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Mac updates: M3 performance gains, including raytracing, shading
As expected, Apple unveiled the M3 generation of Apple Silicon last night. There are performance enhancements across the board, with features like raytracing and video performance being the major standouts. But as always, you may want to take your time, particularly with OS updates, and consider whether a refurb is your best value.
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Resolume 7.17: easier recording, more copy & paste, and more
Resolume continues its update churn – and expands its ubiquity as the go-to live visual tool. New in 7.17: a new recording panel with more features, expanded copy and paste, Akai APC Mini MK2 support, and still more functionality packed into its patchable modular Wire environment. Here’s the latest on Arena and Avenue:
Roland just added a CR-78 and 808 bass to the TR-8S/6S [hands-on]
Just when you thought the Roland TR-8S (and its little sibling, the 6S) couldn’t do any more – there’s this. Surprise: Roland’s drum machine for the rest of us just packed in new CR-78 and chromatic 808 bass models, plus a ton of new content, and a compact UI for the TR Editor. I’ve been playing with the release candidate firmware and – yes, indeed. Happy 1209 day, everybody!
Peter Kirn - September 12, 2023
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Polyend takes its OG Tracker to firmware 1.7 with new features
Peter Kirn - August 31, 2023
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Sequential’s Trigon-6 gets the desktop treatment – and update adds MPE
Peter Kirn - August 15, 2023
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Arturia MicroFreak V5 free update: custom user samples, sample and granular engines
Peter Kirn - May 10, 2023
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Sample machines in Elektron Digitakt 1.50: Repitch, Werp, Slice, Oneshot
Peter Kirn - March 1, 2023
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