This link sums up why the mp3 format is inferior, with some audio examples.
The KVR Audio site is the place to go to search for plugins. They have a good database where you can search selectively. There are over 7000 plugins listed, so using the advanced search is essential.
This online equipment supplier has a bad reputation. There have been numerous complaints of non-delivery and no communication. They are also identified as parallel importing brands illegally. They have changed trading names more than once. Several legitimate suppliers have issued a warning. Let the buyer beware.
For the record, these guys are not connected with SoundStore, which is a reliable NZ online equipment supplier. LUFS (aka LkFS) is being rolled out internationally through the broadcasting media. Hopefully it will mean the end of the Loudness Wars. A good overview about it can be seen here.
Apple have released version 10 of Logic Pro. There are some really useful new features e.g. Flex Pitch (similar to Melodyne), and Drummer (similar to EZ drummer).
The main change is to the 'look'. The GUI has a darker colouration and now sports the Apple software look. Where things are located has changed, with some menu item reshuffles. There are also some name changes. Overall it is not a major change but there are a lot of little differences that mean playing the "where's the ____ gone?" game. Already the reviews are coming in so I won't bother here (well maybe after I have plumbed the depths of it). Here is one from a user who has been with Logic since version 1 (I'm a newbie - I joined in at version 3). And here is an article about some of the hidden features. eMusician have reviewed it here (along with a video tour). Version 10.0.1 has just come out so there is no lack of support from Apple. The documents covering what's new are here and the manuals are now online. No more cats - Apple's next version of OSX will be named Mavericks.
This book is about the earliest part of recording history, and covers the period of recorded music from the birth of the phonograph in 1877 up to the emergence of radio in the early 1920s (hence the reference to Marconi). The book is particularly about the start of the record industry, and is subtitled "The First Thirty Years of Recorded Music". This period begins around 1890, when record sales got a foothold. The focus is on the music artists and repertoire, genre, and how the phonograph shaped music culture, rather than the development of the invention itself (the technical and business aspects are well covered in Roland Gelatt's 'The Fabulous Phonograph, and Oliver Reed's 'From Tinfoil to Stereo'). Half of the book is dedicated to detailing particular recordings according to genre. Apple have announced the new Mac Pro that will be available later this year. It is a new design in the shape of a tube (quite small too - it is only 10" high). This allows for better cooling, which enables quite a leap in performance. http://www.apple.com/mac-pro/ A new site with information about NZ music is now online. It is a work in progress, but already has a lot of information on artists, bands, record labels etc.
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