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| 01-30-10 / 11:57 PM : 5 years site anniversary (cjed) |
| The first news on this site was written just 5 years ago. Since, more than 3000 news/articles have been published (5000-8000 visits/month), and Cjed music downloads at musique-libre (Dogmazic) reached 200 000, without counting direct access from this site. Most of the previously available 70 songs have been temporarily deactivated (only 4 are still downloadable), in order to give focus on MJ Style album. There are still about 90 percent unreleased songs (700 total) to be discovered (first were composed in 1987).s |
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| 01-29-10 / 12:23 AM : Special Event : keynote video (cjed) |
| The January 2010 Special Event video is available here (90 minutes duration). |
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| 01-29-10 / 12:02 AM : CP2JavaWS : a year old /150 downloads per month (cjed) |
 The Cappuccino/Java bridge, CP2JavaWS, follows its growth, and now reaches 150 downloads a month. It has been completed in late November, however it will be maintained as Cappuccino evolves (and may be included as an Atlas plugin). |
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| 01-27-10 / 11:59 PM : iPad : video and details (cjed) |
 A stunning video of the iPad is available here : it demonstrates the power of multitouch, even further than iPhone's user experience. The screen (9.7 inches) displays up to 1024*768 resolution (can play H264 movies in 720p at 30fps), at 132 ppi (163 ppi for the iPhone). The processor, A4, is custom made by Apple (team from PA Semi) and provides 10h battery life (1 Ghz frequency). Moreover it includes a more powerful 3D chipset than the iPhone 3GS.The advanced OSX version provides a true desktop (dock, background, windows), and a giant virtual keyboard. Among applications we note iBooks, an ebook reader (with animated/simulated pages swipe), that looks like Delicious Library (with rotating effects, and animating - uses implicit Core Animation - when sorting), a full iTunes, Pages, Numbers et Keynote (10$ for each of these 3 desktop applications), Mail, Calendar, address book, Google Maps, all of these providing advanced multitouch features. Applications and games from the AppStore (initially conceived for iPhone) can run in windowed mode, or double-sized mode. A dedicaed section will be added to the AppStore. The SDK is still available. Pricing will be 499$ for the 16Gb (Wifi) model - 629$ for Wifi+ 3G -, and availibility is in two months (June/July for 3G models in order to get carriers data plans). We don't know yet if a Logic version will be added by Apple. |
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| 01-24-10 / 06:31 PM : Roland K-RD700GX1 Supernatural Piano Kit (cjed) |
 Roland announced the K-RD700GX1, a SuperNATURAL update for RD-700GX's piano. This expansion card includes 17 new piano presets, based on modeling (derived from V-Piano) and samples. Details are provided here : . expressivity in every single key (samples), expressivity according to the player’s touch and expressivity of decaying sounds (through modeling).Expected price is about 329 euros, and it will be available by February. |
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| 01-24-10 / 05:58 PM : Roland VP-7 Vocal Processor (cjed) |
 Roland also presented the VP-7, a stunning vocal processor (see videos here and there). It provides Human Voice mode (Female Choir, Kids Choir, Gregorian Choir, ou Jazz Scat) for playing ensemble voices from the keyboard, and Vocal Designer mode (Duet, Trio1, Trio2) for adding backing voices (2 or 3) that follow the sing (a Roland DR-HS5 microphone is bundled). Finally a Vocoder mode is available. The bypass can be triggered from a pedal. Pricing hasn't been announced yet. |
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| 01-24-10 / 05:25 PM : Roland V-Combo VR-700 (cjed) |
 Roland presented during the NAMM 2010 the V-Combo VR-700, a 76 keys stage keyboard : Virtual Tone Wheel and COSM for organs, and 128 Mb of ensemble instruments samples (88-key multi-sampled pianos, EP, strings, choirs brass, basses, synth pads, etc.). The polyphony is illimited for the organ part, and of 128 voices for the samples part. It also includes 51 rhythms, and audio backtracks can be added from USB.We can watch a great demo here. The availibility date is March (2329$). |
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| 01-24-10 / 04:29 PM : YellowTools Rock Trio/Jazz Trio (cjed) |
 YellowTools offers until February, 15, the Rock Trio samples selection (drums, electric bass, guitar&power chord samples taken from Independance Pro and rock targeted) for each Download Instrument purchase. Among new download parts we also find Jazz Trio (drums, bass and piano, targeted to Jazz music). Finally Independance Pro 2.5 Suite is still offered starting 100 euros Donwload Instruments purchase. |
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| 01-23-10 / 04:03 PM : Yamaha P-95 (cjed) |
| Yamaha presented the P-95, successor to P-85. It is planned for this summer, and will be priced 899$. We can read a thread here. |
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| 01-23-10 / 03:57 PM : Akai iPK25/SynthStation for iPhone (cjed) |
| Akai announced the iPK25, a keyboard (host) for iPhone, fitted with audio outputs, and that works with SynthStation application for iPhone. The later provides 3 instruments (based on 3 oscillators) and drum kits. A video is available here. |
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| 01-22-10 / 11:43 PM : Spectrasonics : 64 bits updates/ iPhone remote (cjed) |
 Spectrasonics announced 64 bits update to Omnisphere and Trilian on Snow Leopard (beta versions, the final updates will be available by a month). Moreover 32 bits systems (Leopard or Snow Leopard started in 32 bits kernel mode for compatibility reasons) can also access to more than 4Gb of memory, thanks to a new Sample File Server, an external process (same trick as Kontakt 3.5 Memory Server).Finally an iPhone application, Omni Live, will be provided for free at the AppStore. It will work as a remote controller for Live Mode, and then allow easy presets selection. |
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| 01-21-10 / 11:17 PM : Youtube through HTML5 (cjed) |
| Google provides access to Youtube videos through HTML5 video tag, for those encoded in H264 format, and then allows to get better performance than when using Flash. We just have to click on the Subscribe to the HTML5 beta program link in this page. This setting is stored through a coookie. Dailymotion also allows to watch some videos through HTML5. |
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| 01-21-10 / 11:08 PM : Firefox 3.6 : new HTML5 features (cjed) |
| Version 3.6 of Firefox is available. Among new features we can find : HTML video tag, native drag&drop, file API, WOFF font format support, CSS gradients (-moz-linear-gradient and -moz-radial-gradient properties for background), image smoothing when scaling in canvas elements. |
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| 01-21-10 / 11:04 PM : Tablet details / Web iTunes (cjed) |
| Rumors about the mac Tablet are going more and more detailed : ebook, TV subscription, games. Moreover a web version of iTunes may be unveiled in a few months. |
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| 01-18-10 / 11:23 PM : Sibelius First available (cjed) |
| Sibelius presents Sibelius First, a lite version of Sibelius 6, that is priced 129$. At that price we have yet to compare it with Logic Express 9 score features. A demo version is provided (30 days trial). |
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| 01-18-10 / 11:17 PM : Special Event : Tablet/iPhone OS4/touch iLife (cjed) |
| The January,27 Special Event has been confirmed by Apple, that is expected to announce not only the Tablet, but also iPhone OS4 (with a new emulator that alllows to test applications at higher resolution... the ones used by the Mac Tablet), and iLife 2010 (with multitouch features). |
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| 01-18-10 / 12:57 AM : Roland V-Piano Evolution (cjed) |
| Roland presents V-Piano Evolution, a system program update for V-Piano that brings two new vintage models (Vertical and V1 Impactance), and two new vanguard types (Triple Large and Metallic SB). Audio demos are provided. |
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| 01-18-10 / 12:52 AM : MOTU Ethno 2 (cjed) |
| MOTU announced Ethno Instrument Version 2, an evolution (forward compatible with first version) that brings samples size to 21 Gb (from 8 Gb). New instruments include taiko drums, large African drums, thirty new instruments from India, hundreds of urban India loops (in they style of Slumdog Millionaire), Balkanish voices, Arabic voices, Persian voices, an extensive new collection of gongs and bells, extended cymbalum… Microtuning presets can be applied to any instrument. Moreover the UVI engine is now 64 bits and is compatible with Snow Leopard. It will be priced 395$, and an upgrade path will be provided for Ethno 1 owners. |
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| 01-14-10 / 11:44 PM : EastWest Hollywood Strings : video available (cjed) |
| The demonstration video of EastWest Hollywood Strings is available at soundsonline (200 Mb archive, mov container). The playing and rendering seem to achieve a new step, that we couldn't even have expected, and that helps creating, even more than with Silk. The music track is uncompressed 24 bits (and a second, 16 bits, for comments). The whole is 2,2 Mb/s (22 minutes duration). |
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| 01-14-10 / 11:36 PM : IK Multimedia AmpliTube 3 (cjed) |
 IK Multimedia presented AmpliTube 3 at NAMM 2010. It includes 160 amps models (modern and vintage), and enhanced versions of AmpliTube 2's ones. Performances are better, and resources requirements are adjustables. A demo version is planned soon. Finally it is also compatible with G4 (dual 1 Ghz min). |
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| 01-13-10 / 12:14 AM : Logic 9.1 : 64 bits and restrictions (cjed) |
| The 9.1 update to Logic Pro 9 brings support for 64 bits, notably for third-party plugins (the EXS24 still managed more than 4 Gb of memory - as well as Kontakt -, through an external process). To enable it, the 32 bits mode has to be unchecked from the application's Informations panel. The 64 bits mode leads however to some restrictions. |
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| 01-11-10 / 10:58 PM : BigFishAudio Miroslav Vitous String Ensembles (cjed) |
 Big Fish Audio presents Miroslav Vitous String Ensembles, that provides two strings ensembles : Large Orchestra (24 violins, 14 violas, 12 celli, and 9 basses) and Chamber Ensemble (14 violins, 8 violas, 5 celli, and 4 basses). Control of each instrument section is provided, and many articulations are available : Legato, Sul Ponticello, Vibrato, Non-Vibrato, Tremolo, Pizzicato, Staccato, Expressivo, Sforzato.It is priced 1400$ and requires 6Gb of disk space. It is based on the Yellow Tools ENGINE player, compatible with G4 macs. No audio demos are available yet. |
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| 01-11-10 / 10:49 PM : EastWest Hollywood Strings : videos at NAMM (cjed) |
| EastWest will provide online video tutorials of Hollywood Strings, at NAMM start (January, 14). |
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| 01-11-10 / 10:45 PM : Sims 3: World Adventures review (cjed) |
| Macworld provides a review of Sims 3: World Adventures. |
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| 01-11-10 / 10:42 PM : PowerVR SGX545 : OpenGL 3.2 & OpenCL (cjed) |
| Imagination Technologies announces POWERVR SGX545, that brings support for DirectX 10.1, OpenGL 3.2, and OpenCL 1.0. It can manage 40 million polygons/s and 1 Gpixels/s at 200Mhz. |
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| 01-08-10 / 12:16 AM : iPhone Speed Forge / Marbles Multiball 3D (cjed) |
| Among new games on iPhone we find Speed Forge Extreme (a Lite version is available) and Marbles Multiball 3D - The Castle Adventure. |
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| 01-08-10 / 12:12 AM : ITMS : web preview (cjed) |
| A browser-based preview is now provided at iTunes Charts site for ITMS songs (same features as with iTunes application, however playing is handled by the QuickTime plugin). |
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| 01-07-10 / 12:53 AM : Symphonic Orchestra : free Starter (cjed) |
| EastWest provides a free version (Starter) of Symphonic Orchestra (form to complete, and download link sent by email). We can further upgrade to Gold, Platinum or Platinum Plus versions. |
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