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Through Tuesday September 10, 2013
Jun 10 - 07:58 PM, by d-cipher Apple > Apple
Apple : Apple Keynote and new goal for MacPro - macmusicOk, we've seen the new IOS 7, so, actually, it's just a great os for iPad, iPhone...
So, Air Drop is now integrated in OS7.
And we'll wait for the next Mac OSX 9 formally named Maverick (around next september for customers, and right now for developers)!
Everything is about software and except new macbook Air (999$) without Retina display.

So, Last but not least! the most important announcement for musicians is:The new Mac Pro... ...coming later this year... (grrrrrr!)

Processors:
The new Mac Pro is muscle through and through, starting with the new-generation Intel Xeon E5 chipset. With configurations offering up to 12 cores of processing power, up to 40GB/s of PCI Express gen 3 bandwidth, and 256-bit-wide floating-point instructions, you'll never be at a loss for speed.
Graphics:
Engineered around workstation graphics with dual GPUs, PCI Express-based flash storage, high-performance Thunderbolt 2, new-generation Xeon processors, ultrafast memory, and support for 4K video, the new Mac Pro delivers state-of-the-art performance across the board.
Memory:
Every component in the new Mac Pro is optimized for performance. That includes a four-channel DDR3 memory controller running at 1866MHz. It delivers up to 60GB/s of memory bandwidth, which means you can fly through even the most compute-intensive tasks in no time. And since it's ECC memory, your render job, video export, or simulation won't be stopped by transient memory errors.
About the storage:
There's flash storage, and then there's next-generation PCI Express flash storage. We're talking storage that's up to 2.5 times faster than the fastest SATA-based solid-state drive and up to 10 times faster than a 7200-rpm SATA hard drive. Most flash storage systems connect via SATA buses designed for slower spinning hard drives. But we designed the new Mac Pro around new PCI Express-based flash controller technology to deliver the fastest solid-state drives available standard in a desktop computer. So booting up, launching apps, even opening massive files happens in, well, a flash.

Ext connection:
Thunderbolt is the fastest, most versatile I/O technology there is. And with Mac Pro, we're jumping even further ahead. Thunderbolt 2 delivers twice the throughput, providing up to 20Gb/s of bandwidth to each external device. So you're more than ready for the next generation of high-performance peripherals. You can connect massive amounts of storage, add a PCI expansion chassis, and work with the latest external displays — including 4K desktop displays and peripheral devices capable of broadcast monitoring in 4K. And since each Thunderbolt 2 port allows you to daisy-chain up to six peripherals, you can go all out by plugging in up to 36 external devices via Thunderbolt alone.
Jun 7 - 12:43 PM, by Detunized.Com Virtual Instrument > Detunized.com
Virtual Instrument : Detunized Releases - macmusicHumBuzz Live Pack is a versatile collection of 86 surprising Instrument Racks. The source material was created by capturing the electromagnetic fields emitted by fridges, microwaves, boilers, cell phones, TVs and computer components.

Like all modern electronics these devices produce a complex mixture of noises that cover wide frequency ranges. But surprisingly often there are also tonal elements that fit into useful scales.
Therefore HumBuzz not only contains hum and buzz but also thick pads, leads, bells and keys that do not deny their origin but are perfect in tune. Also included are many start-up and boot noises applicable for event-driven foleys, scoring or interface design.

Specifications
- Ableton Live Pack, compatible with Live 8/9
- 86 Ableton Instrument Racks
- 60 MB Sample content
- 9.00 Euro (download)

HumBuzz is also available as dedicated WAV Pack that contains 113 scenes with a length from 7 to 27 seconds. The scenes are organised into five categories: Buzz, Hum, Noise, Start-Up, Tonal

Specifications
- 113 WAV files, 24Bit/44.1 kHz
- 180 MB Sample content
- 9.00 Euro (download)
Jun 7 - 09:10 AM, by patchwerkz Virtual Instrument > Patchwerkz
Virtual Instrument : Massive Electro, Complextro, Dubstep, Bigroom soundbank Released - macmusicElectro, Dubstep, Complextro, Bigroom, its all here in this high quality soundbank for NI's Massive.

Young and talented producer Maarko bring you these fresh and forward sounding patches that harness the power of his sound design research, and tricks and techniques that makes the big names tracks sound the way they do. No gimmicks, No filler sounds, just high quality in you face sound patches.

Modeled after artists like: deadmau5, Pendulum, Skrillex, Gemini, Hardwell, Infected Mushrooms, Alvin Risk, Knife Party, Alesso, Steve Aoki, Mord Fustang, Noisia, Porter Robinson, Nicky Romero.

72 patches total, in .NSMV format compatible with Massive 1.30+.
Jun 7 - 05:25 AM, by bbiyikoglu Virtual Instrument > KV331Audio
Virtual Instrument : KV331 Audio Releases Rob Lee EDM Exp5 Preset Bank for SynthMaster - macmusicKV331 Audio has announced the release of Rob Lee EDM Expansion Pack 5, a new soundset for their SynthMaster software synthesizer geared towards electronic dance music production.

The preset bank contains 50 new presets designed by Rob Lee, in the following categories:

- 5 Arps.
- 13 Basses.
- 1 Chord.
- 6 Leads.
- 17 Pads.
- 8 Synths.

Registered users of SynthMaster can purchase the expansion pack for $15.
Jun 6 - 08:48 AM, by d-cipher Virtual Instrument > Sampleism
Virtual Instrument : Cinematic Tension FX - macmusicDeveloped by a team of composers, sound designers and programmers, Cinematic Tension FX is an experiment in sound design and forms the foundation for a much larger forthcoming library based around tempo-synced morphing technology.

The morphing function allows 2 sounds to be simultaneously played and blended together. So, for example, a vocal chant can be combined with a flute to create interesting sonic textures that evolve and blend over time. Each sound can be manipulated and then saved as a Preset. Presets can be recalled instantly using dynamic keyswitching and then 'morphed' together using the modwheel.
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