After a bit of a cock up last week which was completely Simon’s fault (and he’s very very sorry about it) Simon does a
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Tag: music
Review – Dorico Pro 4
Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH Steinberg’s Dorico family is the world’s leading music notation software for composers, arrangers, orchestrators, educators, performers… musicians of almost any
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Essential Apple Podcast 179: A musical interlude: feat. Jeff Gamet
Recorded 8th June 2020 This week another unstructured show as Mark, Nick, Jim and I are joined by Jeff Gamet. To be honest we
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Dorico Pro 3 – Review
Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH Dorico is the highly successful music notation software from Steinberg, a wholly owned subsidiary of Yamaha, one of the world’s
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SleepPhones Effortless – Review
SleepPhones EffortlessSleepPhones $149.95 US SleepPhones Effortless are Bluetooth enabled headphones that are inside a soft fabric headband. Features include a rechargeable battery up to
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Dorico Pro 2 – Review
Mark Sealey, 2018-06-22 Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH A major new version of Steinberg’s advanced music notation software Dorico was released last month. Dorico Pro
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iLoud Micro Monitor – Review
iLoud Micro Monitor IK Multimedia $299.99 U.S. iLoud Micro Monitor are a pair of reference studio speakers also known as monitors. Monitors are generally
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SoundPEATS Wireless Earbuds – Review
SoundPEATS Wireless Earbuds SoundPeats $28.99 U.S. SoundPEATS Earbuds are Bluetooth headphones that feature magnetic earphones ends, plus mic and inline volume with playback
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LectroFan Kinder – Review
LectroFan Kinder Adaptive Sound Technologies Inc. $79.95 The LectroFan Kinder is a sound and light machine for children. Using an iOS or Android app,
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Edifier MP 200 Speaker – Review
Edifier MP 200 Speaker Edifier $34.99 The Edifier MP 200 is a small splash proof and dust proof Bluetooth speaker. It has an
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Dorico – Review
Dorico music notation software from Steinberg Price: $559.99; discounts of 50% (71% for education) for cross-grades from Sibelius, Finale, Notion available Until October last year
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Vienna Ensemble Pro 6 – Review
Vienna Symphonic Library North American distributors: ILIO PO Box 6211 Malibu California 90265 USA Sales: 800-747-4546 USA Support: 818-707-3655 Price: €285 ($285) upgrade(s)
Read MoreFour Audio-Technica Bluetooth sets – Review
Manufacturer: Audio-Technica Prices: $80 to $250 (MSRP shown after model number; lower prices online) It’s not often we have the opportunity to test a
Read MoreAudio Hijack – User Report Review
Audio Hijack 3 Rogueamoeba.com Price: $25 (upgrade) $49 (full version) Audio Hijack in its most basic sense is a way to capture audio
Read MoreAT-LP120-USB Turntable – Review
AT-LP120-USB Turntable Company: Audio-Technica Price: $299.95, less at various online retailers I grew up in the 1960s and 1970s, when the album, or LP,
Read MoreiHome Go+ Grip Bluetooth Speaker – Review
iHome Go+ Grip Bluetooth Speaker Company: iHome Model: iBT3 Price: $39.99, less on some online retailers The iHome Go+ Grip Bluetooth Speaker is a
Read MoreSibelius 8 – Review
Sibelius 8 Perpetual license: $599 Annual subscription (new users): $239 Upgrade from all previous versions (1 to 7.5) of Sibelius, including one year’s
Read MoreSmartScore NoteReader – Review
SmartScore NoteReader Company: Musitek Price: Free (in-app purchase) Optical Character Reading (OCR) software is tricky. Although it’s come a long way from the unreliable
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Sibelius 7.5 Company: Avid Price: $599.95 ($49.95/$89.95 upgrade) Avid has received a lot of criticism from Sibelius users of late. Two years ago
Read MoreSeagate Central Shared Storage Device – Review
Seagate Central Shared Storage Device Manufacturer: Seagate MSRP: $169 (2 TB), $229 (4 TB), available at discount pricing online. Seagate Central As reported on
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