You may not be familiar with the company Tronical but you will know their work because they are responsible for Gibson’s Robot Guitar tuning systems. Well judging by this video it appears that Tronical are about to launch some standalone systems that can be retrofit to pretty much any guitar be it a Les Paul [...]
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Love The Way You Lie
Gianni Luminati does a rendition of “Love The Way You Lie” with loop pedals, a kids xylophone, a drum set, and a ukulele.
Even if you’re sick of this song you should really watch this
Adobe Audition Comes to the Mac
Adobe has announced that the public beta of Adobe Audition, its professional audio editing suite, is now available for Mac OS X. Adobe Audition has been available for Windows since 2003 (when Adobe acquired the Windows program, Cool Edit Pro) but this beta marks its first appearance on the Mac.
Audition is a digital audio workstation, similar to Pro Tools or Logic Pro. Adobe Audition for Mac boasts a fast new audio playback engine, native multi-channel support for 5.1 surround sound, noise reduction capabilities and audio effects like de-hummers and volume leveling.
In a company announcement, Jim Guerard, vice president and general manager for Dynamic Media at Adobe, said Audition for Mac is part of an ongoing mission to provide ‘industry leading, cross-platform content creation tools for creative professionals.’
Mac users can download the beta version of Adobe Audition at labs.adobe.com/technologies/audition. The program requires an Intel Mac running Mac OS X 10.5.7 or Mac OS X 10.6. There is no serial number or activation for this download, but it will expire when the beta period ends.
Adobe also offers Adobe Soundbooth, its audio package for users that are not audio professionals. In other words, it’s more of a consumer-grade tool. On its FAQ page, Adobe says that one priority of bringing Audition to the Mac is to improve workflows by providing solid integration with Adobe Premiere Pro.
Adobe has put a lot of work into making Premiere Pro more competitive with Apple’s Final Cut Studio — especially in CS5. In my own experience (which isn’t in a professional capacity, but does include multi-track, multi-source editing), I’ve found Premiere Pro CS5 for Mac to be better and more efficient than Final Cut Studio in many arenas. However, while Final Cut Studio can easily integrate with Logic Pro and Avid’s Media Composer can integrate with Pro Tools, Premiere Pro for Mac lacks its own professional audio component. With Audition for Mac, that gap is now filled.
It’s exciting to see Adobe bring its professional audio toolset to Mac OS X. We look forward to bugging our audio professional friends to see how it stacks up against the competition, especially in Adobe-laden workflows.
(Via Mashable!.)
10 Cool Tips and Tricks for GarageBand 11
The new GarageBand features are impressive. You can fix your guitarist’s inability to keep a beat. You can extend that final note of your song. You can even keep track of your progress as you learn the guitar or keyboards.
But before you get the guitar, keyboards or mics out, it’s actually helpful if you know how to use some of the big ticket items without fumbling around for hours. We even highlighted a few little known features to help round out your GarageBand knowledge.
AmpliTube 2 for iPhone, as the Handheld Music Workflow Gets Clearer
AmpliTube 2 arrives today with new effects, recording, bounce to audio, export/import, practice tools, and in-app purchase of extra stomp modules. I’ve been playing with a pre-release version for the last few days. Combined with an audio interface like IK Multimedia’s own iRig, AmpliTube 2 turns your iPhone or iPod touch into a handheld, pocket-able workstation.
Back To The Future 25 year reunion
The cast of Back To The Future have reunited in New York to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the film franchise. Submit your videos at http://itn.co.uk/itndirect.html .
Facebook Photos gets drag and drop functionality
Facebook has announced another round of tweaks to Facebook Photos, offering drag and drop functionality to the service.
According to Facebook the ability to drag and drop picture folders on the screen has been the number one wish from its users, so like the veritable genie in a bottle, Facebook has made this wish come true.
You can also drag photos around in an album so you can put all the decent photos at the front.
Hi-res photos
Another new feature is high-res uploading. This was something which was first announced earlier in the month and means you can add high-res images to Facebook and print out a photo-quality version of these images from the photo album.
There is also a better photo browser, which makes it easier to flick through images.
There’s no news on when these features will rollout, but there is a video of how the new improvements work.
(Via TechRadar.)
NOOSY Offers HDMI Adapter For The iPad, iPhone 4 and iPod touch
NOOSY China, an unauthorized third-party Apple accessory manufacturer has come up with a HDMI adapter for the iPad, iPhone and iPod touch (4G). The product claims to allow you to output the display of your device to your HD display, though it wasn’t clear if the adapter will support audio over HDMI. It also wasn’t mentioned if it would support DRM protected content over HDMI though the site does feature images of Star Trek being played on the iPad and on a connected TV. Pricing wasn’t mentioned, though hopefully it won’t cost too much.
(Via Ubergizmo.)
App of the Day – FingerPiano
FingerPiano is a fun little app that can transform you into a pianist with no formal training. All you need are your fingertips and eyes to follow the convenient, guiding lights that tell you the next key to hit. With this, you’ll be able to perform the great classics as if you were a pro. (more…)
(Via ZiggyTek Blog.)
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