Steve Jobs unveil the new iPod, the iPod Shuffle, a flash based music player. Smaller than most packs of game. Weighs the same as 4 quarters (less than 1 ounce). Volume/Up dow. Simple LED to provide feedback. No display. Either shuffle or album-based playback. USB 2 transfer connector under connector at the bottom. 12-hour rechargeable battery.
iPod Shuffle is available today on the AppleStore for $99 (512 Mo) and $149 (1 Go).
Apple just launched a new mac, the Mac Mini. The new tiny member of the Mac family features a Slot-load Combo optical drive. Play DVDs, burn CDs. FireWire 400, ethernet, modem, USB 2.o, both DVI/VGA output. Height is twice the size of an iPod! You have to BYODKM (Bring Your Own Display, Keyboard, Mouse) meaning that Mac Mini will accept existing Apple keyboards and mouse as well as any other USB industry-standard peripherals.
Mac Mini costs will cost $499 and features 1.25GHz processor, 256MB RAM, 40GB Hard drive Faster processor (1.42GHz), more memory and a larger hard drive (80Go) are available for $599.
Mac Mini will ship on January 22, with panther and iLife 05 installed. Mac Mini can already be ordered on the AppleStore, currently offering shipping costs.
- Pages : THE new word processor with Apple designed templates, easy starting point, drag & drop rearrangement of templates, support AppleWorks and .pdf files. Pages was developed by the Keynote team.
- iPhoto : features project folders and subfolders, a calendar view, supports MPEG-4 movies, supports RAW, editing tools for rotate/zoom, view/organize MPEG movies, more advanced slideshows, new way to make book.
- iMovie HD: edits HD video, Magic iMovie feature, MPEG-4 video, new transition & effects.
- iDVD : 15 new theme, "1 click DVD" function ti create DVD in one step without editind, support for all DVD formats (R, +R, -RW, +RW)
During today's keynote, Apple updated Garageband to version 2. This new version adds multitrack recording up to 8 tracks, Real Time Score editor, pitch and timing features, ability to creates its own loops, and more...
GarageBand is part of iLife05, and available on January 22.
From Keynote, Steve Jobs unveils Final Cut HD video editing suite. It features LiveType for animated tiling and Sountrack for custom music. Seamlessly integrates with iMovie files and Motion.
Priced at $299. Available in February. $99 upgrade from Final Cut Express.
Mackie announces the highly anticipated release of the Final Mix CD Mastering Plug-in for Mac-based Tracktion users. Mackie says : "As a thank you to our loyal Tracktion users, we are releasing a public beta for you to use, abuse, and no doubt enjoy as we put the finishing touches on the final release version, due out within a few weeks. As stated before, Final Mix will be made available to all Tracktion users free of charge".
The MiniMoog Voyager is now available in a new 19" Rack Mount Edition. The Rack Mount Edition (RME) is five units high and, with optional wood sides, doubles as a tabletop synth. The stunning backlit front panel includes all of the front panel controls of the Voyager (with the exception of the touch surface). Presets from the Voyager are useable in the Rack Mount Edition. Multiple RMEs can be chained together with MIDI to achieve polyphony.
But as usual with MoogMusic press releases : no photo, no release date, no cost info.
Andrew Garber announced the release of MD Machine Lab, a free Mac OS X editor for Elektron's Machinedrum. MD Machine Lab allows you to create, tweak, and save individual machines (drum sounds) on your Mac! It provides a slick, easy-to-use interface, giving you complete control over your sonic design.
More info and free download on Andrew Garber's web site.
Expert Sleepers announced an update for Minky Starshine Audio Units to v1.0.1, which adds more presets, and annonouced also the first release of Minky Starshine VST version. Minky Starshine is at heart an additive synthesiser, augmented with possibilities for subtractive synthesis and pulse width modulation.
More info and download in the MacMusic softwares section.
Kreativ Sounds has released Active eBASS Plus 1.2 and Active eBASS LE 1.2, revised and improved versions of the Reason Refills. Containing electric guitar, analog, and additive basses in one collection, this update comes loaded with new features, 1280 presets and several bugfixes.
Audio demos are available. The full version costs 29.50 Euro / 37.50 USD.
IK Multimedia has just released Sonik Synth 2, with Sonic Reality. This virtual synth workstation comes with over 5,000 sounds from an 8 GB sample library, and features 16 parts sample-based synth, 256 notes polyphony, built in 32 DSP effects, Loop Sync feature and is available as VST, RTAS, and AU plug-ins for Mac OS X.
A SonicSynth 2 Free version (fully working but limited by the provided sounds) is also available. Sonic Synth 2 full version costs 399$ (or 399 euros..strange).
There are several great news from OHM ans their famous softwares :
- The new Symptohm Melohman is a powerfull virtual synth, featuring exclusive Synth Grain Oscillators, using any sample.
- There's a new interface for Symptohm. After the Classic Skin comes the Funky Skin !
- A new Symptohm version called the Performer Edition: This affordable version of their intensively playable sonic synth allow you to play any Symptohm:Melohman sound, even with your own samples, to merge them and to mutate them with all the Melohman features for 49 euros or nothing if you already own Symptohm:Melohman.
- 256 new presets have been released for Quad Frohmage and are available for free to registered users.
And of course VST, AU and RTAS demo versions of Symptohm:Melohman and Symptohm:Melohman Performer Edition are available.
Last year the Croisette proudly displayed iPod ads, and this year again, Apple confirms that music plays an important part in its business. Indeed, Apple will be present at the MIDEM (World's Music Market). The main music market in Europe will take place at the Palais des Festivals in Cannes (France) from January 23rd to 27th.
There have been rumors of a trial between Cupertino and the Beatles about the use of "Apple" trademark in the music industry. Things seem to get better. Indeed Paul MacCartney has proposed four exclusive titles to the iTunes Music Store. The "46664,1 Year On" record is composed of songs which are a tribute to Nelson Mandela's "46664 project".
Songs will be available on the iTunes Music Store all over the world, and as soon as January 18th on the U.S. iTMS.
KS Chromatic Tuner 1.0 by Hidetomo Katsura is a 12-note chromatic scale tuner plug-in. You can use KS Chromatic Tuner to tune your guitar, bass, and other musical instruments.
Chromatic Tuner is now available as Audio Units version, in our softwares section.
This is a first set of NAMM's rumors : Universal Audio will be showing several new plug-ins for the UAD-1 and TDM platforms. Also the now-shipping eight and four channel pre-amps, the 4110 and 8110. Cycling '74 is growing leaps and bounds, with Windows versions of Pluggo and Mode, and a new mac plug-in, plus the new touchscreen controller called the Lemur. And of course Propellerheads will unveil Reason 3.
Moog Music has announced a new addition to the Voyager family, the MiniMoog Electric Blue. The Electric Blue incorporates virtually all of the functions of the original Minimoog Synthesizer (produced from 1971 to 1984) with sound and beauty all its own. The Electric Blue is housed in an ash cabinet with a fractal blue finish and the awe-inspiring electric blue backlit front panel.
The MiniMoog Voyager Electric Blue sells for $3295 and is immediately available.
Yamaha corporation announced that 01X Editor v2.1.0 and Studio Manager v2.1.3 are now available as download. The set of editing/managing software programs for 01X Digital Mixing Studio works now perfect with a DAW software which supports Total Recall function of Studio Connections such as Steinberg Cubase SX3.01 or Nuendo 3.01.
Rumor says that Apple will discontinue standalone version of Soundtrack audio software. Effective last week, the company reportedly told its distribution partners that all variants of the Soundtrack application and license bundles are "End-of Life" and no further orders would be accepted. Separately, sources also anticipate that the company will soon release an update to its industry leading professional grade audio production tool, Logic Pro 7. The update, which is expected to debut prior to the National Association Music Merchants show during the third week of January, will reportedly update the application to version 7.1.
M-Audio announced three drivers updates for FireWire 410, FireWire Solo and FireWire Audiophile audio interfaces. These new drivers (v1.4.1) features : added support for the Ozonic, uninstaller now removes preference files and improved performance on older CPUs.
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