Motu has updated MachFive to version 1.2.3. This new release adds Mac OS X Tiger compatibility for all plug-in formats, and adds support for publishing MOTU Symphonic Instrument banks for use within MachFive. Please also note for Logic users, that MachFive version 1.2.3 requires an update to Logic 7.1 for compatibility under Tiger OSX 10.4.

Presonus annouces the release of a new multi-unit driver for its 24-bit/96K FireWire interface Firepod. This new driver enables up to three Firepod's to be daisy-chained for a total of 24 inputs in just three rack spaces. The new driver also allows the Firepod to work in "stand alone" mode so that the Firepod can be used as an 8-channel microphone preamplifier without connecting the Firepod to a computer.

Presonus has also lowered the price on its second interface, the Firebox to $299.

Rob Papen and LinPlug have updated Albino to v2.2.1.to fix a bug in Cubase and the empty bank List bug. LinPlug has also updated Cronox to v3.0.4 which fixes a 5.1 mix bug in Cubase / Nuendo and also makes it compatible with Muse Research's Receptor.

Sagan announces a pre-release version 6.3.2.4 of Metro. This updated version now features : software no longer limits its compensation of plug-in latencies to audio packet sizes, fixes a problem with USB audio devices, fixes a crash occuring when mixing or rendering a 24 bit source audio file to 16 bits, recording multiple MIDI tracks from different sources may not have been allocating the correct amount of memory fixed, and other minor bugs fixed.

Metric Halo has released the Version 2.2 update of Mobile I/O Console and driver software for Mac OS X. This update provides increased performance across all Mobile I/O hardware models. Users of the Mobile I/O 2882, 2882+DSP, ULN-2, and ULN-2+DSP can now take advantage of the update with Mac OS X 10.3.9 through 10.4.2.

This update is freely available to all registered users of Mobile I/O hardware.