Massey is on a roll with his Massey Tools. The latest version includes besides the Talkback that I’ve posted about earlier, a WetDry + Mono -> Stereo, and a M/S encoder + decoder plug-in.

Massey Tools at smassey.com

Digidesign has announced that their HD PCIe systems are qualified with HP xw8600. Good work, I guess, but qualified with one PC only? I think you need more testers!

Worth to mention is that the HP xw8600 can hold four cards, and that it’s actually officially qualified to run a HD4 system without any expansion chassis.

Digidesign

Bob has not only made Skootch – the window manager, but also Rx – a backup program for Pro Tools. Here’s what he has to say about it.

Dr. Bob’s Rx Backup is a data backup application, with some interesting new additions. Some of these new features were created for one specific market; that being a recording studio that uses Digidesign Pro Tools running on Windows XP or Vista.

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Ever heard of a program called Skootch? I’m not surprised, to get it, you need to get ahold of the creator. So what does it do? It improves Pro Tools’ support for multiple screens on Windows. Here’s what Dr Bob has to say about it.

I was never happy with the minimal support Pro Tools has for multiple video monitors. It’s just not all it should be. So I decided to do something about it, and Skootch is the result.

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New in 1.05

• Includes new RX plug-ins for RTAS/AudioSuite, Audio Unit, VST, MAS and DirectX hosts
• Multi-processor support for Denoiser Algorithm C — up to 2 to 4 times faster processing on multi-core machines
• Spectral Repair “Replace” mode includes improved noise synthesis
• Spectral Repair “Attenuate” now includes Vertical and 2D interpolation modes
• 32-bit decoding of mp3 files
• Improved Mono/Stereo clipboard operations
• Paste to selection command added
• Support for additional ASIO drivers
• Preferences: user can specify temp folder
• Numerous performance optimizations

iZotope

Latest update offers support for Mac OS X Leopard.

M-Audio is pleased to announce the release of a new driver for Audiophile USB. This update offers improved performance and complete compatibility with Mac OS X Leopard.

M-Audio

By popular demand, Samplebase has put support for Pro Tools on the fast track. If you are interested in beta testing Satellite Pro for RTAS in your Pro Tools environment shoot an email to: rtas@samplebase.com. Simply describe you system setup, including the following:

1. Operating system
2. Pro Tools version
3. Audio interface
4. CPU speed
5. Ram amount

If you are chosen to participate, they will send you a welcome message with instructions on how to proceed. You will get Satellite Pro to beat the livin’ daylights out of. There will be a minimum commitment of 1 hour a week, so only serious testers need apply.

Samplebase

Because of EastWests 20th anniversary they’re running a 2 for 1 promotion on selected products. Offer is valid between March 24 and April 30, 2008.

You can read more about the promotion here at EastWest.

The new version 1.4 includes a new algorithm for position sensitive early reflection patterns which improves the localization of separately positioned sound sources. The new built in channel mixer improves REFLECT’s usability in the production workflow.

New features

- Position sensitive early reflections.
- Surround channel mixer.

Bugfixes

- Mac/Digital Performer: reverb tail no longer mutes on stop.

VirSyn

SAE Institute are already established in providing degree-standard audio, film and multimedia education, but 2008 is shaping up to see the biggest shake up of the UK operation to date. The latest development sees SAE London move from it’s current location at Caledonian Road to a much more modern 7-storey campus – and in doing so SAE Institute will be expanding the campus to accommodate more students with even more resources.
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