It appears that the reports of the death of Logic may have been exaggerated. Last week, the site Pro Tools Expert kicked off the Logic Pro death watch with a blog post that said that “Apple’s Pro Audio application team is virtually gone.” According to a statement from Apple, though, the Logic isn’t dead, despite… Read More Logic Isn’t Dead – Despite The Rumors
Audiobus – a new system for routing audio between audio applications on iOS – will launch on Monday, December 10th 2012. It will cost 9.99 US$ and will be available for the iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch on iOS 5.0 and later. Supported apps at launch: Funkbox (input slot) JamUp XT (effects slot) JamUp Pro… Read More AudioBus Coming On Monday Dec 10 – Here Are The Details
Developer Robert Tubb has introduced The Wablet, a “physics based synthesiser and noise toy”. Here’s how Tubb describes it: An animated mesh of springs can be vibrated with the fingers. A path around this mesh is read as into an audio waveform, and hence your gestures are turned into sound. Complex evolving drones, chiptunes bleeps… Read More The Wablet – A Physics-Based Synthesizer & Noise Toy
Brian Trifon (Trifonic) shares his approach to adding ‘character’ to digital sounds.
PreSonus has released Studio One 2.5, a major update that adds nearly 100 enhancements and features, along with bug fixes. Studio One 2.5 is a free update and is available now. Details below.
4PocketsAudio has released Synergy Studio – a matrix sequencer for the iPad Features: Choose your pattern length from 16, 32 and 64 notes. 11 Drum Kits, 42 Analogue Synth instruments, 55 Sampler instruments, 21 Pad Synth instruments. Further instruments available from free Sound library and in-App purchases. Edit existing instruments to create new ones and… Read More Synergy Studio For iPad Now Available
Multiple blogs have speculated in the last day that 2012 may see the demise of Logic Pro: Bobby Owsinski writes “word has leaked out of Apple Europe (where Logic development is based) that the company has let go virtually its entire Logic team.” At MacWorld, Karen Haslam says “There may be no future for Apple’s… Read More Did The Mayans Really Predict The Demise Of Apple’s Logic Pro?
It looks like musicians wanting Windows-based multi-touch computers may have have to pay a premium. Windows 8 RT devices – multi-touch ARM-powered computers – appear to be dead on arrival. Microsoft has cut production of its Surface devices in half after weak sales. And sales of third-party Windows 8 RT devices have been ‘almost non-existent’.… Read More Windows RT Tablets DOA; Will $900 Windows Surface Pro Tablets Do Better?
Today Nektar announced the Panorama P6, a 61-note USB MIDI controller keyboard with the same extensive integration with Propellerhead Reason as their earlier Panorama P4, which first shipped in June of this year. Like the P4, the new Panorama P6 features 4 modes that allow the user to switch between Mixer, Instrument and Transport mode… Read More Nektar Intros Panorama P6 – A 61-Note USB MIDI Controller For Reason
Sound Magic has introduced Neo Imager – a hybrid tool which combines a Stereo Enhancer and an Imager. With Neo Imager, you can adjust both the stereo position of your music/tracks and enhance that stereo feeling as well. Features: Internal 64-bit floating point precision Innovative Enhanced M/S Matrix enables users to adjust stereo position Partial… Read More Sound Magic Releases Neo Imager Hybrid Stereo Enhancer & Imager
