Companion Engineering & Design has released Intuem version 3.5 incorporating many new features and changes. For starters, Intuem now plays with others via its new MIDI synchronization features. Working not only with external synchronizable MIDI devices, but with other applications like Apple's Logic Express and Soundtrack Pro, with two-way communication to control Intuem, or be controlled by Intuem.

Other fulfilled requests include: ability to use AudioUnit music effects as MIDI devices; the option of hiding (and removing from processing) tracks that are no longer needed; flexible channel specific recording from external MIDI devices; support for pitch-specific after touch; and quick access to the Inspector.

Many existing features have been enhanced from note-refitters that not only squeeze and stretch notes, but can now shift notes in time and now automatically quantise the appearance of your music making the tool even more powerful than before. The Inspector has been enhanced to provide a filterable list of all of a track's events showing each event in a single row and giving all events a specific editor (even SysEx can be edited with a two panel Hex/ASCII editor) allowing access to all aspects of an event at a glance so they can be edited with more precision than through other methods. The Mixer has been enhanced as well with the addition of a new mode: "Set Levels" permitting controller levels to be set through the length of the composition instead of inserting short changes over time. The mixer now also updates itself on screen much, much faster then before making it even more handy.

Intuem 3.5 is a free upgrade to owners of Intuem RW, costs US$79 for first-time buyers or US$49 as an upgrade from versions 1, 1.5, 2.0 or 2.1.

For a complete list of what's new go here.