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[Bitwig] The Platform-Independent DAW Is Out NOW

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bitwig-logo-screen2One of the most promising tools of the last view years – the platform independent DAW Bitwig Studio has eventually been released yesterday. It is available for MacOS, Windows and Linux. Bitwig is a Berlin based company, originally founded by former Ableton developers. The relation to Ableton is something that put the expectations of Bitwig to a comparative high level in the field of DAWs.

We’re gonna check out Bitwig in depth during the next few days and let you know what we think. In the meantime: get yourself a demo run for free. Since the save and export feature is disabled in the normal demo version, we recommend to go for a trial license, which requires registration. Head over to https://www.bitwig.com/en/account/register.html and give the next generation of platform independent DAWs a serious go.

[DVB-S2] Tips & Tricks for the Cloud IBox II

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Abstract

The Cloud Ibox II is a cheap affordable satellite receiver running Linux. It is priced between 90 and 130€. It features:

  • 2 x USB (although the case shows otherwise, it seems this is 1x USB 1.0 and 1 x USB 2.0)
  • Ethernet connection
  • DVB-S2 tuner
  • 1 x card reader
  • linux based
  • dreambox plugin compatible
  • price tag is between 90 and 130€ (often including a USB Wi-Fi Antenna)

It mostly comes pre-installed with a special version of the OpenPli 4.0 frontend. This is due to the situation that OpenPLI at this moment not yet supports the Cloud Ibox II. But I strongly hope this will come soon.

After tinkering with this device the whole weekend, we have some tips and tricks for the other users of this device. Continue reading →

[Namm2014] Bitwig Studio Release Date Confirmed

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bitwig-logo-screen2Bitwig‘s press division just released the official release date for Bitwig Studio: March 26, 2014…
It looks like Bitwig Studio will be available from the very beginning aswell for Windows, as for Mac, as for Linux.

Bitwig Studio will be supported by devices from Novation, Nektar and Livid Instruments… More news to come soon…

// Update // Detailed prices now released as well:
// Box: USD 399.99 / 329 EUR
// Download: USD 399 / 299 EUR Continue reading →

[MacOS] Codeweavers To Give Away CrossOver For Free On Oct, 31st

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Codeweavers do it again. The company behind the commercial version of Wine named CrossOver will be giving away free copies of it again.

On Wednesday October, 31st, everybody can get a free copy of CrossOver with 12mths support.

CrossOver is an emulation layer for MacOS X and Linux. In contrast to virtualization solutions like VMWare, Parallels or VirtualBox, it allows running thousands of Windows applications, tools and games without having to install a legit Windows operating system.

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[Muzaq] Bitwig Prepping To Launch Beta of Bitwig Studio Soon

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The Berlin based company Bitwig has eventually presented some details about their upcoming music software BitwigStudio. Bitwig Studio is targeting at professional and semi-professional musicians for producing and using live.

Features in Version 1.0

In addition to what people would expect like VST support, there seem to be some groundbreaking new features to be coming already in version 1.0:

  • dual heading for the use of several displays
  • Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X and LINUX support (!!)
  • working on multiple documents
  • multiple automizations

Upcoming Features After  Version 1.0

Bitwig also announced features to be upcoming after version 1.0:

  • LAN multi-user jamming
  • multi-user music production via Internet
  • Native modular synthesizer/effects system

Background

The Bitwig company has been founded by former Ableton developers in 2008. They are located in Berlin/Germany.

Closed Beta Test

Although there is no reliable information at the moment about release dates, you can apply here for a beta test starting soon.

More Information

» Bitwig on the net

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7V_t8GfH-v4

Update [Jan 28, 2012]

Forum threads indicate there is a tiny chance that Ableton might sue Bitwig for cloning parts of Live’s GUI, in legal terms for violating the protection of registered designs.

[MacOS] Codeweavers’ Crossover Now With Civilization 5 Support

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Wine based Crossover 9.2 now brings Civilization 5 support to the Mac and Linux. Crossover runs flawlessly with Civilization under Snow Leopard and with some minor flaws under Leopard.

Prices

  • Crossover Standard (incl. updates for 6mths): 37€
  • Crossover Professional (incl. updates for 12 mths and incl. Crossover Games) : 64€

Aspyr will release a native Mac version of Civilization 5 before Chrismas. We would not wonder if the Crossover emulated Windows version is more performant than the native Mac version, but let’s see ;-)

[WePad] iPad Competitor WePad To Come in Summer

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Berlin based Company Neofonie now presented their latest high-tech gadget called WePad. The We Pad will be cheaper than the iPad. The WePad will be Adobe Flash enabled.

Tech Specs

  • Intel Atom CPU N450 (1,66GHz)
  • Multitouch display 11,6″ with 1,366 x 768 pixels
  • Bluetooth 2.1
  • WLAN 802.11a/b/g/n
  • Camera for Videochats
  • 6hours runtime
  • 2 x USB 2.0
  • HDMI Output
  • SDHC Slot

The operating system will be a multitouch adjusted Linux. Software can be installed as widgets. Open Office will be available. It is compatible to

  • Android Apps
  • Adobe Flash
  • Adobe Air
  • Oracle’s Java

Versions

The WePad will be released in two flavors.

  • Version A: 16GByte Mem / 450€
  • Version B: 32GByte Mem / 570€ / 3G Modem / GPS / 1080p HD Video

Releasedate

The WePad will be released in Germany in July. Pre-Orders can be submitted from April 27th, 2010.

via: Golem.de (german only)…

[PS3] GeoHot Reenables “Other OS” (Linux) Support

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What happened so far?

GeoHot has had a reverse-engineerer’s look into Sony’s high tech gadget and Sony immediately declared war.

Obviously in panic, Sony announced to deactivate Linux (Other-OS) support with their latest firmware 3.21. This was the time when people were wondering how long it would take until GeoHot would reenable it.

The magic PUP files

So it did not take too long. That notorious hacking genious did it. He says he’s using a custom PUP file. A PUP file basically is an update file for the PS3. The interesting point is usually PUP files are signed by Sony.

Speculations

Could that mean there is a major flaw in Sony’s implementation of checking the authenticity of update files (at least until firmware 3.15, which GeoHot mentions is the latest that allows to install his custom PUP).

Anyway, the next weeks will be very interesting.