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IRCAM Tools by Flux:: – New Release Today!

Published on July 23, 2010 in announcement. 0 Comments Tags: , , .

Back in March 2010 Flux:: announced a partnership with IRCAM (Institute for Research and Coordination in Acoustics and Music) in Paris, France.

Well at last its out. this is from their first press release….

IRCAM is one of the world’s leading public research institutes within the fields of musical expression, musical research, sound, and acoustics. The first result of this partnership collaboration is the software audio plug-in suite, IRCAM Tools and is released to the public today! Read more about the IRCAM Tools here.

This is the specs….

IRCAM Tools, as all Flux:: plug-ins, provide

  • Up to 8 channels Input/Output.
  • 64-bits internal floating point processing.
  • Sampling rate up to 384 kHz DXD (Pyramix DSP based).
  • Sampling rate up to 384 kHz for native (AU/RTAS/VST).

All major native formats are supported

  • Windows – XP, Vista, 7 all in both 32 and 64 bits.
    • VST (2.4)
    • RTAS*

  • Mac OS X – 10.4, 10.5, 10.6 in 32 bits.
    • VST (2.4)
    • AU
    • RTAS*

*The RTAS version requires ProTools 7 or later.

I cannot wait to get my hands on them and see how good they are.

Would you like to listen to my handiwork?

Published on July 23, 2010 in announcement. 0 Comments Tags: , , .

Hitler’s Muslim Legions is a history documentary I worked on with Jenny Chryss about use of Muslim recruits to strengthen the German army in the second world war. This is from the BBC web site.

It was after Germany’s invasion of Yugoslavia and the Soviet Union in 1941 that Hitler’s attention was first drawn to the potential for Muslim recruits to swell his ranks. For the many thousands of captured Soviet Muslims, the opportunity to serve in the Wehrmacht offered an escape from the brutality and starvation of the prison camps. Elsewhere, a major recruitment drive amongst Bosnian Muslims led to tens of thousands signing up for the Waffen-SS. Formed into exclusive Muslim units, these men fought in some of the most brutal campaigns of the entire war. This programme investigates why Hitler and Himmler apparently cast aside their Nazi ideal of an Aryan master race, justifying the admission of Islam into their ranks. It asks what attracted these men to fight for the Third Reich, how they were treated by their German officers and how they conducted themselves in the bedlam of war. Were they hopeless soldiers who committed unspeakable atrocities; or did they fight bravely for the Fuhrer? We examine the fate of these Muslims at the end of the war. With Hitler dead and the Third Reich defeated there was nothing to protect them, and most were killed as traitors.
Presented by Julian O’Halloran.
Producer: Jennifer Chryss
A Juniper production for BBC Radio 4.

The story was a revelation to me and you will hear an eyewitness account from a German, now in his 80s, who lived and worked with Muslim soldiers when he was 19.

For more on the background to the programme go to the Radio 4 blog to read a post from Samir Shah who is the Executive Producer of Hitler’s Muslim Legions.

The programme goes out on Monday 26th July on BBC Radio 4. If you miss it then pick it up on the iPlayer.

Prosoniq announcements

Published on July 22, 2010 in announcement. 0 Comments Tags: , , .

Prosoniq have announced the end of download support for Windows products, and the planned release of sonicWORX Pro for 2011.  This is from their press release….

Prosoniq Announces End of Download Support for Windows Products

Karlsruhe, Germany, July 16th, 2010 — Prosoniq announces today that its Windows products will no longer be available for download to registered users starting January 1st, 2011. Prosoniq has discontinued development of its few Windows products in June 2009 and has announced to focus development effort entirely on its Mac product line, as well as on upcoming platforms and products. Registered Windows users are advised to download a copy of their product at their earliest convenience and/or crossgrade to the corresponding Mac version (where available).

sonicWORX Pro Scheduled for 2011

Karlsruhe, Germany, July 16th, 2010 — Prosoniq announces that the release of its sonicWORX Pro software has been scheduled for 2011. sonicWORX Pro is an extended version of Prosoniq’s novel sonicWORX Isolate software. Isolate is designed to allow extraction and suppression of instruments and voice within a mix and has been shipping as of May 2010. It has received great attention since its introduction at Musikmesse 2010 and is currently one of Prosoniq’s top selling products – a limited demo version is available from the web site.

sonicWORX Pro will contain more specialized tools and algorithms intended to be used for mastering and restoration in addition to the extraction and suppression capabilities of Isolate. An upgrade path from Isolate to Pro will be made available so there will be the opportunity for Isolate users to upgrade at a reduced rate as soon as the Pro version is shipping. Purchasing Isolate now and upgrading to Pro will even be cheaper than purchasing Pro when it comes out, Prosoniq says.

Finished working on this year’s series of The Choice for BBC Radio 4

Published on July 16, 2010 in announcement. 0 Comments Tags: , , .

I have just finished editing and uploading the series of 4 “The Choice” produced by Dawn Bryan. Still can’t tell you who the interviewees are yet as Radio 4 have yet to announce them but they are another excellent set of stories all very different from each other. They are due to start going out on 12th August.

Michael Buerk interviews people who have made life-altering decisions and talks them through the whole process, from the original dilemma to living with the consequences.

BIAS Launches Sizzling Summer Specials

Published on July 16, 2010 in announcement. 0 Comments Tags: , , , .

Bias have some interesting offers on through the summer until August 31st. Some of these are of interest to Pro Tools users like…

Buy SoundSoap Pro 2, Get Master Perfection Suite Free, or vice-versa ($599 US value):

Customers purchasing SoundSoap Pro 2 or Master Perfection Suite – both powerful audio plug-in suites for AU, RTAS/AS, and VST hosts on Mac and Windows – may receive the complementing product at no additional charge.

SoundSoap Pro 2 ($599 US SRP) is the critically acclaimed high-end edition of the company’s popular SoundSoap audio restoration software and features additional parameter controls while integrating four comprehensive restoration tools in a single plug-in – including adaptive noise reduction (ANR), a powerful broadband dynamic noise reduction technology added in version 2 and lacking in most competing solutions.

Master Perfection Suite ($599 US SRP) is a powerful collection of six plug-ins designed for mixing, mastering, and sound design including; Reveal (7-tool analysis suite), Sqweez-3 & -5 (linear-phase multi-band dynamics), Repli-Q (linear-phase spectral matching), PitchCraft (pitch correction/transposition), SuperFreq (4,6,8 & 10-band paragraphic EQ), and GateEx (gate with downward expander).

The combination of SoundSoap Pro and Master Perfection Suite at effectively 50% off represents an astonishing value for anyone interested in enhancing their audio production workflow.

Buy Any Single MPS Plug-in, Get One Free (up to $149 US value):

All six plug-ins from Master Perfection Suite are also available separately (prices from $59 to $149 SRP) – customers purchasing any one of them may receive an additional single Master Perfection Suite plug-in of equal or lesser value at no additional charge through this special promo for a limited time.

Availability and promo terms:

Qualifying customers must purchase, register, and activate new editions of select BIAS products (excluding academic editions, upgrades, and cross-grades) from July 10 through August 31, 2010 from authorized BIAS resellers or directly from BIAS. To receive the free complementing product (delivered via download only), a rebate request form (available from the BIAS web site) must be completed and returned to BIAS (via fax, email, or physical mail) along with a copy of the original purchase receipt.

This should be of interest to anyone who followed by posts here and here on EQ Matching as it is possible to buy Repli-Q on its own very cost effectively.

Digidesign announce Pro Tools LE and M Powered v8.0.4 updates

Published on July 7, 2010 in announcement and update. 0 Comments Tags: , .
Here is the full details of all the v8.0.4 updates…
Pro Tools 8.0.4 Downloads & Details

June/July, 2010 — Avid is pleased to announce the availability of Pro Tools® 8.0.4, a free, downloadable update for Pro Tools 8.0-8.0.3 owners. This latest update offers many performance enhancements and fixes, including:

  • Automation
  • Editing
  • Avid Unity and Interplay Workflows
  • Recording
  • MIDI
  • Relinking and importing
  • Stability

For a select list of fixes in Pro Tools 8.0.4, please download the following PDF document:

Pro Tools 8.0.4 also adds Windows 7 support for Pro Tools LE® and Pro Tools M-Powered™ systems. We’ve also included new PC drivers for Pro Tools LE 8.0.4, greatly expanding the number of compatible laptop and desktop computers. On the Mac side, Pro Tools LE and M-Powered 8.0.4 adds support for the latest i5 and i7 iMac and MacBook Pro models.

For more information about Pro Tools 8.0.4, please see the following page in the Products / Pro Tools / What’s New section:

Summary of Updates

Pro Tools|HD® 8.0.4

  • Includes many performance enhancements and fixes

Pro Tools LE 8.0.4

  • Includes many performance enhancements and fixes
  • Full support for Windows 7 (32-bit and 64-bit)
  • Full support for i5 and i7 iMac and MacBook Pro models
  • Adds new Windows drivers—broadening compatibility on PC desktops and laptops

Pro Tools M-Powered 8.0.4

  • Includes many performance enhancements and fixes
  • Full support for Windows 7 (32-bit and 64-bit)
  • Full support for i5 and i7 iMac and MacBook Pro models

Compatibility Summary

Pro Tools 8.0.4 supports the same Pro Tools core systems as version 8.0.3, with the following operating systems:

  • Mac OS X 10.6.1 – 10.6.3 (Snow Leopard)
    • While 10.6.4 is not yet fully qualified with Pro Tools, our preliminary compatibility and performance testing has found no issues
  • Mac OS X 10.5.8 (Leopard)
  • Windows XP Service Pack 3 (Home or Professional, 32-bit)
  • Windows Vista Service Pack 2 (32-bit)
  • Windows 7 (32 and 64-bit)
    • Windows 7 is officially supported with Pro Tools LE and M-Powered version 8.0.4; and Pro Tools M-Powered Essential version 8.0.3
    • Pro Tools HD 8.0.4 can be used on Windows 7 as a public beta

Please Note:
Pro Tools 8.0.4 will be the last version of Pro Tools to support Macintosh Leopard (10.5.x), and Windows Vista operating systems. It will also be the last version of Pro Tools LE and M-Powered to support Windows XP.

Please read the EOSS (End of Software Support) Announcements for more information.

Not Compatible
Pro Tools 8.0.3 software and higher does not support some retired products:

  • Original Mbox
  • Expansion|HD Chassis
  • Macintosh PowerPC Computers

Please read the EOSS (End of Software Support) Announcements for more information.

Download Pages with Additional Details

Pro Tools HD 8.0.4 Updates — June 8, 2010

Pro Tools LE 8.0.4 Updates — July 7, 2010

Pro Tools M-Powered 8.0.4 Updates — July 7, 2010

Note: These updates are for the full version of Pro Tools M-Powered; Pro Tools M-Powered Essential remains at version 8.0.3.

Please Note: The Pro Tools 8.0.4 Updates are only available by download. You will need to use a broadband connection to download the update for your system. If you are not able to download on your Pro Tools system, you can download the update from any broadband connection, then transfer the update to your Pro Tools system.

Additional Downloads

Pro Tools 8.0.4 Optional software Downloads
Links to downloads and installation instructions for owners of optional software, plug-ins, toolkits, MP3 Option, DigiTranslator, MachineControl, and more:

iZotope Updates Required
For AudioSuite compatibility with Pro Tools 8.0.4, users of iZotope plug-ins should download the latest versions from the iZotope website:

iZotope updates and fixes

Published on July 1, 2010 in announcement and update. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , .

IZotope have announced updates to their plug-ins which fix a problem there was with Pro Tools 8.0.4. David Could – Product Manager for Audio Post Production, has posted on this thread in the Digidesign User Conference….

Today iZotope have released updated versions of a number of their plug-ins (Alloy, Ozone 4, Trash, RX, Spectron and Vinyl) that address the issues encountered in Pro Tools 8.0.4. The updates can be downloaded from iZotope’s website. see below for direct links.

There are also updates for the other iZotope plug-ins

For AudioSuite compatibility with Pro Tools 8.0.4, users of iZotope plug-ins should download the latest versions from the iZotope website:

Finally iZotope have announced that the update to the RX restoration plug-in and application is more than a fix…

iZotope RX 1.3 Product Update
We’ve been working hard to update RX and just added these new features:

  • 64-bit Audio Unit support for native operation in 64-bit Logic Pro 9.1 and later.
  • New peak finding feature will automatically locate exact peaks in the Spectrum Analyzer faster and more effectively than manual zoom. Learn more about the Spectrum Analyzer.
  • New shortcut to choose time selection bounds in the RX application: simply listen and press the [ and ] keys during playback to set selection start and end points.
  • Many minor fixes and performance enhancements.

Download the update

All good news folks.

Working on the new series of The Choice on Radio 4

Published on June 29, 2010 in announcement. 0 Comments Tags: , , .

Yesterday I started work editing the new series of The Choice for Radio 4.

Michael Buerk interviews people who have made life-altering decisions and talks them through the whole process, from the original dilemma to living with the consequences.

I can tell you its going to be another excellent engaging series produced by Dawn Bryan for BBC Religion & Ethics but as yet, I cannot say who is on, what the stories are this year, as nothing has been announced. As soon as it is, I will keep you posted.

Would you like to listen to some of my handiwork?

Published on June 26, 2010 in announcement. 0 Comments Tags: , , .

BBC Radio 4 are repeating a programme “The Greed Imperative” I worked on with Rosemary Foxcroft first broadcast on 23rd May 2010. The repeat goes out on Monday 28th June 2010 at 11am.

Having worked in the City before becoming an academic and a nun, Dr Catherine Cowley is well acquainted with the temptations and the financial risks that city workers face each day. Dr Cowley questions whether money is the only motivation for those who work in the City and discusses whether greed is in fact a necessary and vital dynamic behind a successful economy.
Is greed linked to the endless growth demanded by our capitalist society? Dr Edward Skidelsky, lecturer in Philosophy at Exeter University, says that the economists in the past assumed that growth was a process with an end, and once that end came, people would enjoy the fruits of wealth. And as Karl Marx put it, “we’d hunt in the morning, fish in the afternoon and discuss poetry in the evening”.
Although the finance sector at the moment is being characterised as a hotbed of greed, would any of us, given the opportunity and the circumstances, act any differently? Are we focusing on bankers’ greed so we don’t have to look at our own?

Do catch it if you can otherwise catch it on iPlayer next week.

Special anniversary offer from Virtual Katy

Published on June 16, 2010 in announcement. 0 Comments Tags: , .

VK have announced a special time limited offer to celebrate their 5th anniversary….

We are celebrating our fifth anniversary of service to the post production world and the countless productions that VK has enabled to survive the hotbed of deadline with a time-limited sale.   We call this our “5/10/20″ sale.   In celebration of our 5th anniversary, we’ll give you a 10% discount on the purchase of a full license or upgrade from a VK product that you’ve previously purchased for the next 20 days.  It’s our way of saying thank you to the audio community for your loyalty over the past five years.    From now until July 5th, you can purchase a full license for VK Premium Collection for $1,800.00USD; a $200.00USD savings off of our regular list price.   Upgrades from VK’s older, discontinued products are also discounted by 10% during this period.    Contact Lynn Ryan-Loeb or your local pro-audio reseller for more information or to take advantage of this limited-time offer!

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