Week of May 7, 2006 Thursday, May 11 2006 | dmac LiveLab Updates LiveSlice To Version 1.4 LiveLab releases version 1.4 of LiveSlice. The update features an improved look and feel, undo, keyboard shortcuts and much more. The upgrade is free and the price remains unaltered. New features: Customizable colors Multi level undo Keyboard shortcuts Cut / copy / paste of events Sync playback to host (drum machine mode) Locate slice feature Now supports 32 bit IEEE float wave files Numerical display of parameter values while editing Playback of individual slices from all tracks in an arrangement Improved scanning for missing files, and posibility to browse for missing files Support for "All notes off" midi controller (#123) Workaround for ACID 6 bug (use manual sync mode) For more information, visit their web site at livelab.dk. Thursday, May 11 2006 | dmac Dididesign's Pro Tools Custom Keyboards Now Available Digidesign is pleased to announce that the new Pro Tools® Custom Keyboards are now available. Designed for Windows and Mac-based Pro Tools systems, these affordable Digidesign® Pro Tools Custom Keyboards let users work faster by providing direct access to primary Pro Tools transport and editing functions. Pro Tools Custom Keyboards use the same symbols and color coding system as the keyboards on the ICON D-Control worksurface surfaces while retaining all the conventional alphanumeric labels that appear on standard computer keyboards. Both the Windows and Mac keyboards provide plug-and-play USB connectivity and offer a fresh new look at a lower price than ever before. The Windows keyboard also supports a PS-2 connection for maximum compatibility. Features Text and icons for Pro Tools key commands in addition to standard alphanumeric keyboard lettering Windows-based keyboard comes with PS-2 connection cord and USB adapter for easy connection via either method Mac-based keyboard is based on the Apple Mac G5 Pro Keyboard, and has two USB ports and USB connection cord All three versions of Pro Tools software share most of the same key commands. However, Pro Tools LE and Pro Tools M-Powered users should be aware that some key commands are available in Pro Tools HD software only. The DV Toolkit 2 option for Pro Tools LE systems includes some of the key commands that are not normally available with Pro Tools LE software. The MSRP of the Pro Tools Custom Keyboard is $119.00 US for the Mac version, and $105.00 US for the Windows version. For more information, visit their web site at digidesign.com. Thursday, May 11 2006 | dmac P Softhouse Releases CHRONOStream2 Time/Pitch Scaling Software   P SOFTHOUSE is pleased to announce that the CHRONOStream2 Ver.2.25, a popular time/pitch scaling software (for Windows), is on sale. CHRONOStream2 has an excellent time and pitch scaling technology, which provides you natural sound quality for a wide-ranging usage, data tempo changing without pitch shift, pitch shifting without tempo modification, speeding data playback and talk-speed alteration. The software can be widely used for visual edit as well as sound creation. The latest CHRONOStream2 attaches the DirectX plug-in (the CHRONOStream2DX), and creates processed data much clearer. The latest version has the following new features. New system requirements are necessary. New features DirectX Plug-in, CHRONOStream2DX has been included. New functions, Playback Range Specification and Rendering (Selected Range), have been featured in. The PHISYX has been updated to 2.1. Sound processing quality in low frequency waves has been improved. Sharing the authorization code between every user on one PC is available. System requirements OS: Microsoft Windows XP,2000 CPU: Intel Pentium 600MHz or better Memory: Over 256MB HDD: Over 100MB disk space Audio device: MME compatible *The Software needs system requirements for CHRONOStream2DX, DirectX and its host application. For more information, visit their web site at psoft.co.jp.