Apple announced enhancements to
its mac Mini line, with 512MB of memory standard in every model and prices starting at just $499. The Mac mini also features built-in wireless networking with AirPort Extreme and Bluetooth starting at just $599, and the ability to burn DVDs with a SuperDrive for $699. Three new models are :
The 1.25 GHz Mac mini, for a suggested retail price of $499 (US),
includes: 1.25 GHz PowerPC G4 processor; 512MB of 333 MHz DDR SDRAM, expandable to 1GB; 40GB Ultra ATA hard drive; Combo (DVD-ROM/CD-RW) optical drive; ATI Radeon 9200 graphics processor with 32MB video memory; one FireWire 400 and two USB 2.0 ports; 10/100 BASE-T Ethernet networking and 56K V.92 modem internal support for AirPort Extreme wireless networking and Bluetooth; DVI or VGA out .
The 1.42 GHz Mac mini, for a suggested retail price of $599 (US), includes: 1.42 GHz PowerPC G4 processor; 512MB of 333 MHz DDR SDRAM, expandable to 1GB; 80GB Ultra ATA hard drive; Combo (DVD-ROM/CD-RW) optical drive; ATI Radeon 9200 graphics processor with 32MB video memory; one FireWire 400 and two USB 2.0 ports; 10/100 BASE-T Ethernet networking; built-in AirPort Extreme wireless networking and Bluetooth; DVI or VGA out (adapter included), composite/S-video out with optional adapter; and built-in speaker and headphone/line out.
The 1.42 GHz Mac mini, for a suggested retail price of $699 (US), includes: 1.42 GHz PowerPC G4 processor; 512MB of 333 MHz DDR SDRAM, expandable to 1GB; 80GB Ultra ATA hard drive; SuperDrive (DVD+/-RW/CD-RW) optical drive; ATI Radeon 9200 graphics processor with 32MB video memory; one FireWire 400 and two USB 2.0 ports;10/100 BASE-T Ethernet networking; built-in AirPort Extreme wireless networking and Bluetooth; DVI or VGA out (adapter included), composite/S-video out with optional adapter; and built-in speaker and headphone/line out.
Apple announces its new "recording deal". If you buy Logic Pro 7 with a PowerBook, Power Mac, or Xserve between July 25, 2005, and October 25, 2005, you'll save $500, after mail-in rebate. This offer appears to be a good deal, but it's a strange deal indeed : Apple runs Logic Pro 7 on Xserve and not on new iBooks ?
Apple Logic promo
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Yamaha and Arturia announce they have signed an exclusive distribution and marketing agreement. Yamaha will now be the sole distributor Arturia products in the United States. Arturia,maker of virtual software synthesizers based in Grenoble, France is well known for creating realistic sounding virtual recreations of vintage analog synthesizers (minimoo, Moog Modular V and...CS-80).
Smartelectronix.com announces a preview version of LiveCut. LiveCut is a plugin dedicated to breakbeat Cutting inspired by Nick Collins library for SuperCollider called BBCut.
LiveCut
The Lone Roger announces that MultiVST Shell is updated to version 3.2. This release supports ReWire - it can be used to host VSTi's and play them into Pro Tools, for example, and its built-in arpeggiator can be synced to an external sequencer. It also sports an improved VST fx matrix. VST shell is a shell for VST instruments, to enable you to use them outside of your usual VST host. Multi VST Shell is a multitimbral version, enabling 4 VSTi's to be played at once.
Apple announced enhancements to its mac Mini line, with 512MB of memory standard in every model and prices starting at just $499. The Mac mini also features built-in wireless networking with AirPort Extreme and Bluetooth starting at just $599, and the ability to burn DVDs with a SuperDrive for $699. Three new models are :
