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Lost Levels: Steven Seagal Is: The Final Option
Akido master, actor, lawman, and...16-bit game star? It almost happened.
By Frank Cifaldi Feb 05, 2010 11:53PM PSTTags: SNES
[Lost Levels is a semi-monthly (that is, twice a month) column about classic games that were never released. It is written by Frank Cifaldi, creator of a website about unreleased games titled, appropriately enough, Lost Levels. This column appears on Retronauts on the first and third Friday of every month.]
In September of 1993, Redwood City-based game publisher TecMagik announced that it had signed action film star Steven Seagal's name and image for use in a game being developed for both the Super Nintendo and Sega Genesis home systems. At the time, the project was being touted as the first example of a movie star - rather than an actual movie - licensed for use in a video game.
"Celebrities are more stable than films," TecMagik director of marketing Jeff Tarr told The Hollywood Reporter, saying that Seagal was specifically signed because of his film's performances in the video tape rental market, especially among the game-playing demographic.
"We signed him just prior to the release of Under Siege." said Tarr. "Though his films weren't at that point blockbusters at the box office, his video rentals were very high, numbers you'd expect from a $50 million-$60 million film. And when we looked at who was renting, it was the kids, the same people renting and buying video games."
TecMagik had already at this point gone through four days of shooting live actors at a Santa Monica studio to use for in-game graphics, no doubt inspired by the massive success of Mortal Kombat. In fact, the announcement went out literally the week before the arcade fighter's home version would hit store shelves.
Though TecMagik had the image rights to capture Seagal himself, a look-alike was used in the shoot, because "the resolution of even digitized images on cartridges is not such that you can tell the difference," said Tarr, saying that the company would work directly with Seagal if their partnership continued on to a higher resolution, CD-ROM based product.
The game's scenario was co-developed with Seagal himself (and credited to his production company, Steamroller Productions), a partnership Tarr described to the Daily Variety as "a perfect example of the new relationship between Hollywood and Silicon Valley." We don't know very much about the plot, other than it stars Seagal and a female co-star battling villains to rescue the woman's son.
The game itself was developed by RSP Inc., an independent studio founded by former Atari programmer Mike Riedel in 1984. It was one of the earliest games programmed by Adrian Jones, who would move on to work as technical director of the Medal of Honor franchise at EA and co-found Spark Unlimited.
The SNES demonstration ROM I was able to review shows the game in a playable, though early, state. A fluidly animated Seagal can move in four directions, punch, kick, block and jump. He can also throw knives and shoot a gun using the L and R triggers, respectively. There are about four or five enemy types, ranging from wimpy scientists holding clipboards to heavily armed mercenaries who will shoot for an instant kill, given the opportunity.
All of the game's 18 levels are present, though in different states of completion. None of them can be completed, however, and most of their features are absent or broken.
It is difficult to judge what the final game would have been like with this early ROM, though we can make some assumptions. It would appear that Seagal's character must find the exit in each level, which involves battling through enemies and finding the appropriate key or switch to move on. There is nothing resembling a boss fight in the ROM, though certain sections seem ideal for one.
The game's release was scheduled for 1994, then pushed back to 1995, and then it quietly disappeared when TecMagik announced a separate Steven Seagal project, a Nintendo 64 game called Deadly Honor, which was also cancelled.
TekMagic apparently fell off the face of the Earth after the Seagal partnership. RSP Inc. spun off into Running With Scissors in 1997 and created the Postal series of games.
Comments (13)
Lemme see if I got this rightPosted: Feb 06, 2010 12:00AM PST by feitclub
This game was a post-NARC, post-Mortal Kombat side-scrolling beat-em-up with digitized actors instead of sprites, endorsed by (but not starring) an action hero who made R-rated movies, but the game would have been bloodless and aimed at kids?
I bet blood would be therePosted: Feb 06, 2010 12:00AM PST by beanburritos
After all, it was basically aimed at teens who liked Mortal Kombat. How could the blood be left out? Looks like yet another 90's beat 'em up. They were a dime a dozen and got repetitive, but a good one was usually worth a rental. This one doesn't sound bad at all. The SNES controls would have been intriguing, a use of the triggers that actually made a good deal of sense. I likely would have played it back then.
So which is it?Posted: Feb 06, 2010 12:00AM PST by garsh
TecMagik, TecMagic or Tecmagic?
By the way, before I read that it was a look-alike stand-in, I looked at the picture with the sprite and thought it didn't really look much like Seagal. I think there are subtleties that make the distinctiveness of an individual stand out even at very low resolutions.
What!?Posted: Feb 06, 2010 12:00AM PST by DjSwank
So, you're saying that you could tell, just by looking at the 16 bit, digitized character, that it wasn't seagal? Wow. You sir, are my hero. What time does the next episode of his show come on?
What was missing from the digitized actor? A beer gut?
re: So which is it?Posted: Feb 06, 2010 12:00AM PST by frankcifaldi
It's TecMagik. I'm fighting off some kind of miserable sickness and my brain isn't 100% back yet, so I appreciate the help.
BLOODPosted: Feb 06, 2010 12:00AM PST by frankcifaldi
For the record, there is no blood in this build, and I kind of doubt they would bother in the SNES version. I'm kind of disappointed that there aren't crazy combos where Steven breaks a dude's arm in half though.
lolPosted: Feb 06, 2010 12:00AM PST by tyfighter80
" By the way, before I read that it was a look-alike stand-in, I looked at the picture with the sprite and thought it didn't really look much like Seagal. I think there are subtleties that make the distinctiveness of an individual stand out even at very low resolutions." That's probably the saddest/funniest thing ive ever seen somebody lie about.
No blood??Posted: Feb 06, 2010 12:00AM PST by beanburritos
Well, if there wouldn't be any blood in the SNES or Genesis versions, then I would have skipped it. And yes, that thing would have been gold if the main character could break bones.
....Posted: Feb 06, 2010 12:00AM PST by markofthebeast
It looks like the guy in the bottom picture is taking a leak.
re: frankcifaldiPosted: Feb 06, 2010 12:00AM PST by garsh
"I'm fighting off some kind of miserable sickness and my brain isn't 100% back yet, so I appreciate the help."
I know exactly what you mean. When I come down with something, I easily lose a battle of wits with a doorknob. I hope you feel better soon.
Oh wow!Posted: Feb 07, 2010 12:00AM PST by smokeyflea
This looks like Time Cop on SNES!
Why are the human enemies walking with the stiff exaggerations of a 1950's era robot? Did they feel they should do that because they're 'making a videogame'? Can you imagine 'the making of Time Cop for the Super Nintendo' documentary? I don't feel I can articulate my feelings for this turd.. I'd love to hear Jeremy and the gang discuss TimeCop on Retronauts.
Retronauts Valentine's Day Special: Time Cop (SNES). What do you say?
Options?Posted: Mar 22, 2010 12:00AM PST by JimmyOB
I wonder what "options" were available in this game. Cheat codes would have been pointless since Seagal is unstoppable. It's really unfair to begin with, especially with two Seagals running around. Perhaps it had a sound test of all of his punches and kicks.


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There is a pretty wide range of sourness. Some beers that are "sours" don't taste sour to me at all. Others are mouth puckeringly sour. I like them on the more extreme sour end than the other end. Cool brews you have going.
3 months is not long for a sour. The bugs are just starting. At 1.006, you will probably not have much problem bottling, but it could get very lively in the bottle over time.
What happens when will depend a lot on the health and population of the various bugs and yeast. Normally in a blend, the sacc yeast will work on the simple sugars first, leaving very little for the rest. This results is slow progress of the brett and bugs. The Brett will slowly develop its population for about 8 to 12 months and will develop flavors for up to 18 months (and more). For the sour bugs, they take longer and can take 18 months to 2 years to reach maximum population and continue to work.
Thanks for your help, everyone. You'll be proud of me--I'm drinking a bottle of Rodenbach classic right now. Wow, it's delicious. My pale sour isn't quite to the level of sourness I'm tasting in this Rodenbach, but it's not too far off, either. I'll wait at least another few months before tasting again.
I let my sours sit on primary for 6 months to a year, then keg for another year. You probably safe to bottle, but it might condition/sour better in bulk. Some of mine come out pucker your ass sour and I love it. If they are two sour, you can always blend, the advantage of kegging.
Btw 1.029 is low, shoot for 1.040 next time and add .5 of maltodextine, reg yeast cannot ferment it, but Brett can.

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Run time: 116 mins
In Theaters: Friday 16th August 1996
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Screenwriter: Phoef Sutton
Starring: Robert De Niro as Gil Renard, Wesley Snipes as Bobby Rayburn, Ellen Barkin as Jewel Stern, John Leguizamo as Manny, Benicio del Toro as Juan Primo, Patti D'Arbanville as Ellen Renard, Chris Mulkey as Tim, Dan Butler as Garrity, Kurt Fuller as Bernie, Frank Medrano as Leon, the Bartender
Also starring: Wendy Finerman, Phoef Sutton
The Fan Review
The film is essentially one long study of dysfunction. Knife salesman(!) Gil (De Niro) is divorced, is on the verge of losing his job, doesn't know how to relate to his kid, shouts obscenities at his clients -- your every day run-of-the-mill psycho -- and is obsessed with the San Francisco Giants.
Bobby Rayburn (Snipes) is a $40 million golden boy outfielder, newly traded to the Giants, and is not earning his keep. He's batting in the .100's, is being upstaged by rival Juan Primo (Benicio Del Toro), can't get his traditional number 11 jersey, and has his own family problems. Nonetheless, he's still an egocentric jerk driven by greed, groupies, and fame.
When these two cross paths, it can only be trouble -- sure to make you reevaluate the phrase, "I want you to hit a home run for me."
There's plenty good and plenty bad in The Fan, and as I've said, trying to figure out where to start is a problem. Directed with Tony Scott's (Crimson Tide) well-crafted style, The Fan is often a fun and thrilling ride. The most fun to watch are De Niro and Snipes, who turn in very believable performances en route to the film's big finish.
But there's this problem that gnaws at the viewer the whole film -- that none of the characters are remotely likable. At all. Not even the supporting characters (Del Toro, John Leguizamo as Snipes's personal manager, Ellen Barkin as a sportscaster) are warm and fuzzy. Instead, everyone falls into the me-first trap that plagues the leads. The result alienates the audience into not really caring who wins this battle of nerves, much to the film's detriment.
Combined with sketchily-developed characters, some annoying dialogue, horrible editing that is used to intentionally trick the viewer, some glaring technical gaffes associated with the game of baseball, and a wholly inappropriate soundtrack (which somehow features almost every Rolling Stones song ever recorded), The Fan is a jumbled mess of good and bad. Thank God it has some fun.
Near the climax of The Fan, Wesley Snipes's character hits a deep fly ball. Everyone in the stadium waits in anticipation to see it clear the fence. The outfielder goes back back back -- no soup for you! That pretty much sums up the whole film.
No soup for me.


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ARGUMENT After the deregulation of children's advertising in the early 1980s, Children's television shows were no longer designed to entertain, but to generate sales. Authorship shifted from TV studios to toy companies and advertising agencies that produced shows to function as program length commercials (PLCs) for licensed characters and their associated merchandising. Under this new … Continue reading
Kanner, Allen D. 2005. "Globalization and the Commercialization of Childhood."
http://www.tikkun.org/article.php/Kanner-Globalization ARGUMENT Economic globalization has brought the concept of children as consumers to ever corner of the earth. This global spread of "corporate monoculture" is harmful to children. SUMMARY There are three reasons why companies advertise to children: To generate brand awareness and loyalty at an early age that will continue throughout their lifetime To … Continue reading
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ARGUMENT Meyers argues that advertising agencies played a key role in carving out American radio as a commercial medium and positioned themselves at the controls. The primary reason their role has gone unnoticed is due to the fact that they were never credited on air so as not to distract from the advertiser's message. SUMMARY … Continue reading
Pybus, Jennifer (2011) The Subjective Architects: When Tweens Learn to Immaterial Labor
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Send Chocolate Online this Holiday Season
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ARGUMENT The media generates and perpetuates moral panics about teen girls when they cross hegemonic cultural boundaries of femininity. The same narratives keep re-appearing in media. Moral panic around girls is driven by an underlying need to maintain the hegemonic status quo regarding gender, femininity, and heteronormativity. SUMMARY Although somewhat scattered, Thiel-Stern's introduction successfully outlines … Continue reading
Smith, Jacob. (2010) "The Books that Sing"
ARGUMENT Scholars generally consider children to be secondary "bit players" within consumer culture until the advent of television (Schor 2005). Smith's case study of children's phonographs in the 1890-1930 period demonstrates that phonograph producers were "quick to recognize the importance of the child audience" (93). SUMMARY Children were approached indirectly (through parents/mothers) and directly in … Continue reading
Oswell, David. (2013) The Agency of Children: From Family to Global Human Rights
Chapter 1- Introduction Not a theory, but a framework for more accurately describing children's agency as a topic within childhood studies (8). THESIS – Children's collective capacity to make a difference has greatly increased since the nineteenth century and the areas for them to do so have proliferated. Both human and non-human actors have contributed … Continue reading
Schrum, Kelly. (2004) Some Wore Bobby Sox
ARGUMENT Most cultural histories of teenagers focus on delinquent (white) boys in the 1950s as the first "teenage" culture. However, Schrum argues that girls were the original teenagers. Adolescent girls developed their own unique tastes and styles in fashion, beauty, movies, and music beginning as early as the 1920s and used consumer culture to create … Continue reading
Cook, Daniel Thomas. (2004) The Commodification of Childhood
ARGUMENT "The simplified thesis of this book is that markets shape persons in and through the consumer culture of childhood" (11). In other words, childhood has been shaped by the consumer marketplace and since we have all been children once, we have all been shaped by the market. Cook argues that notions of children's of … Continue reading


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His Humbleness gets it; the Church?
The Pew Research Center poll released Thursday showing that American Catholics strongly favor allowing the use of birth control — and allowing priests to marry and women to be ordained — comes as no surprise. It has long been thus. Catholics also continue to give high marks to His Humbleness, Pope Francis, whose approval rating remains in the mid-80s, unchanged from a year ago. Even the fact that half of Catholics think the church should recognize same-sex marriage is old news, given past polls.
The more interesting news came earlier in the week, on Ash Wednesday, when an interview with Francis was published in which he revealed his willingness — even eagerness — to re-examine these kinds of cultural flash points.
Asked about the role of women, the pope declared that they "must be more present in places of decision-making in the church." You could almost hear the nuns cheering. He also said he is reading a book "on the feminine dimension of the church." When was the last time you heard a local bishop say that?
On birth control, Francis noted that Pope Paul VI, whose encyclical Humanae Vitae formalized the church's ban on artificial contraception, recommended "much mercy" on those who use it. He said the challenge was to ensure that pastoral ministry "take into account the situations and that which it is possible for people to do." His reluctance to judge, which sent tremors through the church last summer, was on display again.
Francis has called a synod for October — only the third of its kind since the 1960s — to focus on family matters, and in the interview he declared that birth control will be a topic for discussion, as will divorce. Last month, German Cardinal Walter Kasper delivered an address raising the issue of divorced Catholics who remarry, asking if it wasn't "perhaps an exploitation of the person" to bar them from receiving communion. Francis called it a "beautiful and profound presentation" and welcomed the intense discussion it generated among the cardinals.
This is a pope who isn't afraid to stir the pot — inviting diverging opinions to be heard on matters that some would prefer to consider settled. We're used to popes declaring answers. Francis poses questions.
When I was a student at the University of Notre Dame in the 1990s, I remember attending a lecture on the life of the church by Professor Charles E. Rice, then dean of the law school, in which he responded to questions about controversial social issues by saying: It depends on whether you believe the pope is God's messenger "or a guy in Rome who wears a funny hat." Translation: Stop asking questions.
It was a theologically bankrupt answer, but it's the kind of message that Catholics have long been accustomed to hearing. Last fall, in preparation for the upcoming synod, the Vatican sent a questionnaire to every Catholic diocese in the world inviting opinions on controversial issues, including birth control, divorce, cohabitation outside of marriage and married priests. The response from Catholic America, as elsewhere, was almost disbelief. Who, us?
In some countries bishops posted the questionnaire online and encouraged public participation. But old habits die hard, and most American bishops chose to distribute the questionnaire only to the diocesan priests' council or parish councils, not all parishioners and the public. Francis, whom we know is a fan of the Internet, may want to check the results against the Pew poll.
Either way, he has done more than raise hopes among Catholics for doctrinal change, which will be slow in coming. He has shown us that Rome — or at least the top guy in the funny hat — can listen.
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FM4 is a four operator FM synthesizer for iPad.
The lite version is fully functional except for the following limitations:
– MIDI is disabled
– Inter-app Audio is disabled
– Audiobus is disabled
– Saving is disabled
– Only 40 factory presets are included
– Four operators configurable in eight different routings
– Three sound engines modelled on 1980s hardware units
– Eight waveforms derived from classic FM synths
– 2x, 3x, and 4x polyphonic unison
– Tempo-syncable arpeggiator with up, down, up-down, and random patterns
– Microtuning with eight different temperaments
– Up to 24 voices of polyphony
Modelled on the popular DX series from the 1980s FM4 provides the same gritty sound, with a modern interface, and without being bound by the limitations of the original units.
Every aspect of the hardware — from envelope curves to sine-table sizes and quantisation errors to digital-to-analogue converters — has been meticulously analysed, in order to recreate the raw and dirty sound of the original units.
The interface has been carefully thought-out and is simple and intuitive, yet powerful — with every parameter being available on a single page. No menus, tabs, or jumping from page to page.
FM4 is capable of producing a multitude of sounds, ranging from punchy basses, crystal-clear bells, and lush pads, to organic textures, striking drums, and piercing leads.
All product names used are trademarks of their respective owners, and reference to these here in no way constitutes an association or affiliation with Primal Audio. All trademarks are solely used to identify the products whose sound was studied during the development of FM4.FM4 Lite
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MonoStereo Synthesizer
MonoStereo Synthesizer is a free full-featured analog mono synth with oscillator panning.
Why another mono synth?
Well, because I thought it would be fun to make one! This one does have one thing you rarely find, and that's oscillator panning. With this you can create some nice effects using an LFO for the pan and also create wide stereo lead sounds easily!
The synth is completely free with no in-apps. If you feel the need to pay something for it, go see a gig by a local band! If that doesn't cover it, buy their t-shirt! (or their CD if you have one of those CD-players we used to have 3 years ago)
* Minimalistic size, fast loading time and CoreMIDI Support!
* 3 Oscillators with customisable waveform (sine, square, saw), phase, level, detune and pan
* Lowpass and Highpass filters
* 2 LFO's with customisable targets from filter values to oscillator panning and detune
* Filter and Amp Envelopes
* Portamento (almost named that 'Glide' but came to my senses. Portamento is portamento!)
* Delay and Chorus effects (very basic, I know)
* A few presets
* Saving and loading your own sounds
* Virtual keyboard
What's New in Version 1.1
- New completely updated interface!
* All sliders replaced with knobs
* New visual style
* Smaller version of the keyboard available always at the bottom of the screen!
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Developer: Juho Jantunen
Announcing Auria Pro!
Most of us knew this has been in the pipeline for the past several months, but it's great to finally see the public unveiling of a full features list and the GUI maker over. Looks like the best DAW on iPad, is about to get even better!
With over two years in the making, we're really excited to finally give you a preview of the upcoming Auria Pro. Full MIDI capabilities, real-time audio warping, powerful audio bussing, two built-in synths and much more, Auria Pro raises the bar in mobile recording once again. Auria Pro will be on display at our booth at NAMM (Booth #6903).
Comprehensive MIDI capabilities including:
- MIDI sequencing
- Tempo and Time-signature tracks
- Piano roll editor
- Real-time MIDI parameters including quantize, velocity shift, velocity compression,
- length compression, random, delay, legato and transpose
- Groove template quantizing with built-in DNA grooves (additional grooves available for
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- MIDI processing functions including Transpose, Fixed Length, Velocity Gain, Fixed
- Velocity, Delete Notes, Delete Controller, Restrict Polyphony, Optimize Controller Data,
- Humanize, Delete Overlaps, Crescendo, Reverse, Pedal to Length, Velocity Rescale,
- Velocity Range, Velocity Curve and Compress/Limit
- FabFilter Twin 2 Analog synth built in
- WaveMachine Labs multi-format sampler built in
Other Features:
- Powerful new audio routing with flexible busses
- Real-time audio warping using Elastique Pro v3
- Audio quantize feature
- Transient slicing
- Audio to MIDI conversion
- Unlimited tracks
- 6 AUX sends
- Project templates
- Updated graphics and overall performance improvements
Auria Pro will be available Spring 2015 and will be priced at $49.99 USD, and existing Auria users will also be able to upgrade to Auria Pro for a reduced price. Pricing for the standard Auria version will be $24.99.
For more information and additional screenshot previews, check this post on our forum.
StagePlot Guru for iPad
I know this app does't make a wink of sound, but I for one have spent many hours trying to prepare a half professional stage plot using only MS Word, and it was terrible. So this will be handy for those occasions when you need a refreshed stage plot and need it quickly.
StagePlot Guru for iPad is an an all encompassing easy-to-use intuitive application for StagePlot design.
Build a stage from the ground up with a touch and pinch of your fingers.
-Touch and Grab Icons
-Easy-to-Read Graphics
-Editing Tool Bar
-Intuitive User Interface
-Collapsable Bars to Maximize Workspace
-Pro version stores over 100 StagePlots.
-Change, rotate, resize props as needed.
-Make lists for each prop chosen. Lists appear on the final readout.
-Dedicated readouts for Equipment, Technical Input, Equipment and Dimension lists for every prop.
-Customize Names of each prop.
-Upload Customized Logo via iPad Camera Roll
-Add Contact/StageManager Info
-Print/Share PDF or Image of StagePlot
-Arrange the final layout in the Arrange Stage Preview screen
-Select from hundreds of props
-Upgraded prop category options
-Produces a clean/professional StagePlot
-Purchase additional props and prop packs from built-in PropShop
-Consistent updating of PropShop with more props
-icloud storage for stageplots
-Use the Quick-Text Button to label the props and the stage
-Share on Social Media
-Auto Size stage dimensions which can be turned on/off
For a full rundown, check here – http://www.stageplotguru.com/
Developer: Active Media Production Group, LLC
FLUX:FX is a professional multi-effect audio processor app for the iPad that lets you 'play' your effects. Innovative, intuitive and exciting, FLUX:FX lets you manipulate any audio signal into something entirely new, and redefines the possibilities of audio and live performance in an app with an almost unlimited range of effect options. FLUX:FX is a truly authentic digital platform for next-level sound design. Guitar, bass, synth, drums, vocals, DJ setup, violin… basically ANY audio signal can be processed in real-time by FLUX:FX. Over 18 months in development, this app represents the pinnacle of touch-screen multi-effects, and was designed in conjunction with acclaimed musician Adrian Belew for both studio and live use.
TRULY CREATIVE EFFECTS: FLUX:FX has over 30 studio-quality effects to choose from, and an almost unlimited range of settings to let you twist and sculpt your sound. Chain 5 together for maximum aural impact.
POWERFUL SEQUENCER: A touch-based automation sequencer for your effects that adds a completely new fluid dimension to your sound design.
DEEP EDITING HEAVEN: Every parameter of every effect is editable, assignable and with the fine tuner dial, PRECISE. That makes FLUX:FX a tweaker's paradise.
TRANSPARENT INTERFACE DESIGN: FLUX:FX has a beautiful, minimalist interface combining easy-to-use controls with a mesmerising liquid polygon audio visualizer. No fake road-worn pedal graphics here.
MADE TO BE TOUCHED – Designed and built from scratch as an iPad app, FLUX:FX is not a port from an existing plugin, it is MADE to be touched. And swiped, and dragged, and tapped. No tiny dials here.
MADE BY EXPERTS – conceived and created via the combined talents of guitarist extraordinaire Adrian Belew, audio software developers ElephantCandy and mobile specialists MOBGEN.
PLAYS WITH EVERYTHING – Audiobus compatibility (including saved states), Inter-App Audio compatibility, super-fast MIDI, virtually all the audio interfaces… they just work with FLUX:FX.
COMPLEX SOUND, EASY TO USE – chopping, shaping, crushing and looping – FLUX:FX can take you from subtle modulating echoes through to wrecking-ball destruction, all with a swipe of a finger.
LOWEST POSSIBLE LATENCY – FLUX:FX features ultra low-latency settings to give truly professional performance capabilities.
There are more than 30 individual effect blocks that come built-in to FLUX:FX. We do not force users to make in-app purchases to unlock essential tools, or to register in order to stop 'advertising' alerts.
Choose from the following audio building blocks to create your modular effect chain:
Plus a master LIMITER to keep all the sonic chaos in check.
Developer: NOIISE
Mini Review – Egoist for iPad
The talented crew at Sugar Bytes, have ported yet another one of their fine audio mincing desktop apps across to the iOS world. Introducing Egoist for iPad.
For those unfamiliar with it, Egoist's main drawcard is being able to slice 'n dice an existing piece of audio into a maximum of 16 chunks, and then sequence them to playback in any order you like. The sources of audio include dozens of on board drum loops and sampled grooves, to anything currently loaded in your iPad's music library.
Egoist's other key features include a programmable synth bass and drum machine, plus one of the coolest looking multi effects sections I've ever seen.
So let's take a look at each section individually.
The app's hero, The Slicer, is where I'd expect users to spend most of their creative time, as this is where you place up to 16 markers throughout the chosen piece of audio, and then fine tune how you want each sample to playback.
Having placed all the slice markers where you want them, you have further control of the overall pitch of the sample, which is useful when needing to get musical parts in the same key. You can also adjust the overall sensitivity which will determine how many of the slices are detected based on their volume. There is also an adjustment for the length and envelope of the slices, which together essentially act like a gate over when the slice cuts off.
Just under the audio waves section is where you arrange the order that the slices will play in. This simple interface uses a series of intuitive sliders that represent the order in which the slices will play. There are 16 sliders, each with 16 possible positions, so for example, by placing the first slider on 7, the next slider on 3, and the next slider on 12, you will hear those numbered samples played in that order. So the idea is, once you've assigned a slice on each of the 16 faders, you have completed one pattern. Further tweaking of the each slice is available just below the sliders, these include the individual pitch, attack, decay, and volume.
Once you've created a handful of patterns, these can then be turned into full tracks by arranging the patterns into parts, for example an intro, verse, bridge, chorus and outro, and then finally you can arrange these parts, to create a song.
Once you've got all the slices in the order you wish, there is some additional overall tweaking you can do to the pattern, including muting some slices, getting them to play in reverse, plus you can make the whole pattern play backwards, or have it play the slices in a random order, which can often present some pleasant surprises.
To the right of the slice area, is a series of copying, pasting, and randomising functions, simplifying the process of making new variations of existing patterns. There are also some direction keys which allow you to move the slices all to the left or right, and up and down, which again can provide some interesting new beats and musical grooves.
Moving onto the Bass/Beat area, we find a familiar working 16 step sequencer style drum machine featuring 32 kits of Kick, Snare and Hi Hats. These can all be mixed and matched to suit your own taste, plus the volume and pitch of each part is adjustable too. As well as inventing your own drum grooves, you can use the randomiser or + and – keys which cycles through a few dozen of premade patterns.
The Synth Bass area is definitely one of more unique takes I've come across, starting with the fact there is no on screen keyboard to enter notes. Notes are entered on a single line, and like the other elements, you have a maximum of 16 possible notes per pattern.
Tapping in an empty area on the top line, brings up the option for how long you want to the bass note to play for, and also if you want it to pitch up or down. Once you've entered all the bass notes for a pattern, you can change the tunning of each note on the line below it. The tunning options go one octave above and also below the root note (which something you can also set manually). And in addition to the fine tuning of each note, under this line, you can make each note play an octave higher or lower. As with the Slicer and the Drums, to the right you have access to copy and paste features, and two types of randomising, one offers random bass lines, and the other randomises the notes it plays. I found this frequently produced a great bass line, with minor tweaks here and there, without the need to program one manually from scratch.
There are over a dozen built in synth bass patches, with options to adjust the wave and filter type, the cut-off, resonance, modulation, LFO rate, and note decay. The editing isn't as in depth as some full-fledged synth apps, but there's enough to play with, to get some nice fat sounds. And any patches you happen to come up with yourself can be saved as a user patch.
The other key component of Egoist is the Multi Effects area, which is one of the most unique visual takes I've come across for editing and applying effects. It's one of my favourite areas of Egoist to mess around with. The effects include a high pass filter, delay, reverb, lo-fi, chorus, tape stop effect, and a looper.
If you're familiar with Sugar Bytes application, Effectrix, the way this section works is similar. At the bottom of the screen is a grid, where you can apply any of the 7 effects to the 16 parts of a pattern. Each of the effects can be edited by either using your finger within the effect, or for more precise adjustments there are vertical and horizontal sliders. As with most other areas, there is copy and paste, and randomising options here too.
One thing to note about the effects is that they are global, so although you can choose to send the drums, bass, or slicer through them, it's the same effect across everything.
The final section is simply called Egoist, and it offers access to some global settings and options. Here you can adjust the overall tempo, the clock source, audio and MIDI settings. You can bounce down and share your finished work through the Audiocopy feature. You can choose between clock and note for how the slicer playbacks samples. You can also fine tune the slicer, the synth bass and over all master mix. There is also a handy compressor limiter to give the overall mix some extra punch. You'll find a handy link to the online operation manual here too.
While I didn't get into any of the MIDI options, I do believe it's possible to assign incoming control commands to things like the synth bass' filters and the volume controls.
And of course, there is the all-important support for Audiobus 2 and Inter-App Audio, so Egoist will play nicely with other supported music making and recording apps.
In the end, like its desktop PC big brother, Egoist offers surprisingly in-depth audio editing and processing features in a way that is not only intuitive, but also a fun way to create interesting new beats and grooves.
Egoist is available from here –Egoist
Developer: Sugar Bytes GmbH
MicSwap Pro
A Distinctive Audio App.
Attach and use any external microphone that connects to your iOS device.
Record and filter new or pre-existing audio right from your iOS device. Serious audio engineers, musicians, recording hobbyists…whoever you are, MicSwap is a highly intuitive tool that simulates a real studio environment.
Choose various microphone emulations, from classic ribbons to modern condensers, and record with the tap of a finger. If you want to tweak the sound, simply swap in another mic and the filter will change. Not feeling the studio you're in? You can easily switch studios from the menu.
For an optimal audio experience, please use headphones.
-All current microphones and studio environments are included with purchase.
-Record through different mics for different sounds
-Swap mic filters to alter pre-existing audio
-Adjust the gain of any microphone
-Edit or trim recordings
-Enable / disable live monitoring
-AudioCopy enabled
-Change backgrounds by swapping studio environments
-Color label recordings
-Sort recordings by date, title, duration, mic used, and color
-Read descriptions of each mic and studio
-Reorder mics. Put your favorites first.
iCloud, Dropbox, Facebook, SoundCloud, Twitter, SMS, Email, and Airdrop
-Import/Export audio over USB or WiFi using iTunes File Sharing
iPhone 4, 5, 6, iPod touch, and iPad, ipad 2, ipad air, iPad mini
**Requires iPhone OS 7.0 or later**
Developer: Future Moments LLC
KORG Module
The best sounds, available to everyone. Announcing a new high-quality mobile sound module app for iPad!
Maintaining its position at the forefront of mobile music apps, KORG now offers you a new style of performance and production with Korg Module for iPad. Ideal for performance and music production, KORG Module is a high-quality sound module app for iPad that contains a sound library over 1 GB. If you have an external MIDI keyboard and an iPad, you can play studio-quality keyboard and grand piano sounds anywhere. You can also use the sounds of KORG Module for the KORG Gadget music production app.
*** Five dedicated sound engines containing powerful tone ***
KORG Module has five dedicated sound engines, providing a number of high-quality sounds that can be played back on your iPad using the "NATIVE ENGINE". These engines feature technology that was developed for KORG's historic line of workstations and synthesizers including: Acoustic Piano, Electric Piano, Clav, Organ, and Multi. Each display has carefully selected parameters, making it convenient and easy to adjust the sounds.
*** Welcome to a new mobile world, where your iPad and a MIDI keyboard is all you need for a complete setup ***
Just connect an external MIDI keyboard to your iPad and launch the app to transform your iPad into a high-quality sound module. It's easy to set up and start playing immediately, whether you're in your room, a practice studio, or performing live. KORG Module adopts an open hardware philosophy that allows connection to any MIDI keyboard. In addition to using a KORG MIDI keyboard such as the taktile, microKEY (25-key), or nanoKEY2, you can also use other manufacturer's MIDI keyboards that can be connected to an iPad.
*** Mobile music production in tandem with KORG Gadget ***
You can also use the high-quality KORG Module sounds inside KORG Gadget, the mobile music production app. If you have KORG Module and KORG Gadget, the five tools Salzburg, Montreal, Alexandria, Firenze, and Glasgow are added inside, allowing access the same way as KORG Gadget. These five powerful gadgets will add even more variety to your music productions, raising your music to the next level. Whether for performance or for production, both of these apps deliver ultimate sound.
*** Convenient set list function with a PDF/image score viewer and music player ***
KORG Module provides functions you'll find convenient in any environment. The set list function provides unified management of all the settings a player needs; it lets you recall the sounds in the ideal order, view music notation, or hear a practice song. The score viewer can load and display an image or PDF file; eliminating the need to carry along a printed music score. You can use the internal camera of your iPad to record and view hand-written memos. You can use the music player to select and play a song from the library of the Music app. Since there's a tempo change function, you can slow down the tempo without changing the pitch.
*** Power-up even more with expansion sound libraries ***
While KORG Module provides a powerful collection of sounds even with its basic set, you can purchase expansion sound libraries to further extend its sonic scope. As the first round, we present two titles: the third-party mobile premium piano "Ivory Mobile Grand" from SYNTHOGY, and KORG's own vintage electric piano sound set "Wurley Electric Piano." Add sound libraries to enjoy an expanding world of mobile sound modules. The added sound libraries can be used with KORG Gadget as well.
For more info – http://www.korg.com/us/products/software/korg_module_for_ipad/
Developer: KORG INC.
Pro Midi
ProMidi – It is great for musicians that are trying to alternate studio setup, searching for a convenient and quality sequencer to play with synths and record midi data.
-Wireless MIDI
-Virtual Midi (Supports sending MIDI to other apps)
-16 Channels
-Midi Editing
-Midi Playback
-Midi Record
-Synchronous playback/record CC's and Notes (so song stays in sync)
-Routing options
-Sends and Receives MIDI Clock, Start, Stop and Continue events
-External Sync
-Internal Clock
-Scales (built in and custom)
-Notes Quantization
-Undo / redo for most actions
-On screen keyboard interface
-Sending/Receiving any Envelopes, Note On, Note Off, Pitch Bend, Aftertouch, Program change, Channel Pressure and CC's
-Export and Import of midi, kar, wmf files
-And very, very comfortable midi editor!
IMPORTANT: ProMidi does does not produce any sounds by itself and does not include a sound engine or synth. Some external MIDI gear or other music apps that support virtual midi connections are required to use this app.
Developer: VITALIY TARASYUK
Egoist is a groove instrument. Load any audio file and squeeze the groove out of it!
Try your mp3 library and use it as a sound source! The additional onboard bass, beat and fx units make Egoist the perfect track sketch tool in the studio and on the road.
• Quick + Easy track sketching, based on sample slicing
• Minimal, yet effective bass line
• Unique beat box with more than 1000 drums from vintage to electronic
• Effect Sequencer
• Randomizers in all areas
• Inter-App Audio
• Audiobus
• Audiocopy / Audiopaste
• Mixdown/Bounce
• Full Midi Support (Virtual, Network, Extern)
• Music Library Access
• iTunes File Sharing
The Slicer arranges up to 16 slices of the loaded sample. Apply different parameters like Reverse, Attack, Decay, Level and pitch with the sequencer. Using the 16 available patterns, up to 16 different samples can be used at any time.
Egoist includes a great sounding bassline synthesizer/sequencer. The bassline synth offers a mean and strong sound, with different lowpass filter flavors and overdrive. The versatile sequencer is capable of notes and pitch bends of any length.
The internal beat box offers kick, snare and hihat, along with a simple sequencer. If you imagine, that you can change the drum sounds with each pattern, limitations start to get you inspired!
The Effect unit brings funky hickups to your tracks. Engage tapestop, looper, reverb or filter at any time to give your beats that otherworldly feel and create stunning breaks!
Chain your patterns! Or create stunning breakbeats by changing patterns quickly! The internal Part/Song sequencer lets you sketch your pattern progressions and line out your next track.
The very special Slice Keys turn Egoist into a slice keyboard! Play the sequencer steps on the keyboard, with all their settings and effects, you will not believe how cool that is!
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Friday, 20 July 2012
Extortion/Cold world-split LP
I picked this up last week at the extreme obscene festival as the guy from RSR record had a stall. There are 100 on red and 100 on white which went to the bands to sell (and have gone already) with the rest on black. If anyone knows where I can find a download of this then please hook me up. I've had a search but come up short so far.
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- Cbags69 said...
I have ripped a FLAC version of this if you want it
- 6 October 2012 at 00:16
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- Publisher: William Morrow & Company
- Format: Paperback | 334 pages
- Dimensions: 107mm x 170mm x 25mm | 181g
- Publication date: 26 November 2013
- Sales rank: 16,700
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It's Wait for You as you've never seen it. Trust in Me lets you in on Cam's side of the #1 New York Times bestselling story.Cameron Hamilton is used to getting what he wants, especially when it comes to women. But when Avery Morgansten comes crashing into his life--literally--he finally meets the one person who can resist his soulful baby blues. But Cam's not ready to give up. He can't get the feisty and intriguing girl out of his head. Avery has secrets, secrets that keep her from admitting the feelings Cam knows she has for him. Will persistence (and some delicious homemade cookies) help him break down her barriers and gain her trust? Or will he be shut out of Avery's life, losing his first real shot at the kind of love that lasts forever?
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whalesharkboyJune 11, 2011
It is growing in the tropical woodland area next to my house, I noticed it one day watering other plants. Any ideas? It is quite lovely.
garyfla_gw(10 Florida)
Would second the "Maypop". There are a whole bunch of Passifloras that grow VERY well in Florida I let them wander in my hedge where the purple flowers clash wonderfully with the bright orange Cape honeysuckle lol
They are the host of several species of butterflies
There is also a variety that has much smaller baby pink flowers which also grows wild. fantastic flowers for a weed huh?? lol gary


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Carhartt appears to be having fun remixing its first TV spot for the online medium.
Carhartt appears to be having fun remixing its first TV spot for the online medium.
The spot first appeared last week and pretends to show wolves attacking a guy clad in a Carhartt jacket and other gear. The company initially deemed it too frightening for TV, so debuted it on GetCarhartt.com. It appeared on ESPN later Monday with no complaints reported and will continue its run on ESPN, the History and Discovery Channels through mid December.
The TV buy was made in tandem with a digital campaign consisting of rich media and Flash banner ads on thousands of sites bought through ad networks Casale, Scan Scout and Collective Media.
The website allows users to view alternate endings to the TV spot, said Thadd Tucker, Carhartt's director of e-commerce. Those endings have titles like "wolf growl," "panther," and "squirrel" that show additional images and sound effects of animals encountered by the human characters. Additionally, viewers can click hot spots on the video to pause it and display information about the Carhartt clothing worn in the ad.
The site also features Carhartt "wear stories" submitted by visitors who have the chance to win t-shirts and two $500 Carhartt wear prizes in a sweepstakes that runs through December.
One of the rich media ads encourages viewers to roll over the image of the wolf and fight it. Then, the image opens to a page that resembles the microsite, allowing viewers to watch the commercial, share their Carhartt stories, and enter the sweepstakes.
The campaign also includes a Facebook element that plays the commercial and posts viewer stories. Carhartt has more than 750,000 "likes" on the social networking site.
The campaign was created by TeamDetroit. Brad Carse, the agency's group digital director says it's the first time Carhartt has used TV and a microsite.
Below is a YouTube version of the ad, lacking the interactivity of the one posted to Carhartt's site.
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My local Garden Center (pics)...
I have been avoiding my local garden center for the last two months as I have been trying to avoid acquiring any new plants. Today I decided that I DESERVED a new plant. Snapped a few pictures while I was there and thought that I would share them with you guys.
The Cordyline fruticosa in the green pot above ended going home with me... :)
Feel free to add pics of your Garden Center!
Wow! I wish I had a wonderful garden center like that! I could browse for a couple of hours. The nurseries around here have very few houseplants as they specialize in outdoor plantings. The only stores that carry plants during the winter are the the stores like Lowes and Walmart.
Wow! Amazing. It must be great to have that close to you. I would have grabbed that Ficus lyrata. I can't find one anywhere. It's annoying. It's the one plant that won't cross my path anywhere....hopefully soon tho! After all, I can't wait forever!
I wish there was a place near me that sold beauiful orchids like that...my orchid collection would be a whole lot more bigger...all I can find are phals and sometimes oncidiums, and if I'm really lucky maybe a slipper...I'm forced to wait for my annual orchid show...
I have to stay away from those things as no matter how much I plan I still impulse buy lol The "Ramble" at Fairchild gdns, has over 60,000 species for sale!! Greatest disaster was at the" World Orchid Conference",spent over 800 bucks !! Interestingly the most i gave for a single plant was 50 . My original limit was 200!! lol gary
OMG! I haven't seen a store like that since I lived in OH! I've asked on AL, gulf coast, and FL forums but haven't gotten any info about any places like that around here.
If you're in central OH, places worth a visit:
- DeMonye's by the airport
- Baker's Village Garden center by the zoo
- the original Strader's on Riverside Dr. (if they still have the greenhouse)
- Plantland on Bethel Rd.
- Oakland Nursery, NW side
- Baker's Acres in Alexandria - not open all year but the biggest, best place, EVER!
I agreed to take my son to Toys'R'Us today, which is really far away, and am going to visit Dothan Nurseries while we're over there. I've called before to ask & they said they have "a lot" of house plants. Will file a report later today or tomorrow...
Spend a couple of hours there? I would camp out there and tell them I'd be willing to care for their plants for free in exchange!
They should have the sounds of rain, thunder, crickets, and frogs over the intercom to make people feel like they are really in a jungle. Love it and thanks!
It would be hard to not spend a penny there and want to take home every plant you don't have and always wanted for sure.
Drock: Marvelous place.
Plantsa.m.l.: Re: findng a lyrata, why don't you contact some local interior landscapers near you - look under 'plants'in the yellow pages - maybe one of them would order an extra for you the next time they get some.
Purple: What part of FLA are you in? If you're ever in the St Pete area, I could send you some addresses to nice plant stores, not so big as the one Drock shows, but nice.
Wow, you guys make me feel lucky! I thought everyone had something similar nearby. And it is nearby, it is actually within walking distance from my home and conveniently/dangerously located between work and home. It is a great place and as there are times when I stop in at least once a week, they know me there -so I do benefit from the occasional, unexpected regulars discount. My wife usually works Saturdays, so that is when I often go and when I am there by myself, it is very easy to spend at least 3 hours there. The problem is in trying to go home with only one plant. Of course then I obsess over what I did not buy and usually end up going back the next day for just one more plant. As a non-big box, locally owned store, they are a little on the pricey side. But, it always feels good to "buy local". Plus, as a non-big box, they actually take good care of their plants and actually know something about what they sell. They do usually have a great selection of 2" and 4" starter plants that are priced right, so that is usually what I go home with.
Also, the quick pics I snapped were just of the houseplant area. They have quite an extensive selection of outdoor perennials and annuals as well.
Mike: To contribute the jungle feel, there is a large green parrot that has free reign of the place. I was actually able to Google Image search a 2 pics of him/her:
The name is Sturtz and Copelandhref>. They are located at 2851 Valmont in Boulder. If you are going to drive from Denver to Boulder and want a real treat, you should make time to stop at the Butterfly Pavilionhref> in Westminster. Yeah, the butterflies are cool, but the tropical conservatory is amazing!
Well my expectations were exceeded when I visited Dothan Nurseries yesterday. I think you can see my FB album of it, instead of me posting a handful of pics separately. (If I did it right.) I'm already planning the next attack visit!
Hi Derrick,
Sturtz and Copeland is a great place! It's a little pricey though. Have you ever been to Paulino's Gardens They have much better prices and have great stuff. It's like going to a botanical garden there.
And yes the Butterfly Pavilion is a great place. Especially this time of year. Cold, grey and dead outside and inside it's like a rain forest.
Drock, what a NICE nursery!
Our local conservatory has birds, but unfortunately don't sell plants..:(
Do they sell, smaller, potted plants? 4-5"?
In our part of IL, all but one family-owned green house closed their doors within the last 5-years.
We usually visit, Ted's in Feb, around Valentine's Day. Can't wait to go this year.
I adore the Conure/Meyer's Parrot..Does he/she talk..How cute! Toni
Thanks Derrick, I will try to make it to the garden shop and the Butterfly Pavilion this summer when we come to CO. I went to Paulino's in Denver when we were there in August, and like Larry says, it is like going to a botanical garden...but everything is for sale! There is so much to see and do in CO, and we never have enough time to get it all done.


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Festival International de Louisiane has released some entertainment details for the festival, which will be held April 23-27 in downtown Lafayette!
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Mardi Gras season is here, and we've got a plethora of activities here in Acadiana to get ready for!
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The District on Johnston Street in Lafayette is Acadiana's premier live music venue and they're about to turn it up a notch with some great live shows.
The 28th annual Port Barre Cracklin Festival will be held November 7-10 at Veterans Memorial Park on Sazian Ave. in Port Barre.
The 41st Annual Rayne Frog Festival kicks off this week Wednesday, November 6 through Sunday, November 10, 2013! This festival is fun for the entire family! There will be great entertainment from Geno Delafose, Jamie Bergeron, Bag of Donuts, Cajun Heat, Beer 30, and the Chee Weez- just to name a few. The kids will absolutely love the rides and games.
After the Cajuns whoop up on New Mexico State, go pass a good time at The District on Johnston Street in Lafayette as Geno Delafose & French Rockin' Boogie will be tearin' it up!
The annual Atchafalaya Basin Festival will be held on November 9th at Henry Guidry Memorial Park - food, great entertainment and lots of fun for the whole family!


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