Mac OS 10.4.7 is now officially supported for Pro Tools LE 7.1 and Pro Tools HD 7.2.

Universal Updates for AmpliTube 1 Live and T-RackS 24 are now available, providing compatibility for IK users with Mac Intel Core Duo systems. IK Users may install these two software updates for free if they have registered after April 1, 2006.

Customers who have registered prior to April 1, 2006 may purchase the new updates for 49$/39€.

Channel D Software announces the release of Pure Vinyl 1.1.2 - a Universal Binary suite of audio applications designed specifically for the digital transcription and playback of vinyl LP records. Pure Vinyl combines a fun and intuitive "scratch" style grab-and-spin editor with realistic, "virtual vinyl" platter images, rendered from the digitized audio. Automatic gain riding and looping insures accurate track location, even in the presence of vinyl background noise.

A free, built-in visualizer feature fetches tracks from iTunes playlists and creates an entertaining animation of spinning, "45 RPM" vinyl discs. A detailed list of changes are included with the download. Version 1.1.2 is recommended for all users.

Until September, Pure Vinyl is priced at an introductory price of $129.00 ($329.00 thereafter) for Mac OS X 10.4.

Teragon Audio announces a new product, DualComp-v1. DualComp is a logarithmically modeled compressor with the ability to sidechain. It is currently in alpha testing, but Teragon Audio hopes to have a stable, finished version soon. A VST version for Mac OS X is available as download, and an Audio Units version is coming soon.

Please send all feedback and bug reports to Teragon Audio. Happy testing!

Normally, Java programs on Mac OS X cannot access external MIDI devices. For the last two years, the standard solution has been to download the Plumstone plug-in. Unfortunately, Plumstone only works on the older G3/G4/G5 Macs and not on the new Intel based Macs. Mandolane Ltd have announced a replacement for Plumstone, called Mandolane MIDI SPI, which works on *all* 10.4 Macs - both Intel and G3/G4/G5 platforms. They have also taken over support for Plumstone, which remains the recommended solution for earlier versions of Mac OS X.

Mandolane MIDI SPI is distributed as low cost shareware; Plumstone remains completely free.