WHAT'S NEW 

By Len Sasso

MXL MICMATE XLR TO USB CONNECTIVITY MXL Microphones (www.mxlmics.com), the professional-audio division of Marshall Electronics, has released MicMate (Mac/Win,...

Download of the Month: Puremagnetik Big07 

By Len Sasso

Puremagnetik (www.puremagnetik.com) is a subscription download service specializing in virtual-instrument and effects libraries called Micropaks for Ableton...

Sibelius Software Sibelius 5 (Mac/Win) 

By Nick Peck

Sibelius Software recently released version 5 of Sibelius, one of the leading professional notation programs. A number of new features, small enhancements,...

Steinberg Introduces Cubase Essential 4 

Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH has announced Cubase Essential 4....

Vital Arts Plectrum (Bonus) 

Of all the great groove busters of modern-day music technology, copy protection can be the worst. Understand that I don’t endorse software piracy, but the Syncrosoft hardware dongle is to software piracy what homeland security is to terrorism...

Gvox Releases Encore 5 

Encore 5 software features Music XML import and export; playback with dynamics, hairpins and slurs; support for orchestra libraries; and more....

Karma-Lab Releases KARMA Oasys Software 

The software allows you to delve deeper in the KARMA function with visual controls and displays....

Primera Announces PTRip Software for iTunes and Windows Media Player 

PTRip software allows users of Bravo-Series Disc Publishers to load CDs into their Publishers and import audio tracks directly into iTunes or Windows Media Player....

Cakewalk Releases Sonar 7.0.2 Update 

The 7.0.2 update adds Step Sequencer functionality, overall performance and stability improvements, and more....

MAKEMUSIC Finale 2008 (Mac/Win) 

By Peter Hamlin

MakeMusic's Finale has been a leading music-notation program since it was introduced in 1988....

WHAT'S NEW 

By Len Sasso

MOTU MachFive 2 MOTU (www.motu.com) has released a major upgrade to its flagship sampler. MachFive 2 (Mac/Win, $495 [MSRP], upgrade $195) comes with 32...

NEURATRON PhotoScore Ultimate 5.5 

By Jim Aikin

When I heard that PhotoScore Ultimate ($249) could read handwritten manuscript, I had to try it. Like many old-school musicians, I have piles of music...

2008 EDITORS' CHOICE AWARDS 

By the EM Staff

As EM editors, we are in an enviable position: hundreds of new products are introduced each year, and a majority of them cross our desks. Although testing...

Celemony Updates Melodyne for Leopard Compatibility 

Celemony Software has released version 3.2.2 of Melodyne Studio and Melodyne Cre8, in addition to version 1.8.1 of Melodyne Essential and Melodyne Uno....

Vienna Symphonic Library Releases Appassionata Strings II 

Featuring large muted string ensembles, this new virtual instrument provides sustains, legato performances, a variety of articulations, out-of-tune-samples, and more....

Sion Software Releases Copyist 7.0 

Copyist 7.0 is Sion Software's most recent version of the graphical music notation software....

Yamaha Drivers and Firmware Updates for GO46, Motif XS, and n-Series Mixers 

These updates provide Windows Vista compatibility for the GO46, and better network capability over mLAN for the Motif XS, n8, and n12....

VSL Announces Holiday Special and RTAS and Leopard Support 

VSL has announced RTAS and Leopard support for Vienna Instruments and Vienna Ensemble....

M-Audio Announces Pro Tools M-Powered 7.4 

M-Audio has announced Pro Tools M-Powered 7.4 software....

IK Multimedia Announces Moog Music Gear Giveaway 

Through February 28, 2008, those who purchase and register an IK Multimedia SampleMoog are automatically entered to win one of three Moog Music prizes....