Sound Forge Pro Mac Now Available

Sony Creative Software today released Sound Forge Pro Mac 1.0 software.

Sound Forge Pro Mac software was developed from the ground up for OS X and features an interface that they say ‘redefines the audio editing experience’. The application ships with a full suite of audio mastering and repair plug-ins, making it a comprehensive solution for audio professionals who work on the Mac platform.

“Cross-platform professionals have been demanding Sound Forge for the Mac for years,”said Sony’s Dave Chaimson. “Our response is Sound Forge Pro Mac. Producers will appreciate its simple elegance, uncluttered look and amazing flexibility.”

It sounds like the Sound Forge Pro Mac announcement is part of a bigger Mac OS X initiative, too. “Sound Forge Pro Mac is our second major OS X application release this year,” says Chaimson, “We’re…..actively engaged in application development for the Mac platform.”

Continue reading

Sony SpectraLayers Pro Lets You ‘Unmix’ Audio And Edit It

Sony Creative Software has released SpectraLayers Pro - an new audio editing platform that lets you explore audio data on a multidimensional spectral display and ‘unmix’ audio files into discrete component layers using a variety of smart editing tools. Process extracted layers individually in an unlimited number of ways.

Continue reading

Music With Packaging

YouTube Preview Image

Need a little inspiration?

Here’s a found-sound video song, via reader Jan-Marco Ritter, who says:

I just wanted to show that you can make music with everything. So I grabbed my new Sony PCM M-10 and the packaging that came with it and made this track on a sunny berlin day.

All sounds and music were made ONLY with the AIR-Plus packaging that came with my Sony Mobile Recorder! Editing in Ableton Live.

Like the videos of Diego Stocco, Music WIth Packaging is a reminder to get on with it – make some music with whatever you have!

Secrets Of The Black Eyed Peas, With Musical Director Printz Board

YouTube Preview Image

Above, Black Eyed Peas Musical Director Printz Board gives a video tour of his live performance rig for BEP shows.

He discusses keyboard setup (including a Novation, Moog, Roland Juno-G, and Yamaha Motif), mixer, stereo monitors, bass amp, trumpet, and some of the things that you wouldn’t see on most gigs.

He’s got a talk-back mic to communicate with anyone in the crew in their in-ears. He also has a little TV screen that shows him any angle of the stage, and he can alert whomever necessary about potential problems, so that each cue happens at the right time and the show goes smoothly from song to song. Continue reading

Beaterator Now Available

beateratorRockstar Games has announced that Beaterator is now available in North America for Sony?s PSP (PlayStation Portable) system and for digital download on the PlayStationNetwork.

Description:

Beaterator is a portable studio that guides users through the process of constructing beats and songs with thousands of loops and sounds made by both Timbaland and Rockstar. Continue reading