SaxLab by is a highly-flexible VST/AU-format wind instrument synthesizer with several features. SaxLab uses multi-sample playback of wind-instrument samples and incorporates a specially designed four-voice crossfade system that is capable of creating highly realistic wind instrument sounds.
SaxLab will be available in Autumn 2004. There is no fee information available yet.
DrumThing is a compact and simple application designed be a software version of a drum machine for creating drum patterns, loops and grooves. DrumThing 1.0 needs Mac OS X with Quicktime installed.
This shareware is dowloadable from the MM softwares section.
Synapse Audio have released the OS X version of the Poly-850, a VSTi synthesizer plug-in for Mac OS X, which started out as an emulation of a vintage synth. The Poly-850 features 2 oscillators, one filter for all voices, 3 envelopes, a modulation generator and a chorus effect.
Poly 850 costs $79 but he OS X demo version does not yet appear to be available.
Mireth Technology Corp. announces the launch of Music Man, digital music software that rips from CD, converts between formats, burns to CD or to USB Flash Drive Memory and plays music files, CDs and directly from USB Flash. Music Man runs on Mac OS X.
Music Man for Mac OS X is available for immediate download or on CD-ROM, starting at $19.95. Educational pricing and volume discounts are available.
Filterizer is a new a new VST effect for OS X made by Analog Industries. Filterizer is a simple state-variable filter that allows the filter cut-off frequency to be controlled by MIDI note number.
Filterizer is now available as a free download from the Analog Industries website.
NI has just posted an update (large bugfix version) to version 4.1.3 of Reaktor for both Mac OS 9 and Mac OS X. This update features : improved graphics performance, audio unit version now supports MIDI-capable effects, copy/paste of (info) texts now works, and fixes :batch conversion destroyed internal connections, naming of files in the recorder was buggy, possible crash with Create Control, crash with high number of voices when changing them, and more, more...
This update is free and the full version of Reaktor costs 449 euros
Recordare LLC has released a Macintosh OS X version of its Dolet for Finale plug-in. Dolet for Finale 2.0 lets Finale for Macintosh users exchange files with any other programs that support the MusicXML format. Dolet plug-ins works as an universal translators between music notation programs. Finale users on OS X can now read all files produced by programs including Sibelius, PhotoScore Professional, and Virtual Composer.
It seems that Emagic major audio & Midi software, Logic, will update to version 7 in October '04. This new version will feature a new GUI (..good work with Apple ?) and will add some features already showed at Summer NAMM : UltraBeat (drum machine), Sculture (string synth) and GuitarAmp (guitar preamplifier). This new Logic will also support Apple Loops.
Hercules released Hercules 16/12 FW, a firewire audio interface for Macintosh, working on 24 bits - 96 KHz. This interface features 16 inputs/12 outputs, balanced and unbalanced mode on each analogical input/output, 2 preamp mic/instrument inputs (Neutrik XLR/TRS), Word Clock support and 2 Midi in/out.
It's not a news..it's just..art ! We spent a part ot the morning in the Apple Expo to shoot photos. And superb ones, especially on music booths. You'll find in the gallery all major music booths : Motu, Steinberg, Korg, Hercules and others...
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