NEO Sounds announces Active MultiMedia, which is is a new SFX Library that contains 500 sound effects and musical effects for use in different multimedia projects (Flash and Web projects, computer games, Video, Radio and more). Sound files on the CD are in different categories: clicks, hard, electronic signals, High Tech, noise FXs, musical effects and more.
The CD version ot Active Multimedia is priced at $69 and the downloadable version is $65.
If your dream is to sell your musics on the Apple iTunes Music Store, Apple has updated the iTunes section of its web site for independant artists, groups and labels. If you're interested in selling your music on the iTunes Music Store, you can complete the online application available from this section.
The Oxford Reverb plug-in is a flexible stereo reverberation generator, designed to complement existing Oxford applications in providing the user with the highest technical and sonic performance coupled with artistic and creative facility. As well as providing stunning presets, the user has full control over all of its many parameters, including a very comprehensive early reflections section, and integrated 5-band EQ.
The Oxford Reverb is available in TDM for Pro Tools HD/HD Accel and in RTAS for pro Tools LE 6 or higher.
The free Soundflower audio routing utility for OS X is just updated. It now works with a new application called Soundflowerbed that allows you to choose any connection and send it to your audio output.
Hartmann the infamous guys behind the Neuron, one of the very few breaktrough in synthesis since VA came on earth, is releasing anytime soon a virtual instrument based on the Neuron technology. The Neuron VS will come:
- with a little USB knob box (which is the dongle in case you wonder…)
- a dongle with a joystick and 4 knobs for a change;
- 250 models to use on the…
- 2 resynators (each with 3 spheres and 3 scapes levels);
- 8 blender types to blend these;
- a multimode filter (24dB lowpass, 12dB lowpass, 6dB lowpass, 6dB highpass, bandpass);
- 7 enveloppes (2 per resynator, 2 freely assignable, one for the filter);
- a Frequency FX Module (EQ / Compressor, Distortion, Ring Modulator, Decimator and SP Warp);
- a Time FX Module (Stereo Spread, Left/Right Delay, Flanger, Phaser and Chorus);
- a Slicer module for "multidimensional" (whatever it is) modulation (12 waveforms), and a LFO;
- if you're the lazy type, there's 300 sounds already programmed,
- and YES the joystick is recorded and automated (nice touch).
For the ones who would have like to twiddle a neuron here is at least a less (compared to the price of the full Neuron) expensive way to do so.
The plug-in is VST and AU compatible, price is set at about 700 € and the dong…controler is called the nuke!
SoundEngine just announced a new collection of keyboards patches for the Korg Triton, "101 Keys" which includes 101 Acoustic Pianos, Electric Pianos and Organs. Theses patches are also available in SoundDiver, Unisyn, and MIDIQuest formats.
We open the english book and documentation section on macmusic.org with "Mixing with your Mind" from Michael Paul Stavrou.
Well, you know on MM we not only comment books but we read them ! It's the truth! Mixing with your Mind is an encounter with tips and techniques comming from Michael Stavrous engineering experiences. And this man has done a lot. The purpose of this book is not to teach the basics, but to make you award of how your ears and your magnificent right brain can make a huge difference in dealing with sound recording and mixing. Let the tech specs on the side and try to do like Michael does, you shall be a winner. You will discover what a speaker "flame" is, how to avoid ribbon effects between 2 speakers, how to go on advanced microphone techniques (the drum and piano section is really usefull), get the best of lead vocals, find the secret combination of compressors, and finally get immerged in the best part revealed : the Mix process. Did you ever know that mixing is a real kind of meditation state ? Learn how to communicate with the gohsts beetween the speakers. A very intersting book, easy to read and usefull for all kind of composers.
SoundShuttle by PowerFX is now available as RTAS plugin for Mac OS X. Made for ProTools based systems, SoundShuttle allows users to search for sounds and preview them. More than 40,000 sounds in the PowerFX database can be previewed and downloaded directly.
SoundShuttle is compatible with Pro Tools 6.4 and costs $19.95, including ten free sound from PowerFX website.
PolyRingtone by Andy Drabble is a polyphonic ringtone converter for mobile phones. You can use it to create SP_Midi compatible files, as used for ringtones in modern mobile phones, from standard Midi files which are freely available on the Web.
PolyRingtone is a shareware and is available from the MM Softs section.
Best Service have just released Artist Grooves, available for Mac OS X as a VST and AU plug-in. Artist Grooves is a sound module for Native Instruments Intakt that features original drumkits : Tama Drumkit, Pearl Drumkit, Yamaha Drumkit, Paiste Cymbals, Zildjian Custom Cymbals and Zildjian K-Series Cymbals.
Symbolic Composer is one of the most advanced and largest music composition language available with over 1000 music algorithms, suitable for modern, dance, classic, electronic, ambient and experimental styles.
Info on this 5.1 version and dowload available from our softwares section.
Digidesign has posted the version 6.4.1 for Pro Tools Mix 24 systems. This version is the final Pro Tools software release to officially support the Pro Tools|24 MIX product line, which are now "legacy products". Pro Tools d24 and hybrid systems (d24 and Mix Farm) have not been tested, and therefore are not supported. However, Digidesign have no reason to believe that it will not work.
This version features : support for Command 8, +12 dB fader support, 23.976 fps support for HD video, hot wap SCSI support and more.
There is a new update (v 1.1.4.9) for Chuck, an audio programming language for real-time synthesis, composition, and performance. This version features new examples, minor bug fixes, improved online documentation and more.
LinPlug have updated RM IV to v4.1.1 to improve the drag and drop feature in Logic. 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.
Rogue Amoeba (also making the cool AudioHijack software) just updated Nicecast to version 1.6.1, fixing several small bugs and adding the new Channel Tweaker plugin. This update also fixes issues with the Recent Tracks Log, updates the Instant Hijack component, and fixes problems with AAC archiving.
Nicecast is the easiest and cheapest way to broadcast music from OS X. Broadcast to the world, or just across your house. Nicecast can help you create your own internet radio station or allow you to listen to your iTunes Music Library from anywhere in the world!
A slight update has just been post on MOTU's web site that concerns the Reverse and Invert Phase plug-ins. Both upgrade in version 1.01. No information from MOTU about the improvements but DP4 version 4.12 must be installed to achieve the update.
The file's only 1.4 Mo and is available for download on the MOTU's site download page.
AppleInsider said that Apple began sending letters to its Emagic software distributors, informing them that their services would no longer be required. It seems that some former Emagic distributors claim that the Xskey used to protect Logic applications from piracy is now being abused by Apple to solicit customer information, in order to help "Apple to dominate and control the music industry", a former distributor said.
On the same time, Apple registered the word "proBand" for a trademark. Peharps the new name for Logic ??
We truly hoppe that this rumor is not true, and that Microsoft (sorry I meant Apple) wont replace the network of professionnals audio distributors. Till now Apple called iPods and their online music store, "the music market". This is not exactly what we (musicians or audio professionnal) care about...
Intuem, the Midi and audio sequencing software is now available as version 3.0. it features full ReWire support, a newly designed mixer windows and audio play-through. Intuem 3.0 can receive any combination of audio channels from a ReWire device, and can send MIDI to any defined bus on a ReWire device. It also feature control of playback speed, audio file preview, drag & drop from the finder, and more...
The upgrade costs $40 and the full version is $80. List of new features is available from the MacMusic softwares section.
TC Electronic one of the Mac DSP card provider will release in october a new compact firewire card. It will include a Power PC 266mHz and two DSP 150 mHz Motorola which would allow to use the plugins included in this machine. The twelve included plugins are : classic verb, mégareverb, chorus-delay, équalizer, compressor, limiter, processor for voices, amp simulator, the Powercore synth 01, the X3 Mastering and two new plugins "character" and "filtroid".
Announced at Musikmesse, the Clavia Nord Modular G2X is now shipping. The Nord Modular G2X has the same functionality as the Nord Modular G2, but with additional features : five octave semi-weighted keyboard for more sensitive touch, voice expansion board with twice the processing power, two additional assignable modulation wheels, all modulation wheels with led for clear position indication and a goose neck high quality microphone easily connected onto top panel.
The Pultec EQP-1A Equalizer TDM plug-in is a reproduction of the classic Pultec EQP-1A hardware equalizer. This plugin goes to version 1.3 for both Mac OS 9 and Mac OS X. It features : reduced plugin file sizes for faster downloads and less hard disk usage, and the multiple Pultec instance bypass issue is resolved.
This update is available as a free download from the MacMusic softwares section.
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Digidesign has posted the version 6.4.1 for Pro Tools Mix 24 systems. This version is the final Pro Tools software release to officially support the Pro Tools|24 MIX product line, which are now "legacy products". Pro Tools d24 and hybrid systems (d24 and Mix Farm) have not been tested, and therefore are not supported. However, Digidesign have no reason to believe that it will not work.
There is a new update (v 1.1.4.9) for Chuck, an audio programming language for real-time synthesis, composition, and performance. This version features new examples, minor bug fixes, improved online documentation and more.
