Muse Research has announced new plug-ins on Receptor, all of which were shown running on Receptor at Musikmesse. Available immediately is Ultra Analog VA-1 from Applied Acoustics Systems, with Lounge Lizard EP-3 and String Studio VS-1 to follow shortly. Also available now is Synthogys Ivory. From Nomad Factory, the Blue Tubes Bundle, Essential Studio Suite and Rock Amp Legends will all be available on Receptor soon. And finally, Garritan Jazz & Big Band, Best Service Chris Hein Horns and East West Stormdrum will all have installers released on Plugorama soon.

Waves today announced Universal versions of its complete line of plug-in products for Intel-based Macs. With the creation of the new Universal Plug-Ins and the proliferation of new applications being developed for the Intel-based Mac systems, Waves users can now take advantage of the advanced architecture while relying on the same critically acclaimed plug-in processors used by professionals worldwide.

IK has currently been testing products for use with the new processor architecture of the Mac Intel Core Duo system and it will start shipping them during the 2nd quarter of 2006, enabling IK users to combine the increased processing power of the new Intel based platform with IKs line of award-winning music production tools.