Yamaha has released mLAN Driver/mLAN Tools V1.1.2 file set. It officially supports Mac OS X Leopard.

Antares releases maintenance updates for Auto-Tune 5 AU and TDM (Mac) and VST PC are now available.
The AU version provides improved compatibility with Apple Logic 8. In addition, all three releases squash a few minor bugs. These are free updates for current Auto-Tune 5 owners.

Two quad-core Intel Xeon "Harpertown" processors are on board, which run at speeds of up to 3.2GHz.
There's also a new system architecture that delivers up to twice the performance of its predecessor thanks to Intel's new 45-nanometer microachitecture.
For example, Apple's tests claims that the new MacPro is able to run 2.6x more PlatinumVerb or 1.9x Sculpture synth than on 2.5GHz Power Mac G5 Quad in Logic 8.0.1.
Apple announced powerful new graphics capabilities and up to 4TB of internal storage, a large amount of L2 cache - 12MB per processor, so frequently used data and instructions are kept close to the processor cores.
And guess what : the standard 8-core configuration starts at just $2,799!

Each of the following iZotope Mac and PC plugs have been updated : Trash and Spectron to v.1.13, and Ozone to v.1.14.
Performance and stability have been improved (especially in Pro Tools) and Mac OS X Leopard is supported.

The E²Deesser version 1.1 brings a variable lookahead delay, which allows getting very smooth responses and unprecedented processing transparency for a de-esser.


Lookahead delay
You can choose between zero delay latency, a short latency or a long latency. The lookahead value is adjusted according to the detection and latency parameters, while keeping fixed plugin latency for the host automatic delay compensation.


For live or tracking situations, the zero delay latency remains a very efficient and transparent option, when extreme sibilant reduction is not necessary.