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Just because we haven’t been updating our blog frequently, it doesn’t mean that Bitnotic isn’t busy working on our products! We have our VX-626 release, a big update to Octavian, and even some recording projects on the horizon.
We really apologize for blowing our announced date for VX-626. Apparently a few of you are waiting for it. We think that taking the extra time to polish the user interface, test it with a wide range of DAW software, and lay down real tracks with it will be in everyone’s best interest. So we appreciate your patience. Please keep checking back or send us an email and we will notify you when it is available.
Another free update to Octavian will make its way onto the iTunes App Store in the near future. The current iPhone/iPod Octavian will receive some nice new features. Plus, we’re going to release a super-sized version for the iPad, which takes advantage of the larger screen size and computing power.
What else? The VX-323 is in the studio, working on his next album of robo-synthpop. He has been using VX-626, and, despite being obsoleted, is enjoying working with his replacement.
Also, we’ve got some big plans for chill. That upgrade will arrive towards the end of the year, but, like all of our upcoming releases, it will be well worth the wait!
If you have purchased chill 1.5 and are running into problems with your registration getting wiped out when you clear your Mac’s caches, send us an email at support@bitnotic.com and we will hook you up with a fix. The features are the same as chill 1.5, so unless you are having these specific problems, the update is optional.
We have just posted a partial feature set of VX-626 software to our product page. We are tracking pretty well to our March 2010 release date. It will be late March, though.
Note that pricing will remain US$59.95 for VX-626 1.0. All users who have VX-323 software get free upgrades. We will probably bump the price a bit for future versions, so consider this an introductory price.
Stay tuned for a screen shot, sample song, and more details....
The next generation of Speech Synthesis instrument will rock your Mac.
VX-626 is an Audio Unit, so it integrates directly into your music studio. Supported software includes GarageBand, Logic, Ableton Live, and others. It runs on Mac OS X 10.5 and 10.6.
Stay tuned for more details....
Best wishes from Bitnotic to you for 2010...
Thanks to all of you who have shown interest in our software and music. We try to only make products that we ourselves enjoy and find useful, so it is especially gratifying when anyone else shares our passion.
Looking ahead, 2010 will be an exciting year around here. We have major upgrades to ALL of our Mac software in the pipeline. Our mobile software will see some love, chipping away at it until it is perfect. And there are rumors that The VX-323 is working on some new songs, too.
As always, we welcome your suggestions and feedback. As best we can, we will incorporate any user feedback we get. We foresee maintaining our reasonable prices and providing free support and free upgrades to registered users (unless we need to send out a CD or DVD, then there will be a small materials/processing fee).
Perhaps we will even throw out some surprises in 2010. So stay tuned!
Bitnotic is pleased to announce the release of Bitnotic chill 1.5. If you aren't already familiar with it, the basic idea is that you press the Play button and you get an endless stream of music. Styles of music vary between ambient, New Age, classical, and electronica. You can create your own genre of music by changing the Mood and Mix controls.
chill will export the music into a variety of file formats, which means you can listen to songs on your iPod or on CD. The software's license allows you to use recorded songs in your own presentations, videos, games, and so forth.
Among the new features are:
- Drums
- Stations
- Pulse Ranges
- Updated Music Algorithms
- Space Control
- German Localization
- …and many, many more
The upgrade is free for chill 1.0 owners. Just download it and install. You don't even need to register or anything. See Help > chill Release Notes for more detailed list of the changes.
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