Roxidizer Blog: March 2007

Music Software Weekly - March 30 2007

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Music Software Weekly - March 30 2007
Vol. 11, No. 13
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In This Issue

- Music Software Weekly is now available in HTML
- News Headlines & Features
- Recent Music Software Discussion
- Win Sonar 6 Power - The Comprehensive Guide!
- Weekly Editor's Choice Award
- Windows users section
* Highlights of New Windows Downloads
- 'What's Hot' from Doctor Audio
- Macintosh users section
* Highlights of New Macintosh Downloads
- Tom's Music Thing
- Linux users section
- Send us your Feedback
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News Headlines and Features

Due to the massive amount of Musikmesse news this week, only a
small sample of the stories are included here. Visit
http://www.hitsquad.com/news/ to see all the latest news.

Beta testers wanted for StroboSoft v2
http://www.hitsquad.com/news/plug/beta_testers_wanted_fo
r_strobosoft_v2/?nl13

Stanton DJ intros S.300 Tabletop CD Player and DJ DIGIPAK.MP3 package
http://www.hitsquad.com/news/hardware/s300_tabletop_dj_d
igipakmp3_package/?nl13

Sonic reality drum content available for RiffWorks
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riffworks/?nl13

Steinberg releases Sequel: Make Music in Minutes
http://www.hitsquad.com/news/software/steinberg_release_s
equel_make_music_in_minutes/?nl13

M-Audio announces music-creation system for PC: Session KeyStudio
www.hitsquad.com/news/hardware/m-audio_session_keystudio/?nl13

John Bowen teams with SonicCore to produce Solaris keyboard synth
www.hitsquad.com/news/hardware/solaris_keyboard_synth/?nl13

Bias announces Peak Pro 6
http://www.hitsquad.com/news/software/bias_announc
es_peak_pro_6/?nl13

Mackie unveils next generation Mackie Control Pro Series
http://www.hitsquad.com/news/hardware/mackie_unveils_
next_generation_mackie_control_pro_series/?nl13

Dangerous Music introduces D-Box
http://www.hitsquad.com/news/hardware/dangerous_
music_introduces_d-box/?nl13

Akai Professional unveils MPK49
http://www.hitsquad.com/news/hardware/akai_pro
fessional_unveils_mpk49/?nl13

Alesis introduces the new iMultiMix 8 USB Mixer with iPod recording
http://www.hitsquad.com/news/hardware/alesis_introduces
_the_new_imultimix_8_usb_mixer/?nl13

Novation launches nio 2 | 4
http://www.hitsquad.com/news/hardware/novatio
n_launches_nio_2_4/?nl13

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Recent Music Software Discussion

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Head to the SMM discussion forums at
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Recent and popular threads:

.FIL to MIDI converter for Yamaha Disk Klavier files
http://www.hitsquad.com/vocal/about2606.html?nl13

What program or equipment can I use for sound effects?
http://www.hitsquad.com/vocal/about3004.html?nl13

Logic express question for mac osx
http://www.hitsquad.com/vocal/about2990.html?nl13

Is a 'mono bass' feature included on any music software?
http://www.hitsquad.com/vocal/about2993.html?nl13

I want to play piano music on my pc keyboard
http://www.hitsquad.com/vocal/about2992.html?nl13

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Weekly Editor's Choice Award - Reflections LE v1.0

Reflections LE is a simple and easy to use convolution
reverberator offering the same quality and performance
as its much more expensive competitor...

Performing Songwriter Magazine

Performing Songwriter

by Larry Dobrow, Tuesday, March 27, 2007
IN A RARE DEPARTURE from my glued-to-the-couch routine, I hit the town two nights in a row last week, both times to catch singer/songwriter types at smallish clubs. Each evening, I downed precisely three pints of beer and stayed out until -- get this -- 12:05 a.m. Spring break, baby! Yeah!

During the second night, it dawned on me that every song being performed chronicled a romantic relationship in some advanced state of decay. I realize that personal despair often births sublime art (see under "Tracks, Blood on the"), but gosh, does every single refrain have to be such a downer? Enough with the woe-is-me-and-you already. So I broke out the Takamine on Saturday morning to embark on my new career as a well-adjusted, sensitive singer/songwriter -- just like James Blunt, minus the menacing sarcasm. Among the songs that spilled out of my soul during that emotional session were "You're Really Super!," "Having Relations With You Is Nothing Like That Time When I Slammed My Hand in the Car Door," and "(I Am) Emotionally Available."

What I learned: writing songs is hard. Which is why I wonder about the utility of Performing Songwriter as anything other than a quickie read for music fans, whether or not they're currently attempting to melodize their sophomore-year poetry.

As a broadly targeted music magazine, it works just dandy, what with its linear approach (Q&As aplenty) and easy design. But as a guide for would-be Carole Kings, the March/April Performing Songwriter offers precious little illumination on what distinguishes a good song from a great one. Songwriting, it seems, isn't easily taught or explained.

The chat with Jimmy Webb ("Wichita Linesman") comes as close as the mag gets to an in-depth exploration of the songwriting process, but it feels rushed at a mere two-plus pages in length. Similarly, the piece on Adam Schlesinger, one of the two primary Fountains of Wayne scribes, does a better job of outlining inter-band dynamics than it does capturing what it takes to write hyper-catchy pop songs.

Performing Songwriter sags when it follows the generic-music-mag script. The "New Release Spotlight" casts its warm glow on the same three artists featured in every other publication (not to mention the Sunday Best Buy circular) this week, while the reviews are flush with the type of phrasing that simply doesn't exist outside the world of music criticism ("even when he sings, his words serve not as narration but as tools to craft an overall feeling"). And like so many March/April issues before it, Performing Songwriter toes the on-second-thought-Yoko-Ono-really-doesn't-sound-like-a-grieving-rhino line. The mag gets bonus see-you-in-hell points for presenting a cleavage shot alongside her ramblings.

What I like very much about Performing Songwriter is content from the mag's vault, presented as part of its 100th-issue victory lap. Nearly every bit of the old stuff, whether story-behind-the-story quips about Elvis Costello and Martin Short or photos (Jack Nicholson with The Monkees! John Wayne and Bob Hope with America!) from the archives of lensman Henry Diltz, pulses with energy. Its vitality, in fact, contrasts sharply with the "fresh" material, suggesting that the title's best days could be behind it.

The issue could go a little lighter on the self-congratulations. The editor's note, for example, recollects how an investor told her that "this magazine was too important to let money stop it" (funny, the other day I heard some guy on the tee vee saying the same thing about universal health care). A quick "mazel tovs all around" would've sufficed.

Maybe I'm at fault here, as I grabbed Performing Songwriter expecting more in the way of process-oriented content. That said, magazines that don't deliver what they promise tend to disappoint readers, and disappointed readers tend to take out their frustration by, you know, reading something else. Anybody truly interested in honing his or her songcraft should just grab a copy of a record by one of the underappreciated greats -- say, Freedy Johnston's "Blue Days Black Nights" -- and learn by listenin'.

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Frequency: Eight issues per year
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Domain Reseller to Auction RadioSatellite.com Domain Name

Super Domain Store Inc. to Auction RadioSatellite.com

Super Domain Store Inc., a domain reseller located in Pompano Beach, Florida, announced that it would auction off the domain name RadioSatellite.com on March 20, 2007.

Pompano Beach, FL (PRWeb) March 9, 2007 -- Super Domain Store Inc., a domain reseller located in Pompano Beach, Florida, announced that it would auction off the domain name RadioSatellite.com on March 20, 2007.

RadioSatellite.com is a highly desirable dotcom domain. "A quality domain name is imperative for success," said Scott Kowall, president of Super Domain Store. "Having the main keywords as part of the name is important for identification and search engine optimization. In real estate it is about location, location, location. The web is virtual real estate and a domain name is about location, location, location. A good domain name is one that people and search engines will find without branding."

The auction will be on eBay.com. Ebay is a trusted and reliable auction service.

"When it comes to domain names, .com is the gold standard," added Mr. Kowall, "Good dotcom domain name availability is becoming rarer and rarer, like good real estate, domain value goes up."

The former comedian created ComedyZine.com a decade ago and soon after started acquiring domain names. He now spends his time developing Websites for his various domain names. Kowall's sites are diverse, they include SuperDomainStore.com, XtremeCD.com, iHealthy.us and the adult DVD store KinkySexShow.com. He recently converted ComedyZine.com from a monthly comedy and commentary site to a comedy CD, DVD and T-shirt store. "Most of the comedy material is still on the site," Kowall adds, "Like NBC says, 'If you haven't seen it, it is new to you.'"

RadioSatellite.com is the ideal domain for satellite companies, retailers, content distributors and content providers. This is a rare domain name and this auction will be the only opportunity to acquire it.

More information on the domain auction is available at http://www.RadioSatellite.com and http://www.SuperDomainStore.com

About Super Domain Store Inc.
Super Domain Store Inc. specializes in the reselling of quality high profile domain names.

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