The Mac Pro – ‘Lame Update’, Bloated Price?

Andy Hertzfeld, a member of the original Apple Macintosh development team, has some choice words for his former employer about the Mac Pro update that was introduced yesterday: The next generation MacBook Pro announced today at WWDC looks fantastic. I ordered one immediately and can’t wait to start using it. Unfortunately, the euphoria was negated… Read More The Mac Pro – ‘Lame Update’, Bloated Price?

Loopseque 2.3 Now Available

Developer Casual Underground has announced that Loopseque 2.3 for iPad is now available on the AppStore. The new version of Loopseque includes: Onboard Samples library Audio copy/paste (General Pasteboard with import and export) WIST support for syncing with other iOS music apps Extra effects for live performance See the Loopseque site for more details.

Free Browser-Based Modular Synthesizer, WebModular

Want to get your modular on in your web browser? g200kg has released WebModular, a free browser-based modular synthesizer: WebModular is a simple modular software synthesizer, written in HTML 5 + Javascript. Realtime sound generation with javascript. While an interesting proof of concept, WebModular suffers from limitations that plague most browser-based music software. Most notably, it… Read More Free Browser-Based Modular Synthesizer, WebModular

Sound Magic Releases Liang’s Pipa, A Pipa Lute Virtual Instruments

Sound Magic has introduced Liang’s Pipa, a virtual instrument for Kontakt. The Pipa is a four-stringed Chinese musical instrument which has a pear-shaped wooden body with a varying number of frets ranging from 12-26, belonging to the plucked category of instruments. The Pipa, also known as the Chinese lute, is one of the most popular… Read More Sound Magic Releases Liang’s Pipa, A Pipa Lute Virtual Instruments