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At the 2007 NAMM show, Mackie announced the release of Tracktion 3, the next generation of its Tracktion digital audio and MIDI production software.
Tracktion 3 introduces more than 150 new features and improvements, while retaining the clutter-free, single-screen user interface that made previous versions of Tracktion a success. Tracktion 3 also continues to offer cross-platform [...]

MakeMusic announced today the release of Finale SongWriter 2007, a new version of their entry-level music notation software. SongWriter lets users compose and arrange music, hear their work and print sheet music. This latest version runs natively on both Intel- and PowerPC-based Macintosh as well as Windows computers.
Notes can be entered via a computer keyboard, [...]

NAMM Show Update: Cakewalk announced a free update to SONAR 6 which introduces native Windows Vista support, new features, refinements, and more. SONAR 6.2 will be available as a free download for registered SONAR 6 Producer Edition and Studio Edition customers at the end of January.
The SONAR 6.2 update incorporates specific features requested [...]

NAMM Show Update: Ueberschall has announced the release of Scoretrax, a royalty free music library for Video, Film, Flash, TV, Advertising, Animation, Games, Music on hold, Multimedia, Education, Broadcast and Website Producers.
Scoretrax features over 300 selected Tracks in more than 40 different Music Styles. All styles were produced by the award-winning sampling producers [...]

Image Line Software has announced the release of its complete music production environment, FL Studio 7.
According to the company, Chief Software Architect, Didier Dambrin has realized his vision of creating an open-architecture virtual studio environment where the only constraint on the users is their own imagination. This philosophy is reflected in FL Studio 7’s flexible [...]

eMedia’s Guitar Pro 5.1 is the new Windows/Macintosh hybrid version of the best-selling multi-track tablature editor software for guitar, banjo and bass from Arobas Music. Besides writing scores, Guitar Pro 5.1 is a tool for beginner and accomplished guitarists alike to improve, compose, or accompany themselves.
New advanced notation features add drum notation, vocal notation and [...]

Harmonic Sense has released ChordMate for Mac OS X, an app that is designed to make it easy to choose chords for guitar.

Description:
Choosing the right chord—and the right voicing for that chord—can transform a song. Whether you are a beginner worried about stretching your fingers to the right frets or a professional musician looking for [...]

Notion Music announced two new percussion features and two new sound kits: Sessions: Rhythm Section and Expanded Mallets 1 at the Percussive Arts Society International Convention (PASIC) in Austin, Texas, November 8-11, 2006.
Additions to Notion’s powerful scoring tools include the ability to notate for drum set (multiple instruments on one staff), alternate note heads (x, [...]

Notion Music, creators of music composition and performance software, have introduced PROTÉGÉ, a new program designed to be easy enough for beginners and yet robust enough for seasoned musicians.
PROTÉGÉ allows musicians of all skill levels to write, rehearse and perform their compositions as if they were working with a full ensemble of musicians. By including [...]

Cakewalk has announced the release of SONAR 6 Producer Edition.
New features include: Active Controller Technology (ACT); AudioSnap non-destructive audio timing/manipulation toolset; completely redesigned Track and Console views, offering advanced customization and navigation; and VC-64 Vintage Channel offering the sought-after sound of big desk analog channel strips, with the added benefit of pristine 64-bit double precision [...]

Ableton has released Live 6, offering Quicktime video support, a professional multisample library, and customizable racks of instruments and effects. Live 6 also satisfies frequent user requests by delivering multicore support, enhanced project management tools, and improved MIDI control.
“Live 6 upholds Ableton’s tradition of responding to and respecting our vocal user base while maintaining our [...]

Steinberg has announced a new generation of its Cubase music production software range. Cubase 4 and its streamlined sister product, Cubase Studio 4, include a range of new features and technologies that offer enhanced capabilities and work flow for musicians, producers and other audio professionals worldwide.
“We’re very excited about this terrific achievement in music production [...]

Zygoat Creative Technical Services has announced the immediate availability of Doggiebox 1.3, an update to its percussion sequencing software for Mac OS X.
Version 1.3 introduces some significant features and improvements, including:

Velocity adjustment is now possible on a beat-by-beat basis (right- clicking on a drum will pop up an adjustment slider)
Editing operations can now be performed [...]

Apple Logic Pro 7.2 is now fully compatible with Digidesign Pro Tools|HD systems using version 7.1 of DAE (Digidesign Audio Engine). All Logic features are supported, including ESB and EXS24TDM.
To install the Pro Tools files needed to support Logic Pro 7.2, customers must download Pro Tools HD 7.1cs4 or higher, available as a free update [...]

NAMM 2006 Winter Show: Mackie announced a new release of their Tracktion recording software–Tracktion 2.1. This latest update includes several great feature enhancements including:

Custom Control Surface Creation: Control Tracktion’s transport, navigation, options, and channels via your favorite low-cost hardware controller, or even the sliders, buttons, and keys on your MIDI controller keyboard.
MP3 Import and MP3/OGG [...]