MacMusic is very proud to present you, in its article section, Dominique Bassal's study on "The Practice of Mastering in Electroacoustic Music". Today we propose you the first chapter of this article, that includes three in total, and that traces a history of mastering, from the vinyle record to the dvd.

Enjoy your reading !

Source Elements has announced the release of Source-Connect, the first Pro Tools plug-in capable of streaming audio directly from one Pro Tools system to another. Source-Connect enables audio connections between Pro Tools systems anywhere in the world, allowing direct-to-timeline recording with real-time, broadcast-quality audio using only T1, Cable, or DSL internet connections.

Source-Connect is available for download and is priced at $1,495. A demo version is also available.

Ableton have just released a bug fix update for Live 4.1.1. Beside several bug fixes and improvements Live 4.1.1 allows you to hide the Operator instrument from the instrument browser list. This new release also features : improved performance when often switched between Live and any VST/AU plug window and workaround for missing certain information in MOTU Mach5 Audio Unit Version 1.2, so it should work now.

Info and donwload in the MM softwares section.

Amazing Slow Downer is a real-time time-stretching & pitch utility. You can slow down the speed of the music - between -50% and 400% time-stretching without changing the pitch. This new release displays ID3 meta data in the track list, and is available in the MacMusic softwares section.

Due to an unforeseen technical problem with the installers GMedia announces that they are unable to release the Minimonsta today as previously announced. GMedia have rescheduled the release for 15th March 2005.