The Sound Guy announced the release of SFX Machine RT 1.02 for Macintosh, a real-time version of the award-winning SFX Machine audio effects plug-in. SFX Machine RT is available in Audio Unit format for Mac OS X, as well as VST format for Mac OS 8/9/X. The 1.02 update adds a Randomize button, optimized audio processing and other enhancements... SFX Machine RT comes with hundreds of presets, including conventional effects like choruses and flangers as well as a wide variety of unique effects. Many of the presets include a pitch tracker or envelope follower, allowing the effect to respond intelligently to the input signal. The plug-in also allows automated parameter control via a simple "MIDI Learn" interface.

According to our friends at SonicState, the brand new MPC 1000 from Akai should be launched on september 16th.

Recently Digidesign launched a new software bundle. Maybe to compete them, MidiMan also announced the release of the MixitPack. It includes the following software :
- Propellerhead Reason Adapted
- Ableton Delta Live
- ProSessions Sound and Loop Libraries.
- Arkaos VJ Lite (éditeur d'effets visuels live)

and as a bonus a small M-Audio Sonica—24-bit/96kHz USB interface is also included. Price of this bundle : $50 (& euros)

We are going to celebrate the MacMusic 6th birthday and also celebrate the MacMusic presence at the Paris Apple Expo (Stand F14 ! didn't you know?). Last year, 200 of us were at the party, there's no doubt that we'll be more this year.

The webmaster find out a place in Paris where it will be possible to meet each other and have a drink and exchange informations about midi connexion and firewire analogic guitars and so on...

On saturday sept 20th (after the end of the Apple expo) this event will take place near the Gare de Lyon (Paris 12ème) at "Taninna" (drink but also food possible...).

As admitance will be limited, you need to register ASAP using the following link. After this registration you'll have the ab ...

Since it became tedious to do a search in thousands pages of MacMusic, a new global search tool is now available (from the home page). This tool includes all the MacMusic search forms mixed in one convenient form. You will also find a Google powered search tool. Enjoy...