this might be the future, well one possible version of the future
tablets pre-loaded with music software(s)
pls welcome the Indamixx2 Pro

the Indamixx2 Pro can handle 8 stereo tracks (16 total)
with 2-6 plugins on 2 GB RAM with no Windows 7 optimizations
- CULV Tablet
- 4GB RAM (800FSB)
- Mini HDMI Port
- Quad boot (optional)
- Genuine Pro Tools Pre-Loaded
- New Ilok key, (optional OS Transmission 5 MeeGo edition, Transmission 4.2, Macbuntu)
- Avid Pro Tools 9 included

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no
I know what you think
we have nothing to do with this
first the APC40 now BandCentral is coming up with an APCish name :D

BTW
BandCentral is a web-based collaboration, organisation and management tool for musicians
check it out

Platinum Notes is one of my fave DJ tools/production tools
I usually run all the songs through it what I plan to play out in my DJ sets
now the 3.0 version is available, make sure to get it

new features:

- Ability to customize how Platinum Notes works – so YOU can shape the sound
- Multi-core support for up to 16 cores for faster processing
- Audio waveform display to show the processing done for each song
- Improved ID3 tagging support

ExtensionFM is the new project of Dan Kantor
the guy who created the one and only Streampad
have you seen the bottom of APC? ;)

ExtensionFM is a Google Chrome music extension
it’s an in-browser MP3 player that grabs tracks from music blogs and websites
basically it collects the music from the sites you visit
it’s a pre-release at the moment, you can request an invite code at their site

Myna is available free at Aviary, yeah you’ve seen it right, it’s a browser-based audio editor. You can use it to remix music tracks and audio clips, apply sound effects and record your own voice or instrument. If you link it with your SoundCloud account, you will have a neat browser based workstation.

Pluto is a digital audio workstation demo implemented in a web browser
based on the raw audio capabilities of Microsoft Silverlight

in a nutshell:

- 16 tracks with 32 voice polyphony plus 6 fx/track
- granular synthesizer, Karplus-Strong guitar synthesizer or drum-machine per each track
- highly optimized, multithreaded audio pipeline
- MIDI import/export, WAV export

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CitySounds.fm lets you listen to the latest music from cities around the world. The most active cities and the list is constantly changing as new music is being created. Tracks and city information is fetched from the SoundCloud API – updated in real time as new tracks roll into SoundCloud. Additionally, images for each city are fetched from Flickr. Really nice! Go and explore!!

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ArtistData tirelessly works to give musicians more time to be creative. They’re building solutions to automate the monotonous updating of artist websites, social network profiles, concert databases, Twitter, official news feeds, iCal, local press, fan newsletters, and even tour books. You update your ArtistData profile and they do the rest. Sounds interesting.

SkipScreen is a free Firefox add-on that lets you skip all the clicking and waiting on sites like RapidShare, Zshare, MegaUpload, and Sharebee. Your downloads start instantly. Never read a music blog without it. Life saving item!