PAR Daily E-Reviewsletter featuring CEDAR, Mackie, Peavey and Synths for Apple iOS

New Products - August 28, 2012 2012 PAR Excellence Awards: The Nominees » CEDAR DNS 8 Live Noise Suppressor » Mackie DLM Series Loudspeakers » Peavey PVX Series Loudspeakers » Today's Product Review Instruments for Audio Production: Synths for Apple iOS By Tony Ware "Apple's iOS supports several hundred thousand apps and since the introduction of the iPad there's always been just one or 1,000 more that look like a fun way to pass a few hours. What began as an incomparable portal for consumption, however, has grown into an undeniable platform for musical expression. The iPad 2, as well as the new iPad introduced in March 2012, has provided a tool that's now as intuitive a choice for creating music as it is for acquiring it. And if there's one instrument for which the iPad is the perfect vehicle, it's synthesizers. Korg. Moog. Roland. Yamaha. We wouldn't have had the 1970s, the 1980s, the club music of the '90s or the pop music of today without these names, among others. What none of them ever quite delivered, though, was the indisputable convenience that the iPad brings to the table, the bus, plane, studio or stage. Any flavor of waveform algorithm – subtractive, additive, wavetable, FM, granular, you name it – can fit inside a convenient folio. The iPad synthesizer category is exploding, so here's a cross-section of selected standout apps." More » Today's Blog Fashionable Music By Kelleigh Welsh "For years, many a music fan has established his or her personality through musical preference, by displaying his or her favorite artists on t-shirts, bags or by pinning small buttons onto an article of clothing. With the slogan “the music you love tells world who you are,” New York-based company Playbutton has taken this idea of self-definition through music to the next level by creating an MP3 player that doubles as a trendy fashion accessory. The idea is just what the company's name implies—it's a fashion button that you can pin to your shirt, bag or other article of clothing to display your favorite artist or band, but it also has a port to plug your headphones into and listen to a pre-made playlist downloaded onto the device." More »

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