Native Instruments has released BANDSTAND 1.0.2, an update for its professional General MIDI software instrument, which now includes Universal Binary support. This update for Windows and Mac is now available as a free download for all registered users of BANDSTAND on the NI website. For installation on a Intel-based Macintosh computer, a Universal Binary license code can be purchased for $29 in the NI Online Shop. Customers who first registered BANDSTAND after September 12th, 2006, are eligible for a free Universal Binary license code.
Native Instruments has been busy, as they have also updated Akoustik Piano to version 1.1.2. This is a maintenance release that just fixes some bugs. For example, Akoustik Pianos failed to initialize in Ableton Live 6, while the Export Preset function was not saving the associated samples. Even if the software has been working okay for you, it’s always a good idea to run the newest version.