1, a compact USB 2.0 audio interface that addresses the needs of many musicians, producers and DJs in a portable and affordable package. Equipped with a comprehensive software package, AUDIO KONTROL 1 was designed to meet a specific "sweet spot" in terms of performance, functionality and price. Included are XPRESS KEYBOARDS, three software synthesizers based on the PRO-53, B4 and FM7, as well as GUITAR COMBOS, three amp emulations taken from Native Instruments' GUITAR RIG. AUDIO KONTROL 1 also comes with TRAKTOR 3 LE, a new DJ software based on Native Instruments' TRAKTOR DJ Studio.