Independence 1.0.4 by YellowTools is now compatible with Logic 7.2, Digital Performer and ProTools 7.x, and is also specially optimized for live performances. You can pre-load Layers into Independence which are available immediately when you activate them - without any additional loading time and no additionally required RAM. Also improved is the entire "Slice Mode" with an automatic BPM calculation. For a better overview and control also a MIDI indicator and a MIDI panic button is now included.

Note also that 'Majestic goes Independence' : with "Majestic now also the third yellow tools Modular Virtual Instrument is compatible with Independence. All registered users of Majestic and Independence can download the free "compatibility patches" .

PolyFractus announces its new OS X Audio Unit (AU) Plugin so called "Model" as MOdulation DELay. It is a cool plugin developed to create classic echoes to very strange modulations and musical patterns. You can "Model" your sounds with unlimited random modulation tweeks, filterings and other ring modulation. Model features Stereo to Stereo processing, 1ms to 1000ms delay time, 5 types of modulators, Random generated patterns with smooth function, Envelope follower, Decimator, Ring modulator, Low & High shelf filter in feedback path, Lowpass filter in crossfeedback path, and Parameters randomizer.

"Model" 1.0 is available at, and only in the MacMusic's Exclusive Software Section. One more thing...it's free.

After having got to grips with KORE's integrated hardware interface in last week's installment, this week Native Instruments go 'live'. Chapter 4 of the 'KORE story' focusses on the new KORE Performance Manager designed for seamless, on-the-fly transitions between different scenes and sound sets, either manually, pre-programmed or remote-controlled. A new Performance Mixer allows user to adjust the volume, panning and routing for each individual performance channel (with four insert effect slots into).

At last, you can also watch the new "KORE movie trailer" on the Native Instruments web site.

Propellerhead software today announces a version of Reason with native support for Intel based Mac computers. This version of Reason, called 3.0.5, offers full compatibility with Apple's new Intel based computers but does not add any other new features to the program. Beta testing of the new version is planned to start in the week beginning March 20th. As of today, there is no shipping date set. Propellerhead is also "looking for good men and women to help us test Reason for Intel based Macs. This round of testing is open to both non-registered users and to registered Reason 3.0 users with a keen eye and a habit of breaking things."

For the innocents around, the twice-a-year VEMIA, second hand music gear auction on the net is right now! bidding have started on Monday and the lots will be closed in turn from saturday the 18th, 2 pm GMT on. As usual lots of interesting stuff and sometimes real bargains.