Ozone 5, Nectar AAX updates

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I stopped by the Izotope booth today and got a demo of all the latest plugins, including Ozone 5, the company’s mastering system. New versions of Ozone 5 and Nectar, Izotope’s vocal suite are available as AAX native plug-ins from their Web site.

TC Electronic’s TonePrint Editor

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I did a review of the Flashback X4 Delay that allows you to beam TonePrints to the device using your iPhone. With the release of the TonePrint Editor you can create your own TonePrints.

Apogee Duet for iPad and Mac

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Apogee Duet is an award-winning audio interface, headphone amp and MIDI interface making it easy to create professional recordings anywhere on your iPod touch, iPhone, iPad or Mac. With Apogee’s legendary digital audio conversion and world-class mic preamps, Duet is the best way to capture your music with incredible dimension and detail.

Another great Apogee product that I’ve used for a long time. Certainly worth a look if you’re recording.

Apogee introduces the new One for iPad and Mac

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The all new Apogee ONE is the first studio quality microphone and USB audio interface for iPad and Mac. ONE is designed for easily creating professional and amazing sounding recordings on your iPod touch, iPhone, iPad or Mac. Using Apogee’s premium AD/DA conversion, ONE produces pristine music, podcast, and voice-over recordings while also delivering audiophile quality sound to your headphones.

I have the original One from Apogee and it’s a great product. It’s compact, light and records high-quality audio.

Jackson unveils 2013 guitar line-up

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Chris Broderick Pro Series Soloist 6 and 7

When Chris Broderick joined a revitalized Megadeth in 2008, fans were awestruck by his chops. Jackson now honors this metal stalwart with the Chris Broderick Pro Series Soloist, in six-string and seven-string models.

Crossover: We Met at a Tequila Bar

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Dan is joined by Jim Dalrymple and Merlin Mann. They talk about intense heat, hotels, writing, the evolution of the link blog, advertising online, guitars, and more.

Dave Mustaine unveils new double-neck guitar

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Megadeth’s Dave Mustaine was at NAMM today to unveil his new Dean double-neck guitar. The guitar was a one-off that Dean built for Dave last year for the “Big Four” concerts — this year they are putting it in production.

Mustaine said the guitar plays like a motherfucker.

Sony sells Manhattan headquarters

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Sony admitted that the motivation for the sale was to raise much-needed cash, expected to equal $770m, after debts on the building have been repaid.

They are renting the building back. Sounds a lot like what cash-strapped Nokia is being forced to do.

1Password

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I’d like to thank AgileBits for sponsoring The Loop’s RSS feed this week with 1Password.

Have you ever forgotten a password? We all have. That’s why AgileBits built 1Password to keep your website logins, identity, credit cards, and other sensitive information safe but useful on-the-go.

From the new, full-featured Web Mode browser with AutoFill to Favorites and iCloud sync, 1Password 4 for iOS is a top-to-bottom rebuild that puts more security and convenience than ever before in the palm of your hand. Start using strong passwords with 1Password, available now for iPhone and iPad in the App Store.

Skeuomorphic interface design

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The trend away from skeuomorphic special effects in UI design is the beginning retina-resolution design era.

Very smart article from John Gruber.