Soundhack announces :

- a public beta version of the Freesound Bundle, which contains five plugins in Audio Units versions, now for both PowerPC and Intel-based Macs.

- the Universal Binary version 1.1 of Spectral Shapers collection of plug-ins in both AU and VST formats. SSH is a collection of 4 plugins based on processes from the program SoundHack.

The Paris AES show was a great opportunity to discover the real faces that hides behind the MacMusicians nicknames and other pro audio geeks that were around. We now have the proof that these guys ARE aliens (as if we didn't know)...

Garritan announces free online orchestration courses. The free Interactive Edition of "Principles of Orchestration" is based upon Nicolay Rimsky-Korsakov's celebrated text. In this Interactive Edition you will be able to simultaneously hear and see examples from Rimsk'y-Korsakov's own works realized with Personal Orchestra.

This course will be offered free of charge at the Garritan web site.

ApulSoft announced the version 2.3 Audio Units and VST for apTrigga, the first Universal Binary version for both PowerPC and Intel-based Macs. This new version also features :

– Now uses pop-up menus for trigger mode and multi mode selection
– AU compatibility improvements
– Serial entry now included in plug-in
- Bufixes

apTrigga is an audio sample trigger plugin (shareware) available in the MacMusic software section.

Sagan has updated its Metro sequencer to version 6.3.5.5. This pre-release version adds new sub-menus for plug-ins by category, and fixes several bugs : offline effects now work, or panning automation problem fixed. Metro is s a fast-operating, easy-to-learn high-powered sequencer for the design of professional audio projects. It stands alone as a complete and integrated MIDI, audio and video production system. Metro's audio system supports up to 64 audio tracks. Each track can have its own effect chain. Eight aux busses are also supported. Each with their own chain.

This update is free and is available for download.