A few weeks ago, a teaser page went up for an application called Misu. The tagline reads “Mi iPod es Su iPod,? which literally translates into English as “My iPod is your iPod.? This new app is being developed by Ollie Wagner of Specere and Geoff Pado of Elgebar Studios. Read More...
Way back in April of 2007, I reviewed djay v1.2 for MacApper. Since then, djay has hit v2.0 and received many improvements, and new features. Among these improvements include a new interface, live undo/redo, and an improved audio engine. Read More...
Many of us are dependent on Amazon for everything from books and video games to batteries and toilet paper. Nearly six months ago the online shopping behemoth launched their MP3 store amidst hopes of topping Apple in the music download arena. Besting Apple may prove an uphill battle, however. In the months following the Amazon MP3 store launch, iTunes became the number 1 music retailer in the US. Read More...
Apple announced iTunes 7.6 during Tuesday’s keynote. The biggest addition is support for iTunes movie rentals, a feature long rumored and a potential Netflix Watch Now/Blockbuster/Vudu killer. Read More...
You probably won’t see your favorite band playing with a Nintendo Wii remote at its next concert. After all, what does a game console have in common with making music? Read More...
I’m Joel Falconer, a musician and writer and of course, Mac user. I was recently signed on at MacApper to provide you with news, up-to-date information and practical tips and tutorials for musicians who use the Mac. Read More...
By itself, GarageBand is quite a powerful application. It is simple to create songs with loops, record your voice, edit and export. The process is streamlined and Apple has it down to a science. When it comes to audio manipulation though, there is lots of room for expansion. Garageband comes pre-loaded with a few tools for audio manipulation. These include echo, reverb etc. These tools are ok, but if you want more options and more power, Audio Units are a great expansion. In an earlier post, I mentioned Audio Units. Here you will find out what they mean, and what they can do for you. Read More...
When listening to music in iTunes, how many of you put the visualizer on? I used to, but soon I got bored of the same ones repeating, even when I learned how to change them myself. But, after a while of just hiding iTunes, I found Magnetosphere. To install, just download the file for OS X, then install it in the usual way. Once you reopen iTunes, go into View, and go to Visualizer and choose Magnetosphere. Now when you open the iTunes visualizer, you will see some yummy 3D imagery like below. Read More...
OK, so today we received an update from Infinite Loop. iTunes 7.2 and Quicktime 7.1.6. Read More...
Over recent years, iTunes has become more and more popular, becoming one of the most used apps on any Mac. Because of this, there are literally thousands of plug-ins and enhancements. Today, I’m going to take you through the best ways to control your music from the desktop. There are many apps for this, but I’m going to focus on two for this review: GimmeSomeTune and CoverSutra. Read More...