Geoff Nicholson

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Music Software Weekly - March 26 2004
Vol. 8, No. 12
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In This Issue
- Music Software Weekly is now available in HTML
- Music software CD-ROM - March 2004 edition
- Competition: Win FX Freeze and FX Teleport
- Who won Voxengo Warmifier VST last week?
- Weekly Editor's Choice Award - Amazing Slow Downer 2.6.5 X
- Shareware Music Machine newsfeeds
- News headlines
- Update from MusiciansBooks.com
- Windows users section
* Highlights Of New Windows Downloads
- 'What's Hot' from Doctor Audio
- Macintosh users section
* Highlights Of New Macintosh downloads
- Send us your Feedback
- Unsubscribing Information

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Music software CD-ROM - March 2004 edition

Get your music software checked for Viruses BEFORE you
install it!

OVER 200 PROGRAMS ON CD-ROM. STRAIGHT TO YOU.

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100 Windows + 100 Macintosh music software titles on a CD-ROM
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Competition: Win FX Freeze and FX Teleport

FX Freeze is a DAW CPU resource management tool, which will
help you forget about CPU, RAM or poliphony shortage problems
while working with VST instruments and/or FX. FX Teleport is
a unique revolutionary DAW networking solution. From now on
it's not only possible, but also very easy to use as many
computers as you want for your DAW. You'll have to read more
about this program!

One copy to win!
http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/news/1916/?nl12


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Who won Voxengo Warmifier VST last week?

David Mondrup, Christopher Hooker and Sylvain Langevin we'll
be in touch shortly!


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Weekly Editor's Choice Award - Amazing Slow Downer 2.6.5 X
http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/news/1915/?nl12


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Shareware Music Machine newsfeeds

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* Shareware Music Machine New Software Releases
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* Shareware Music Machine Music Software Discussions

You can find out how to access the feeds at:
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News headlines

Rumsfeld link to stuffed penguin confirmed
http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/news/1921/?nl12

Doggiebox Version 1.1 released
http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/news/1920/?nl12

Live 3 nominated for MIPA Awards
http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/news/1919/?nl12

Live365 tops 20,000 streaming radio channels
http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/news/1918/?nl12

Digidesign Announces Pro Tools|HDpack Version 6.0
http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/news/1917/?nl12


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Update from MusiciansBooks.com

MusiciansBooks.com has just been given a healthy update,
with new sections on magazines, production and audio
engineering on offer.

Hot pick of the month is 'Beyond Power Chords, Take Your
Guitar Playing to the Next Level!'

Check it out: http://www.musiciansbooks.com/?nl12


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Windows users section


Current Top 5 PC Downloads
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1. CloneCD 4.3.2.2
2. Windows Media Player 9
3. dBpowerAMP Music Converter 10.1
4. Total Recorder Standard Edition 4.4
5. GoldWave 5.06

You can find the top 50 downloads via
http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/top50/?nl12

Highlights Of New Windows Downloads
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o Unity Session 3.3.1 - 31.7 MB - Demo
http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/programs...DS-1_win/?nl12
http://membersonly.hitsquad.com/memb...DS-1_win/?nl12

Professional synth and sampling environment
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o SAWStudio Lite 3.7a - 7.55 MB - Demo
http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/programs...udioLite/?nl12
http://membersonly.hitsquad.com/memb...udioLite/?nl12

Trimmed down version of the professional audio editior and mixer
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o MP3 CD Organizer 4.8 - 1.32 MB - Freeware
http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/programs...rganizer/?nl12
http://membersonly.hitsquad.com/memb...rganizer/?nl12

Keep track of all your MP3 files!
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o Voxengo GlissEQ VST 2.0 - 989 KB - Demo
http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/programs...oGlissEQ/?nl12
http://membersonly.hitsquad.com/memb...oGlissEQ/?nl12

Dynamic equalizer in PC VST plug-in format
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o Ableton Live 3.0.3 - 18.3 MB - Demo
http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/programs/Ableton_Live/?nl12
http://membersonly.hitsquad.com/memb...ton_Live/?nl12

Real-time audio production solution.
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o Quantum-FX v1.05 - 1.78 MB - Demo
http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/programs/QuantumFX/?nl12
http://membersonly.hitsquad.com/memb...uantumFX/?nl12

Modular audio effect system
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o ERA - 560 KB - Demo
http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/programs/ERA/?nl12
http://membersonly.hitsquad.com/memb.../win/ERA/?nl12

VSTi Step-Sequencer
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o FabFilter One - 1.75 MB - Demo
http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/programs/FabFilterOne/?nl12
http://membersonly.hitsquad.com/memb...ilterOne/?nl12

Synth perfect for fat bass sounds, drums & great lead sounds
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o Nero 6 Ultra Edition - 25.5 MB - Demo
http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/programs/Nero_win32/?nl12
http://membersonly.hitsquad.com/memb...ro_win32/?nl12

CD-Recording; ultra-fast, reliable and user-friendly
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o AudioSlimmer 1.15.2 - 2.85 MB - Shareware
http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/programs/AudioSlimmer/?nl12
http://membersonly.hitsquad.com/memb...oSlimmer/?nl12

Converts MP3 and WAV to Windows Media Audio 8, squeezes MP3s to 50% of their
size
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o Robotfunk Flowmotion 2.0 - 8.16 MB - Trial
http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/programs/Robotfunk/?nl12
http://membersonly.hitsquad.com/memb...obotfunk/?nl12

Audio/MIDI responsive visual performance instrument
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o Dexster 1.5.1 - 4.96 MB - Shareware
http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/programs/Dexster/?nl12
http://membersonly.hitsquad.com/memb.../Dexster/?nl12

Record, edit, add audio effects and mix your digital audio files
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o caotica2 r22 - 2.19 MB - Freeware
http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/programs/caotica/?nl12
http://membersonly.hitsquad.com/memb.../caotica/?nl12

Synthesis and effect tools
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o Bpm Taper 2004 - 40 KB - Freeware
http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/programs/BpmTaper/?nl12
http://membersonly.hitsquad.com/memb...BpmTaper/?nl12

Tap the space bar to a 1/4 beat rhythm to calculate the bpm
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o PZ TagEditor 4.5 - 860 KB - Shareware
http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/programs/PZTagEditor/?nl12
http://membersonly.hitsquad.com/memb...agEditor/?nl12

Mass ID3 Processing. Powerful and easy to use
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o MidiRunner 1.38 - 3.15 MB - Shareware
http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/programs/MidiRunner/?nl12
http://membersonly.hitsquad.com/memb...diRunner/?nl12

Create your MIDI accompaniments from MIDI files. Also a Jukebox with
MIDI keyboard
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o OxyWaveZ Live 2.1 - 1.07 MB - Shareware
http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/programs/OxyWaveZ/?nl12
http://membersonly.hitsquad.com/memb...OxyWaveZ/?nl12

ASIO real-time effects processor and recorder for guitarists and singers
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o Albino Synthesizer 2.0.1 VSTi - 1.11 MB - Demo
http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/programs/AlbinoW/?nl12
http://membersonly.hitsquad.com/memb.../AlbinoW/?nl12

Result of a unique collaboration between Dutch sound designer Rob Papen and
LinPlug
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o Burn To The Brim 2.8.1 - 1.2 MB - Freeware
http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/programs...The_Brim/?nl12
http://membersonly.hitsquad.com/memb...The_Brim/?nl12

A utility which selects a group of files or directories to optimally fill a
CDR or other medium


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'What's Hot' from Doctor Audio

The FA-101, Edirol's first Firewire audio interface is a
smashing 10x10 audio interface, capable of 24-bit/96 kHz at
a full 10 channels in & out. You can record and monitor all
ten channels simultaneously in full duplex- phenomenal audio
power for the studio musician.

Read on: http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/news/1922/?nl12

'What's Hot' from Doctor Audio is presented by Doc Dosco,
Professional Audio Consultant from Los Angeles, California.
The Doctor Audio website is a dealer for most Mac and PC
Midi/audio products, and is located at
http://www.doctoraudio.com


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Macintosh users section


Current Top 5 Mac Downloads
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1. Pro Tools FREE
2. Reason 2.5 Demo
3. Amadeus II 3.7.1
4. Sound Studio 2.1
5. sonicWORX Basic

You can find the top 50 downloads via
http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/mac/top50/?nl12


Highlights Of New Macintosh downloads
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o DSP-Quattro 1.5 X - 3.96 MB - Demo
http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/programs...tro_Beta/?nl12
http://membersonly.hitsquad.com/memb...tro_Beta/?nl12

A powerful sound editor
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o MidiBridge9X - 538 KB - Public Beta
http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/programs/MidiBridge/?nl12
http://membersonly.hitsquad.com/memb...diBridge/?nl12

Allows applications running under Classic in MacOS X to communicate with
CoreMidi devices
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o Zerius Vocoder X - 288 KB - Freeware
http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/programs...VocoderX/?nl12
http://membersonly.hitsquad.com/memb...VocoderX/?nl12

Vocoder effect
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o Critters - 1.22 MB - Demo
http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/programs/Critters/?nl12
http://membersonly.hitsquad.com/memb...Critters/?nl12

Compose original music, no musical ability required
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o AudioTest 0.7 - 274 KB - Shareware
http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/programs/AudioTest/?nl12
http://membersonly.hitsquad.com/memb...udioTest/?nl12

Generate audio test signals
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o Ocean Waves 0.4 - 209 KB - Shareware
http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/programs/OceanWaves/?nl12
http://membersonly.hitsquad.com/memb...eanWaves/?nl12

Generate the sound of ocean waves
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o Crossfade Loop Synth 1.3 - 106 KB - Donationware
http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/programs/CrossFadeLS/?nl12
http://membersonly.hitsquad.com/memb...ssFadeLS/?nl12

Crossfade loop synth
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o Midi Grasshopper 3.4 - 336 KB - Shareware
http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/programs...sshopper/?nl12
http://membersonly.hitsquad.com/memb...sshopper/?nl12

MIDI and Audio Sequencing Application
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o Mac the Scope 4.2 - 3.01 MB - Demo
http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/programs...he_Scope/?nl12
http://membersonly.hitsquad.com/memb...he_Scope/?nl12

Two-channel real-time signal analyzer, oscilloscope and precision signal
generator software
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o SimpleChord 1.7 - 1.13 MB - Freeware
http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/programs/SimpleChord/?nl12
http://membersonly.hitsquad.com/memb...pleChord/?nl12

Chord reference application
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o DiscBlaze 3.0.7 - 1.30 MB - Shareware
http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/programs/DiscBlaze/?nl12
http://membersonly.hitsquad.com/memb...iscBlaze/?nl12

Burn CDs and DVDs
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o Discus 3.05 - 3 MB - Demo
http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/programs/Discus_mac/?nl12
http://membersonly.hitsquad.com/memb...scus_mac/?nl12

CD label design software [mac]


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