From: owner-idealcopy-digest@smoe.org (idealcopy-digest) To: idealcopy-digest@smoe.org Subject: idealcopy-digest V6 #344 Reply-To: idealcopy@smoe.org Sender: owner-idealcopy-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-idealcopy-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk idealcopy-digest Wednesday, November 19 2003 Volume 06 : Number 344 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Re: [idealcopy] OT: I just wanna be your Tugboat Captain ["Keith Astbury"] RE: [idealcopy] OT: I just wanna be your Tugboat Captain ["Jack Alberson"] [idealcopy] recommended sound apps for Mac [Ed Special Subject: Re: [idealcopy] OT: I just wanna be your Tugboat Captain > I absolutely loved G500 at the time - really took the 80s Velvets thing to an > extreme by slowing it right down Me, too though I understand the train of thought that says once you've heard their first album, you've heard the lot (even though I preferred the second last time I heard them) > In a similar vein were Codeine, even slower and a bit more complex. Liked > them a lot too. Codeine somehow sounded more uptight, more tense than G500 imo. > Luna are just a bit too conventional - they lack G500's unique dynamics. Though the one Luna album I got round to getting - Penthouse - was pretty enjoyable I have to say. Keith NP Akatombo - trace elements (definitely shaping up to figure in my top 10 albums of '03) ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2003 15:40:23 -0600 From: "Jack Alberson" Subject: RE: [idealcopy] OT: I just wanna be your Tugboat Captain I have a friend who's a big Codeine and G500 fan. I'm ashamed to say I've not heard much of either but have a few things from Luna. Dean Wareham's a very tasteful songwriter and guitarist in my opinion. Jack > In a similar vein were Codeine, even slower and a bit more complex. Liked > them a lot too. Codeine somehow sounded more uptight, more tense than G500 imo. > Luna are just a bit too conventional - they lack G500's unique dynamics. Though the one Luna album I got round to getting - Penthouse - was pretty enjoyable I have to say. Keith NP Akatombo - trace elements (definitely shaping up to figure in my top 10 albums of '03) ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2003 19:17:15 -0500 From: Ed Special Subject: [idealcopy] recommended sound apps for Mac I've been using the multi-functional sound editing app: DSP-Quattro for Mac OS X and think it's worth mention. It's only $130.00 US, and has good, prompt support. http://www.dsp-quattro.com Details: NEW in 1.2: AudioUnit Instruments and Effects plug-in support (MacOS X only) AIFF, SDII and .WAV mono/stereo sound files direct load/save support: 8, 16, 24, 32 and 32-floats bit/sample (the last allowed only for WAVE and AIFF file formats). RAW data files Import/Export (8, 16, 24, 32 and 32-Floats bits/sample). Import, by using QuickTime, of most audio file formats, including MP3, audio tracks from QuickTime movies and Audio CDROMs, and more. Advanced HD based High Speed audio engine, to play any audio files forward and backward, at every speed, without loading them in RAM memory. Plays audio files at pitches ranging from 0 to x2, including a speed ribbon controller interface. Audio scrub mode with audio monitoring. Reverse playback supported as well. Full Project management, to Load/Save a snapshot of the current configuration and all settings, as, for example, opened files, loaded Instruments, plug-in instruments, I/O configurations, etc... Complete list of editing functions, most of which have a real time preview option for the best parameters setting. Very easy to configure to play multiple - also at the same time - AudioUnit and VSTi Instruments by MIDI, also for live performances. Innovative Recording options, to record multiple inputs and outputs on HD in real time, also while playing Plug-in Instruments by MIDI and/or audio files. Zooms and visual tools, the state of art in graphic visual interface for audio editing. Left or Right independent channel editing of stereo files. Generic and Edit Markers support, with floating window interface for their management. Regions are supported. DSP-Quattro offers also an advanced graphic control on the Marker&Region tool window and several related functions for their management. Regions list can be exported as AudioCD Image compatible with Roxio Toast/Jam format. Infinte levels of Undo/Redo Complete Undo/Redo history table, to immediately jump back to any moment of the editing session. High quality built-in digital effects, applicable both as real time effects on audio insert, and as an off-line editing algorithm: Chorus Digital Delay Dual Digital Delay Stereoizer MultiTap Delay Reverbs Resonant analog LowPass, HighPass, BandPass filter simulations BandReject filter 4 Bands full parametric EQ 7 Bands graphic mono and stereo EQ BPM tempo based Auto-Detection, Auto-Loop and TimeStretching algorithms. Resampling, Pitch Conversion, Normalization, multiple Fade In/Out features. Drag&Drop support for fast loading, saving and exporting even regions of the audio files. Advanced floating window interface for Loop programming, X-Fade Looping algorithm fully programmable with real time preview. Multiple AudioUnit and VST Instruments and Effects hosting, for both real time live performances and off-line editing. VST mach-o (and carbonized) plug-in support (MacOS X only) VST (non carbonized) plug-in support (MacOS 8/9 only) Also Audio Inputs, Input Recorders, AudioUnit and VSTi Instruments can has their own independent insert effects User can Save/Load/Copy/Paste the Insert and Global Effx chain, including all loaded plug-ins and their settings. Find Peak and RMS function with extended facilities. Apple SoundManager fully compatible. ASIO and CoreAudio fully supported, to address also multiple analog and digital inputs and outputs at the same time. Very easy to configure as Real time multi-effects unit, including ASIO, CoreAudio or SoundManager Inputs to Outputs redirections. Full OMS MIDI and CoreMIDI drivers support. Akai, E-mu, Kurzweil, Roland, Yamaha and SMDI SCSI sample dump (including samples directory) support. MIDI SAMPLE DUMP STANDARD (SDS) and S50, S550, S330 MIDI sample dump support - - - - - - - - - - - Also Audio Hijack Pro (US $30.00) http://www.rogueamoeba.com/audiohijackpro/ Audio Hijack Pro is an enricher for sweetening all of your audio. Apply industry-standard VST and AudioUnit audio effects, as well as fifteen custom DSPs written specifically for Audio Hijack Pro. And this application does much more - Audio Hijack Pro also allows you to record any application's audio. From Internet radio streams to DVD audio, if your machine can play it, Audio Hijack Pro can record it. . . . Ed Special ------------------------------ End of idealcopy-digest V6 #344 *******************************