Devine Machine has just released vMinion, an advanced successor to the free "Minion" VST plug-in for both PC and Mac OS X (PPC and Intel). Basically vMinion is an advanced tempo-based filter/delay multi-effect VST plug-in.

Features:

* (4) Stereo 64-bit effect modules, configurable in series or parallel.
* Over 100 effect types to choose from for each module.
* Internally-modulated effect parameters from tempo-based LFOs/Step Sequencer/Envelope Follower.
* Step Sequencer can snap to a variety of scales and can be remotely automated (MIDI/VSTParams).
* MIDI out ability - generate MIDI CCs or Monophonic Notes from any ball/axis.
* MIDI in ability - retrigger LFOs and/or set Filter Frequency from MIDI notes. (Jam on a flanger).
* Dedicated delays for each module with 4 delay ...

VirSyn has just announced that their vocal synthesis software Cantor 2 is in the last steps of development. To give you a first impression how the revolution continues have a first "look and ear" what you can expect from Cantor 2 on this web page :

Eventide announced that its Anthology II plug-in bundle is now available as a Universal Binary and optimized for Intel powered Mac computers. The upgrade is free to current Anthology II customers. Note that Anthology II is fully compliant with ICON, D-Control, D-Command, VENUE and Pro Tools 7.2, and is Mac and PC compatible.

McDSP has begun shipping boxed copy of the ML4000 plug-in, their high-resolution brick-wall look-ahead limiter and multi-band dynamics processor designed for music, mastering, post, and live sound. In fact the ML4000 consists in two plug-ins :
- The ML1 mastering limiter which uses a flexible brick wall look-ahead design coupled with multiple stages of limiting for superior peak processing. The unique Knee and Mode controls allow the ML1 to handle any kind of material with a variety of responses ranging from transparent to aggressive.
- The ML4 multi-band dynamics processor which includes a 4-band Gate, Expander (upwards or downwards), and Compressor fed into the same limiter algorithm found in the ML1. Each band's Gate, Expander, and Compressor can be configured separately or linked tog ...

Apple unveiled its new line of MacBook consumer notebooks that now include Intel Core 2 Duo processors. The new MacBook line is available immediately and features:

The 1.83 GHz, 13-inch white MacBook - $1,099
- 1.83 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor
- 512MB of 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM
- 60GB Serial ATA hard drive
- Combo (DVD-ROM/CD-RW) optical drive

The 2.0 GHz, 13-inch white MacBook - $1,299
- 2.0 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor
- 1GB of 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM
- 80GB Serial ATA hard drive
- 6x SuperDrive with double-layer support

The 2.0 GHz, 13-inch black MacBook - $1,499
- 2.0 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor
- 1GB of 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM
- 120GB Serial ATA hard drive
- 6x SuperDrive with double-layer support

The new MacBook line