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Pink Floyd sues EMI over iTunes royalties
Lengendary rockers Pink Floyd filed a lawsuit in London on Tuesday against its record label EMI.
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0MacProVideo releases Spectrasonics Trilian video tutorials
MacProVideo on Friday released a new set of video tutorials for Mac-based musicians.
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0Apple releases ProKit 5.1
Apple released an update for users of its professional applications. ProKit 5.1 is a relatively small download at 16.8MB and is available via software update in Mac OS X or from Apple’s Web site.
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0IK Multimedia ships AmpliTube 3
Introduced at the NAMM music show in January, IK Multimedia is now shipping its new amp and modeling software, AmpliTube 3.
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0Groove3 offers two new Pro Tools training videos
Video training company Groove3 on Monday released two new Pro Tools training videos.
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0Spectrasonics releases 64-bit versions of Omnisphere, Trilian
One big piece of news at the NAMM music show this year was Apple’s move to a 64-bit version of Logic. Of course, any great music platform needs great plug-ins and Spectrasonics delivers.
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0Scales and Modes iPhone app released for guitarists, keyboardists
One of the greatest things about my iPhone is having access to my music and music apps. Today, there’s a new one that’s been released that I’m trying out.
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2Atomic Love Bombs participate in Haiti benefit concert during Macworld
If you’re attending Macworld Expo this week in San Francisco, Calif. you might want to plan to go out Friday night to the Red Devil Lounge for a concert. The concert is being put on as a benefit for the earthquake victims in Haiti, and one of the bands playing — the Atomic Love Bombs [...]
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6Apple releases iTunes 9.0.3
Apple on Monday updated iTunes, the company’s music and video software.
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1FuzzMeasure audio and acoustics measurement tool updated
There are a lot of things to consider when setting up a studio, home theater, stage or auditorium, not the least of which is the actual space you will be using.
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0Video: Interview with David Ellefson of F5, Hail! and Megadeth
I stopped by to speak with David Ellefson to get the latest on what he is doing while I was at NAMM last week. David is one of the best bass guitarists in the business and someone I’ve had the pleasure of knowing for several years.
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2The Beard Speaks: Business lunches in Vegas
Greetings from San Jose! I wrote this piece at NAMM 2010! Or, more accurately, from a rocking party at NAMM. I was taking a break from the shenanigans at the show (did you see that picture of me partying with Gene Simmons) to bring you cats up to speed with my beardly goings-on. Also, Face [...]
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2Logic Pro 64-bit the talk of the NAMM music show
Apple’s release of Logic Pro 9.1 two days before the NAMM music show in Anaheim, Calif. last week caused quite a stir on the show floor with developers, engineers and users.
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100NAMM Video: Interview with Godsmack’s Sully Erna
I had the chance to speak with Godsmack’s Sully Erna after he finished his demo of the Yamaha drum kit this morning. Truly a great moment for me.
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0NAMM Video: Godsmack’s Sully Erna demos Yamaha drum kit
I attended a Yamaha event this morning where the company unveiled a new drum kit. As with most companies, Yamaha had a demo of the kit and brought out Godsmack’s Sully Erna to do the honors. Really, nothing else has to be said.
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1NAMM Video: Audio Technica’s new mics
We stopped by to get the news on the new Mics from Audio-Technica on Friday. Gary Boss explained what was new and what you should know.
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2NAMM Video: Universal Audio
Universal Audio makes the best audio plug-ins on the market, so it makes sense that we would spend a bit of time speaking with them at NAMM. We talked about some of the hardware and software the company makes and what’s coming next.
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0NAMM Video: BFD Nano Demo by FXpansion
One of the best drum companies on the market is FXpansion with its BFD series. The company introduced BFD Nano at NAMM, which is a new version of the sampler targeted to the beginner user. We stopped by and got a demo at the BFD booth.
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1NAMM: Video interview with Apogee
In this installment of our video series from NAMM, Jim Dalrymple interviews Apogee’s Sean McArthur about GiO, the company’s USB-based guitar interface for the Mac.
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1The Loop interviews Tim Self, Propellerhead Software
In the first of our video interviews from NAMM, Jim Dalrymple interviews Tim Self, Propellerhead Software’s senior vice president of sales and marketing. Tim discusses Propellerhead’s Record, new audio recording software.
