Mac and Music News

Cycling '74 announces the release of Jitter version 1.5. This new version is a major upgrade to this video, matrix and 3D graphics objects for the Max/MSP graphical programming environment. New features of Jitter 1.5 include new architecture for CPU hardware acceleration, real-time support for high definition video data and high dynamic range, flexible network communication, computational dispatching for faster performance with multi-processor and multi-core systems, and extensions to the Java and JavaScript languages.

Registered Jitter users can upgrade to Jitter 1.5 for $189. Jitter 1.5 is $395, and the Max/MSP/Jitter bundle is $850. Any customers who purchased Jitter after May 1, 2005 can receive the upgrade free of charge.

Apple today introduced Mighty Mouse, its next generation mouse with several new features. Mighty Mouse offers power users up to four independently programmable buttons, without compromising simplicity for users who prefer just a single-button mouse. Mighty Mouse also introduces an ingenious Scroll Ball that lets users scroll in any direction-vertically, horizontally and even diagonally. With the Scroll Ball, users can scroll with natural, fluid movements, making Mighty Mouse perfect for applications from viewing web pages and photographs, to video editing and music creation.

Mighty Mouse is priced at just $49.

Spectrasonics released new Audio Units updates of their virtual instrument plug-ins Trilogy, Atmosphere and Classic Stylus. These updates add compatibility for Apple Max OS X 10.4 Tiger, add Audio Units validation for Apple Logic 7, sample rate and tuning fixes and all known MOTU Digital Performer 4.52 and higher issues.

The new AU plug-ins are available for registered owners as a free download from the Spectrasonics website.

FrameVault is the first prosumer solution for organizing, managing, delivering, and distributing digital video assets on Mac OS X. FrameVault has an intuitive, single-window interface which allows users to organize their QuickTime-compatible movie clips into playlists and libraries, customize their movie playback experience (including multiple-monitor fullscreen), create and deliver chapter-based movies and more.

Information and download of this 1.0.1 version in the MacMusic software section.

A robbery happened last night at Apollo studio, Montreal, Canada. So please be careful about second hand material and if you have information, please contact Montreal Police office 280-0138 unit 38 (event number 38-050801-014). Here is a list of stolen material :

-EQ Manley Massive Passive
-compressors Distressor (2x)
-compressors 1176
-preamp Vintech 473 (VA100704-171)
-several laptop ibook (SUV44400WRCT)
-several Mac G5 (G843964 MQPP) (G84476EPQPR) (G8447AEJQPQ) (G845069EQPS)

The Wavebreaker Audio Unit by Audiofield is now updated to run in Tiger. The version number is 2.0a1, so it's an alpha version. Some new polynomials has been added along with a Preshaper and a Postshaper section to control the level going into and out from the main waveshaper.

Expert sleepers announced an update to version 1.0.2 in both Audio Units and VST for Minky Starshine, in order to fix several bugs. Minky Starshine is at heart an additive synthesiser, augmented with possibilities for subtractive synthesis (i.e. filtering) and pulse width modulation. A waveform is created by summing 16 independently controllable 'partials'. By setting the relative levels of the partials appropriately you can create familiar waveforms such as sawtooth and squarewave, but you can also create an infinite range of timbres in between.