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| 04-29-06 / 09:51 PM : Kontakt 2.1 update available (cjed) |
| The announced 2.1 update for Kontakt 2 is finally available on the Native Instruments site (high load, site down now). |
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| 04-23-06 / 03:49 PM : Holidays pause : Mallorca (cjed) |
| A week pause for holidays at Mallorca (meanwhile Vincent is going to England). |
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| 04-20-06 / 02:38 AM : Rock intro (cjed) |
 Here is a short rock intro (XV Guit/JV Bass&Drums/SO strings) : StartUP.mp3 s |
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| 04-20-06 / 12:17 AM : Randtic / 4TB Quest comments at soundsonline (cjed) |
| A big thank to soundsonline composers for their nice comments about Randtic. Also some comments about 4TB Quest. |
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| 04-20-06 / 12:04 AM : Authoring rights : the rules (cjed) |
| Musique-libre reported an abusive use by France 2 of a song under creative commons nd licence, and other similar affairs in Europe, that always lead in favor of the author. The rules are : commercial use requires express demand to the artist (and eventually remuneration depending on the media audience). The later decides the use time accorded and does not give any permanent right. In all cases, songs should not be modified (cut, loops) and author name must be precised. |
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| 04-19-06 / 12:45 AM : X-Plane 8 review (cjed) |
| As pointed IMG, Joystiq magazine provides an online review of X-Plane 8. As expected, they conclude that it is more realistic than Flight Simulator, but graphics are not the main target here. |
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| 04-18-06 / 11:30 PM : Jack OSX : universal binary update (cjed) |
| Jack OSX, the opensource audio server for MacOSX allowing to route audio signals between all CoreAudio applications, has been updated to Universal Binary. It is here. |
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| 04-18-06 / 12:41 AM : Musée Grévin (cjed) |
 Some photos from Musée Grévin have been added to the Projects-->Images-->Photos section. It is here. Places were huge and various, more than we had thought. Surprise, the invisible man ! |
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| 04-17-06 / 02:53 PM : Genesis Plus 1.2.7 / Generator 0.4.1 (cjed) |
| Richard Bannister posted updates to its Sega Genesis emulators (compiled in XCode as Universal Binary). It is here for Genesis Plus 1.2.7 and there for Generator 0.4.1. |
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| 04-14-06 / 11:57 PM : CoD2, Quake 4, Enigmo 2, Tribal Trouble (cjed) |
 We start with a Preview of Call Of Duty 2 at IMG, then we continue with reviews of Enigmo 2 and Tribal Trouble. Finally we learn that Quake 4 is shipping. |
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| 04-14-06 / 11:44 PM : N-Ball : the perfect concept game ! (cjed) |
 We had Lugaru, Darwinia. Now we will count on N-Ball, a precision game between Marble Madness (but in 2D view) and Tron (for the graphic ambiance). The animation concept is incredible. In someway it reminds me the great shareware Gish. It is here (Mac and Windows demo).s |
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| 04-14-06 / 11:29 AM : 3D Duck & music (cjed) |
| In this thread from soundsonline forums dedicated to a fabulous orchestral demo, we learn that the composer, Michael Schrattbauer, also made a music for a very funny little 3D animation movie. That is here. |
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| 04-14-06 / 12:58 AM : Virtual Air Guitar : with or without... (cjed) |
| That's the funiest info of the day, Audiofanzine points Virtual Air Guitar, a sensors based system (developped by Helsinki University) that allows palying electric guitar... without one. It reminds me an equivalent system at La Cité des Sciences (La Villette), that consisted in a virtual drumset. The demonstration video here is impressive. |
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| 04-14-06 / 12:40 AM : SheepShaver : Classic on all macs (cjed) |
 Macbidouille provides an article about SheepShaver, a Classic emulator aimed at all PowerPC macs (will soon be compatible with Intel based macs !) It can emulate a PowerMac9500 running in OS9. We can hope a performance drop factor of 5 (that is enough with recent PowerPC G4/G5). However it seems not performing well for games, and leads to crashes, notably with audio. |
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| 04-14-06 / 12:30 AM : Anandtech : macbook pro & Parallels VMM (cjed) |
| As mentioned Macbidouille, the site Anandtech provides an incredibly detailed review of the macbook pro : no less than fifteen aspects analysed, and notably the use of Windows applications through the beta of Parallels Workstation (VMWare like). Then, direct access from OSX is as fast (and sometimes faster !) than booting in XP. However, for the emulator to work, particular peripherals must be managed (drivers needed). We are also waiting for informations about games performances. |
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| 04-13-06 / 10:12 PM : Doune on track for the New Morning (cjed) |
| After having ended first at the second step of the emergenza contest, Olivier and his band Doune are waiting for delivering their talents again at the New Morning, may 08 (22:30). |
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| 04-11-06 / 12:17 AM : Benchs : PC games on imac intel through XP (cjed) |
| PC World provides benchs of PC games running on imac intel (on Windows XP thanks to BootCamp). Macs are definitively great PCs. It is here. |
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| 04-11-06 / 12:10 AM : Stella 2.2 (cjed) |
| The Atari 2600 emulator Stella has been updated (numerous fixes among the universal binary port). It is there at macgamefiles. |
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| 04-11-06 / 12:03 AM : Tranquility 6 (cjed) |
 In the same area as Tron or Darwinia, Tranquility brings a whole new concept, very appealing. Graphics and music change as the user gains experience (there is a synchronisation with a server at the start of the levels). |
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| 04-10-06 / 11:43 PM : Tanks games (cjed) |
 Since mactels and Universal Binary ports, there is again a lot of activity in the sharewares world. We noticed two new tank combat games : OSX TankFighters 1.0.7 (we ever had OSX SkyFighters...), a simple and fun game, that can be played by up to 8 players through internet. Then, a huge demo (400 Mo) of DropTeam 1.0b1, a futurist armored ground combat game, with a complex 3D engine (up to 16 players via internet). We can see stunning videos and screenshots. |
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| 04-10-06 / 01:58 AM : Way Out Ware TimewARP 2600 (cjed) |
| Audiofanzine provides a test of TimewARP 2600, another emulation software of the ARP2600, from the american company Way Out Ware (there is also the one from the french company Arturia). We also can listen to interesting demos on the editor site. |
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| 04-08-06 / 02:18 PM : Randtic : a new romantic impro (cjed) |
| There is a new "romantic" impro, with minimal orchestration : Randtic.mp3 |
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| 04-07-06 / 11:00 PM : Brad Oliver about mac games future (cjed) |
| Following the release of Boot Camp, there is Brad Oliver reaction and reflexions about future of games on mac. |
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| 04-07-06 / 12:06 AM : PVariant comments at soundsonline (cjed) |
| I would like to thank all people at soundsonline for their nice comments about the new song PVariant. That's here. Very encouraging after those about HornStackEpic song. |
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| 04-05-06 / 11:51 PM : BLUE virtual synth 1.5 (cjed) |
 BLUE is a new virtual synth that provides FM Synthesis, Phase Distortion Synthesis, Wave Shaping Synthesis (as on the old Korg O1W) and Subtractive Synthesis. It includes six oscillators, 2 analog style filters and an arpeggiator. There is MP3 demos and a demo here. |
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| 04-05-06 / 11:33 PM : Lazarus 1.2 out (cjed) |
| A new version of Lazarus (port of Ultima V on the Dungeon Siege engine) is available here (1.2). First versions were yet stunning. |
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| 04-05-06 / 11:27 PM : Marathon 2 VF : full OSX installer (cjed) |
| As mentioned by macgamezone, we can find a full OSX Marathon 2 installer (based upon AlephOne) here. It has been translated to french by Bastien Menissie. There is also a full installer for Marathon 1 (also based on AlephOne). Bungie recently made the three Marathon episodes free.s |
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| 04-05-06 / 11:17 PM : Apple : About Camp on XP (cjed) |
| After hackers worked hard these last months to run Windows XP on Intel Macs (with success, but without graphic acceleration), Apple makes the surprise and unveils a beta of Boot Camp, a Windows XP installer that brings drivers for 3D video cards and audio cards. The utility has another interest, it can create new partitions on the booting volume, without having to erase existing one (OSX partition). So Apple stock is back to up (+9%), it was the secret response from Apple to wait for desktop Intel macs. |
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| 04-05-06 / 12:31 AM : Pacific Ocean : great composer site (cjed) |
| Here is Pacific Ocean Strudio, the site from a veteran composer of EastWest forums, Leandro Gardini. I love the Flash made introduction and the interface, Deep Blue like ! |
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| 04-04-06 / 10:44 PM : Incredible affluence during march (cjed) |
| The site encountered incredible affluence during march, with 2600 visits ! After a year the frequentation has grown by a factor of 25 (we are close to 10 000 visits since creation). |
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| 04-04-06 / 09:55 PM : SixtyForce is back : version 0.8.5b1 (cjed) |
| The famous N64 emulator sixtyforce is back. There hasn't been as activity as before in this area the last months (or years). The switch to XCode and use of Quartz and modern pthreads techniques bring enhancements in performances. After trying it i must say i'm impressed, now the emulation continue when the window is minimizing ! It is here. |
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| 04-04-06 / 09:49 PM : First virtualisation software for Intel macs (cjed) |
| The software editor Parallels will soon ship its virtualisation software Parallels Workstation (99$, to compare with VMWare that is two times more expensive on Windows). We are also waiting for Apple... |
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| 04-04-06 / 01:40 AM : 4 Trombones Quest (cjed) |
| Here is a 4 trombones based "quest" orchestration, slightly inspirated by English man in New York and House of the flying daggers soundtrack : SO_4TB_Quest.mp3 |
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| 04-02-06 / 01:51 PM : This weekend on soundsonline (cjed) |
| Lot of thanks to composers from soundsonline forum for having made nice comments on my song HornStack Epic. Moreover their skill is incredible : Good bye from Roberto (alias Beach), Song for Reynald by Ecliptic, The slavemaster from Frakir. And finally an orchestration made by Dinosound of a famous waltz from Emil Waldteufel, The Skater's Waltz. It is impressive how SO Gold Pro XP can sound ! |
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| 04-01-06 / 01:26 PM : Apple is 30 years old (cjed) |
| Macworld looks back at Apple history, at the occasion of its 30th anniversary. Waiting for other reactions, and Apple's event. |
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| 04-01-06 / 01:11 PM : Stoked Rider is out (cjed) |
 The famous snowboard game with cell shading based animation, Stoked Rider, is finally out on PC (will come slightly later on OSX and Linux). Meanwhile we can look at the new impressive screenshots and video here. |
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| 04-01-06 / 12:32 PM : Crysis : realistic CryEngine 2 (cjed) |
 The site NoFrag presents Crysis, next game from Crytek, the creators of the famous PC game FarCry. They made available a video of the CryEngine 2, the new 3D engine developed for the game (mpeg4 H264 video, there is also a 720p format one). It reaches perfect realism, that widen the gap with recent engines (HL2, Doom3, UnrealEngine 3). Some screenshots are also available.Editor says Crysis isn't the sequel to FarCry, and that it will be out early 2007, as it requires DirectX 10, then Windows Vista (delayed).s |
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| 04-01-06 / 12:33 AM : Sosumi : history of the System 7 sound (cjed) |
| Back to early 90, with an article upon Jim Reekes, Apple engineer in charge of Sound Manager development for System 7. We learn where the system sound Sosumi name comes from... so funny ! We can also listen to a sample made from system sounds, and even a whole song (MJ's Stranger in Moscow). |
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| 04-01-06 / 12:03 AM : TC Electronic M350 (cjed) |
| TC Electronic presented the M350, successor to the popular M300 multi-effects (and response to the MX200 from Lexicon). It looks like interesting, however its price isn't known yet.s |
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