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CreamWare Product History — Macintosh-Compatible Products

A chronological, history compiled from CreamWare’s archived websites, software mirrors, FTP servers, product pages and surviving Macintosh installers.


2000

4 April 2000 — Pulsar II announced

Pulsar II was announced as a further development of the original Pulsar for Windows and Macintosh.

• 6 SHARC DSPs
• the original Pulsar used 4 SHARC DSPs
• Pulsar software version 2.0 for Windows and Macintosh
• shipment scheduled for May 2000

Pulsar II SRB was a version intended for integration with CreamWare’s SuperRack system.

Pulsar Second Edition and New SCOPE from CreamWare — Sonic State, 4 April 2000

4 April 2000 — SCOPE/SP announced

SCOPE/SP was announced for Windows and Macintosh as CreamWare’s large professional DSP production system.

• 15 SHARC DSPs
• synthesis, sampling, effects, mixing and audio routing
• availability announced for the second quarter of 2000

Pulsar Second Edition and New SCOPE from CreamWare — Sonic State, 4 April 2000

16 May 2000 — Pulsar II begins shipping

CreamWare stated that shipment of Pulsar II and Pulsar II SRB began on 16 May 2000.

Both products shipped with version 2.0 software for Windows and Macintosh.

Existing Pulsar I owners received version 2.0 as a free update. This makes the original Pulsar hardware Macintosh compatible with version 2 software onward.

CreamWare Announce Two DSP-Stacked Cards — Sonic State, 25 May 2000

May–June 2000 — Elektra introduced

Elektra was announced as a three-DSP PCI production system for PC and Macintosh.

• 3 SHARC DSPs
• more than 140 DSP modules
• recording and processing at up to 24-bit/96 kHz
• Macintosh Sound Manager driver
• initial availability planned for the third quarter of 2000

CreamWare Announce Two DSP-Stacked Cards — Sonic State, 25 May 2000

30 June 2000 — Pulsar software 2.01

Pulsar software version 2.01 was released for Pulsar I and Pulsar II on Windows and Macintosh.

The update added Macintosh support for:

• STS-3000
  
• STS-4000
  

Version 2.01 completed the Macintosh transition by adding support for the last plug-ins that had remained incompatible with Mac at the release of version 2.00.

Pulsar Software Version 2.01 for Windows and Mac — Sonic State, 30 June 2000

23 August 2000 — PowerSampler reaches Macintosh

PowerSampler version 2.03 was described by CreamWare as the first PowerSampler version to operate on Macintosh.

• identical Mac and PC functionality
• 16-, 24- and 32-bit sample support
• free crossgrade to the Macintosh version for existing users

CreamWare Update PowerSampler for Mac and PC — Sonic State, 23 August 2000

1 September 2000 — SCOPE/SP shipping

CreamWare announced that SCOPE/SP was shipping.

• 15 SHARC DSPs
• synthesis
• sampling
• effects
• mixing
• multichannel audio routing

Official Macintosh SCOPE/SP version-2.062 update installers survive in CreamWare’s archived software tree:

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SCOPE_SP_v2_062_Update1.sit
SCOPE_SP_v2_062_Update2.sit

CreamWare Shipment Gives Greater SCOPE — Sonic State, 1 September 2000


2001

13 March 2001 — Luna II introduced

Luna II was introduced as a three-DSP PCI system.

CreamWare’s official product documentation explicitly described it as a PCI card for PC and Mac.

• 3 SHARC DSPs
• stereo analogue input and output
• S/PDIF
• 24-bit/96 kHz operation
• Z-Link
• Macintosh Sound Manager driver
• Macintosh OMS driver

Optional expansions included:

• Luna 2496
  
• Luna II EX
  

Multipart Macintosh installers and a version-2.52 Macintosh update survive:

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Luna Setup.1.sit
Luna Setup.2.sit
Luna Setup.3.sit
Luna Setup.4.sit
Luna Setup.5.sit
Luna Setup.6.sit
Luna Setup.7.sit
Luna Setup.8.sit
Luna Setup.9.sit
Luna2_v2_52_Update.sit

CreamWare’s New Entry-Level DSP Card — Sonic State, 13 March 2001

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Updates for Luna v2.5, Pulsar v2.04a, SCOPE /SP v2.05 - MAC (Siegburg, 04.07.01)

There have been incompatibilities with our DSP products on new MAC computers. We have 3 updates now for the current versions of Luna v2.5, Pulsar v2.04a and SCOPE /SP v2.05.

Installation:

- Please download the *.SIT file of your choice and extract it with Stuffit Expander. There will be a file with the same name of the SIT file in the same folder where you saved the *.SIT file.
- make sure that the latest version of your product is installed, so either
- Pulsar v2.04a     (December 00)
- Scope SP v2.05    (December 00) or
- Luna v2.5         (March 01)
- Doubleclick on the *update file, read and 'accept' the License Agreement
- now choose the disk where the installation of your software can be found and click on 'install'
The files will be installed now. At the end of the installation when it asks you to reboot the system please do so. That's all!

Improvements:
- Pulsar 1 boards work now on the new MACs
- audio and other problems on new MACs fixed
- improvements regarding the PCI performance
- Apple 'Q' to exit Luna/Pulsar/SCOPE /SP
- several minor bugfixes

We're sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused you! Your CreamWare Team!
20 July 2001 — STS-5000

STS-5000 was released for Pulsar and Luna II systems.

• read samples from PC- and Mac-format CD-ROMs
• managed samples on PC or Macintosh hard disks
• 16-, 24- and 32-bit sample support
• real-time time-stretching
• real-time pitch-shifting
• up to 64 voices

CreamWare’s New Sampler Goes Real-Time — Sonic State, 20 July 2001

11 September 2001 — Pulsar II version 3

CreamWare announced version 3 software for Pulsar II with Windows and Mac OS drivers.

The new package included additional:

• effects
• synthesizers
• STS-2000P sampler
  

The newly introduced XTC mode was explicitly Windows-only. XTC mode must therefore not be counted as part of the Macintosh feature set.

CreamWare Unveil Pulsing Upgrade — Sonic State, 11 September 2001

17 September 2001 — PowerPulsar

PowerPulsar was released for PC and Macintosh.

• 15 SHARC DSPs
• version 3.0 software
• between 20 and 28 physical inputs and outputs, depending on configuration
• CreamWare Macintosh driver support

PowerPulsar Flexes DSP Muscles — Sonic State, 17 September 2001

18 November 2001 — Luna-family version 3.01

Luna II for Windows and Macintosh began shipping with software version 3.01.

The same software generation was provided for the related three-DSP systems:

• PowerSampler
  
• Elektra
  

Existing Luna, PowerSampler and Elektra owners were offered the corresponding upgrade.

CreamWare Breaks the 3.0 Barrier — Sonic State, 18 November 2001


2002

By early 2002 — Pulsar 3.01 Macintosh distribution

CreamWare’s archived servers contain a complete multipart Macintosh Pulsar 3 installation set:

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pulsar3setup.1.sit
pulsar3setup.2.sit
pulsar3setup.3.sit
pulsar3setup.4.sit
pulsar3setup.5.sit
pulsar3setup.6.sit
pulsar3setup.7.sit
pulsar3setup.8.sit
pulsar3setup.9.sit
pulsar3setup.10.sit
pulsar3setup.11.sit

The archive also contains:

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Pulsar v3.01 Update.1.sit
Pulsar v3.01 Update.2.sit
Pulsar v3.01 Update.3.sit
Pulsar v3.01 Update.4.sit
dualscreenpatch.sit
spdif_patch.sit
Poison Setup.1.sit
English.sit
Deutsch.sit
Francais.sit

These distributions prove that Pulsar 3 was actually released for classic Mac OS rather than merely announced.

2002 — PowerSampler II

The official CreamWare product page describes PowerSampler II as a 24-bit/96 kHz PCI system for PC and Macintosh.

• 3 SHARC DSPs
• STS-series sampling environment
• compatible with other devices and plug-ins running under the common SCOPE Fusion Platform

PowerSampler II product page — CreamWare archive, 1 June 2002

7 May 2002 — SCOPE Fusion Platform 3.1

SCOPE Fusion Platform 3.1, normally abbreviated SFP 3.1, was released.

SFP 3.1 introduced a common software platform for CreamWare’s DSP systems.

CreamWare stated that compatible DSP plug-ins could consequently operate across the different hardware configurations rather than remaining tied to one product package.

The archived Macintosh distributions include:

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sfp_v3_1a.sit
m2_sfp_v3_1a.sit

The second file is the Macintosh Modular II package for SFP 3.1a.

CreamWare home page — archived 2 June 2002

Verified Mac-capable SFP 3.1 hardware families

• Luna II — 3 DSPs; Sound Manager and OMS
  
• PowerSampler II — 3 DSPs; sampler-oriented package
  
• Pulsar II — 6 DSPs; Sound Manager and OMS
  
• PowerPulsar — 15 DSPs; Sound Manager and OMS
  
• SCOPE/SP — 15-DSP flagship with archived Macintosh software
  

Pulsar XTC is excluded.

Although it belonged to the same general hardware family, its defining XTC plug-in mode was officially described as Windows-only.

SCOPE Fusion Platform product family — CreamWare archive

7 May 2002 — MasterVerb Pro

MasterVerb Pro was introduced as a reverb device for the SCOPE platform.

Because SFP 3.1 provided one common DSP-device platform, MasterVerb Pro could operate on the supported Macintosh SFP systems without requiring a separate native Mac VST or Audio Units version.

CreamWare home page — archived 2 June 2002

22 May 2002 — Luna II anniversary bundles

Luna II EXtreme I/O combined:

• Luna II EX
• A16 Ultra
• OptiMaster

The system was advertised for PC or Macintosh and provided up to 36 physical inputs and outputs.

A second bundle combined:

• Luna II
• Luna 2496
• OptiMaster

This version provided twelve physical inputs and outputs.

A16 Ultra and Luna 2496 were I/O components rather than independent computer platforms, but they formed part of officially advertised Macintosh configurations.

Luna II anniversary bundles — CreamWare, 22 May 2002

19 June 2002 — Vinco

Vinco was released as a dual-channel dynamics processor for the SCOPE platform.

CreamWare listed the following compatible host systems:

• Luna
• PowerSampler
• Pulsar
• SCOPE/SP

Each of these product families had a verified Macintosh configuration.

CreamWare Plug the High End — Sonic State, 19 June 2002

16 July 2002 — Minimax

Minimax was released as a Minimoog-inspired SCOPE DSP synthesizer.

• more than 400 sounds
• compatible with Luna
• compatible with PowerSampler
• compatible with Pulsar
• compatible with SCOPE/SP

This was the original SCOPE DSP plug-in and must not be confused with the later standalone Minimax ASB hardware synthesizer.

CreamWare Announce Virtual Minimoog — Sonic State, 16 July 2002

16 September 2002 — Modular III

Modular III was released for Luna, PowerSampler, Pulsar and SCOPE/SP.

• more than 220 modules
• more than 100 example patches
• approximately 800 sounds

The earlier Modular II also has a surviving Macintosh SFP 3.1a installer.

CreamWare Modular Turns III — Sonic State, 16 September 2002


2004

30 March 2004 — SCOPE 4.0

CreamWare reorganised its PCI DSP range around SCOPE 4.0.

The official archive contains a Macintosh installer:

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SCOPE_Platform4.0.sit

The new product names replaced the older Luna, Pulsar II and SCOPE/SP packages.

CreamWare Introduces SCOPE 4.0 — Sonic State, 30 March 2004

SCOPE Home

SCOPE Home replaced the Luna package.

• 3 DSPs
• support for systems with up to 72 physical I/O channels
• Modular II included
• STS-4000 included

SCOPE Project

SCOPE Project replaced Pulsar II.

• 6 DSPs
• up to 40 physical I/O channels
• choice of Mix’n’Master or Synth’n’Sampler package
• Modular III included

SCOPE Professional

SCOPE Professional replaced SCOPE/SP.

• 14 DSPs in the SCOPE 4 product configuration
• Mix’n’Master package included
• Synth’n’Sampler package included

SCOPE 4.0 was offered as a free software update for existing CreamWare DSP-system owners.

CreamWare Introduces SCOPE 4.0 — Sonic State, 30 March 2004


Verified chronological Macintosh product list

• Pulsar I — from the version-2 update generation
• Pulsar II
• Pulsar II SRB
• Elektra
• PowerSampler
• PowerSampler II
• SCOPE/SP
• Luna II
• Luna II EX
• PowerPulsar
• SCOPE Home
• SCOPE Project
• SCOPE Professional
• STS-3000
• STS-4000
• STS-5000
• Modular II
• Modular III
• MasterVerb Pro
• Vinco
• Minimax SCOPE plug-in

Products excluded from the Macintosh chronology

tripleDAT and CUTmaster

The archived CreamWare material reviewed identifies the early tripleDAT, CUTmaster and associated editing systems as Windows products.

Pulsar XTC

The defining XTC operating mode was explicitly Windows-only.

The underlying Pulsar-family hardware could run CreamWare’s normal Macintosh software, but that does not make XTC mode itself Macintosh-compatible.

SCOPE/DP

The dedicated Pro Tools integration product has not yet been established as a generally released Macintosh SCOPE package through the archived evidence reviewed here.

NOAH

No sufficiently explicit official archived statement confirming Macintosh control-software compatibility has yet been found.

Authentic Sound Box hardware

The later standalone instruments included:

• Minimax ASB
• B4000 ASB
• Pro-12 ASB
• Prodyssey ASB

These were standalone hardware products, but the CreamWare archive reviewed here did not provide sufficiently consistent Macintosh editor-software documentation to include them as verified Mac-running products.

Dynatube plug-ins

Shipment is documented, but the archived CreamWare material found did not explicitly establish Macintosh compatibility.

SCOPE 4.5

The SCOPE 4.5 range is documented in the archive, but no corresponding official Macintosh installer or equally explicit Macintosh compatibility statement was identified during this research pass.


Macintosh platform represented by the surviving evidence

The strongest Macintosh evidence relates to classic Mac OS:

• Sound Manager drivers
• OMS drivers
• StuffIt .sit installers
  
• Pulsar 3 multipart classic Mac OS distributions
• SFP 3.1a Macintosh installers
• SCOPE Platform 4.0 Macintosh installer

The archive therefore establishes Macintosh support through SCOPE Platform 4.0.

It does not automatically establish that every later CreamWare release supported Mac OS X.

Old CreamWare FTP coverage in the Wayback Machine is incomplete. Some files remain visible only as archived links or directory references, while others have surviving downloadable bodies.


Principal archived CreamWare hosts examined

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[www.creamware.de](http://www.creamware.de)
creamware.de
[www.creamware.com](http://www.creamware.com)
[www.creamware.org](http://www.creamware.org)
creamware2.de
[www.creamware2.de](http://www.creamware2.de)
ftp.creamware.de
ftp.creamware2.de
download.creamware.de
ftp.creamware.com
[www.cwaudio.de](http://www.cwaudio.de)
ftp.cwaudio.de
scope.creamware.de
asb.creamware.com
dynatube.creamware.com
shop.creamware.de


Corrections and additional contemporary Macintosh driver, installer, advertisement or release-date evidence are welcome.