With a good dose of humor the German company Adam just release it's new line of monitor under the name of ...Apple. This active monitors (50 to 80W) are shielded and have a frequency range from 52Hz to 35KHz with balanced/unbalanced connections (XLR/1/4"and RCA). They propose a new type of tweeter based on ART technology
One pair of Apple cost 1200 euros, along the line are also some passive monitors (ANF10 for 610 euros a pair).
The Absynth Audio Unit plugin is now compatible with MOTU Digital Performer. The RTAS plug-in is included. Absynth is now more reliable on some audio hardware .The crash on launch on some dual processor configurations under Panther is now fixed as many smaller bugs.
ps clouvel : bugfix again by Native Instruments !! It peharps works. Try it.. it's free and it's not usual for N.I....
Cycling '74 (Max/MSP/Jitter/Pluggo...) release the CD "Unnatural Rhythm" including a collection of samples and rythmic loops, those are real samples or rythmn ondulation as well as creative work from modular systems of Buchla et Serge.
Mac OS X v10.3.4 Update is now available. These are some of the enhancements that are delivered with the Mac OS X v10.3.4 Update : improves compatibility with mass storage devices, includes recent Mac OS X Security Updates, improves FireWire audio compatibility and more..
This update is available via "software update" in mac OS X pref panel.
With the departure of our beloved Peter Kirn, who is leaving his Editor-in-Chief role, there now exists a big hole in the MacMusic News section. Clouvel (Editor-in-Chief on the French side) and I will do our best to replace him in the meantime, but as English is not our native language, our contributions will be lacking perfection.
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Le Synthé, by french Pierre Couprie, is an emulator of the famous "Synthi AKS" from EMS. This new version fixes several bugs. Le Synthé v3.1 will soon be translated into english.
Arturia's team (from Grenoble, France) has released STORM version 3 for OSX, adding a complete midi support, a new audio sequencer and a new GM synthesizer. Ergonomy has also been improved (full project in one screen and revamped console). Storm Music Studio costs 149 Euros. It is free for customers who bought it after Nov 1st 2003.
This software will be available from may 28 th.
All McDSP's products are evolving : Analog Channel 3.3 , FilterBank 3.3, Mc2000 3.3's OSX/Panther compatibilities are improved ; Chrome Tone 1.1 is now RTAS ; CompressorBank 3.3 has got new presets and emulations ; Synthetizer One 3.1 , their killer synth has been improved, got MIDI enhancements, more than 500 presets and a RTAS compatibility.
These updates are free and downloadable for all registered users.
Bias began shipping SoundSoap Pro, an audio restoration plug-in for Mac OS X. SoundSoap Pro uses an integrated interface that allows the user to access any tool from within a single plug-in window. Tool navigation tabs are labeled "Hum & Rumble," "Click & Crackle," "Broadband," and "Noise Gate".
SoundSoap Pro is available at a suggested retail price of $599 US and SoundSoap customers may upgrade to SoundSoap Pro for $499.
Apple posted a Mac OSX update to address a theoretical vulnerability in the Help Viewer application that could have been exposed when browsing the web. The update is available automatically to all users through Apple's free Software Update service or by going to:
Digidesign, who distributes it, announces that Echo Farm goes to version 2.2. This effect plugin for Pro Tools TDM (HD Accel, HD, Mix) on mac OS X adds these new features : support for Pro Tools|HD Accel, tempo Lock feature allowing Echo Farm to automatically lock to the tempo of the Pro Tools session, support for D-Control, internal clip detection, support for Stereo 96 kHz sampling rate (HD Accel required) and support for 192k Hz sampling rate (HD Accel required).
3 EQs are coming to complete URS's A and N series, and URS presents the S serie :
A 10 : digitally recreates the sound of API's 550B vintage 4 band equalizer ;
N12 : digitally recreates the classic sound of Neve's 1073 vintage equalizer as a 12 band graphic ;
S Serie : a six band equalizer with four bands of EQ and low and high pass filters. Each band offers overlapping frequencies panning 4 to 5 octaves.
The S serie invention allows URS to update all plugins : I/O Plasma style VU metering, completely variable Cut/Boost to 0.1db increments, completely variable Input trim to 0.1db increments, numeric display/entry Windows for 0.1db increments.
With AudioUnits and hosts multiplying practically daily, users with growing collections of both soon want to be able to specify subsets of AudioUnits to be loaded with particular hosts. AudioUnit Manager comes on 1.0 version and provides a simple way to organize AudioUnits into sets so users can load just the AudioUnits they need for a particular application.
Steinberg anounce the interface "Phase 88" from Terratec Producer, this audio digital PCI and rack interface include eight analog input/outputs (converter 24 bits/96khz), a 20 channel console, one coaxial input/output S/PDIF, AC3 or DTS compatible and 16 MIDI channels input/outputs.
Available for Mac OS 9.1 and Mac OS X core audio, Phase 88 is listed at 420 euros.
In this second part of our article "The Equalization", we will talk about mixing: how our ears react to the combinations of sounds, the various representations and spectrum analysis, and if it is necessary to add or remove frequencies.... What a task!
(Translated by Dominique Zbiegel.)
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Mac OS X v10.3.4 Update is now available. These are some of the enhancements that are delivered with the Mac OS X v10.3.4 Update : improves compatibility with mass storage devices, includes recent Mac OS X Security Updates, improves FireWire audio compatibility and more..
With the departure of our beloved Peter Kirn, who is leaving his Editor-in-Chief role, there now exists a big hole in the MacMusic News section. Clouvel (Editor-in-Chief on the French side) and I will do our best to replace him in the meantime, but as English is not our native language, our contributions will be lacking perfection.
Apple posted a Mac OSX update to address a theoretical vulnerability in the Help Viewer application that could have been exposed when browsing the web. The update is available automatically to all users through Apple's free Software Update service or by going to:
