Macworld According to the latest Apple tea, Siri is a four-letter word that shan’t pass Apple’s lips. Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reports that Siri will not be discussed much at next month’s WWDC. That makes sense. The Macalope never wants to talk about things he’s not good at, either. Coding. Rollerskating. Integrals. Flossing. Both the dental regimen and the dance. ...

Macworld Your Mac is a powerful machine, but you’re probably only scratching the surface of what it can do. Beneath its sleek interface lies a powerhouse of hidden features just waiting to be unleashed. Instead of fumbling through Terminal commands or navigating settings menus to find them, MacPilot gives you over 1,200 advanced macOS tweaks you don’t have to be a genius to use. ...

Macworld There’s something magic about Apple’s mouse—besides its name—and it’s the beautiful mix of design, usability, and perfect integration with every other Apple product you own. What makes this even better is that you can get one for $68 right now, which is only $11 off but one of the few sales we’ve ever seen. ...

Macworld Apple on Monday released iPadOS 17.7.8, an update for older iPads that cannot run iPadOS 18. The 17.7.8 update is for the first-generation 10.5-inch iPad Pro, the second-generation 12.9-inch iPad Pro, and the sixth-generation iPad. The update addresses an issue where iPads running iPadOS 17.7.7 did not allow users to log into an app. ...

Macworld Mark Gurman and Dave Bennett have an interesting feature at Bloomberg about Apple’s AI struggles. It is primarily a summary of the last several months’ reporting on how Apple fell behind in AI, why it failed to deliver on its iOS 18 promises, and how it’s shaking up the organization to get back on track. ...

Macworld In his recent Power On newsletter, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reports that Apple is looking to offer a new capability with the Apple Pencil: support for a “virtual reed calligraphy pen” that would make the device a tool for Arabic calligraphy. A reed pen is also known as a Kamish pen. ...

Macworld At a GlanceExpert's Rating Pros Good price point for up to five devices Antiviral/antimalware and Real-Time Scanning features combine well with macOS’s GateKeeper Secure VPN offers a good set of tools and customization Cons ID Protection and WebAdvisor features flimsy compared to competitors No trial period (30-day money-back guarantee ony) Some laggy performance and system ...

Macworld Tim Cook giveth, and Tim Cook taketh away. We’ve long known that while this fall’s iPhone 17 Air is set to be an astonishingly slender and lightweight device, it will come with a painfully small-capacity battery to compensate. And now we have a better idea of exactly how painfully small it will be. ...

Macworld Throughout its history, Apple has introduced many industry-changing technologies, some of which are still present in today’s devices, like MagSafe on MacBooks. However, some of the technologies introduced by Apple have been discontinued over time for different reasons. ...

Macworld Just when you think Apple’s long-running dispute with Epic Games is finally over, someone manages to find a way to spin it out even longer. There’s always time for one more lawsuit, one more appeal, one more acrimonious tweet. ...

Exp DSP has released Exp Filtertable for macOS (Beta). CLAP/VST3/AUv2 formats are available, and while it was previously only available for Windows, you can now use it on macOS as well. Currently this is a beta version, but if there are no issues, this version will become the release version as is. ...

Heavyocity has announced the release of Damage Machina, a percussion library derived from mechanical sounds. It features over 720 unique playable sources and more than 280 loops, integrated into the Damage 2 engine. The library is presented through two distinct instruments: Ensemble Designer and Loop Designer, offering customizable workflows. ...

Plugin Alliance has released Bettermaker Mastering Compressor, a new dynamic processing plugin. Bettermaker Mastering Compressor brings the clarity, punch, and character of world-class analog mastering tools into your digital workflow. ...

BlauKraut Engineering has updated Charlatan, the free VA synth plugin for Windows and Linux, to v3.3.0. Changes: Support sine-shaped segments in Osc waveform editor. Reworked UI skin. Delay FX: add dual modes. Added optional sustain stage to MSEG. Added Velocity Off mod source (Release Velocity). Made XLFO polyphonic. Chorus: Revised 4-voice mode with Triangle LFO. ...

Modalics has updated Beat Scholar to v1.6.0. New Features: Dark Mode: Complete UI overhaul with a sleek dark theme, accessible from the preset menu. MIDI Display Options: Choose how MIDI notes are displayed — Middle C, note names, and sharps/flats. DAW MIDI Map Reporting: Beat Scholar now reports its MIDI map to supported DAWs (Bitwig, Cubase, FL Studio, Reaper). ...

Gooey has announced the release of Visage, offering it for free until June 3rd. Visage - Stereo fattener and pan sculpter Visage is a stereo and panning tool, which comes with four Gooey graphs to automate your pan and stereo field. Visage comes with 25 factory presets, over 50 pre-designed shapes, and a macro control to easily blend the panning and stereo widener over time. ...

Bjt2 has updated the free Crescendo plugin to version 1.0.159 with various enhancements and bug fixes. Changes in 1.0.159 from 1.0.157: UI: bugfixes, cosmetic fixes and performance enhancements. Compiled with the last Visual Studio Build and SDK. Fixed FM Bass.txt. Added AVX10.1 version (Visual Studio 17.4). Bugfixes, memory and speed optimizations. Added LOWBYTE and HIBYTE functions. ...

HoRNet Plugins has announced the release of TotalEQ MK2, a significant update to their visual equalizer plugin designed for precision, flexibility, and creative tone shaping. TotalEQ MK2 now supports up to 36 EQ bands (up from 12 in version 1), each with a selectable filter type, dynamic behavior, stereo mode (Stereo/Mid/Side/External), and analog-style saturation with adjustable intensity. ...

Lunacy has announced the release of Beam v2.0, now offering every Beam effect as a standalone plugin. These are completely free for existing Beam owners. New users can access these powerful tools individually, allowing you to get only what you need. Beam 2.0 represents our commitment to pushing the boundaries of what's possible in audio processing. ...

Roland has announced the BOSS Effects Pedals plug-in, the latest classic software effect available on Roland Cloud. Since debuting in 1977, the colorful BOSS compact pedal lineup has been loved by generations of musicians. ...

iPhone, iPad / Tools / Audio Editing: Hokusai is a multitrack audio editor for iPhone, iPad or iPod touch. Record or import a track, and make it sound the way you want it to: not just trimming the ends, but full cut, copy, paste and delete, and a suite of filters and special effects available....

iPhone, iPad / Tools / Audio Editing: Hokusai is a multitrack audio editor for iPhone, iPad or iPod touch. Record or import a track, and make it sound the way you want it to: not just trimming the ends, but full cut, copy, paste and delete, and a suite of filters and special effects available....

iPhone, iPad / Education / Training: An app for choral singers who don't read music well. Snap a photo or import JPG, PNG or PDF. Touch notes in the image to hear the pitch. Not for instrumental parts - see details below. Whether you sing in a choir, or a barbershop quartet, or other vocal group,...

iPhone, iPad / Education / Training: All aspiring music students understand the importance of Sargam practice. Practicing Sargams each day does wonders to your “Sureelapan� as well as confidence. Practicing every day under watchful eyes of your Guru is the ideal way. But that is difficult...

iPhone, iPad / Instruments / Sound Effects: Get the simplest soundboard creation app: Load sounds, samples or songs through your iTunes library Create and edit soundboards quickly and easily Up to 8 sounds per soundboard Make the most of your screen thanks to the adaptive layout Play multiple...

iPhone, iPad / Education / Games, Ear Trainig: Introducing Notes - Sight Reading Trainer, the ultimate iOS app for mastering sight reading in music! Whether you're a beginner or an experienced musician, Notes is your is your tool to become the musician you were meant to be. When you are ready to...

iPhone, iPad / Education / Games, Ear Trainig: StaffWars is a game designed to help beginning and intermediate musicians learn, practice and woodshed the note names on the grand staff, treble, alto and bass clefs. THE APP for anyone who wants to master these clefs.

iPhone, iPad / Tools / Analysis: SPL Graph is an audio Sound Pressure Level (SPL) environmental noise analyzer, real-time frequency analyzer, chart recorder and data logger. It includes: Plot sound level over time Record audio while plot is running, playback to identify sounds that may have...

iPhone, iPad / Education / Sheet Music & Tablatures: PLAY FREE MUSIC SCORES Whatever instrument you play, whether it's a piano, trumpet, guitar, or harmonica, or kalimba, you will always find notes of excellent quality. • Browse the most extensive sheet music collection from MuseScore....

iPhone, iPad / Tools / Tuners: Plays tuning notes for Viola (C G D A)