PreSonus invites Apple Mac® users who wish to upgrade to Mac OS X 10.7, better known as Lion, to participate in a public beta-test of its Universal Control 1.5.2 software. Universal Control 1.5.2 makes all StudioLive -series digital mixers and all FireStudio -series interfaces except the original FireStudio (26x26) fully OS X Lion-compatible.

PreSonus also has released Studio One Artist 1.6.5 and Studio One Pro 1.6.5. The new versions add Mac OS X 10.7 (Lion) compatibility. In addition, with version 1.6.5, Studio One has been translated into French and Spanish. Studio One users can upgrade their copies through their PreSonus user accounts. This is a free upgrade.
PreSonus Capture recording software is already Lion-compatible, and no update is required.

Aalto, the patchable softsynth from Madrona Labs, is now at version 1.2.6 This update brings several performance upgrades and continues support for Windows 7, Windows XP (VST) and Mac OS X (AU and VST). New to Aalto 1.2.6 is a complete user manual.

New in Aalto version 1.2.6:
- improved performance!
- optimized patch loading
- user manual
- fixed Logic dropouts, improved Logic CPU spikes
- fixed Live 7 UI hangs
- fixed Sonar crash
- fixed Maschine scan crash
- fixed multislider parameter behavior
- added debug diagnostics
- smaller executable

Both the 11- and 13-inch MacBook Air now feature the latest generation of Intel processors, the Core i5 and i7. With speeds up to 1.8GHz and faster memory, the new MacBook Air gains up to 2.5x the processing performance over the previous generation.1 MacBook Air also features the Intel HD Graphics 3000 processor, which includes an on-chip engine for video encoding and decoding. That means you experience video playback and FaceTime calls that are smoother, more responsive, and more true to life.2

With one port, MacBook Air gives you access to a world of high-speed peripherals capable of transferring data up to 12 times faster than FireWire 800 and up to 20 times faster than USB 2.0

With built-in Thunderbolt technology — the fastest, most flexible I/O ever — the new Apple Thunderbolt Display can do things other displays simply can't.

Of course, it delivers a brilliant viewing experience. But connect it to any Thunderbolt-enabled Mac and it becomes a plug-and-play hub for everything you do. Features include a high-resolution 2560-by-1440 LED-backlit display, a FaceTime HD camera, high-quality audio, three USB 2.0 ports, a FireWire 800 port, a Gigabit Ethernet port, and a Thunderbolt port for daisy-chaining additional high-performance devices.

Jen SX3000 is Based on the Italian Mono synth Jen Sx1000 from the 70′s. This is a fantastic take on this rather strange little mono synth-

The analogue style sequencer and effects sections are just the icing on the cake and will allow for the creation of great tones and sequences for any Genre of music.

Jen SX3000 features

- Includes half a Gigabyte of samples, every key, every octave.
- Over 130 patches by Ingo Weidner and Synth Magic
- Random patch generator and pattern generator, quick and easy to get fantastic grooves that just work.
- The sequencer can store patterns and play them back instantly, allowing for sequences to be created for different sections of your tracks.
- Sequence notes, Filter Cutoff and Resonance on each step of the 16 steps in the sequence.