Macworld One of the most significant Apple announcements of recent years was the news, back in 2020, that the entire Mac lineup would transition from Intel processors to ARM-based chips of Apple’s own design. The result of this potentially risky move was a second lease of life for the Mac, and a moderate dip in Intel’s fortunes. ...   Mac Central

Macworld We’ve been reporting on the supposedly imminent launch of a foldable iPhone for years. There have been strong and reliable rumors of a foldable iPhone being just two years away, dating as far back as 2018, at least. Back then, reliable reports from the likes of CNBC said Apple was going to have a folding iPhone on the market in 2020. ...   Mac Central

Macworld Apple has worked hard to build a reputation for security and privacy: using iOS or macOS, the company has led us to believe, makes it much harder for hackers and other bad actors to steal our data or gain access to our accounts. ...   Mac Central

Macworld When Apple was still in the Lightning era and fought tooth and nail against USB-C, the common argument was that Lightning ports were significantly thinner than their USB-C alternatives. The USB-C connector is 1.1 mm thicker than Lightning (2.8 mm versus 1.7 mm). About five years later, Apple released its thinnest iPhone–with a USB-C port. ...   Mac Central

Aurally Sound has released Prism, describing it as 'a next-generation audio-to-MIDI engine designed for producers, musicians, and transcribers who demand accuracy and detail'. Built using advanced machine-learning techniques, Prism converts audio into MIDI with exceptional note recognition—capturing chords, single-note lines, and dynamic phrasing with clarity. ...   KVR Audio

Sinevibes has released Cache, a MIDI-controlled effect plugin for real-time audio manipulation, available for Mac, Windows and Linux. Cache's unique sound engine constantly records all incoming audio and processes it live through multiple included buffer-based algorithms – such as repeat, robotize, time stretch, stop, reverse, rewind, scratch – and much more. ...   KVR Audio

Universal Audio has announced the release of Paradise Guitar Studio, a new native UAD plug-in designed to provide a complete guitar recording signal chain. Available for Mac and PC, the software combines emulations of classic amplifiers, cabinets, and microphones with stompbox and studio effects. The plug-in is designed to offer an 'end-to-end' virtual workflow. ...   KVR Audio

Full Bucket Music has released FB-02, a software instrument for Windows (VST2/VST3/CLAP/AAX) and macOS (VST2/VST3/CLAP/AU/AAX) simulating the classic Yamaha FB-01 module from 1986. It is written in native C++ code for high performance and low CPU consumption. Features: Simulation of the original FM sound generation unit. Original factory ROM and additional sounds. ...   KVR Audio

Windows-G has announced the release of E-NoiseGate600, a JSFX noise gate plugin for REAPER suitable for removing unwanted noise and bleed from recordings, rhythmic gating, gated reverb effect, music/vocal ducking, and downward dynamic range expansion. It utilizes exponential coefficients for smooth attack and release envelope curves. ...   KVR Audio

Six String Audio has released update 1.6 for Ultimate Rock Guitar and Ultimate Rock Guitar Free featuring improvements and fixes. Update 1.6 Improved: The Slide-Out-Gliss-Samples are now velocity responsive. The longer you hold a note, the softer a slide-out sample is played. Improved: In response to a customer request, we added a global Legato-OFF-keyswitches. ...   KVR Audio

New Sonic Arts has updated Granite, a granular texture generator, to version 1.6931. Improvements & Fixes: New grain-double-buffering technique reduces clicks and artifacts. Added MacBook track-pad support for horizontal waveform scrolling. Presets/Samples Metadata Editor now remembers its last window size. Updated and refreshed visual design for the Setup and metadata dialogs. ...   KVR Audio

Sonuscore has released a free update for LUX Orchestral Strings, the company's flagship orchestral string library for Native Instruments Kontakt. Version 1.0.1 focuses on technical refinements to the performance engine and addresses specific bugs reported by early adopters. The primary focus of this update is the legato engine. ...   KVR Audio

discoDSP has updated Discovery Pro to version 8.10 which introduces 16x oversampling for offline bounce, mono mode priority for intelligent chord handling, voice-based panning, classic filters toggle, and significant CPU optimization with comprehensive HiDPI display improvements. ...   KVR Audio