At AltWWDC in San Francisco, Mike McGary of Avacata gives us a look at two very different apps. Bishook is a combination Tic-Tac-Toe/Chess game that is strangely compelling, especially when you play it against the built-in AI engine, and OddTunes:Hang, a very different kind of music program. Mike also talks about what we can expect to see next [...]
From AltWWDC in San Francisco, Dave Perry of Arf Software discusses why Voice Changer Plus is more than just a novelty app, and why accessibility has been surprisingly important for his audience. Dave also talks about making the switch from part-time to full-time developer. Take Control Books brings you this edition of MacVoices. Get the answers you need [...]
One of the most crowded booths at the Las Vegas SuperMeet 2013 belonged to TouchEdit, the new professional-level video editor for the iPad. Dan Lebental, the founder of TouchEdit, talked to us about the power and flexibility of being able to both shoot and edit right on your iPad before providing a quick overview of the power of [...]
From the Las Vegas SuperMeet 2013, Chris Lawson, Content Producer for Apogee, updates us on the latest and best hardware offerings for audio and video producers, including MiC, ONE for iPad & Mac, Duet for iPad & Mac and Quartet for iPad and Mac. Providing multi-track input and output options, the Apogee product line takes audio capture on your [...]
On the show floor at NAB 2013 in Las Vegas, Cliff Joyce of PureBlend Software Design Group shows off the power of MovieSlate, an iPad app that looks like a clapperboard, but does so much more. As a digital slate, it excels, but if you look deeper, you will shot logging capabilities, a notepad, and optional support for Timecode, multi [...]
In the Synology booth at NAB 2013 in Las Vegas, Jason Bonoan, the Product Marketing Manager for Synology, talks about their RAID solutions that offer not only expandable storage and flexibility, but a variety of apps that can run right on their devices, turning it into a web server, iTunes server, download station and much more. [...]
From the 2013 NAB Show in Las Vegas, VideoHelper co-founder Stewart Winter discusses what makes their production music service a bit different. Displaying the same unique sense of humor that punctuates their promotional material, Stewart talks about where the music comes from, the different levels of licensing they offer, and why you are not likely to hear the music [...]
In the Shure booth at the 2013 NAB Show in Las Vegas, Thomas Banks introduces us to The LensHopper. Featuring condenser mics, one with an on-board, integrated Flash recording capabilities, and the Shure name, these new camera-mounted mics are one of the best ways to improve the audio of your DSLR and video camera recordings. This edition of MacVoices [...]
Videographer and self-described Apple enthusiast Wally Cherwinski is known by many in the Mac community for his outstanding music videos of the annual Cirque du Mac party at Macworld/iWorld. Wally uses the most recent Cirque videos as a basis to deliver a case study in multi-camera video shooting and multi-clip video editing. Such projects sound intimidating, but [...]
Jim Dalrymple catches up on his activities at the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) show, and comments on the importance and place Apple holds in the professional music industry from both the creation and production perspectives. Jim discusses some of the developments in digital music tools and how they actually support and help drive the physical and [...]
