Digidesign Announces Upcoming Pro Tools Compatibility with the New Apple Mac Pro

Digidesign has announced that ICON, Pro Tools|HD, Pro Tools LE and Pro Tools M-Powered systems will soon be compatible with the new Mac Pro computer, introduced yesterday at Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC). Digidesign is expecting to release an Intel-based Mac-compatible update to its acclaimed Pro Tools HD 7.2 software in September 2006. This free… Read More Digidesign Announces Upcoming Pro Tools Compatibility with the New Apple Mac Pro

August 9, 2006February 3, 2007Leave a comment

Cycling ’74 Announces Update for Soundflower

Cycling ’74, a San Francisco-based music software company, today released Soundflower v. 1.2 which adds Universal Binary support for Intel-based Macs. Soundflower is a free system extension that allows users to route audio between OS X Core Audio applications. It also lets you monitor any connection with the free Soundflowerbed application. Cycling ’74 originally developed… Read More Cycling ’74 Announces Update for Soundflower

August 9, 2006February 2, 2007Leave a comment

Apple Previews Mac OS X Leopard

At this years WWDC, Apple previewed Mac OS X version 10.5 Leopard, the sixth major version of Mac OS X, to its third party developers. Leopard, scheduled to ship in spring 2007, extends Apple’s leadership in software innovation with groundbreaking new features, including Time Machine, a revolutionary new way to automatically back up and restore… Read More Apple Previews Mac OS X Leopard

August 8, 2006February 4, 2007Leave a comment

Apple Unveils Mac Pro

Apple has unveiled the new Mac Pro, a quad Xeon, 64-bit desktop workstation featuring two new Dual-Core Intel Xeon processors running up to 3.0 GHz and a new system architecture that delivers up to twice the performance of the Power Mac(R) G5 Quad.. . “Apple has successfully completed the transition to using Intel processors in… Read More Apple Unveils Mac Pro

August 8, 2006February 4, 2007Leave a comment

Audio Impressions String Sample Library

NAMM 2006 Update: Audio Impressions’ showed its Concert Series DVZ Strings library, consisting of 60 string players which can be selected on or off at any time, even within the body of a piece. Every possible articulation and playing style necessary to achieve the full array of sounds that each instrument is capable of producing… Read More Audio Impressions String Sample Library

August 7, 2006May 16, 20081 Comment

Free Loop Editor

Audiofile Engineering has introduced Loop Editor, a simple audio loop editing tool for OS X. Designed in Cocoa from the ground up, Loop Editor takes advantage of Quartz, CoreAudio and other solid OS X features. Loop Editor is now available for a price of $0. Loop Editor is available immediately for download. The company has… Read More Free Loop Editor

August 7, 2006February 3, 20072 Comments

NAMM: Alesis Intros Control Pad USB/MIDI Percussion Controller

Summer NAMM Update: Alesis announced the introduction of the Control Pad USB/MIDI Percussion Controller, a compact and versatile tool for expanding percussion options on stage and in the studio. The Control Pad is designed to be equally at home as a performance instrument and as a MIDI programming tool for studio recording, giving musicians unprecedented… Read More NAMM: Alesis Intros Control Pad USB/MIDI Percussion Controller

August 6, 2006February 3, 2007Leave a comment

iZotope Updates Vinyl Plug-in

iZotope has updated its free record player simulator, Vinyl. The updated version includes support for the latest operating systems and host applications. Updates for Vinyl include: Universal Binary for Intel-based Mac computers X64 support for 64-bit host applications under Windows Pro Tools 7 support Vinyl is a free download.

August 6, 2006February 3, 2007Leave a comment

Notion Adds Saxophones

VirtuosoWorks, makers of NOTION music composition and performance software, has released the Saxophone Sound Expansion Kit. This new sound kit expands the company’s library to six titles, adding new sounds and techniques to the standard orchestra that ships with NOTION software. The Saxophone sound kit features new sounds and techniques recorded for seamless playback by… Read More Notion Adds Saxophones

August 5, 2006February 3, 2007Leave a comment

Miglia Announces Price Drop on HarmonyAudio Audio Interface

Miglia Technology, a leading manufacturer of digital media products, today announced a price drop for HarmonyAudio, available from Miglia’s distribution partners, refurb or online store, for a recommended retail price of £99 inc, €149 inc and $149. Eric Ferraz, Director of Product Management, Miglia Technology, commented: “HarmonyAudio lets you record your real instrument or take… Read More Miglia Announces Price Drop on HarmonyAudio Audio Interface