Mac and Music News
| Mar 22 - 10:55 AM | Music Hardware > Moog Music |
The Moog teasing (it's quite a trend to tease this year it seams) just add another episode. So we have wood ends, a 37 notes keyboard, Moog buttons with LEDs as for an encoder, nuts and bolts… And the coming Musikmesse to drool on it!
Latest speculation range from the mini Voyager in kit form to some dangerous sequencer…
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| Mar 21 - 04:08 PM | Plug-ins > Expert Sleepers |
Expert Sleepers released the first version Universal Binary compatible with new MacIntel of Augustus Loops, now available as version 1.6.1 Audio Units. Augustus Loop is an emulation of a tape-based delay effect, with some extra features to facilitate its use as a looping device.
This shareware is available in the MacMusic software section.
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| Mar 21 - 10:42 AM | Computer Hardware > M-Audio |
M-Audio announces the version 2 firmware update for the Black Box. This new update increases the total number of guitar and bass amp emulations from 12 to 40. The unit now boasts modeled versions of the Fender Deluxe Reverb, Fender Champ, Marshall JCM-800, Vox AC-15, Roland Jazz Chorus, Mesa Boogie Mark IIc, Diezel VH4, ENGL Powerball, Peavey 5150 MkII, Bogner Ecstasy, Budda Twinmaster, Matchless Chieftain, Acoustic 360, Ampeg SVT, Gallien-Krueger 800RB, SWR SM-500 and more. Additionally, the effects section has been significantly revamped and now includes five different reverbs, compression and new modulation options as well as a host of new beat-synced effects. The unit now includes 121 total effects.
M-Audio Black Box owners can download the free firmware update from the M-Audio web site.
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| Mar 20 - 03:47 PM | Computer Hardware > Lexicon |
At NSCA show in Las Vegas, Lexicon announces an upcoming new desktop interface : the Alpha Studio. This USB powered audio interface will ship with Cubase LE and Lexicon Pantheon VST Reverb. It will feature one XLR micro input, two TRS line inputs, two TRS/RCA line outputs a 1/4 instrument input and a 1/8 powered headphone output. The Alpha Studio is a two tracks audio interface working at 44.1 or 48 kHz (16-or 24-bit).
Lexicon Alpha Studio will ship at $130,00.
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| Mar 20 - 10:10 AM | Plug-ins > Massey Plugins |
Tape-Head by Massey is a new saturation plug-in for Pro Tools TDM and LE. Use it to make your drum tracks louder and fuller, add grit to vocals, or thicken your stereo mix. A fully usuable demo of Tape-Head is available that never expires and introduces no mutes or beeps in the audio.
A full version adds additional features and is available for $69.
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