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the week in review ending november 24 2000

What's big this week? There's Phrazer for the Macintosh and
it looks like it will be a popular download. Mac users have
been asking for a high-quality sample sequencer for some
time. Now they have it.

We've also got a great Cakewalk contest this week. Guitar
Tracks 2 is a great program and comes with a big reputation.
Details on how to win are further on in this newsletter.

Don't forget to check at the MP3 artists listed in this
edition of MSW. We're always on the look out for some
new artists. If you know of any (or believe you are one)
please send me an email.

I cannot complete this newsletter without pointing you
in the direction of an addictive site. If you're keen to
see pictures of other netheads and give them a score out
of ten, head to
http://www.amihotornot.com/

There's no time like the present for tracking down some
quality sheet music. Let's face it, the home-made
tablature is often incorrect. Get the real deal and support
your favourite artists!
http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/sheetmusic/?nl47

Reproduced under license from Shareware Music Machine - the world's biggest music software web site. Copyright (c) Hitsquad.com Pty. Ltd. 1995 - 2000 All Rights Reserved.

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news dispatches from the front line

Dr Audio says Mac users get their own 'Acid'
http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/news/578/

Propellerheads release Reason 1.0
http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/news/577/

Groovy review for Groovemaker
http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/news/576/

Bitheadz release Phrazer for Mac
http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/news/575/

GuitarFX Box 2.5 includes phaser
http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/news/574/

You'll have to scour a little harder for the downloads
http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/news/573/

Offspring, Cowboy Junkies et al on MP3.com
http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/news/572/

EMusic goes after Napster file-traders
http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/news/570/

Beta test MusicMatch Jukebox for Linux
http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/news/569/

Check out the Soundforum synth
http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/news/568/

For more news stories as well as a detailed news archive,
head to
http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/news/?nl47

Reproduced under license from Shareware Music Machine - the world's biggest music software web site. Copyright (c) Hitsquad.com Pty. Ltd. 1995 - 2000 All Rights Reserved.

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windows 95/98/NT users section

Current Top 5 PC Downloads
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1. Microsoft Windows Media Player 7
2. CloneCD
3. Napster
4. Winamp
5. Nero

Visit our PC Top 20 page at for a more detailed listing of
the 20 hottest titles on Shareware Music Machine.
http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/top20/?nl47


Highlights of New Windows 95,98,NT Releases
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o Cakewalk Guitar Tracks 2 - Size: 11.3 MB - Demo
http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/programs/Cakewalk_Guitar_Tracks2/?nl47

Affordable multi-track recording software for guitar players!
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o CDMASTER  4.5.0 - Size: 4.2 MB - Shareware
 
http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/programs/CDMASTER/?nl47

  CD to MP3, MP3 to WAV, MP3 to CD
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o DART Karaoke Studio - Size: 12 MB - Demo
 
http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/programs/DARTKaraokeStudio/?nl47

  Make your own Karaoke music- ripper, vocal remover, CD burner
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o FMHeaven - Size:155K - Demo
 
http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/programs/FMHeaven/?nl47

  FM VST synth
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o Kool DJ - Size: 25 MB - Shareware
 
http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/programs/KoolDJ/?nl47

  DJ and background audio software
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o Korg Piano - Size: 950K - Freeware
 
http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/programs/KorgPiano/?nl47

  Korg Piano sound font
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o MetroGnome - Size: 440K - Freeware
 
http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/programs/MetroGnome_win/?nl47

  A software metronome
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o Pitch Train 3.1 - Size: 1.3 MB - Demo
 
http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/programs/Pitch_Train/?nl47

  Pitch Train is a tool for learning to recognize single notes
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o PlayJ Studio 2.0 - Size: 2.5 MB - Freeware
 
http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/programs/PlayJ/?nl47

  Listen to music on the PlayJ site
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o Pro-52 - Size: 3.1 MB - Demo
 
http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/programs/Pro-Five/?nl47

  Softsynth based on the famous Prophet-5
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o Reason - Size: 12 MB - Demo
 
http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/programs/Reason/?nl47

  Analog synth, sampler, drum machine, ReCycle!-based loop
  player, mixer, effects, pattern sequencer, and more.
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o Rock Organ - Size: 108K - Freeware
 
http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/programs/RockOrgan/?nl47

  Rock organ sound font
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o SoundForum Synthesizer 1.0 - Size: 1.1 MB - Freeware

http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/programs/SoundForum_Synthesizer/?nl47

  Standalone software synthesizer
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o The Cassette Tape Producer 6.0 - Size: 2.2 MB - Freeware
 
http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/programs/The_Tape_Producer/?nl47

  Record your MP3s onto cassette tape
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o Tornado V1 - Size: 3.7 MB - Demo
 
http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/programs/Tornado_V1/?nl47

  Multi 'CD' output on single, standard soundcard
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o TripleDist 1.02 - Size: 39K - Freeware
 
http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/programs/TripleDist/?nl47

  Free three band distortion DirectX plug-in
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o YoGen Vocal Remover 0.5 - Size: 74K - Freeware
 
http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/programs/YoGenVocalRemover/?nl47

  Removes vocals from songs

Reproduced under license from Shareware Music Machine - the world's biggest music software web site. Copyright (c) Hitsquad.com Pty. Ltd. 1995 - 2000 All Rights Reserved.

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mac, atari and linux users

Current Top 5 Macintosh Downloads
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1. Macster 1.0 Preview 5.5
2. Pro Tools Free
3. MP3-to-AIFF DropConverter 1.31
4. SoundApp 2.7.3
5. MP3-to-WAV DropConverter 1.3.1

Visit our Macintosh Top 20 hottest Macintosh downloads on
Shareware Music Machine at
http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/mac/top20/?nl47



Highlights of New Macintosh Releases
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o FMHeaven - Size: 165K - Demo
 
http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/programs/FMHeaven_mac/?nl47

  FM VST synth
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o LiSa 2.2.2 - Size: 7.5 MB - Demo
 
http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/programs/LiSa_Demo/?nl47

  Live sampling software
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o MacGAMUT 2000 - Size: 350K - Demo
 
http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/programs/MacGAMUT/?nl47

  Ear-Training Software for Macintosh Computers
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o Phrazer - Size: 12.8 MB - Demo
 
http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/programs/Phrazer/?nl47

  Loop-based composition and arranging
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o Player Pro OS X beta 2 - Size: 1 MB - Freeware
 
http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/programs/PlayerPRO_OXS/?nl47

  PlayerPRO is a tracker, composer, and player
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o Pro-52 - Size: 4.9 MB - Demo
 
http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/programs/Pro-Five_mac/?nl47

  Softsynth based on the famous Prophet-5
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o Reason - Size: 11 MB - Demo
 
http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/programs/Reason_mac/?nl47

  Analog synth, sampler, drum machine, ReCycle!-based loop
  player, mixer, effects, pattern sequencer, and more.
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o SoundForum Synthesizer 1.0 - Size: 1.2 MB - Freeware
 
http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/programs/SoundForumSynthesizer/?nl47

  Standalone software synthesizer
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o Virtual Composer 2.6.8 - Size: 622K - Shareware
 
http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/programs/Virtual_Composer/?nl47

  A virtual music editor designed for complex polyphonic music

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Apologies to Atari and Linux users. No news this week.

Reproduced under license from Shareware Music Machine - the world's biggest music software web site. Copyright (c) Hitsquad.com Pty. Ltd. 1995 - 2000 All Rights Reserved.

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Site Update History

Date   Updates
1st December 2000   Added background image
    Updated news articles from Shareware Music Machine.
    Added details of X-Ray Specs project. Click here for mp3.com.
20th September 2000   Added link to Dance Link on home page.
    Updated news articles from Shareware Music Machine.
    Added review of korg kaoss pad on hardware page.
    Added september 2000 house chart on charts page.
    Added book review section on charts page.
    Added review of dance e-jay 2 on software page.
1st July 2000   Updated news articles from Shareware Music Machine.
24th June 2000   Updated news articles from Shareware Music Machine.
29th May 2000   Added message board from proboards.com.
    Changed mouse-over buttons on menu. Credit to www.3dtextmaker.com.
28th May 2000   Fixed bug in web URL link display on home page
    Updated news articles from Shareware Music Machine.
27th May 2000   Added email login link on main menu.
    Added email login link on home page.
24th May 2000   Changed background colour of table on email login page.
23rd May 2000   Joined zzn and began availability of free personal email.
    New URL for main site set as www.webmusicjumpstation.zzn.com.
    Changed main email to webmaster@WebMusicJumpstation.zzn.com.
    Added email login page to site.
    Updated pages to remove references to freeserve host addresses.
20th May 2000   Updated news articles from Shareware Music Machine.
    Added atari releases to mac, atari and linux users section on news page.
18th May 2000   Updated news articles from Shareware Music Machine.
7th May 2000   Updated news articles from Shareware Music Machine.
    Removed fade in and out effect from all pages.
    Added review of vestax pmc26 house mixer on hardware page.
    Added review of yamaha cs5 monophonic analogue synth on hardware page.
    Updated selected date on feedback page.
    Added review of roland tr505 drum machine on hardware page.
    Added review of tuareg interactive phrase sampler on software page.
    Added may 2000 trance chart to charts page.
19th March 2000   Updated news articles from Shareware Music Machine.
12th March 2000   Updated news articles from Shareware Music Machine.
    Added link to search box from home page.
    Added hot tip to amazon section on charts page.
5th March 2000   Updated news articles from Shareware Music Machine.
26th February 2000   Updated news articles from Shareware Music Machine.
19th February 2000   Updated news articles from Shareware Music Machine.
13th February 2000   Updated news articles from Shareware Music Machine.
    Added mac and linux users section on news page.
    Added hot tip to amazon section on charts page.
    Changed site logo to mixing hand - see home page.
    Added technics 1200 and rio player reviews to hardware reviews page.
29th January 2000   Updated news articles from Shareware Music Machine.
    Fixed inconsistencies between header and footer links on news page.
    Changed META tag keywords to remove duplicated words.
16th January 2000   Updated news articles from Shareware Music Machine.
    Added search engine submission form on charts page.
15th January 2000   Added fade in and out effect on all pages.
    Converted affiliate links on menu bar to ticker.
8th January 2000   Updated news articles from Shareware Music Machine.
24th December 1999   Fixed bug with colours in links on menu.
    Updated news articles from Shareware Music Machine.
    Amended descriptions of rioport in link on software reviews page.
    Added link to diamond multimedia on hardware reviews page.
    Amended country of origin field on feedback form.
19th December 1999   Joined mp3.com affiliates program. See charts page for electronic top 10.
    Joined cnet affiliates program. See hardware reviews page for details.
    Updated winamp plugins description and link on software reviews page.
18th December 1999   Updated news articles from Shareware Music Machine.
    Created hardware reviews page.
    Joined amazon associates program. See home and charts pages for details.
4th December 1999   Updated news articles from Shareware Music Machine.
28th November 1999   Added hit counter.
27th November 1999   Added news articles from Shareware Music Machine.
    Added charts page.
22nd August 1999   Created home, menu, index, feedback and software reviews pages
30th October 1999   Revised feedback form and added redirect after feedback
    Amended redirect pages on Geocities and Genie
    Uploaded first version of site. Added site history.

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