Pro Tools for Windows Vista

Pro Tools for Windows Vista arrives this Summer. What's more, the entire line including Pro Tools LE, Pro Tools HD and Pro Tools M-Powered will be available for Vista. That's good news if you're planning to upgrade hardware with Vista pre-installed.

Western Digital AV Drives

We came across this info a couple of weeks ago (sorry for the delay, but one too many radio station reunion parties have been keeping us running). Western Digital introduces a new line of internal hard drives with audio and video editing in mind. With a MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures) of 1-million hours, and whisper-quiet operation, these drives are an editor's dream device. The drives are designed specifically for 24/7 operation.

If you're like me and like to tinker inside the chassis, it may be worth looking at these new WD's. The drives are available direct through the company's distribution network.

The New Nimbus Line

Rain Recording of New Jersey rolls out its new Nimbus line of computers. These beefy machines are designed specifically for audio recording, and the newest model comes packed with Dual Core processors, aluminum construction that keeps mission critical drives and processors cool and quiet, six USB 2.0 ports and two 80 Gig internal drives that operate at 7200rpm. Although the price moves you close to Mac territory, it's not too far out of expectation considering the durable reputation of their previous models.