Mac and Music News

At the AES, AMS-NEVE introduced it's new Genesys product which will be available next year : 16 analogik buses, 16 faders , 8 Aux, 8 groups and 4 sends dedicated to your favourite DAW ...

Approximative price ... 50 000 €

Online retailer of computer audio hardware and software, audioMIDI.com, will be giving the local Los Angeles market an inside look at Apple's new Logic Studio coupled with Apogee's new Duet interface.

On October 27th from 3:30pm to 5:30pm, Apple representative Andrew Finley and Apogee representative David Casey will show how and why this new software and interface combination is one of the most powerful, convenient, and stable music creation and editing systems available.

The Logic-Duet event will be held at audioMIDI.com's corporate office located at 9240 Deering Avenue, Chatsworth, CA 91311. To RSVP for this event simply click here.

Parking and admission is free; food and refreshments will be served.


Solid State Logic announces the launch of Pro-Convert, a translation application for moving sessions from one DAW environment to another. Pro-Convert enables workstation users to convert session files from one format to another and can handle many commonly used formats including the latest versions from: ProTools, Soundscape, Cubase/Nuendo, Vegas, Sonic Studio, SADiE, Final Cut Pro, Audition, OMF, AES31, Sequoia, Open TL and Tascam BU.

Sample Logic is proud to present the 6 Elements of music :

Ambience (456 patches)
Bass (122 patches)
Harmony (138 patches)
Impacts (391 patches)
Melody (354 patches)
Rhythm (227 patches)

This 14 GB/4 DVD library contains over 1700 instruments, tempo synced loops, and multis. The Elements operates on both Mac and PC platforms and is delivered in Audio Unit, VST, DXi, and RTAS formats. The library comes preloaded with Kontakt Player 2 software and is ready to go out of the box as both a standalone instrument and plug-in. The library can also be loaded and customized in the full version of Kontakt 2.

Cost : $299

Goldbaby has just released Vintage Home Keyboard Breaks! Basically it consists in drum sounds and beats from 70's, 80s & 90s Home Keyboards. If you like your sounds lo-fi... or you always wanted to hear an 80's Casio home keyboard do the Amen break, then check this out.

Guru Version contains : 10 Bundles, 12 Kits, 366 samples, 54 Rex files, 73 Patt

The Wav/Rex pack contains :
366 samples and 54 Rex files.

Some of the Vintage Home Keyboards used :

Casio 403, Casio SK-1, Casio VL- Tone, Casio CT-310, Casio MT-500, Yamaha PS-3, Yamaha PSR-16,Hammond Century (Auto-Vari),Baldwin Discovery, Farfisa Matadour,Rythmic 10, Fujitone 3B, Rapman, Technics SX-K450...

Frontier Design Group has just released AlphaTrack's v1.2 driver, which includes support for Ableton Live v5.2.1 or later. AlphaTrack is a compact controller with a high-resolution fader for DAW mixing and editing, which fits easily on the desktop and is also a great companion for laptops. It runs in Windows XP and Vista, and Mac OS X (including Intel Macs). AlphaTrack connects to the computer using a single USB cable, and does not require an external power supply.

BTE Audio has released AEQ1, a high performance digital equalization algorithm that simulates the sound and feel of the world-renowned American Mixing Consoles of the late 1960s. With its proprietary topology, the AEQ1 algorithm simultaneously achieves both absolute sonic accuracy and extremely high processing efficiency. Targeted at desktop and embedded professional audio applications, the AEQ1 algorithm will enable quality-conscious third-parties to incorporate the highly revered American EQ sound into their products.

For more information, please visit their web site.