May, 2006 archive

As part of its Import Series of headphones recently debuted in the U.S., Audio-Technica has announced the availability of the ATH-PRO700 SV Professional Monitor Headphones. The ATH-PRO700 SV headphones are designed to provide DJs and other audio professionals with the highest level of sonic accuracy while offering maximum comfort for hours of listening in a [...]

This summer, kids have an alternative to getting sunburned, dehydrated, bitten by chiggers and generally humiliated by the other kids at camp.
Apple Camp promises to let kids geek out, making music, movies, podcasts or websites on a Mac.
Workshops are geared towards kids with intermediate computer skills. The “Camps” are free, but require registration.
All campers will [...]

“Who knew that there’s more to Russian culture than vodka, mail-order brides, slutty tennis players, and faux-lesbian pop-duo T.A.T.U.?”
That’s the question raised by a press release we received from AeroCCCP Recordings, a new label that introduces you to Russian-based indie acts.
Our question is, what’s wrong with vodka, mail-order brides, slutty tennis players, and faux-lesbians?
The first [...]

Audio Engineering Society Update: Sonic Studio introduced soundBlade, a PCM audio application for Mac OS that includes comprehensive cross–platform compatible recording plus optional hardware acceleration.
It incorporates plug–in support, including AU and VST formats, as well as Sonic Studio’s own DSP processing. The application provides complete production for stereo delivery and, as with all of Sonic [...]

Artificial Ear has announced the release of Los Angeles Film Session: Violoncello, the second ReFill sample library in their Los Angeles Film Session series, designed exclusively for use in the NN-XT sampler in Reason 2.0 and higher by Propellerhead Software.
LAFS: Violoncello is a high-quality, cello sample library which has been broken down into single articulations, [...]

The Rokkasho-mura reprocessing plant in Japan’s Aomori Prefecture opened for testing on March 31st, 2006. Less than two weeks later, in the early morning hours of April 11, 40 liters of radioactive water containing plutonium and uranium were spilled inside the plant. Fortunately, the official response was that there was no contamination outside the plant.
In [...]

iZotope has announced the release of iZotope Radius for Logic, a version of their high-end time stretching and pitch shifting algorithm built for Apple’s Logic Pro. iZotope Radius for Logic integrates directly into Logic Pro’s Time Machine and offers a separate application for control of additional parameters.

iZotope Radius allows for independent control over timing and [...]

Moog news:
The Win a Trip to Moogfest contest ends soon. The Contest period is from May 1, 2006 (Contest-Start) to 11:59 PM Eastern Standard Time May 31, 2006 (Contest-End).
Prizes:
The prize winner will be chosen in a random drawing at (Contest-End) and win:

2 concert tickets to Moogfest 2006 compliments of the Carlini Group.
2 US round trip [...]

Sonica Audio Labs has introduced the VHPextreme audio workstation, powered by the Intel Pentium D965 Extreme Edition Dual Core Processor running at 3.7GHz per core, with 4MB of cache memory and with a 1066MHz Front Side Bus (FSB). In addition, the VHPextreme workstation incorporates Extreme XMS II DDR2-800MHz memory, SATA II and Quad Display support.
Description:
The [...]

Grammy-nominated musician Moby joined with Rep. Edward Markey (D-Mass.), ranking Democrat on the House Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, to demand that Congress reject upcoming legislation that could allow AT&T, Verizon, and other telecommunications giants to take over the Internet.
“If Congress guts Net Neutrality, independent music and news sites would be choked off, consumer [...]