New Sonic Arts updates Vice to v1.3 and Granite to v1.58

New Sonic Arts has updated Vice, the loop slicer plug-in for Mac OS X and Windows, to version 1.3. The update includes the following enhancements:

• New 'Tail Stretch' feature, which smooths the ends of slices to reduce 'choppyness'.
• Creating slices now preserves settings of previous slice.
• Improved envelope handling / revised Gate mode.
• Improved MIDI export: now respects loop trim boundaries.
• Setup Dialog: MIDI port list now updates dynamically as devices are connected / disconnected.
• Several misc bug fixes.

Granite, the granular synthesizer plug-in, has also been updated to version 1.58:

• Added support for OS X Retina / HD display.
• New 'Sample Locate' button to reveal current sample in the file browser.
• Setup Dialog: MIDI port list now updates dynamically as devices are connected / disconnected.
• Several misc bug fixes.

Registered users can download the updates from the User Area.

More information and demo versions are available from the product pages here.