Soundminer HD Plus (Win/Mac) is available now in the Soundminer Store at $399. Soundminer HD is not available yet. Soundminer HD is a new lower cost product line that offers users modular feature options as well as the option to run it on both Macintosh and Windows operating systems. The starting price for this product is only $199US and is packed with great Soundminer … [Read more...]
Avid Presents the New Generation of Pro Tools
Avid has just released Pro Tools 9, the new version of the industry standard DAW, now packed with more features (including very cool news for post-sound guys, both LE and HD users) and also a new philosophy (yes, finally... they're "changing"). So.. What's new? Pro Tools now works with Core Audio and ASIO drivers (no more interface limitations) Supports OMF/AAF/XMF Adds … [Read more...]
Symbolic Sound Releases Kyma Control for iPad
Kyma Users: If you don't have an iPad yet, you'd love to get one now. Apart of the amazing sound making apps you can found there, Symbolic Sound is announcing the release of Kyma Control, a new iPad app that offers different control options for Kyma/paca(rana) systems. For use in the studio, on stage, in a theatre or performance venue, in an installation, in the lab, at home, … [Read more...]
Waves Releases Sound Design Suite, Plus New Interviews with Charles Deenen and Scott Martin Gershin
Waves Audio has released the Sound Design Suite, a new bundle packed with 30 plugins oriented to sound design tasks. It was developed in collaboration with Charles Deenen and Scott Martin Gershin. With over 30 plugins hand-picked especially for sound designers and post production facilities, the Waves Sound Design Suite is a comprehensive and cost-effective collection of audio … [Read more...]
Aaron Marks Special: So, You Want to Be a Sound Designer?
People often ask why I’m a sound designer and how I ended up with an active career creating sounds. It’s not something I specifically sought out but now that I’m a dozen years into doing it professionally, I’m really happy that I’m here. I actually started as a composer with the dream of scoring blockbuster Hollywood films but with the unpredictability of life, I ended up on … [Read more...]
Audio Ease Releases Snapper 2
Audio Ease has released the second version of Snapper, its sound file managing/playback tool for Mac OS X. The main improvements are: Much improved integration with Snow Leopard. Spot-to-cursor of Nuendo, Cubase, Logic and Pro Tools Drag selections anywhere, into tracks or even iChat. Even smaller cpu footprint Waveforms that look better and appear and scroll … [Read more...]
Soundminer HD Officially Announced
Soundminer has officially announced Soundminer HD, a new version of the sound database manager based on the V4 Engine, and including a lot of new features and improvements. Now they'll be offering two different products: Soundminer HD and Soundminer HD Plus, with no differences between Mac and Win versions. Soundminer HD is a new lower cost product line that offers users … [Read more...]