de la Mancha has released Octav8r, a 7-node pitch-shifter. Octav8r generates 6 differently pitched stereo versions of the audio input — added to a dry non-shifted signal — to generate a richly layered sound. Each node has its own volume envelope and variable state filter plus send controls to vibrato, chorus, delay and reverb effects. The envelopes...

The Question Is: Will Have What It Takes Under The Hood For Music Production & DJing So Apple finally took the wraps off the MacBook Air, ultra-portable laptop that Apple claims is the world’s thinnest notebook. MacBook Air measures 0.16-inches at its thinnest point, while its maximum height of 0.76-inches is less than the thinnest point on competing...

Live From MacWorld 2008 Inside now, tunes pumping… “Something In The Air” tagline… Something in the air?? New wireless action?? New ultra-portable laptop with built in cellular??? Lots of solid choons to groove to while we wait it out…Coldplay (Apple’s house band), Kayne, Green Day, just waiting for KT to...

Access Music is now expanding their palette by developing tools for Virus TI owners. The first utility out of the gate is the Atomizer, a tool for creating stuttering effects by allowing the user to slice ‘n’ and dice audio in realtime using a MIDI keyboard. Access claims the new Atomizer allows you to create tired stutter effects in short order...

Radikal Teknologies is lifting up part of its skirt by releasing a computer mockup of their new Hybrid Elements, Stereo Analog Filter, Expandable Synthesizer and Step Sequencer. No word yet if there will actually be a working version at NAMM, or the old plastic under glass dealio… More information on Radikal Hybrid...