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Apple has introduced the iPad, a revolutionary device for browsing the web, reading and sending email, enjoying photos, watching videos, playing games, reading e-books, and much more.

Its high-resolution Multi-Touch display lets you interact with content — including 12 innovative new apps designed especially for iPad and almost all of the 140,000 apps available on the App Store.

At just 0.5 inches thick and 1.5 pounds, iPad is thinner and lighter than any laptop or notebook.

iPad will be available in March (Wi-Fi models, 3G models will be shipping in April) starting at $499 USD.

More information: Apple / iPad

Apple has released version 9.1 of Logic Pro, the digital audio workstation software for Mac.

This update improves overall stability, provides numerous fixes and enhancements, and is recommended for all users of Logic Pro 9. Running Logic Pro 9.1 in 64-bit mode requires Mac OS X v10.6.2 Snow Leopard, or later.

Changes in Logic Pro v9.1

• Support for 64-bit native mode.
• Compatibility with 64-bit Audio Unit plug-ins.
• File names with over 32 characters are now supported.
• Samples are now mapped correctly when using the “Contiguous Zones” option in the EXS editor.
• Lots more, details in the changelog.

Logic Pro is available as part of Logic Studio (2009), priced at $499 USD.

More information: Apple / Logic Pro

Some interesting things I found recently:

# Arduino Piano Squealer Synth

Marc Nostromo developed the Arduino Piano Squealer Synth for the Arduino Pocket Piano, an arduino shield produced by Critters and Guitari.

The engine implements a small monosynth with a few waveforms, a HP/BP/LP continuous resonant filter, decay and a few little own tricks that generate a LOT of aliases, making a great dirty digital synth. Since the Pocket Piano has only 3 potentiometers available for control (the 4th one being hardwired to the volume), I use a “page” system to implement series of 3 parameters to fiddle with. To switch “page”, use the rightmost note of the A.P (NOT the one under the led, the one left to to it). To help you know which page you are at, you can use the led: it will flash a number of time equivalent to the current page you are at.

The source code of the Arduino Piano Squealer synth is available under GPL License V3.

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Apple has released version 9.0.2 of Logic Pro, the digital audio workstation for Mac.

You already know how to write great music. Logic Pro 9 streamlines the technical side of things, so you can record, edit, and mix it, too. Whether you work in a state-of-the-art studio or in your garage, now you can easily put the power of the most advanced tools to work for your projects. Tap into a huge collection of instruments, sounds, and loops for inspiration.

Get set up and recording quickly. Perform complex edits in a fraction of the time. And mix down projects of any scale with full automation and surround capabilities. It’s a pro studio that’s not just for pros.

Changes in Logic Pro v9.0.2

• Flex Markers can align & snap to MIDI notes
• Performing a punch-in recording with Replace Mode now behaves correctly
• The I/O plug-in adds an option for latency measurement
• TDM plug-ins now behave as expected. (Only affects users with Pro Tools HD audio hardware.)

The update is recommended for all users of Logic Pro 9.

More information: Apple / Logic Pro

Expert Sleepers has announced that all its plug-ins are now Snow Leopard compatible.

The following updates are released for compatibility with Mac OS X 10.6 “Snow Leopard”:

• Augustus Loop v2.1.2
• Crossfade Loop Synth v3.1.2
• Little Spacey v1.0.1
• Meringue v2.0.3
• Minky Starshine v1.0.8
• Oomingmak v1.0.1
• Warbler v1.1.1

Note that Silent Way was already compatible with Snow Leopard.

In all cases only the AU & OS X VST versions are updated – the Windows VST versions are unchanged. Downloads are available now from the downloads page.

More information: Expert Sleepers

Apple has released version 9.0.1 of Logic Pro, a digital audio workstation software for Mac.

This update improves overall stability and provides numerous fixes and enhancements.

Changes in Logic Pro v9.0.1

• Some issues addressed include (but are not limited to):
  • Replace mode now functions as expected when Punch Recording.
  • Trimming a region now behaves correctly for regions whose first transient is quantized.
  • Using “Paste at Original Position” in the Arrange window now works as expected.
  • Using track import Replace to channel strip used on multiple tracks in the Arrange window now works as expected.
  • Correct automation values are now maintained when one region is moved over another with the “Move Automation with Regions” option.
  • Addresses an issue where the Save button on a Logic/Mackie Control stays lit when pressed with some projects.
  • The Reassign Track shortcut menu now correctly displays the currently assigned channel strip object.
  • Text Only mode for the Toolbar now remains in effect when an option is clicked on the Toolbar.
  • MIDI commands can now be assigned to key commands with fixed assignments.
  • Clicking solo on a channel strip no longer selects the channel strip.
  • Fixes an issue where Logic would quit unexpectedly if the grid value in the Hyper Edit Convert Event definition dialog was changed.
  • MIDI regions now play at the correct tempo when scrubbed with the Solo tool.
  • Current project Mixer settings are now correctly maintained when importing tracks with “Send all fader values” enabled.
  • EXS24 now correctly displays all parameters in Editor view for instruments created in Logic 8.
  • Logic no longer quits unexpectedly in recording situations where both a MIDI and audio track are record enabled and the MIDI track is not selected.

• Enhancements implemented include:
  • It is now possible to measure and provide latency compensation for an external signal chain that is routed via the I/O plug-in.
  • You can now snap align Flex Markers to MIDI notes within other tracks in the Arrange window.
  • The Automap feature for Novation MIDI controllers now functions when using the Logic Studio plug-ins.
  • Apogee’s UV-22 dithering algorithm now an option when bouncing audio files.

Logic Studio (including Logic Pro 9) is available for purchase from Apple for $499 USD.

More information: Apple / Logic Pro