DUY Magic Spectrum is a high-quality mastering tool, based on adaptative equalization. Available for TDM, RTAS, Audio Units, VST and MAS/MOTU for Mac, DUY Magic Spectrum allows you, on one hand, to perform a basic operation such as Matching the spectrum of one piece of audio to another, or also enables you to actually modify the frequency contents yourself with edition tools.

DUY Magic Spectrum 1.0 Mac OSX ships for 249 euros.

IZotope released a version 1.0.8 for Trash, a version 1.0.8 for Spectron and of course today a version 3.0.9 for Ozone. These releases add Universal Binary support for MacIntel computers, a new authorization procedure, alt-solo feature can be changed with the mouse wheel, improved delay compensation support (with a new delay freeze function), and several minor bufixes.

These three new versions are available for free.

Version 1.5.3 of the audio editing software Melodyne uno is a service update which offers improved support for the universal binary functions of Intel Macs as well as offering several other minor improvements and fixing a number of bugs. As an optional alternative to the existing 'Challenge-Response' procedure, Version 1.5.3 supports authorization by means of the widely available iLok dongle. Melodyne Uno offers you the Melodyne technology in a most compact and affordable format. It allows you to edit the pitch, timing, phrasing and formants of an audio file.

The update to Melodyne uno 1.5.3 is available for immediate download free of charge to all registered users of uno.

Camel Audio anounces new version of CamelSpace and CamelPhat. The Audio Unit versions now come in Universal Binary format for compatibility with Intel Macs. This update also offers a number of improvements to the user interface. For example, moving the mouse over a knob causes the current value to be displayed and preset banks may now be selected directly from the preset menu. CamelSpace now ships with over 350 presets, and CamelSpace with over 250. CamelAudio are also pleased to announce the availability of five new banks exclusively to registered users. For CamelPhat there is a new subtle bank from Tim Conrardy showcasing how CamelPhat may be used for gentle as well as extreme effects. There are also new banks for both CamelPhat and CamelSpace from Kriminal, and from the recent preset design competition.

This update is free to all registered users who may access the update by registering and logging into the new user support system, accessible from the support page on the Camel Audio website.

Digidesign announces Strike, a new RTAS instrument plug-in that makes it easy to create, control, and produce professional drum performances in Pro Tools TDM, LE and M-Powered version 7, with uncanny realism. One part intelligent virtual drummer, one part professional drum module, Strike features a wide range of high-definition drum kits and style choices, and allows for unprecedented control over the virtual drummer's performance.

Strike is expected to ship around August 2, 2006. Price TBA.