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New Company, GPU Audio, Wants To Turn Your Graphic Card Into A Powerful Audio DSP

GPU Audio is a new technology company that says that they have created the world’s first novel GPU-based, full technology stack for audio processing.… Read More New Company, GPU Audio, Wants To Turn Your Graphic Card Into A Powerful Audio DSP

March 22, 2022March 24, 202246 Comments

New Apple Mac Studio Like A Mac Mini On Steroids

It’s a tiny desktop Mac that can play back 18 streams of ProRes video, support up to 128GB of unified memory, 7.4GB/s SSD reads & up to 8TB capacity.… Read More New Apple Mac Studio Like A Mac Mini On Steroids

March 8, 202231 Comments

M1 Macbook Pro In-Depth Review For Musicians

In his latest Sonic Lab video, host Nick Batt takes a look at the recently introduced M1 Pro/M1 Max MacBook Pro computers and reviews the base model 14″ MacBook Pro, with a focus specifically on the needs of musicians.… Read More M1 Macbook Pro In-Depth Review For Musicians

November 19, 20219 Comments

Apple MacBook Pro Gets Faster, Less Annoying

Apple today introduced two new redesigned MacBook Pro laptops, powered by the M1 Pro and M1 Max, that promise to be significantly faster than previous models and, just as importantly, less annoying.… Read More Apple MacBook Pro Gets Faster, Less Annoying

October 18, 2021October 18, 202148 Comments

New M1 Mac Mini Runs 444 Voices, 555 Plugin Instances

In the video, host Nick Batt takes a look at the cheapest of the M1 Macs, a Mac Mini with an 8-core CPU, 8GB of RAM and 256GB hard drive.… Read More New M1 Mac Mini Runs 444 Voices, 555 Plugin Instances

December 3, 202063 Comments

VirSyn Addstation Now Runs On The Apple M1 Macs

Addstation offers a massively deep sound engine – with up to 512 partials per voice, with independent envelopes – and it’s $7.99.… Read More VirSyn Addstation Now Runs On The Apple M1 Macs

November 29, 202020 Comments

Apple Silicon Macs Promise 3.5x Faster Performance, Longer Battery Life, Quiet

According to the company, the M1-powered macs offer up to 3.5x faster CPU, up to 6x faster GPU, up to 15x faster machine learning (ML) capabilities, and battery life up to 2x longer than before.… Read More Apple Silicon Macs Promise 3.5x Faster Performance, Longer Battery Life, Quiet

November 10, 2020November 10, 202056 Comments

New Apple Silicon Macbooks ‘Faster Than Every Currently Shipping Mac Laptop’

Several Mac sites are speculating that Tuesday’s events will see the introduction of Apple’s fastest laptops ever.… Read More New Apple Silicon Macbooks ‘Faster Than Every Currently Shipping Mac Laptop’

November 6, 2020November 6, 202040 Comments

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