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TapNTune 1.3, a combination Tuner and Metronome for Macintosh

By • Jan 26th, 2009 • Category: Software

Note: TapNTune is currently replaced by TapNTempo The all-in-one rehearsal tool for musicians. “This tool is really great,  it’s simple and it does what is needed. I just love it!!!” – User Review, Jnote.org “There are very few metronome applications/widgets for Mac, and most have been disappointing. TapNTune is different: it works well, does what you [...]



Force your Macintosh to sleep through Energy Saver using PleaseSleep

By • Jan 18th, 2009 • Category: Tutorials

Note: This program may cause your computer to sleep during use: most notably during printing. For best results, disable it when not in use.   A common problem with the Energy Saver preference pane in 10.5 is the failure of the Sleep option.  You can set the sliders to an amount of time after which [...]



MouseMusic2, from the archives: a drawing synth for live and recorded audio mangling

By • Sep 30th, 2008 • Category: Software

MouseMusic2 is similar to MouseMusic, but it uses live or recorded audio files.  In order to use MouseMusic2, follow these steps: 1) Turn Audio on 2) Load sound file 3) Choose File type to save 4) Press Record and mess around 5) Turn Record off, your file has been saved As is the case with [...]



YTPooper, a real-time video mangler for the creation of YouTube Poops

By • Sep 25th, 2008 • Category: Software

Download YTPooper for Macintosh (.dmg 17MB) Troubleshooting Help A few months ago, I discovered the wacky world of YouTube Poops, when looking for “normal” videos. Since then, I have been entertained and captivated by some of the submissions.  You can see most of them at the following link: [here] YouTube Poops are hard to define [...]



Handling MPeg-2 files with MPEG Streamclip and QuickTime MPEG-2 Playback component

By • Aug 13th, 2008 • Category: Tutorials

If you own a consumer grade Hard Disk camera such as the JVC Everio Hybrid, you may be happy to know that the MPEG-2 format is now supported by QuickTime Pro through a simple download. [GO THERE] That being said, you can’t play the .mod files from the JVC and get sound playback by using the [...]



Using the free Finale Notepad 2008 to transpose, edit, save or print

By • Jun 24th, 2008 • Category: Tutorials

Recently, a friend of mine asked about transposing or working with Finale files without needing to purchase the commercial version.  I figured, since I already did some of the legwork, I could make a post about it, so here goes: Finale Notepad 2008 gives you the ability to import and export Midi files, and to [...]