M-Audio has announced an update to version 1.5.9 of the driver for its Transit small audio interface. This update fixes bugs : fixed a problem that could cause a system hang when a Powerbook is put to sleep with the Transit active, fixed a problem that caused the Transit to report to CoreAudio that it supported AC-3 when AC-3 mode was not selected in the preference pane, fixed problem that caused a memory leak when the Transit was unplugged.
This update is available from the MacMusic softwares section.
Yamaha Music Corporation of America launched the 2004 Yamaha International Music Production Contest. You can enter the contest with original music works created using Yamaha products (01x, Motif and AW worksation). More than $50,000 in Yamaha music production gear will be given away to the winners. You can submit your works in mp3 files before January 1st, 2005.
You can enter this contest on the YamJams web site.
Devine Machine Software has just released Lucifer VST, a repeat/scratch VST effect plugin for Mac OS X. Lucifer VST is designed for use effects in realtime and for live performance, for manipulating audio tracks in realtime. The plugin allows users to do stutter, reverse, pitch, scratch, filter, and other effects.
Lucifer VST is available for $66.66. A demo version v1.02 for Mac OS X is also available.
SonicBoomBox is a collection of loops and instruments for GarageBand, made by Ultimate Sound Bank . The collection contains 222 instruments for GarageBand: Drums, Percussion, Bass, Guitars, Keyboards, Synths and more.
The legendary Metro Goldwyn Mayer Studios, would be part of the Sony corporation. Sony has made an offer of 12$ by share for a total of 2.93 billion dollars, and will clean up the 2 billion $ debt. They give a deposit of 150 million of dollars. The final decision will occur before September 27th.
The bad news is that it will make Sony bigger in the multimedia industry and it will be more difficult for little companies to compete with a giant like this. It will also be more difficult for companies like Apple who try to have another distribution mode. And for independents and artists, they will have to negotiate according to the Sony rules.
The French importer of the RME Fireface informs us that the Mac driver for its inteface won't be available in Europe before early October...here goes the whole answer by Arbiter :
"Concerning the Mac drivers, RME said : not before early October. By the way I have been told off by the manufacturer because they said I annoy them about this driver every day. Sorry for the delay, we have written new ads at every single retailer's to warn the customers that this driver is not available yet. You need to know that unsatisfied customers can be refunded if they bring their full package back to their vendor."
ps clouvel : note that the email address for technical support is : support@synthax.de (international support), george@synthax.com (for the USA) and support@synthax.nl (for the Benelux : the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxemburg).
Elemental Audio Systems has announced the release of a new audio plug-ins, Neodynium. This compressor and dynamics processing plug-in works on Mac OS X and is available in RTAS, Audio Unit, and VST plug-in formats for use in hosts including Digidesign Pro Tools, Emagic Logic, Steinberg Cubase, BIAS Peak, and more.
Doggiebox by Zygoat software is a versatile drum machine for Mac OS X that empowers you to create and manipulate percussion-based songs. With Doggiebox, you can create drum tracks in minutes, ranging from the realism of a human drummer on a full kit to imaginitively bizarre experimental pieces.
New features list and download available from the MM Softs section.
RTGS-X by LowNorth is a Real-Time Granular Synthesizer that can be used to generate brand new sounds or to manipulate and distort existing sounds. It is very useful in generating dense sonic textures, which can evolve quickly or over long periods, to create alien soundscapes. It is also useful for creating short sound effects or sonic motives, which could be used in musical or theatrical situations.
More info on this shareware is available on the MM softwares section.
At Plasa tradeshow at Earls Court in London, Digidesign has introduced Venue, it's new system for live sound reinforcement. This new system incluses the D-Show mixing console with its expandable digital mix engine and control software, internal 48-bit processor, mix position analog and digital I/O, remote-controlled mic/line preamps, a multi-channel digital snake, and the innovative Personal Q artist-controlled monitor mixing option. Every channel of the D-Show console is equipped with delay, full 4-band parametric EQ (including additional 4th order HPF), and two dynamics processors. Venue also supports DSP effects plug-in processing and features an integrated recording and playback option for Pro Tools systems.
For more detailed information about Venue, visit the Digidesign website.
AkBrowser by Stephen Norum is a Yamaha samples converter. This freeware can read samples from both Yamaha A4000/A5000 and A3000 Sample Disks and convert sample waveform data into AIFF files. Samples can be auditione by simply double-clicking the file in the browser.
AkBrowser is available as a free download from the MM Softwares section.
If I tell you that she's been here for a few days, that she's a woman, a singer, an author and programmer, guess who she is ? Don't rely on me to give you any more information on her, but you just have to know that she's the 40,000th member on MacMusic ! We have truly moved forward since the time your favorite site was only a discussion list. Today MacMusic is the site you know, the site you bring to life everyday thanks to your posts on the forums (over 100,000), your acticles, your fits of anger and favorites, your ads and your news...
Thanks a lot to all the visitors and to the 40,000 members (oops sorry we are already 40,084..)
MPC Pad 187 is an editor for the Akai MPC 1000, which allows users to editi and create MPC 1000 program files. It can edit all values that are found in the Slider, Mixer, and Program modes of the MPC 1000 (Pads 1, 8, and 7) including their sub-windows. It has been updated to version 1.1. and features drag & drop capabilities, audition samples by clicking the pads, and keyboard shortcuts.
MPC Pad 187 Editor for Akai MPC 1000 is free and needs Mac OS 10.3.
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