Apple’s four-day Black Friday shopping event is live, but as usual Apple isn’t actually offering any real savings on anything, instead handing out gift cards that can be used on a future purchase. Click here to visit Apple’s shopping event page. We break it down further below. ...

Apple’s four-day Black Friday shopping event is live, but as usual Apple isn’t actually offering any real savings on anything, instead handing out gift cards that can be used on a future purchase. First the bad news: Apple isn’t discounting any of its newest products except for the 3rd-generation AirPods. ...

When Apple launched iOS 15, quite a few features were delayed to later versions. While some have already arrived and others are on the way, there is one that won’t be arriving in 2021: ID cards. ...

When Apple bought the scraps of Intel’s modem business in 2019, it was just a matter of time before it started selling phones without Qualcomm modems. According to a new report, that time is rapidly approaching. Japan-based Nikkei Asia reports that Apple has tapped TSMC to build the new modem, which will use 4-nanometer chip production technology. ...

Months after patching the iOS vulnerability that led to the infamous Pegasus spyware, Apple announced Tuesday that it is suing NSO Group, the organization reportedly behind the spyware, In addition to the suit, Apple is also seeking a permanent injunction to ban NSO Group from using any Apple software, services, or devices. ...

Apple will soon open a second store in Berlin’s Mitte Shopping District, but you don’t have to take a flight to Germany to take part in the festivities. Apple has made a special wallpaper with the store’s logo and it’s incredibly cool. ...

Apple’s four-day Black Friday shopping event is usually one to skip. Apple doesn’t actually offer any real savings on any of its products, instead handing out gift cards that can be used on a future purchase. That hasn’t changed this year, but it might be one of the few places that still have devices in stock. ...

If you’ve ever texted with an Android user, you know how conversations can quickly get overrun with “Jason laughed at” this or “Roman liked” that messages. As soon as an Android user joins a group conversation, Apple’s iMessage reaction expressions turn to text prompts so no one misses out on what’s happening. ...

If you’ve ever texted with an Android user, you know who conversations can quickly get overrun with “Jason laughed at” this or “Roman liked” that messages. As soon as an Android user joins a group conversation, Apple’s iMessage reaction expressions turn to text prompts so no one misses out on what’s happening. ...

Ahead of watchOS 8.2, which is currently in beta testing, Apple has released watchOS 8.1.1 for the Apple Watch Series 7. This update specifically addresses a problem with the Series 7 watch that prevented it from properly charging. This update may not appear if you are using an older series watch. ...

Rast Sound has released a free effect plugin, Mad Filter, with filter transition, complex LFO motion and mad states. The plugin is available for Windows and MacOS in AU and... Read More

Hornet Plugins has updated Corrosion, the frequency modulator plug-in. The new 1.1.0 version is a feature release and includes: Added Apple Silicon M1 compatibility.... Read More

Audio Perception Music has released the AP Handclaps and AP Sleigh Bells instruments for Kontakt with introductory pricing of $10.50 (Reg. $15.00) each through December 5th,... Read More

MixWave has released their latest product, the Gojira: Mario Duplantier drum library, saying: Captured with meticulous detail, MixWave is excited to be able to bring the elements... Read More

Cherry Audio is capping off the year with the release of Quadra, the highly anticipated reimagining of one of the quirkiest, rarest, and most curiosity-inspiring vintage... Read More

New Sonic Arts has updated Freestyle, a VST host for stage and studio, to version 1.6038. Improvements: Automatic PDC. VST3 hosting. Reworked plugin scanning, and several... Read More

Sononym has been updated to version 1.3, improving several key aspects of the software. Highlights: Faster Launch & Library Access. Selectable Audio Regions. Favorites,... Read More

Ample Sound has updated 6 electric guitar plug-ins to v3.5. New Features: New parameter system, with better efficiency and compatibility with the VST3 format and various... Read More

FeelYourSound has released version 1.1.0 of its MIDI generator plug-in HouseEngine. They say: HouseEngine is a specialized songwriting tool. It turns any chord progression... Read More

VB Audio has announced that Voicemeeter Standard, Voicemeeter Banana and Voicemeeter Potato, the virtual audio mixers for Windows, are now available in versions 1.0.8.1, 2.0.6.1 and 3.0.2.1.... Read More

iPhone, iPad / Tools / Controllers: TouchOSC is a modular OSC and MIDI control surface for iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad by hexler. It supports sending and receiving Open Sound Control and MIDI messages over Wi-Fi and CoreMIDI inter-app communication and compatible hardware. The application allows...

iPhone, iPad / Tools / Controllers: ALLCONTROL allows you to configure the full range of AllDSP products directly via iPhone or iPad. The models supported include: ASP2M6, ASP4M8, 2P0505, 4P0505, PLP226, PLP428, SMA4P0808, SMA4P2408 and SMA6P2408. ALLCONTROL includes all the control functions...

iPhone, iPad / Tools / Tuners: HotPaw Talking Tuner is a hands-off, sound-activated, talking, chromatic, musical instrument tuner. It talks to tell you if your instrument is in tune or not; so you don't even have to look at it or touch the display. Talking Tuner uses speech synthesis, and works...

iPhone, iPad / Tools / Controllers: This app is a Irish/Scottish Bagpipes fingering based MIDI control surface for the iPad that can be used to play your hardware MIDI synthesizer/sampler modules or other MIDI apps. The chanter fingerings are based on either those used for the Irish Uilleann or...

iPhone, iPad / Instruments / Others: 'ME MIDI Sampler' turns your device into a sampler for professional audio special effects. Will be able to: Create a polyphonic keyboard with 84 voices and a maximum of 84 different sound effects on the same keyboard (you can assign any key on the keyboard to...

iPhone, iPad / Instruments / Rythme Mach. & Loops: EGDR808 v3.0 is here with full AU3 Audio Unit support! ElliottGarage presents EGDR808, a drum machine that emulates the vintage hardware from the 80's. Its realistic and clear interface recalls the analog machine from the past, for all the...

iPhone, iPad / Instruments / Rythme Mach. & Loops: Amazing yet simple drum sampler, extremely easy to use, pristine audio quality, and a lot more goodies including: Pitch adjust for each pad. Volume adjust for each pad. Pan adjust for each pad. 8 Electronic kits covering a wide range of music...

iPhone, iPad / Instruments / Pianos: This is a Piano app that let you play the piano easily. Features: Key labels with colors help you recognize which key you touch, and also make it fun to see.  Volume control makes it possible for you to adjust the volume according to environment.Keyboard...

iPhone, iPad / Portable Studio / MultiTracks: 'Cotracks is a brilliant concept and, on the whole, has been beautifully realised by Futucraft.' - MusicAppBlog.com 'Cotracks is a great platform for creation that has hit upon a clever collaborative setup.' - Apps Magazine 'A new approach to...

iPhone, iPad / Portable Studio / MultiTracks: 'samplerSequencer HD' turns your device into a sampler sequencer for professional musicians and composers. Just record a single sound / voice / special effect 'A note' using the samplerSequencer HD audio recording feature (using the internal microphone...