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Adobe Releases Audition 3
New Software Brings Creative Power to Audio Creation and Production Press Release Adobe SystemsIncorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced Adobe® Audition® 3 software,a major new release of the all-in-one solution for professional audioproduction. Adobe Audition 3 is designed to give audio professionals -sound designers, recording and mastering engineers, and musicians – aflexible production toolkit for recording, mixing, editing, andmastering audio. With comprehensive audio mastering and restorationcapabilities, Adobe Audition 3 helps professionals create music andradio spots, as well as restore imperfect recordings with sophisticatedediting tools. New features include VSTi virtual instrument supportwith MIDI piano roll, enhanced spectral editing options, fast fade andcrossfade controls, and advanced multi-core support. “Adobe Audition 3 is packed with new features for all types of users,”said Hart Shafer, senior product manager at Adobe. “In addition toconcentrating on delivering new creative capabilities and … Read entire article »
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Apple Unveils Logic Studio
Major Upgrade to Logic Pro and Introduces MainStage Press Release Apple today unveiled Logic Studio, a comprehensive suite of professional tools that gives musicians everything they need to create, produce and perform in the studio and on the stage for just recommended retail price (RRP) A$649 inc GST. Logic Studio features Logic Pro 8, a major upgrade that combines an intuitive new interface with Logic’s renowned sound quality and rock-solid timing, and introduces MainStage, an innovative new live performance application that turns the Mac into a streamlined live rig. Logic Studio also includes Soundtrack Pro 2, Apple’s professional audio post production software; Studio Instruments, made up of 40 pristine quality instruments; Studio Effects, with 80 professional effect plug-ins; a vast Studio Sound Library; and a powerful set of production utilities. “From the fun … Read entire article »
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Apple Introduces All New iPod nano
World’s Most Popular Music Player Now Plays Video Press Release Apple today introduced the all new iPod nano, bringing video playback, an enhanced user interface featuring Cover Flow, and an incredible new design to the world’s most popular music player. The new iPod nano features a larger two-inch display with 204 pixels per inch, which lets users watch their favourite music videos and podcasts in the same resolution they currently enjoy on the video iPod. iPod nano also includes three fun games, and additional games can be purchased from the online iTunes Store (www.itunes.com). iPod nano delivers up to 24 hours of audio playback or five hours of video playback on a single charge, and is encased in a beautiful new all-metal design made with anodised aluminium and polished stainless steel and … Read entire article »
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Apple Introduces New iPod classic
New 160GB Model Holds Up to 40,000 Songs Press Release Apple today introduced the new iPod classic, featuring 80GB or 160GB of storage that holds your entire collection of music, photos, video, podcasts and games-up to 40,000 songs or 200 hours of video. Now in its sixth generation, the new iPod classic delivers all the features customers love about their iPods, plus an enhanced user interface featuring Cover Flow and a new all-metal enclosure. iPod classic is priced at just Recommended Retail Price (RRP) A$349 inc GST for the 80GB model and RRP A$479 inc GST for the 160GB model. “The first iPod put 1,000 songs in your pocket-this new iPod classic can put 40,000 songs in your pocket,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. “With a thinner, all-metal enclosure and an enhanced user … Read entire article »
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Apple Unveils iPod touch
Revolutionary Multi-touch Interface & Built-in Wi-Fi Wireless Networking Press Release Apple today introduced the new iPod touch featuring Apple’s revolutionary multi-touch user interface that enables users to find and enjoy all of their music, videos and more on its gorgeous widescreen display with just the touch of a finger. First introduced on iPhone, the multi-touch interface uses pioneering new software to present the perfect user interface for each application. The iPod touch also includes Wi-Fi wireless networking, the first on any iPod, and three amazing applications that use it-Safari, the most advanced browser on any mobile device, lets users wirelessly view web pages just as they look on their computer, and features Google Search or Yahoo! oneSearch; Apple’s YouTube application lets users wirelessly watch over 10 million free videos from the Internet’s … Read entire article »
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iPod & iTunes – The Missing Manual, Fourth Edition
The iPod is less intuitive in some ways than you might expect and this book aims to bring you up to speed very quickly on the power of the iPod. iPod & iTunesThe Missing Manual, Fourth EditionBy J.D. BiersdorferO’Reilly Media, 2006ISBN: 0-596-52675-X For those new to the iPod experience, this book sets out to fill in all the gaps and make you comfortable in exploiting all the potential of your iPod. This book is organised into the following chapters:* Meet the iPod* The iPod Sync Connection* The iPod Shuffle* Digital Audio Formats* iTunes for Macintosh and Windows* iPod Multimedia* The iTunes Music Store* iPod Games and Other Extras* The iPod as External Drive* Connecting the iPod* Hot Hacks and Cool Tools* Troubleshooting For many of us the idea of a whole book on using … Read entire article »
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iPod shuffle Now Available in Five Brilliant Colours
New colours for the iPod Shuffle Press Release Apple today announced that the world’s most wearable digital music player is now available in five brilliant colours: blue, pink, green, orange and the original silver. A hit with customers since its initial shipment three months ago, iPod shuffle is just eight cubic centimetres in volume, weighs just 14 grams and features a stunning aluminium design with a built-in clip, making it the most wearable iPod ever. Based on Apple’s pioneering shuffle feature which lets music fans enjoy a continuous mix of their favourite songs anywhere they go, iPod shuffle contains one gigabyte of flash memory, holds up to 240 songs and is available in all five colors for just Recommended Retail Price (RRP) $119 inc GST in Australia. “iPod shuffle is the world’s most … Read entire article »
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Podcast Solutions
The Complete Guide to Podcasting Podcast SolutionsThe Complete Guide to PodcastingBy Michael W Geoghehan and Dan KlassFriends of Ed, 2005ISBN: 1 59059 554 8 This is an amazing book. Yes, I have said that up front. It is a one-stop guide to podcasting, the phenomenon of webcasting of audio programs that has revolutionized radio, business, marketing and the sharing of information on the Internet. The 240 pages of this book are divided into the following chapters:* Podcasting 101* Listening to Podcasts* Podcasting How-To* Planning your Podcast* Podcasting Tools* Recording your Podcast* Putting It All Together* Preparing Your File* Serving It Up* Getting Heard* Making Money with Podcasting* Glossary* Podcasting Resources at a Glance This single book may not turn you into a podcasting expert but it will get you well on the way to … Read entire article »
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The Complete Guide to Digital Audio
A Comprehensive introduction to digital sound and music-making The Complete Guide to Digital AudioA Comprehensive introduction to digital sound and music-makingBy Chris MiddletonIlex Press, 2004ISBN: 1 904705 14 6 Whether we work with video, Flash, animations, multimedia, games, digital slideshows or even pure audio, working with digital audio is part of almost all our futures, if not already our present. This 192-page book is divided into the following chapters:* Introduction* Be Careful Mr Beethoven* Basic Theory* Ring Those Decibels* What is Digital Recording?* So Where Am I Now?* Audio in the Digital World* Do I Need a Computer?* Help Me, I Want to …* Software-Only Solutions* So What Are the Packages?* An Introduction to Midi* The Battle of the Xs* Home Studio Setups* Effects and Processors* Monitors, Monitoring and Mastering* Future Views and … Read entire article »
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Apple’s New Video iPod Reviewed
The latest iteration of the iPod will play videos, but only if you can get them into the right format The new iPod features a 2.5-inch color screen which can display albumartwork and photos, and play video including music videos, videoPodcasts, home movies and television shows. The new iPod holds up to15,000 songs, 25,000 photos or over 150 hours of video and is availablein a 30GB model for $299 and a 60GB model for $399, with both modelsavailable in stunning white or black designs. So what’s it like? Well, as an audio and photo iPod it is the same asother models, but better. Battery life is better (significantly) andits thinner and wider form factor works well for most pockets. iPodsare, by far, the best MP3 players on the market, in my opinion, … Read entire article »
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Stereo Headphones From Sony
We looked at three of Sony’s new headphone products for use with portable audio applications. As part of our growing coverage of all things audio, we decided to havea look at the choice in headphones suitable for portable audioapplications. For this we picked three quite different portableheadphone/earphones from Sony. The MDR-Q66LW are a pair of portable headphones that hook over the backof the ear and provide a good listening experience without anythinginserted into the ear. The downside is that they do not feel overlysecure on the ear and are thus more suitable for passive pursuits, likelying on the beach, rather than anything even slightly active.Additional features include an adjustable, retractable cord to extendand retract the cord for storage purposes. The Texture Type Cord alsoprevents cord tangle. Specifications * Weight: 2 oz (48 g) * … Read entire article »
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Apple iPhone a yawn
The new Apple/Motorola mobile/cell phone does not impress The new Motorola ROKR cell phone with iTunes really fails to impressme. It only handles 100 songs and also it is based on a fairlyuninspiring phone. All a bit of a yawn. My new cell phone, the SonyEricsson K750i plays music and takes a Sony Memory Stick of up to 1GB(currently) and 4GB when available. This is a much more serious player,just that it doesn’t play nicely with iTunes and I have to manuallydrag files over to it. Ther eis also the issue of whether Apple fansreally want a Motorola phone design, or want that Apple flair. So what does it mean? Well it does show Apple’s intention to milk theiTunes/iPod for as much as it can and a willingness to go into newproduct … Read entire article »
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Unsuitable for Podcasts
Many MP3 players lack certain features that make then useable for listening to podcasts, seminars and other long material The shift to MP3 players as replacements or additions to CD players,either portable or in cars and homes, offers many real advantages.However many of these devices are quite unsuitable when it comes tolistening to podcasts, seminar recordings, business and marketingpractice tapes and recordings of college/university lectures. MP3 players evolved with a heavy focus on listening to music. In themain original market, this meant collections to fairly short tracks. Sothe controls evolved along these lines, easy controls to skip tracksforwards or backwards, menues of tracks and playlists, rememberingwhich track you were on when the unit switches off, etc. For popularmusic, this all works very well. Podcasts, lecture recordings and motivational works or talking books,on the … Read entire article »
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Apple Takes Podcasting Mainstream
Discover, Subscribe, Manage & Listen to Podcasts Right in iTunes 4.9 Press Release Apple has announced it is taking Podcasting mainstream by buildingeverything users need to discover, subscribe, manage and listen toPodcasts right into iTunes 4.9, the latest version of its award winningdigital music software. iTunes users can now easily subscribe toover 3,000 free Podcasts and have each new episode automaticallydelivered over the Internet to their computer and iPod. “Apple is taking Podcasting mainstream by building it right intoiTunes,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. “Podcasting is the nextgeneration of radio, and users can now subscribe to over 3,000 freePodcasts and have each new episode automatically delivered over theInternet to their computer and iPod.” The new Podcast Directory in iTunes 4.9 features over 3,000 free audioprograms, making it one of the largest Podcast directories in … Read entire article »
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