Mac and Music News

Peti is a unique VSTi, which uses hybrid FM synthesis technology to emulate the sounds of the Harmonium, a member of the Reed Organ family, also known as "pump organ". The Harmonium in its smaller form is widely used in north Indian music and, as derivation, in pop and rock music too for its full and sweet sound.

A demo version 1.0 VST is available in the MacMusic software section.

It's a very good news for all NS-10 nostalgic people : Yamaha announces its new reference monitoring line, the HS serie. This white-coned reference monitors serie comes with three cabinet models : the HS50M (70W) at $249, the HS80M (120W) at $449 and subwoffer HS10W at $599. They will be available in October 2005 and they will replace current model MSP10 Studio.

These new monitors will be sold and packaged individually.

Digidesign introduced the Mbox 2, a next-generation USB-powered audio/MIDI production system that builds on the performance and simplicity of the original Mbox. Mbox 2 comes with the Pro Tools Ignition Pack, an impressive collection of powerful plug-ins, creative applications, and additional tools to help professionally produce and promote music. With the addition of the Pro Tools Ignition Pack, Mbox 2 includes more than 50 plug-ins and instruments. The new MBox 2 features :

- Four simultaneous inputs with analog and digital I/O
- Two analog inputs (XLR and 1/4" jacks) and two analog outputs (1/4" jacks)
- Two channels of S/PDIF digital I/O (RCA)
- 48V phantom power for condenser mics
- 24-bit/48 kHz audio
- MIDI in/out

SonicBirth has been updated to version 1.0.1. This new version features : runtime is now free, and several bugs fixed. SonicBirth is an AudioUnit designing application. The first in its category, it allows users to build their own AudioUnit plugins, either by working with existing circuits or by creating circuits completely from scratch. SonicBirth is also an AudioUnits package, as it comes bundled with a set of plugins designed for standalone use as plugins as well as pre-constructed circuits to modify or build upon for creating new plugins.

Arboretum Systems announces that Ray Gun Pro Audio Units has been updated to version 3.1.1. in order to change : better tuning of Attack and Decay in Noise module, and occasional problem when registering fixed. Ray Gun Pro is ideal for cleaning up scratchy vinyl, tape hiss, noisy dialog, HVAC noise, and any track with poor sonic quality.


 

Propellerhead announces that ReBirth 2.0.1 (for Mac OS9) and The ReBirth RB-338 ReFill are now available for free ! On September '05, Propellerhead announced that the era of the ReBirth had come to an end and created the ReBirth Museum, an online community with downloads, ReBirths songs and ReFills.

Steinberg has updated sequencers Cubase SX and Cubase SL to version 3.1. These updated versions add several improvements in mixing, editing, recording, MIDI and connections.

Full list of improvements available in our software section.

Apple Computer will host a special "music related products" event at 10:00am on Sept. 7th at San Francisco's Moscone Center. Several web sites and other sources reported that Apple would unveil new products : new iPod, or the long awaited iPhone. This cell phone would be the first Motorola's iTunes phone, and sources says that Motorola and Apple will introduce a complete line of music-oriented phones that go by the name ROKR, rather than a single handset.

We just have to wait now...

WormHole allows you to transmit audio over TCP/IP and between applications. This new version 2.0.2 for both Audio Units and VST formats features : more reliable latency compensation / insert loop mode, better Audio Units compatibility, and multiple minor glitch fixes.