Macworld We don’t have iPhones with Bluetooth 6 yet—in fact, only a couple second-tier Android phones even claim to support it so far. But that’s not stopping the Bluetooth group, which is keeping with its twice-a-year cadence and announcing the Bluetooth 6.1 spec. ...

Macworld Picture this: you’re on the go, your boss calls and you have to pick up the phone for a meeting. The meeting keeps getting longer and longer and, suddenly, your phone’s low-battery warning pops up. Instead of scrambling for power cable, you just take out the Baseus Picogo MagSafe portable power bank and magnetically connect it to the back of your phone. ...

Macworld While everyone is wondering what’s going on with Siri and what court will rule against Apple next, actual products are in the works deep within Apple itself, including work on the next-gen chips that will be in several products coming in the future. ...

Macworld It’s tiny, it’s powerful, and it’s on sale for the best price we’ve ever seen. We’re talking about the best-equipped version of the M4 Mac mini, with an M4 processor, 24GB of RAM, and 512GB of storage, which Amazon is now selling for $860.66, an impressive $139 discount off its $999 MSRP. ...

Macworld At a glanceExpert's Rating Pros Robust Sturdy handle Eyelets for locks Detachable carrying strap Cons No intermediate base for laptop compartment Our Verdict This is the case if you need protection for your MacBook at Construction sites or in harsh environments. The transport case set impresses with its protection, workmanship, and quality. ...

Macworld iOS 19 is rumored to pack the most significant user interface overhaul since iOS 7, with a streamlined visionOS-inspired design for the iPhone. While I’m looking forward to seeing what these cosmetic changes bring, I’m far more interested in the changes Apple will bring to the iPhone’s functionality. ...

Macworld iCloud lets you share calendars with other people who have iCloud accounts. They can be in a Family Sharing group or anyone at all. You can even invite people without an iCloud account, who will then be invited to create one. However, readers have reported (and I’ve seen) that invitations sometimes aren’t delivered or don’t work, no matter what you try. ...

Macworld If your main Mac is running Apple silicon, congrats — but you might know her limitations when it comes to running older apps or dual-booting Windows OS. That’s where having an Intel-based MacBook might come in handy, and this one is under $200 with free shipping (originally $999). ...

Macworld Are you ready for it? And by “it,” we mean the very first discount for the fantastic Beats Powerbeats Pro 2. These buds only launched a few months ago, and this is the first time they’ve gone on sale. It’s not some measly discount either, but an absolutely amazing $50 off, taking the Powerbeats down from $250 to a shade under $200. ...

Macworld At a glanceExpert's Rating Pros USB4 provides good performance Competitive price Rugged design for outdoor use Cons Lacks full Thunderbolt support Larger than many portable drives Our Verdict The Extreme Pro With USB4 isn’t the fastest SSD around, but it’s more than fast enough for most non-professional users, and a lot more affordable than high-end Thunderbolt drives. ...

The Very Loud Indeed Co. has announced the release of Coil: Mutated Scoring Guitars for Native Instruments' Kontakt 6.8+ sampler. They say: Coil is a sample library based on recordings of electric and acoustic guitars, but instead of emulating those instruments, it provides a playground for 'mutating' them into something unique and inspiring. ...

Musical Sampling has released Parallax, a modern, picked electric guitar instrument for Kontakt. The second entry in the Neo Guitar Series covers a broad range of styles—from classic to modern rock, emotional to aggressive. A real workhorse. ...

HOFA-Plugins has released HOFA SYSTEM DelayPro, and updated all HOFA SYSTEM plugins to v9.0.0 (general code review with several bug fixes). HOFA SYSTEM DelayPro With HOFA SYSTEM DelayPro you not only get all the standard delay sounds, but also extremely unusual variants. This allows you to quickly realise your creative ideas and explore completely new delay worlds. ...

XILS-lab has updated The Eighty to v1.0.2 and announced the release of Organic Sounds, a sound pack containing 81 instruments for The Eighty. The Eighty 1.0.2 This update brings several important improvements and fixes: New option: Foot and breath MIDI messages mixed with AfterTouch. New Modulation source: PitchBend. New Modulation destination: Sine wave, Noise. ...

Auribus has announced the launch of Voice by Auribus, a DAW-integrated vocal platform built around real singers – licensed, compensated, and amplified by AI. Built for music producers, composers, and engineers, the platform is described as both a vocal production tool and a modern reimagining of a vocal talent agency. ...

Soundiron has announced the release of Vibraphone Effects, a comprehensive collection of playable concert vibraphone effects produced in collaboration with Pearl Drums. It's built for the full version of Kontakt 6.2.2+, as well as the free Decent Sampler. ...

Apisonic Audio has updated Speedrum to version 2.3.0. Main Changes since v2.3.0: Updated Sends. New Filters. Updated EQ. And lot more improvements and fixes. Read More

Plughugger has announced the release of Organic Analog House, a sound expansion with 218 sounds for u-he Diva. Organic Analog House is a contemporary dance music collection with a warm analog tone, built designed around the sound of two classic synthesizers: the Roland Jupiter 8 and JP-8000. Organic Analog House is divided into two parts. The first part is the main soundset. ...

Algoriffix has released an update of its versatile audio-to-MIDI product, Transkr V2. In this version, the multi-pitch detection and tracking has undergone a major revision, plus the onset detection during a rapid repetition of a note, a so-called tremolo, has been improved significantly. ...

Sound Magic has released Neo Piano SE, a 10 piano collection with multi effect unit plugins. Compared with original Neo Piano, Neo Piano SE changes: Added 2 new pianos, one antique grand piano and one modern upright piano. All piano sets are now in 32-bit/192kHz High Resolution. Comes with Neo Reverb Standard Version. Comes with Pianist. ...

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)