Macworld Two days after the release of iOS 18.4, Apple has begun the iOS 18.5 beta testing cycle. The first developer release landed on April 2, and we expect a wide release in May (or possibly late April). The last few iOS versions had their x. ...   Mac Central

Macworld If you need a tablet that will fit into your pocket, then the new iPad Mini A17 Pro is your best bet, especially now that it’s on sale. You can snag this iPad mini for $399 at Amazon, a savings of $100 and matching the best price we’ve ever seen. ...   Mac Central

Macworld At a glanceExpert's Rating Pros Reasonable price points and speedy performance The 60-day trial offers a sufficient amount of time to know the program before being billed for it Good level of customization before each module is run Cons Program opts into special offers unless the Privacy tab is configured to prevent this Cleanup functions can be somewhat destructive if you ...   Mac Central

Macworld When iOS 18.4 arrived earlier this week, AirPods Max users were likely the quickest to update after Apple announced last week that a new AirPods Max firmware update released at the same time would bring lossless audio and ultra-low latency audio to AirPods Max for the first time via the bundled USB-C cable. ...   Mac Central

Macworld The Apple Vision Pro is a perplexing piece of hardware. It’s a technological marvel that stuns the senses but it lacks the killer app and content needed to overcome the initial cost of investment and awkward ergonomics. I’m fascinated by its potential and was brave enough to hold on to the Vision Pro beyond the return window. ...   Mac Central

Macworld While the iPad update schedule is somewhat unpredictable, Apple has established an 18-month cycle with the iPad Pro, and the current M4 iPad Pro was released in May 2024. Several reports state that Apple is scheduled to release an M5 iPad Pro in the fall, which would be right on schedule. ...   Mac Central

Macworld Sitting on an Airtag isn’t comfortable, and it ruins your wallet. The MagTag Ultra Slim Tracker Card offers the same smart tracking power without the bulge. Now just $23.97 (Reg. $42.99), this 1.5mm tracking device is just about the size and thickness of a credit card, so it fits flush into your wallet, work lanyard, passport pouch, and luggage tag. ...   Mac Central

Macworld If you aren’t using two-factor authentication to protect your Apple Account and iCloud account, you really should do it. In the past, hackers claimed to have millions of stolen iCloud credentials are demanded that Apple pay a ransom. So even as Apple does what it can to protect your data, events like this–though unlikely–can happen. ...   Mac Central

Macworld Among the less-publicized features introduced late last year in iOS 18.2 is a massive change to the Mail app. The same experience was added to the iPad in iPadOS 18.4 and the Mac in macOS 15.4. For longtime users of the Mail app, it was a shock to the system and definitely takes some getting used to. ...   Mac Central

Macworld Here’s something you may not know: Hackers can sign up for phishing-as-a-service platforms. In other words, there are businesses that put together a PhAAS software package that hackers can buy and run phishing schemes. A new PhAAS called Lucid is now available and is used to target iPhones, according to a report by security researcher Catalyst. ...   Mac Central

Macworld Even without the latest processor, the M3 MacBook Pro is still an incredibly thin and powerful machine. And today it’s incredibly cheap too: B&H Photo is selling the M3 MacBook Pro with 16GB of RAM and 1TB of storage for $1,299, an amazing discount of $800, and the best price we’ve ever seen. ...   Mac Central

Macworld Every year, those who own older Apple devices nervously tune in to the WWDC keynote presentation to see if they will be able to install the upcoming major software updates. The iPhone, for example, typically gets around six or seven years of active support, but there’s no guarantee like Google or Samsung. ...   Mac Central

Macworld We expect April and May to be pretty slow months for Apple releases. There is no new hardware expected in either month, according to the latest rumors, and the major updates to the iOS 18 and macOS 15 cycle seem to be more or less done—Apple is shifting focus to iOS 19, which will be introduced at WWDC in June. ...   Mac Central

Macworld Is AI giving you an ulcer? Good news! Soon you’ll be able to turn to AI for help with that! Uhhhnnnn…Look out! Apple Intelligence reportedly wants to manage your health. People in the U.S.: “Our healthcare system is broken!”The market: “Maybe giving people wrong answers will fix it. ...   Mac Central

Macworld Today’s internet is loaded with clutter. From nonstop video ads and clickbait banners to sneaky trackers and malware-laced pop-ups, browsing can feel more frustrating than fun. But with AdGuard Family Plan, you can take back control—cleanly, securely, and now affordably. For a limited time, you can grab a lifetime subscription to AdGuard Family Plan for just $15. ...   Mac Central

Macworld If there’s a marquee feature for iOS 18.4, it’s the expansion of Apple Intelligence into the EU, along with Vision Pro compatibility and new language support for French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, and Chinese. That’s tens of millions of iPhone 16 owners who can finally use the feature Apple says the new iPhones were “built for. ...   Mac Central

Macworld Having revolutionized the computing, music, phone, and gaming industries across a quarter-century of dazzling innovation, Apple is turning its attention to the far more important healthcare sector. And AI is a big part of the company’s plan. ...   Mac Central

Macworld One of the most annoying things is having about a million wires on your desk charging up all your devices, from your iPhone to your AirPods to your Apple Watch. Thankfully, this Baseus MagSafe 3-in-1 charger stand will take over the job and clear out all those wires for $60, a $30 discount over at Amazon’s Big Spring Sale. ...   Mac Central

Macworld In the latest Power On newsletter, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reports that Apple is on track to release the next generation of its M-series chip. The M5 chip will make its debut with the iPad Pro, which is currently “in late testing” and is “on track” for the second half of this year. ...   Mac Central

Macworld If you’ve had your Mac for a few years you may be looking longingly at the Apple website wishing you could justify the expense of buying a new one. But luckily you don’t have to fork out for a replacement computer to enjoy speed increases: in this article, we gather some simple tips to enhance the performance of your current device. ...   Mac Central

Macworld Last week, Apple announced that its big WWDC keynote will take place on June 9, which means we have about two months of rumors and speculation. The latest report from Mark Gurman might seem like a big clue, but I’m here to assure you, it’s not. ...   Mac Central

Macworld Last week, probably because I was the least busy with actual work at the time, I happened to be the Macworld staffer who first spotted the WWDC 2025 announcement in my inbox. And for a moment I was quite excited: WWDC, after all, is the second biggest date in Apple’s calendar, an event whose raft of software reveals sets the tone for the year to come. ...   Mac Central

Macworld Stop renting space from cloud giants that mine your data and hike up prices — Internxt offers an open-source, end-to-end encrypted cloud storage platform here to replace Dropbox for good. For a limited time, you can get 10TB of lifetime cloud storage for just $279.99 ($70 off) when you use code STORAGE20 at checkout. This isn’t just another storage locker. ...   Mac Central

Macworld Apple offers pretty good prices on the standard configurations of its Macs. $599 for a M4 Mac mini? $999 for a new M4 MacBook Air? $1,299 for a new M4 iMac? Those are attractively priced. But those prices involve a few sacrifices, most notably the starting storage of just 256GB. ...   Mac Central

The Vienna Symphonic Library has announced the release of Synchron Stage Reverb. It recreates the ambience of Stage A at Vienna Synchron Stage with 100% accuracy, using impulse responses captured with the same Decca Tree setup employed in hundreds of film and TV music recordings. ...   KVR Audio

Tracktion Software has released StageBox, a standalone plugin host and setlist manager for macOS and Windows for live keyboard players, designed to simplify performance and provide studio-quality sound on stage with no compromises. ...   KVR Audio

Reason Studios has announced that their game-changing sample tool ReCycle (originally released in 1994) will be made available for free. In celebration of this, Reason Studios is launching a community-driven campaign revolving around a beat battle hosted by Don Cannon (VP of A&R at Def Jam Recordings). ReCycle 2. ...   KVR Audio

FMJ-Software has updated Awave Studio, their multi-purpose instrument and audio editor and file format converter, to v12.9. New features: Added support for reading sound banks from several old E-mu synthesizers — the E-mu Emulator (.E1B/.E1H), Emulator II (.EII), Emulator III (.EB3/.E3B), Emulator IIIx (.E3X), ESI-32 (.ESI), Emax (.EB1/.EM1), and Emax II (.EB2/.EM2). ...   KVR Audio

HoRNet Plugins has just released version 1.1.0 of its automatic equalizer plugin, HoRNet BalancEQ. This update introduces a new High Pass control for refined low-end shaping, an EQ Amount and Brightness control for instant tonal adjustments, and significant improvements to UI stability. Users will also experience smoother audio transitions when adjusting plugin parameters. ...   KVR Audio

Noisebud has updated SubBB (Sub-bass Black Box) to version 2.52. SubBB is a sub-frequency toolbox designed to help producers and engineers manage the low end in their audio productions. It can be used to gently control sub dynamics or to add large amounts of sub-bass while maintaining clarity in the rest of the frequency spectrum. Changes in v2.52: Fixed DC offset bug on macOS. ...   KVR Audio

Shattered Glass Audio has updated Kompresor to version 1.6.0. This version includes a major new feature, a choice of five processing modes: STEREO - The conventional stereo (L/R) compression mode. MID - Compressing only the mid (sum) signal while leaving the side signal uncompressed. SIDE - Compressing only the side (diff) signal while leaving the mid uncompressed. ...   KVR Audio

MOTU is now shipping a complete redesign of its popular 16A rack-mounted (1U) audio interface for macOS, Windows and iOS. The 32x34 16A connects to a Mac, PC or iPad with 40 Gbps Thunderbolt 4 or USB4 — another industry first for MOTU — with low-latency, high-performance drivers to deliver 66 total channels of I/O, 64-channel mixing with effects, and 128 channels of AVB network input and ...   KVR Audio

Best Service and Chris Hein have released the Chris Hein Easy Series, featuring eight instrument libraries that aim to enrich music productions with simplicity and flexibility. The Easy Series offers a simple and effective way to create high-quality sounds. ...   KVR Audio

TAQS.IM has updated SOLO to v3.3. Our most expressive and performance-ready update yet, this release brings enhanced velocity sensitivity and filter responsiveness, making SOLO feel more like a true hardware synth in your hands. New In SOLO v3. ...   KVR Audio

Lancaster Audio and Aurora DSP have released Pulse 2, describing it as the perfect IR loader to complement Lancaster Audio's extensive library of impulse responses. Using Pulse 2 as your IR loader means you can spend less time sorting through piles of IRs and more time focusing on what's important: the mix. ...   KVR Audio

Audioblast has updated its TB-303 Bass Line plugin Abx3 to v1.3.1 with numerous fixes and CLAP support for Windows, Mac and Linux. Changes: Added: CLAP version for Windows and Mac OS & Linux. Fixed: trigger pattern missing in some rare cases. Fixed: 'ignore MIDI trigger' inconsistent across sessions. Fixed: delay sync unwanted reset when activating delay. ...   KVR Audio

Native Instruments has updated Kontakt to v8.3.0. Overall Changes Added Support for Kontrol S MK3 version 1.9.2. Data tracking for product instantiation/load time. Fixed Unselected Instrument disappears when loading an additional Instrument that cannot be found. Crash in Davinci Resolve. Incorrect Save options shown when saving new user presets for Leap. ...   KVR Audio

Peter Semiletov has announced the release of version 7.0 of Drumlabooh, his multiplatform drum machine, featuring a complete rewrite of its SFZ support, enhancements to its native drum kit format, and two new drum kits, bringing the total to over 30 free bundled kits. According to the developer, the SFZ reader has been rebuilt to improve compatibility with existing SFZ drum kits. ...   KVR Audio

Klamper Audio has announced the release of MixBass 2 and MixPad 2, two effect plugins that, while sharing several features, offer specific functionality for different needs. Similarities between MixBass 2 and MixPad 2 Both plugins in the 'Mix 2' series come equipped with essential tools for sound shaping, including: Reverb: A versatile module for adding spatiality and depth to the sound. ...   KVR Audio

Pulsar Modular has released P821 MDN Tape, an AU, VST3 and AAX plugin emulation of Marc Daniel Nelson's Stephens 821 tape machine, used at Producer's Workshop on albums like Pink Floyd's 'The Wall', Steely Dan's 'Aja', and Fleetwood Mac's 'Rumours'. ...   KVR Audio

MusicDevelopments has updated RapidComposer to version 5.5, introducing the new 'Rhythm Track', precise monophonic audio-to-MIDI conversion, expanded AI service provider support, and numerous workflow enhancements. ...   KVR Audio

Klamper Audio has announced the release of MixBass 2 and MixPad 2, two effect plugins that, while sharing several features, offer specific functionality for different needs. Similarities between MixBass 2 and MixPad 2 Both plugins in the 'Mix 2' series come equipped with essential tools for sound shaping, including: Reverb: A versatile module for adding spatiality and depth to the sound. ...   KVR Audio

AudioThing has released RES-09, a faithful emulation of the Roland RS-09, a classic analog organ and strings machine from the late 1970s. Details: Organ and Strings Generators. Ensemble Effect. Vibrato with Delay. 4 Effects (echo, spring reverb, overdrive, phaser). Oscillator Tunings. Resizable Window. Brightness and Contrast Controls. Preset system with randomizer. ...   KVR Audio

To reduce the noise, improve quality, and to give more control, Gooey has included an x2 oversampling feature with Apotheca's saturators in the new 1.1.1 update. Apotheca is currently on sale for $59.99. Read More   KVR Audio

Audible Genius has released version 2.3 of its synth training software, Syntorial, introducing a new feature called Remakes, which allows users to recreate iconic synth sounds from well-known songs as ear-training challenges. With Remakes, users can now: Recreate synth patches from classic and contemporary songs across multiple genres and decades. ...   KVR Audio

RJ Studios has released Hot Sauce, a waveform saturator/exciter plugin for macOS and Windows. Hot Sauce Waveform Saturator/Exciter Hot Sauce is a non-linear gain processing plugin that adds harmonics to a signal while gently compressing the waveform and reducing peaks, similar to tape or push-pull power amplifier saturation. ...   KVR Audio

Fisound has released Practical Melodic Minor, a music theory course on using the Melodic Minor scale for dramatic and emotional impact. The traditional 'ascending/descending' rules of melodic minor don't reflect how great composers actually write music. Throughout history, composers have never been so rigid, they've treated melodic minor as a flexible system drawing from both forms. ...   KVR Audio

HoRNet Plugins has announced the release of an iOS and iPadOS version of HoRNet ADDA, now available both as a standalone app and as an AUv3 plugin for use with compatible hosts on iPhone and iPad. ...   KVR Audio

VCV Rack 2.6.3 Free and Pro have been released, featuring several new features and bug fixes. UI Translations German. Spanish. French. Italian. Chinese (Simplified). Japanese. Dragging Multiple Cables You can now drag multiple cables simultaneously, in order to move a stack of plugs from one port to another. Right-click a port and drag the All cables menu item. ...   KVR Audio

SoundBridge DAW has been updated to v2.8.0: Every MIDI track is a sampler that can load 64 unique samples. It includes a filter section, amp/filter/pitch envelopes, round-robin sample cycling, slice, and sample layering modes. You can export sample packs as SoundBridge Plugin Presets (.spp files) to distribute. YouTube.com/watch?v=yZHkJ1wY1e4 SoundBridge 2.8. ...   KVR Audio

Auburn Sounds has release Inner Pitch to v2.0, a free update to their pitch-shifter plugin. Changes in v2.0 Improvement in pitch-shifting accuracy. Hard-tune Robot Pitch Correction (Full Edition only) The option to resort to version 1 sound if required. ...   KVR Audio

Peter Semiletov has announced version 7 of Drumlabooh, his multiplatform drum machine, featuring a complete rewrite of its SFZ support, enhancements to its native drumkit format, and two new drumkits, bringing the total to over 30 free bundled kits. According to the developer, the SFZ reader has been rebuilt to improve compatibility with existing SFZ drumkits. ...   KVR Audio