Mac and Music News
Through Thursday January 20, 2005
| Nov 19 - 12:34 AM | Plug-ins > Elemental Audio |
Elemental Audio Systems announced today the availability of version 2.0 of Firium, it's linear phase equalizer. In addition to a redesigned user interface,version 2.0 brings Digidesign Pro Tools RTAS compatibility to Mac OS X. This plugin is also available in VST and Audio Unit formats for Mac OS X.
Available for $129 , Firium 2.0 will be provided as a free upgrade to registered users of version 1.
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| Nov 18 - 03:13 PM | Apple > Apple |
Apple today introduced the new 20-inch iMac , the largest flat-panel display
ever offered in an all-in-one desktop. The new 20-inch iMac joins the 15- and 17-inch models in the popular consumer desktop line and offers twice as much screen area as the 15-inch display model, enabling users to view more than two full pages side-by-side. The new iMac also includes Apple's latest operating system, Mac OS(R) X version 10.3 "Panther".
the new 20' iMac
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| Nov 18 - 02:25 PM | Apple > Apple |
Apple just updated its PowerMac G5 line. New features include a new 1.8G dual G5 model replacing the mono processor version, still Superdrive on all 3 models and PCI support (instead of PCI-X) on the entry level model.
The new G5 line becomes:
-G5 1.6GHz (800MHz bus) 256MB RAM / 80GB HD / SuperDrive / NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 Ultra. $1799 (1399 GBP - 2032 EUR)
-G5 2 x 1.8GHz (900MHz bus) 512MB RAM / 160GB HD / SuperDrive / NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 Ultra. $2499 (1899 GBP - 2750 EUR)
-G5 2 x 2GHz (1GHz bus) 512MB RAM / 160GB HD / SuperDrive /ATI Radeon 9600 Pro. $2999 (2299 GBP - 3348 EUR)
The new PowerMac G5 line
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| Nov 18 - 10:28 AM | Virtual Instrument > Zero-G |
After drums and strings, a replacement for backing singers? Yamaha will soon release (planned at January 2004 NAMM) Vocaloaid, a VST plug-in designed to synthesize human voices. Planned for PC, but may we hope for a Mac version? Zero-G article | 1 users'comment |
| Nov 18 - 09:08 AM | Misc > Discovery Sound |
Discovery Sound released The Legend of China, a set of 2 discs, CD-ROM (387 files) and Audio CD (339phrases). It has overwhelming capacity of loops & shots by percussion, stringed and wind instruments plus the phantasmagoric voices by Peking Opera actors and actresses. Moreover, this library includes bonus! CD-ROM includes 36 kinds of the tone data corresponding to a multi-sampling and Audio CD does include 15 kinds of the sound effects which were caught on the street corners in Beijing, Shanghai and wherever in China.
Format: CD-ROM (ACID/WAV/REX 2) & AUDIO CD - Price: US$ 55.00
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