TwistedWave is an audio editor that supports many formats. Among other things, it provides:

- Background processing to allow you to continue working while a long computation is going on.
- Unlimited and instant Undo/Redo.
- Import/export to many formats.
- A clip list that allows you to select chunks of audio you are interested in, and copy them to the clip list, making it very easy to reorder and paste them in a new document.

TwistedWave is available for Mac OS X (UB) at a retail price of €38.35. Note that a fully functional 30 day demo is available.

The brand new iMac is ready ! a new look all aluminium with a great slim keyboard. As for the screens, they are like the MacBook and with only two versions 20 and 24". FoUr different models are available, each one having 1 Go RAM (up to 4 Go), Superdrive 8X, Wifi "n" (802.11.n) and Bluetooth 2.0.

- 20", intel core 2 duo 2 GHz, 250 Go disc, ATI Radeon HD 2400 XT 128 Mo $1,199.00

- 20", intel core 2 duo 2,4 GHz, 320 Go disc, ATI Radeon HD 2600 Pro 256 Mo $1,499.00

- 24", intel core 2 duo 2,4 GHz, 320 Go disc, ATI Radeon HD 2600 Pro 256 Mo $1,799.00

- 24", intel core 2 duo 2,8 GHz, 2 Go RAM, 500 Go disc, ATI Radeon HD 2600 Pro 256 Mo $2,299.00

The Vienna Symphonic Library team has announced the release of the new Vienna Instruments collection Special Keyboards. This 8 GB collection offers a "state-of-the-art" approach to capturing these rare instruments: a harpsichord, a harmonium, and a prepared piano.

Like all Vienna Instruments collections, the Special Keyboards collection ships in VST, AU and stand-alone versions for Mac OS X (UB) and Windows. It retails for $385 / €295. For more information, please visit their website.

Nomad Factory has released updates for Limiting Amplifier LM-662 (v1.3), Program Equalizer EQP-4 (v1.3), Studio Channel SC-226 (v1.3), Essential Studio Suite (Bundle) (v1.4), Liquid Bundle II - Classic (v2.4), BlueVerb DRV-2080 (v1.4), Rock Amp Legends (v1.5) and Blue Tubes Bundle (v3.2).

Changes :

- Added iLok support (Mac/PC).
- Added Windows Vista32 support.
- Compatible Mac OS 10.5 Leopard.
- Fixed minor issues (Mac/PC).
- Essential Studio Suite (Bundle): Added RTAS Windows format (was RTAS Mac only).
- Rock Amp Legends: Added Intel Mac support for AU, RTAS and VST.

For more information, please visit their website.

Steinberg Media Technologies has just announced that its new virtual drummer Groove Agent 3 is now shipping. It provides new virtual drummer modules, drum kits and a range of other features to provide "a complete and unique" virtual drumming solution within one VST instrument.

Features :

- Special Agent and Percussion Agent: Adding to the Classic Groove Agent of previous versions, the two new modules offer ultra-realistic modelling of a real studio drummer as well as a range of new percussive instruments in a vast range of styles
- Dual Mode: Any two of the three modules can be combined in a virtual jam session for more dynamics and variability
- New acoustic kits with an additional assortment of digital drum machines and percussion
- 42 all-new drum styles: over 120 styles total ...