Cakewalk Releases Sonar 7.0.2 Update 

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

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...

MAKEMUSIC Finale 2008 (Mac/Win) 

By Peter Hamlin

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

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....

Sonic Studio Updates PreMaster CD and soundBlade 

Sonic Studio updated the PreMaster CD premastering application and the soundBlade audio production tool....

Sound Advice 

Geary Yelton

Just because Logic Studio now includes everything from every previous GarageBand Jam Pack doesn't mean that Apple (www.apple.com) has stopped developing...

Analyze This 

By Larry the O

We rightly rely on our ears as the final arbiters of recording and mixing issues. Sometimes, however, identifying the cause of an audible production problem...

WHAT'S NEW 

By Len Sasso

Roland SP-555 Roland (www.rolandus.com) announces the newest model in its SP line of samplers. The loop-musician-oriented SP-555 ($595) offers real-time...

Ableton Releases Live 7, New Add-on Instruments, and Ableton Suite 

Ableton Live 7, Ableton Suite, and new add-on instruments are now available....

Tascam Updates FireWire Audio Interfaces with Vista Support 

Windows Vista 32 and 64 drivers are available for Tascam's FireWire audio interfaces and legacy USB products....

Circular Logic Releases Universal Binary Version of InTime 1.4 

InTime is a tempo tracking system that lets you to perform and improvise freely while the computer follows tempo changes in real-time....

Moog Music Offers Little Phatty Editor Librarian Special 

Anyone who purchased a Little Phatty between November 15, 2007 and December 31, 2007 can score a free Editor Librarian program....