Mac and Music News
| Mar 24 - 06:23 PM | Virtual Instrument > MHC |
MHC announces the release of version 1.5 for Audio Unit hosts on Mac OS X. Ambient Keys is a synthesizer, which plays an extensive set of ambient waveforms, processing these using a filter, envelopes, an LFO, an ensemble, delays and an effect section which features 133 different effect modes, including crossfading effects and layered effects.
Version 1.5 includes the following new features and improvements:
- New GUI
- The drop down menus have got increment/decrement buttons.
- Fixed a couple of bugs.
- The manual has been extended with around 20 pages.
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Priced at $99, including the three soundpacks.
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| Mar 23 - 01:52 PM | Computer Hardware > Yamaha |
Updated drivers (v1.1.0 for Mac OS X) have been released for a wide range of Yamaha USB products. It is compatible with Intel Mac. These drivers are available for download from| Yamaha USB-MIDI drivers v1.1.0 for Mac OS X | Post a comment ? |
| 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…
| At Moog Music |  2 users'comments |
| 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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