In light of the World Cup championships, Sample Logic has released a Vuvuzela sample library (http://www.samplelogic.com/vuvuzela.html). With this amazing South African stadium horn, the Sample Logic team was able to create and deliver a wide range of sounds.
The collection includes traditional staccato, sustain, and flutter patches, to morphed war calls, impacts, and ethnic rhythms. The US$9.99 mini sample library contains 40 instruments and multis.
Read MoreBlack Cat Systems has updated Graph Paper Maker (http://www.blackcatsystems.com/software/graphmaker.html), Mac OS X software for creating custom sheets of graph paper, to version 2.2.1. The new version corrects a bug that resulted in the default background color for some graph types being black.
Read MoreTropical Software (http://www.tropic4.com) has updated TopXNotes, the note organizer for Mac OS X 10.5 (“Leopard”), to version 1.6. With its new NoteSync feature, version 1.6 now has note synchronization with Apple touch devices including iPhone, iPod touch and iPad.
This new capability builds on TopXNotes 1.5 which completely modernized the user interface, a rewritten NoteOrganizer, two-finger scrolling, new icons, and several cosmetic improvements.
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Kids Are Heroes, a non-profit founded by Maryland middle school student MaryMargaret O’Neill and her father, provides a foundation and a forum for young kids to positively affect an issue or problem that interests them.
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If your ears get sore after prolonged use with earbuds, or if said earbuds tend to get dirty easily, you need to check out Breppies (http://www.brepps.com), covers for iPhone and iPod earbuds. They’ve been described as “socks for your earbuds” and provide cushioning and comfort for your ears.
Dress your earbuds in Breppies, and your ears will no longer become sore after prolonged use with Breppies. Or at least they won’t get sore as quickly. The Breppies are made of a thin material to be more comfortable. Despite this, they stay put quite well. And they absorb sweat.
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