Awesome Synthopia reader Anya Graham translated a recent Jean-Michel Jarre interview for us, and I thought it would be great to share. Thanks Anya! The intervew has a strong Apple focus, but is still interesting for its insight into how this synth music pioneer uses current technolog: You’ve used Apple products for a long time,… Read More Jean-Michel Jarre Apple Interview
KResearch has released the KR-Reverb FS version 1.1.0, a free reverb processor. Features: Adjustable Early Reflections Size Adjustable Late reflections size Adjustable Diffusion control Adjustable Decay control Adjustable Listener position control Dry/Wet Mix adjustment. Host Sampling Frequency up to 96KHz For Microsoft Windows OS (VST) Suitable for all Pentium CPUs Mac OS X (AU UB,VST MAC)… Read More Free Reverb Effect
Future Audio Workshop has released Circle, a new virtual synth for Mac & PC that’s designed to be easy to use. Features: Visually Design Sounds – Simply move colour coded circles around the interface to start creating your own unique sounds. Preview the connections by just hovering the circle beneath a knob. Explore sound in… Read More Future Audio Workshop Intros Circle Synthesizer
Algomusic has released MaxScore, a Max object which accepts messages that can create a score, add notes to it, transform them, perform it, save and load the score, as well as export the score to popular formats for professional publishable results. Description: MaxScore is more than a notation tool. It is an interactive performance object.… Read More MaxScore Brings Traditional Notation To Max/MSP
Sugar Bytes released Effectrix, a new effects plug-in it describes as an “Effect Instrument”. It’s designed to let you break your beats, create pulsing atmospheres, psychedelic sound mutations, and crush, stretch, loop and reorganize any kind of audio material in real-time. Effectrix is available for Mac OS X and Windows, in VST and AU plug-in… Read More Effectrix Sequences Effects
Apple France has a look at Jean-Michel Jarre and his use of Macs and Logic Pro. Here’s a short excerpt, through Google automatic translation: Jean-Michel Jarre says his passion for the Mac You are using Apple products for a long time. De quels matériels disposez-vous ? What materials do you have? I am a big… Read More Jean-Michel Jarre On Using Macs, Logic Pro
M-Audio has released a new FireWire driver for Mac OS X Leopard 10.5.2. This driver update is available immediately for the following devices : FireWire 1814 FireWire 410 FireWire Audiophile FireWire Solo NRV10 Ozonic This driver does not support ProjectMix I/O or ProFire Lightbridge.
OT: This music video, for the song Again and Again by Bird & the Bee, makes really clever use of various features of Mac OS X, creating a constantly changing visual interpretation of the music, despite limited resources. Very cool!
MachineCodex Software has announced the release of AudioCodex v1.0, a Mac media player on steroids: AudioCodex is made for musicians, DJs, audiophiles and casual listeners alike. AudioCodex tightly integrates your media, iTunes Library, Quartz Compositions and CoreAudio Audio Units effects. AudioCodex allows users to easily create loops and apply real-time Audio Units effects to tracks… Read More MachineCodex AudioCodex – The Mac Über Media Player
Toontrack Music has released EZplayer Pro, the follow-up to their percussive MIDI engine EZplayer Free. EZplayer pro is a VST, AU and RTAS plug in for Mac and PC with extended Map Wrapping capabilities between major drum sampler formats in the market. (FXpansion’s BFD 1&2, Digidesign’s Strike, NIs Battery, EZdrummer and Superior Drummer in addition… Read More EZplayer Pro Now Available
