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Apple confirms 2019 (at the earliest) release for new, modular Mac Pro
10 Apr · Apple has officially confirmed that the redesigned, modular Mac Pro won't arrive before 2019 at the earliest. The modular design direction allowing for easy upgrades has also been confirmed.
Tracktion BioTek 2 public beta oozes out of the undergrowth
10 Apr · Tracktion has released the public beta of BioTek 2. It's a new evolution of their organic/mechanic hybrid virtual synthesizer and brings new oscillators and presets by Richard Devine.
Musikmesse 2018: Steinberg teams up with Rupert Neve Designs on new USB interfaces
10 Apr · Two new USB interfaces by Steinberg, with transformers by Rupert Neve Designs, no less. Will these worry makers of luxury 2- and 4-preamp units already on the market by Focusrite and others?
Polyphonic Solina strings in your Eurorack? Meet StringTheory
10 Apr · Make Synths Not War has created the StringTheory module that brings 4-voice Solina Strings into your Eurorack. It's played by MIDI, not CV which won't suit everyone but makes it very good value.
Neural DSP recreates coveted Darkglass distortion pedals in plug-in format
10 Apr · Developer start-up Neural DSP has a new distortion pedal emulation created in partnership with Darkglass Electronics and models their super-nice (and pricey) Ultra pedal series.
Zen Delay: Are Ninja Tune getting into desktop effects boxes?
10 Apr · A bunch of photos of an unannounced prototype desktop effects box emerge. The Zen Delay has record labels Ninja Tunes name on it, an Erica Synths flavour, a filter, drive and nice fat tube.
Apple Mac Pro 2018 rumours: An all-new modular Mac with easy upgrades in the offing?
10 Apr · The new Mac Pro has already been in the works for some time and could be showcased in June at Apple's WWDC event, envisioned as the highest-end desktop system in the Apple line-up.
Spotify is building hardware, likely an in-car streaming player
09 Apr · As Spotify is gearing up for an April 24 event, informed speculation arises that the music streaming giant is about to launch its first hardware device, reportedly an in-car controller or player.
Magpha mastering EQ sounds analogue “all the way up to 20khz”
09 Apr · Featuring an extremely minimalistic, distraction-free user interface, this EQ offers true analogue phase behaviour up to 20kHz and very broad Q factors (<0.1) for final wideband tone sculpting.
NI Maschine MK3 becomes a Logic Pro X controller after latest update
09 Apr · With the latest update (v. 2.7.3) to its Maschine production platform, NI has added integration with Logic Pro X to the Maschine MK3 hardware controller. The unit's displays now showcase the Logic mixer.
Musikmesse 2018: RME debuts Digiface Dante and AVB audio networking interfaces
09 Apr · RME is furthering its audio networking catalog with the impending launch of Digiface Dante and Digiface AVB. Both are USB 3.0 mobile audio networking interfaces that offer different things.
Pen2Bow app turns the Apple Pencil into a legitimate iPad MIDI controller
09 Apr · Developer Dimos Gaidatzis created Pen2Bow, an EUR 9 app that turns the Apple Pencil into a violin bow MIDI controller. The algorithm detects linear and circular motion, generating four MIDI streams.
Musikmesse 2018: Drawmer intros a pair of CMC monitor controllers
08 Apr · At Musikmesse 2018, British manufacturer Drawmer will introduce a pair of new monitor controllers: CMC3 and CMC7. The CMC3 is the compact model, while the CMC7 is designed for Surround setups.
Deal: Boom 3D turns your Mac speakers Surround for only USD 8
08 Apr · The makers of Boom 3D claim their software enables a 3D Surround Sound audio experience using just your built-in Apple speakers on the iMac, MacBook Pro, or whatever fruity computer you have.