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02-28-10 / 12:43 AM : Starwars Unleashed available (cjed)
Starwars Unleashed Sith Extended edition (3 additional levels) is available on mac (Core 2Duo 2,4 Ghz, Radeon HD2600 or GeForce 8600).
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02-19-10 / 01:12 AM : iPhone : Brothers in Arms 2 video (cjed)
A trailer of Brothers in Arms 2: Global Front is available at Youtube. The game uses the same engine as NOVA.
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02-19-10 / 01:10 AM : iTunes web Preview : AppStore category (cjed)
The iTunes web Preview now adds an AppStore category.
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02-19-10 / 12:56 AM : Apple : Flash is obsolete (cjed)
During an interview about the iPad, S. Jobs may have stated that Flash is among obsolete technologies, like were floppy disks (removed since first iMac), Firewire 400 (many don't share this idea) and CD (also not true, as until we get lossless on ITMS, there hasn't been better format than CD, except SACD - however it didn't succeed).
Adobe then responded the same as usual, stating Flash represents 80% of videos on the web, and that HTML5 won't be completed before years (that is false, considering the rate of its implementing in browsers, despite the spec being only 6 months old). The reality it that Flash generates high revenues through ads, and Adobe couldn't then get anything from the iPhone market.
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02-19-10 / 12:44 AM : ImpactSoundworks Shreddage (cjed)
Impact Soundworks presented Shreddage: Electric Rhythm Guitar: Rock & Metal, a library that features electric guitar rhythm samples (left/right alternated articulations - no loops), with both direct and amp settings. It is priced 49$ (Kontakt 2 min), and audio demos are available.
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02-19-10 / 12:28 AM : SampleLogic Morphestra (cjed)
SampleLogic also released recently Morphestra, a library that includes 1200 instruments (27 Gb), divided into 3 categories : Atmosphere, Instrumentals, Percussive. The interface features 40 effects and morphing (Kontakt 4 required). The software is provided on a 160 Gb hard disk (USB2 and Firewire 800, 3 years warranty), and it is priced 699$. Audio demos are available.
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02-18-10 / 12:55 AM : Steinberg : PowerPC support concludes (cjed)
Steinberg announced that current versions of its products will be the latest to work on PowerPC.
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02-18-10 / 12:49 AM : SampleLogic A.I.R Expanded (cjed)
SampleLogic presents A.I.R Expanded, that brings enhanced versions of existing instruments, plus 100 new instruments, 35 new multis and a new interface. The update is priced 50$ (360$ for the full version - 6,5 Gb). A 1,4 Ghz G4 is required (however it should work on a 1,25 Ghz G4 - except for convolution effects if present), as well as Kontakt 3.5 (the latest version compatible with PowerPC - Kontakt 4 requires an Intel mac). Audio demos are provided.
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02-16-10 / 11:13 PM : Nord Sample Library : NordLead 1,2,3 samples (cjed)
NordLead 1, 2 & 3 original samples and patchs can be downloaded for free for Nord Electro 3 and Nord Wave owners. Audio demos are also provided.
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02-16-10 / 11:04 PM : FXpansion BFD Heavy (cjed)
FXpansion presents BFD Heavy, an extension that provides two Yamaha kits (Recording Custom and Birch Custom Absolute), and that is downloadable for 70$. Audio demos are available.

We can also download at DFB2 demo (standalone only, one kit, velocity limited to 4 levels, 16 bits), 320 Mb size. Despite not being supported on G4, it may work on these processors.
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02-16-10 / 10:57 PM : Tory Story 3 new trailer (cjed)
A new interesting trailer of Toy Story 3 is available at Apple site. The movie is expected this June.
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02-16-10 / 10:48 PM : 64 bits Cocoa Photoshop in CS5 (cjed)
Adobe's CS5 suite may finally bring 64 bits (then Cocoa) version of Photoshop for MacOSX. Moreover Flash tools will allow to develop native iPhone applications (that is by using a compiler that Adobe presented recently - in order to circumvent lack of Flash plugin in iPhone).
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02-16-10 / 12:26 AM : Omnisphere new demos (cjed)
Spectrasonics provides two new demos of Omnisphere : a demo from Jordan Rudess (Dream Theatre) at NAMM 2010, and a demo from Diego Stocco.
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02-16-10 / 12:18 AM : Orchestral Scores loops (cjed)
Prime Loops presents Orchestral Scores, a library of 100 orchestral loops (royalties free, 584 Mb). It is available at download for 26,55$. An audio demo is provided, as well as demo samples (56 Mb, 9 wav samples).
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02-12-10 / 12:10 AM : iPhone : Chevaliers de Baphomet (Broken Sword) (cjed)
Following the english version (Broken Sword) released in January (5,49 euros), we can now find the french verison (Les Chevaliers de Baphomet - The Director's Cut) at the AppStore, priced 3,99 euros. Reviews are very positives (stunning making, extended length). We can watch a video here. To remember, Revolution also made the great port of Beneath a Steel Sky to iPhone.
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02-11-10 / 12:11 AM : Amiga emulator on iPhone (cjed)
Following the C64 emulator for iPhone, an Amiga emulator is planned. The 68000 emulation part has been made mainly in ARM assembly, in order to get full speed performance. We can watch a selection of 100 original Amiga games. However the games will be provided at a one basis (distinct application for each game - the emulator will be hidden), and they may not be the best ones (besides limited choice).
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02-10-10 / 11:58 PM : NI AbbeyRoad 60s drums (cjed)
The recently released NI AbbeyRoad 60s drums library for Kontakt 4 (does not support PowerPC macs) includes two kits, a Gretsch and a Ludwig (we can read the elements list here). The samples (2900 in 24 bits/44,1 kHz, and 30 velocity levels) use 6,3 Gb space in Kontakt 4 compressed format (that is 14 Gb uncompressed). Audio demos are available, and it is priced 99 euros.
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02-10-10 / 11:46 PM : Cubase 5 trial (cjed)
Steinberg provides a trial version of Cubase 5 (fully fonctionnal 30 days demo). However it requires an USB-eLicenser key (20 euros) to activate the license. To remember, Steinberg provided another Cubase 5 (on MacOS9) just 10 years ago :-)
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02-10-10 / 11:43 PM : Parallels Desktop 5 vs VMWare 3 (cjed)
Mactech provides a detailed comparative bench of Parallels Desktop 5 and VMWare 3. Parallels is faster, and even more in 3D and games (with also better compatibility and rendering).
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02-10-10 / 12:20 AM : Riven soon available on iPhone ? (cjed)
A thread may indicate the upcoming release (this summer) of Riven on iPhone, as well as Uru Live. This information hasn't been officially confirmed (nor rejected) by Cyan's forums members. An iPad version would be even better suited for.
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02-10-10 / 12:14 AM : Synthogy Ivory II / upgrades (cjed)
Synthogy announces Ivory II (available by May), an enhanced version of Ivory piano libraries : new audio engine and new samples. We can get the upgrades prices here (45 euros for Italian Grand upgrade. As it was deceiving, we hope that the new samples will be far more better).
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02-09-10 / 11:46 PM : Corona SDK for iPhone (cjed)
Ansca company (founded by formers Adobe mobile engineers !) presents Corona, a development environment for iPhone that uses a proprietary SDK based on Lua language (scripting language widely used for games), a compiler (requires an Intel mac) and a simulator (that also works on PowerPC).

Among SDK's features we note an OpenGL ES accelerated graphics engine, video support, as well as accelerometer, touch and camera support. A command-line debugger is provided. Multiple platofms support is planned. The compiler produces very small binaries..
A 30 days trial is available.
The full version (99$) includes a one-year membership to the Corona Developer Program, that allows to deploy to AppStore, and provides free SDK updates. It is stated however that compiling requires membership, so it may have to be renewed each year.
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02-09-10 / 11:20 PM : Aperture 3 available (cjed)
Apple presents Aperture 3, compatible 64 bits on Snow Leopard (and 32 bits on Leopard). A trial (30 days) is available, however the software requires an Intel mac. It is priced 199$.
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02-09-10 / 11:17 PM : Infinite zoom effect with CSS3 (cjed)
At Roman Cortes's blog we can find an infinite zoom effect made using CSS3.
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02-09-10 / 12:38 AM : iSpectrum : iPhone dev in Java in Eclipse (cjed)
We knew Xmlvm, a Java to Objective-C cross-compiler (that uses XSL stylesheets to transform JVM calls to Objective-C instructions) - that also provides a subset of Cocoa APIs in Java. Now we can discover iSpectrum from FlexyCore (french startup founded in 2008 by people that worked at INRIA and Texas Instruments), a solution composed of an Eclipse plugin (3.4 version min), Java ports of iPhone APIs (UIKit, CoreLocation, MediaPlayer), and an emulator. The Java code is compiled into Objective-C, and the Eclipse debugger is available. Compiling and using the emulator however require an Intel mac.

A 30 days demo (15 compilations) is downloadable, and a free open licence is provided for applications released under open source licences (for commercial applications, a Pro or Entreprise licence has to be purchased - prices not listed yet).
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02-06-10 / 12:47 AM : iConnectMIDI : Midi interface for iPhone (cjed)
The first Midi interface for iPhone, iConnectMIDI, has been announced. Besides the usual connector for external power supply, this compact device provides two Midi IN ports, two MIDI out ports, a standard USB port (to connect a Midi instrument fitted with USB connection), a mini-USB port (to connect to a computer - in the same way as Fastlane USB Midi interface), and finally a RJ-50 connector (network) to connect to an iPhone. It will allow to share Midi message between an iPhone, external Midi instruments and a computer, simultaneously.

We will then be able to use iPhone's multi-touch screen (from existing or future applications) to control external Midi instruments (for example an external sampled guitar from iShred), or the opposite (control iPhone's audio applications from an external Midi keyboard or sequencer). The price isn't available yet.
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02-06-10 / 12:34 AM : MuseScore : free notation software (cjed)
MuseScore is an open source (GPL licence) and cross-platform notation program. It manages unlimited number of staves, MusicXML format, and includes a sequencer that provides audio instruments based on Soundfont 2 samples. We can watch a video and download the latest version (0.9.5, universal binary) here.
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02-05-10 / 12:42 AM : Free H264 licence extended (cjed)
The free use licence for H264 codec has been extended by the MPEG LA until late 2015, for freely provided videos. This should then help HTML5 video tag spread in blogs, social sites and companies sites (sites that sell video content still own purchased licence). Thus, Adobe's recent decision to (finally) optimize Flash on OSX seems logical.
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02-05-10 / 12:26 AM : Flash 10.1 : CoreAnimation (cjed)
In an article about Flash, we learn (in comments) that the 10.1 version will use CoreAnimation on OSX, and then will be at least as fast as the Windows version. Performances also seem to be tied to the browser.
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02-03-10 / 12:33 AM : Notion SLE for VSL (cjed)
Notion Music presents NOTION SLE for VSL Special Edition and Special Edition Plus, a version of Notion dedicated to VSL :
NOTION SLE features presets created for Vienna Instruments, Vienna Ensemble and Vienna Ensemble PRO and include all standard articulations, which are all mapped and balanced for best playback directly out of your score.

As you write and articulate your score, NOTION SLE will follow your instructions and automatically change the VSL patch in playback to accurately and realistically perform your score. Dynamics, hairpins, articulations, glissandos and even portamentos will faithfully be reproduced in playback. And of course, you can take full advantage of our live performance features and conduct the full orchestra with unmatched level of control in the industry.


The software is compatible with MusicXML format besides Midi, and we can watch videos here. It is priced 89$.
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02-03-10 / 12:19 AM : iPhone OS 3.1.3/iMac firmware udate/iTunes 9.0.3 (cjed)
Apple provides many updates : iPhone OS 3.1.3, 27-inch iMac Display Firmware Update 1.0 and iTunes 9.0.3.
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