Mac and Music News
Through Monday January 1, 2007
| May 24 - 10:41 AM | Music Software > Apple |
Apple announces an update to version 7.2.1 for Logic Express. This new updated of Logic Express 7.2.1 is a maintenance release that addresses isolated reliability and compatibility issues in the following areas:
- Intel Macs: ReWire and ReCycle support
- Standard MIDI file export
- Compatibility with GarageBand 3 projects and Logic 7.1 songs
- Direct playback of MP3 files.
This update is free and is of course available as a download in the MacMusic software section. Please also note that owners of Logic Express 7 can crossgrade to Logic Express 7.2 Universal Binary version for $29.
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| May 23 - 06:12 PM | Computer Hardware > Universal Audio |
Universal Audio announces its two new UAD-1e Express PAK and UAD-1e Expert PAK, PCI Express DSP Cards & Powered Plug-Ins.
- The UAD-1e Express PAK will cost $499 (with a plugin voucher of $100)
- Expert PAK will cost $999 (with a plugin voucher of $750)
These two cards will ship Quarter 3 of 2006, with a 15 free plug-in suite, including vintage equalizers & compressors, mastering tools, lush reverbs, guitar FX, and officially licensed classic hardware emulations from Roland and Neve.
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| May 23 - 05:29 PM | Plug-ins > IK Multimedia |
IK Multimedia announces that its Ampeg SVX plugin is now shipping worldwide. This Bass Amp modeling plugin includes over 20 Ampeg bass amps, such as SVT Classic, the SVT 5 PRO, the BA500 or the B15R, and of course effects designed for bass : Chorus, Delay, Flanger, Phaser, Octaver, Wah, Auto Filter, Distortion, Graphic EQ and Compressor.
Ampeg SVX plugin costs $399/€329.
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| May 23 - 01:12 PM | Music Software > Renoise |
A demo version of Renoise 1.5.2 Universal Binary version for Both Intel and PowerPC Macs is now available. Renoise is the next generation of music tracker software, combining studio quality sound and virtually infinite expandability with a clear and concise interface putting every parameter and option literally at your fingertips!
This demo version needs OS X 10.3.9 or higher.
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| May 23 - 11:13 AM | Virtual Instrument > Vienna Symphonic Library (VSL) |
Vienna Symphonic Library has updated its Vienna Instruments to version 1.0.6. This release adds core and graphic improvements, and is available as VST version for Mac OS X. Vienna Instruments include solo strings, chamber strings, orchestral strings I, orchestral strings II, harps, woodwinds I, woodwinds II, brass I , brass II and percussion.
Details on the Vienna Symphonic Library web site.
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