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| 12-19-09 / 01:19 AM : NI HOLIDAY SELECTION 2009 (cjed) |
 Native Instruments provides HOLIDAY SELECTION 2009 (Compilation Vol. 2 Library once installed), a selection of 40 free patchs for Kore Player (661 Mb of samples). The installer requires an Intel mac, however we just have to modify the script in distribution.dist file (open the package) in order for it to install on PPC mac.We can listen to audio demos here and watch a great video there (28 minutes length, that demoes all of the 40 patchs, with great stereo sound quality and large image size). |
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| 12-19-09 / 01:09 AM : Pro Tools HD 8.0.3 : Snow Leopard support (cjed) |
| Pro Tools HD 8.0.3 update is available here for Intel mac. It brings support for Snow Leopard, however it still run with 32 bits kernel mode only. In fact 64 bits kernel mode doesn't provide significant performance gain, and larger memory adressing can be achieved using a separate 64 bits cli Unix process (memory server), as used in Kontakt and other players. Moreover 64 bits kernel requires updated audio cards drivers. |
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| 12-10-09 / 12:11 AM : TC Electronic M30 Reverb : 1.0.2 update (cjed) |
| A 1.0.2 update to TC Electronic M30 Reverb plugin is available (through a link in a sent email). This version is aimed at fixing problems on some macs, and decay time parameter display. The Audio Unit plugin is now listed in Logic 9 on PowerPC (G4), and works fine. |
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| 12-05-09 / 04:16 PM : Man In The Mirror /Galaxy Steinway Piano (cjed) |
| We can find at Youtube an interesting performance of Man In The Mirror, played using BestService's Galaxy Steinway Piano (the great sequel, Galaxy II, has been available for more than 2 years). We can also watch a tutorial (slowmotion video) for an easier version of the song. |
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| 12-05-09 / 03:57 PM : Yamaha CF3 Piano free samples (cjed) |
 To complement the great Independence library, we can find a free Yamaha CF3 Piano library (932 Mb, 792 samples) made by Mats Helgesson. That is here for the download (337Mb archive). Its format (GigaStudio) can be imported into Kontakt.The samples number (and size) can seem small compared with recent piano libraries, however there is to remember that what makes a piano library sound good are its samples homogeneity (very difficult to achieve starting with thousands of samples) and its playability and liveness. For example the Roland Complete Piano card includes the same number of samples (4 velocity levels x 88 notes x 2 - for stereo) on only 64 Mb (compressed format, probably close to a 1/10 ratio). |
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| 12-05-09 / 12:52 AM : YellowTools 30% discount/Soundsonline discounts (cjed) |
| YellowTools provides 30% discount until December, 31, on all of its products, including Download Instruments. We can then get Symphonic Orchestra (4 Gb) at only 69 euros. Acoustic and electric guitars from Indendence Pro (some of whose are provided with Indendence Free) are not yet available as download instruments purchases. Starting 100 euros total purchase of Download Instruments, we get Independence Pro suite for free. We can also find the common Buy One get One Free at soundsonline, and also a discount on Complete Composer Collection - Customize. Finally a 40% discount is provided on BestService products (Titan, whose Engine software is based on YellowTools Independence player), Zero-G, and EastWest/Quantum Leap (enter HOLIDAYS code at checkout time). We can then get Sillk at only 321 euros. |
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