PC and Music News

As of 2009, Apogee Electronics will no longer develop products for the Microsoft Windows platform. Apogee has made this decision in order to focus all research, development, and support resources on the Apple platform with its unparalleled power and stability. Apple offers a wide range of affordable, powerful desktop and laptop solutions ideally suited for music creation and audio production.

Apogee will continue to develop and manufacture premium converters, microphone preamplifiers, clocking solutions, and supporting technologies that provide world-class solutions for Mac-based production environments.

Windows users can obtain the Apogee sound by connecting Apogee converters to their Windows-compatible audio interface via AES, optical, or S/PDIF. Apogee technical support will continue to support legacy Windows configurations installed on Windows XP Service Pack 2.

Any questions regarding Windows support can be directed to Apogee technical support.

MHC Synthesizers and Effects reduce the prices on VST/AU plugins and sound libraries.

All their synthesizers and effect plugins now cost $129 (previously $199), Soundpacks cost $39 (previously $59), and Sample loop libraries cost $39 (previously $59).

They also offer a 25% discount on top of that, until the 28th of February, for those who sign up (it's free) to receive their newsletter.

DDMF has announced the release of StereooeretS, a two-band stereo manipulation plug-in. It features: L/R or M/S input, phase flips on each channel, channel flip, independent gain and pan for left and right channel and, the central part, a two-band widener where the signal is split into high- and low frequency content by a 12dB/octave flat crossover filter. Independent width, gain and pan are provided for the two bands. A stereo image meter is provided to prevent phase issues. Internal calculations are done in 64 bit.

StereooeretS is available in VST for Windows and VST and AU Universal Binary for Mac and as usual with DDMF the price is "whatever-you-feel-appropriate".

Future Audio Workshop has just announced the release of Touch Mix Deadmau5 Edition, an iPhone and iPod Touch App which allows you to remix tracks by electronic music producer Deadmau5. Perform tracks by applying delays, mixes, rewind effects.


Touch Mix Deadmau5 Edition is available now through the iTunes App Store at a price of €2.39.

iPerform3D today announced a totally unique feedback tool called 'MyPerform' which allows Beginner students to get fast and helpful feedback on their progress from the professional instructors behind the 3D lessons.

Students record themselves playing, submit an audio or video file via email and within 24 hours find out if they rate as a 'Wannabe', "The Next Big Thing' or 'A Real Guitar Hero'. 'MyPerform' is available at an introductory price of $2.95 per submission. Those who buy all four Beginner Packs get one free with their purchase.

Native Instruments introduces Absynth Spectral Expansion, the latest release in the comprehensive range of Kore Soundpack libraries. The new collection provides a wealth of sounds based on the semi-modular sound engine of the Absynth synthesizer.

Absynth Spectral Expansion is available for download purchase in the NI Online Shop for a suggested retail price of $59 / €49.