Eigenharp Covers Glass, and Software for Futuristic Instrument Goes Open and GPL
Speaking of futuristic instrumental design, the Eigenharp – an instrument that looks like the bassoon was redesigned by Vulcans – brings two big developments with its appearance this week in the Bay...
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Mac Snow Leopard Watch Site Kickoff
When you’re testing, be like the snow leopard, stalking its prey, patient, silent… okay, I’m tired. Photo (CC) Ian Duffy. The changes may be subtle, and you may not notice a thing. But if you upgrade...
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PS3 Eye Camera Drivers Updated for Windows: Fixes, Performance, Options,...
Whoo! That’s three cat/leopard/dog photos in a roll! And now… I’ll stop. Photo (CC) csullens, who I hope doesn’t object – do you need model clearance for felines? What counts as really big news in my...
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Snow Leopard: MOTU Confirms 10.6 Drivers; Working on 64-bit Support?
MOTU did not respond to CDM’s inquiry regarding Mac OS X 10.6 – but they have just posted the most interesting update I’ve seen yet. They have drivers ready for their hardware today, and (nearly) full...
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Obsessive Windows 7 Under-the-Hood Guide for Music; Can You Finally Dump XP?
Windows 7 running on a laptop, as photographed by / (CC) Luke Roberts. Windows 7 makes far subtler changes than Vista did, which gives it an opportunity to refine features by the ship date. And it’s...
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Pro Tools with Mackie Hardware: Avid Makes Deal to Okay Link
https://cdm.link/files/2009/09/mackie820i_thumb.jpg”> It’s long been the case that if you wanted to run Pro Tools, you needed hardware from Digidesign. That’s why it was a surprise when Mackie...
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Elektron, Bridging Gap Between Synths, Drum Machines and Computers:...
The boys of Elektron, jamming out. The analog lineup at the booth was a big hit at Messe, but the news story was making that analog play nicely with your lappy. It’s a funny thing about this latest...
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Here’s What’s New in Universal Audio’s DSP Software and Hardware System
The line between pain and ecstasy on a computer for music making can often boil down to some key elements. One commonly on that short list is getting the sound you might from a studio. Another is...
View ArticleOS X El Capitan update breaks some music software
You know the drill. There’s a new operating system from Apple. It breaks some music software. If you don’t like things breaking, you should wait a bit. Then once you’ve verified the stuff you need is...
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Here’s how MOTU says they’re improving latency on their new interfaces
You’d be forgiven for not noticing, but the top audio interfaces are one of the things that have been steadily getting better. That is, the handful of makers really focused on service musicians (and...
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