Mac and Music News

Applied Acoustics System announces the availability of the demo version and v2.0.1 Update of Lounge Lizard EP-2, a recreation of the classic electric piano sound, based on AAS's own physical modeling technology. This new update features : added MIDI controller range mapping, better performance in RTAS plugin format, corrected sampling rate problem in some VST hosts, and more.

The Lounge Lizard EP-2 is available online for $199US. Lounge Lizard EP-1 users
can upgrade for $49US.

OUTI is a real-time loops player which allows you to record, loop, and use VST plug-ins. It includes a cut-up feature, and is tempo-synchronised.

OUTI is a freeware available for MacOS X and MacOS 9.

Available now, in gigasampler format the sequel to the symphonic sting collection can be yours for 995$. The huge library of 3DVDs was recorded by the Boston Pops Orchestra at 24bits/48kHz with natural ambiance. French Horns, Tubas, trombones, trumpets in solo or in section all with up to 4 takes per sample and every articulation possible, this is what you'll get. Turn your browser to the link below for some stunning demos. Do not forget it is now possible to transform gigasampler to other format on the Mac very easily and maybe as with the string collection the kontakt and EXS 24 will be soon available

This new article, mostly intended for beginners, explains some tips to record vinyls using an iMic USB interface. Griffin's iMic is extremely versatile and is an easy way to get your tunes, voice, noise, grunts, etc, into your Mac. Discover six tips from Jeffrey Wrobel, who is a Mac consultant and a Macmusician too.

UNESCO just released a serie of tutorials for popular audio software available on the internet. These tutorials writen by Bruno Bossis & Pierre Couprie, are freely downloadable as PDF format and give good insights on the main functions of theses softwares. English translations are available, check it out !

The famous audio sequencer Nuendo from Steinberg has been updated on Mac OSX. This new 2.2b35 version includes several new features: Mackie control Extender support, new virtual instruments, improvement of Generic Remote implementation and a new VST plugin: Tonic

All details about this update are available in the Software section of MacMusic.

Videouti is a freeware that allows you to trigger videos using MIDI devices. You can mix four videos, with your keyboard or sequencer: You can trigger them from notes, velocity and pitch bend. You can also modify some parameters in real-time using MIDI controllers. But before you start mixing and playing your four videos at a time, you'll need a good (fast) computer and a DV camcorder.

The all-in-one suite of guitar software tools, "Guitar Shed" has been updated to version 2.5. This new release includes many improvements and feature additions. New features include: Major overall speed improvements., Chromatic Tuner is much more accurate and less-CPU intensive, Chromatic Tuner start errors fixed, Alternate Tunings now show correctly, Fixed a bug where corrupted Alternate Tunings would crash Guitar Shed on start, Tone Tuner now displays Alternate Tunings in correct order (6th -> 1st String), and more.

GTuner is a software that turns your mac in a guitar tuner. The new version 1.0.1 features : new alternate and open tunings selector in Preferences, improved OpenGL full screen and window view with a smoother and less jerky needle, and escape key now exits fullscreen mode. GTuner is a shareware.

ModernBeats.com has expanded its downloadable library of HipHop soundware with a new modern claps soundset titled "Klub Klapz 1", MAC supported. The soundset is sold as a multi-format product for all major software samplers. Native formats inlcude HALion, EXS24, Kontakt, Battery, Reason's NN-XT, SF2, and Wav.

"Klub Klapz 1" contains over 190 samples of various claps all modeled after popular trends in HipHop production. The soundset is organized into 6 major categories: Solo Klapz, Melo Klapz, Stacked Klapz 1 & 2, Bounce Klapz, and Wild Urban Klapz. The soundset features single and group hiphop style claps, as well as, claps layered with snaps, vocal sounds, metallic jingles, assorted crackles, gritty snares, and many other modern sounds.

All clap samples were recorded using Class A ...

Insignificance is developping a MIDI pattern/step sequencer on Mac OS X.3 using Cocoa and Objective-C. 16 tracks of 8 patterns.

It's free, and feedback could help...

The X Lab has published Troubleshooting MacŪ OS X, Second Edition, a major update to their e-book dedicated to preventing or resolving common problems with Mac OS X.

The Second Edition covers both Mac OS X 10.3 Panther and Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar. The e-book format enables the reader to quickly find the solution to any of the numerous Mac OS X problems addressed in the nearly 500 pages of Troubleshooting Mac OS X, Second Edition. The book is extensively hyperlinked and cross-referenced, both within the book itself and to some of the best Mac OS X troubleshooting information on the Internet.

Pricing begins at US$15.00 for a single-user license. Multi-user and Site licenses are also available. For additional information, visit The X Lab.