The RM IV by LinPlug is a flexible and easy-to-use drum machine that combines analog-style percussion synthesis with a fully featured, and intelligent percussion sampler. RM IV is available for Mac OSX (both VST and AU). This version features more than 2700 MIDI grooves, 100 new drum kits, output configuration can be changed on the fly with Live 4. RM IV is now compatible with Mac OSX 10.3.5.
This update costs $25 but anyone that purchased RM IV after August 1st will get it free.
Hercules announced the availability for end of september of Hercules DJ console Mac edition. This pack bundles the DJ console (a double mixing desk) by Hercules and a special version of Traktor DJ Studio.
Rephrase by Leap Frog Audio is a phrase editing virtual instrument. Rephrase imports monophonic audio files and automatically splits them up into notes. Notes can be played back in-order, allowing changes to timing, pitch and volume of each note via MIDI. it also features modulation - vibrato and tremolo effects, a resonant filter and reverb.
Rephrase will cost $199 and the Mac version will ship early 2005.
Dont' dream, you can't win a Moog but a trip ! Moog Music is offering the chance to win a trip for two to Ashville for the Asheville Film Festval, which will feature the new Moog documentary movie. You will be also invited to tour the Moog Factory.
The contest closes on October 3rd, complete rules are available on the Moog web site.
We announced the audioUnit version of DHF Superior on 8th September. Now comes the 1.3 version which features : new Tama snares, new graphics, E-Drum support and save, sound preview and midi playback in construction window, new manual , project files and tutorial for Logic, Pro Tools, DP & Cubase and more.
Full features list and download available from the MM Softwares section.
There was a bug with 4.0.2 version of Live (posted yesterday) : multiple outs of plug-ins will not be available after loading a song. Live 4.0.3 is now online. It should fix the problem with multiple in/outs of plug-ins are not available after loading a song. You do not need to uninstall a previous Live version to install Live 4.0.3. You can install the new version in parallel.
Ableton Live has in the last few hours posted a new update for Live 4.0.1 to 4.0.2.
This should according to the Ableton forum fix the sample rate bug that was not fixed within Live 4.0.1. Thought this was a worthy post since the bug effects working in Protools with Rewire with the problem being am on a mac G5 in OS 10.3 using Live 4 and Protools 6.4. I am running all my Protools sessions at 24 bit 96 kHz. When launching Live 4 as a rewire slave everything comes out at the wrong pitch, when I check the audio setup it says that Live 4 is running as a rewire slave at 44.1 kHz and there are no options that you can change in that menu. That's the best I have for now.
ps clouvel : list of bugfixes : program change messages sent to the ReWire Slave were not correct, crash when loading a ...
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).
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We announced the audioUnit version of DHF Superior on 8th September. Now comes the 1.3 version which features : new Tama snares, new graphics, E-Drum support and save, sound preview and midi playback in construction window, new manual , project files and tutorial for Logic, Pro Tools, DP & Cubase and more.
