Focusrite Saffire Interfaces Officially Thunderbolt Compatible

On the latest Apple computers, FireWire 400 and 800 ports have been superseded by Thunderbolt – a new, high-speed serial interface developed by Intel and Apple. Focusrite has announced that their Saffire FireWire interfaces can be connected to a Thunderbolt-equipped computer using a FireWire 400-800 cable (included with all Saffire interfaces later this year) and… Read More Focusrite Saffire Interfaces Officially Thunderbolt Compatible

SoundsOnline Ships Vocaloid Avanna, The Robo Enya

SoundsOnline.com, a division of EastWest, has begun shipping its “Celtic-inspired” vocaloid virtual vocalist, Avanna. If you check out the demos on their site, ‘Celtic-inspired’ translates roughly into ‘robo-Enya’. Yamaha’s Vocaloid technology is designed to let you create virtual vocals by entering lyrics and notes. At this point, the voice synthesis technology is realistic enough to… Read More SoundsOnline Ships Vocaloid Avanna, The Robo Enya