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DaisyDisk : disk visualization tool for mac
What is disk visualization tool? It’s a software that let you easily and graphically see what is in your disk. I’ve used Disk Inventory X on mac for long time. It’s free and helpful when I want to see what hog my harddisk space. By the way, I’m switching to DaisyDisk ($20), another disk visualization tool for mac in the market.
Though both Disk Inventory X and DaisyDisk are the same kind of app, the experience is different. Disk Inventory X visualizes your disk as a big rectangular block with a lot of small blocks inside. The folder structure of the disk can be explore in the same way as List in Finder. The size of each type of files is also showed on the right panel which can be hidden. This is not bad, it works very well for me. But, after I’ve tried DaisyDisk yesterday, it showed me another level of experience.
DaisyDisk visualizes disk in circular graphic with folder list on the right side. The graphic changes dynamically to visualize the folder you access. When you roll your mouse over each small section in circular graphic, the detail of that section will show up on the sidebar. I think all the smooth transition and animation are the advantage of Core-Animation in OSX 10.5 which is the minimum requirement of DaisyDisk.
DaisyDisk : Disk Visualization Tool
Disk Inventory X works well for me, and DaisyDisk is worth $20. You can choose the solution that suit you. But, for me, now I’m using DaisyDisk for FREE! MacHeist‘s latest mission is now on and only one day left! What I did is just put to correct coordinates, then I got a license number for DaisyDisk.
If you like it, go and get it.
Thank MacHeist and DaisyDisk
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Free VST from Bootsy to join KVR DC'09
Variety of Sound (aka Bootsy) is one of the best VST-effect developers, and all of their plugins are FREE. Moreover, I think Bootsy plugins have very attractive GUI, the very important thing I concern when choosing plugins 🙂
Variety of Sound has just released the new free dynamic plugin as VST for Windows, FerricTDS – Tape Dynamics Simulator. Simply put, it simulates dynamic response and saturation of tape recorder. But this is not a normal release, Bootsy releases FerricTDS as a candidate of KVR Developer Challenge ’09. If you like it, vote for it!
Variety of Sound : FerricTDS - Tape Dynamics Simulator
The GUI of FerricTDS is eye-catching as Bootsy plugins always do. love it.
Links :
- KVR DC’09 : http://www.kvraudio.com/developer_challenge_2009.php
- Variety of Sound : http://varietyofsound.wordpress.com/
Many free audio-plugins are waiting for us to download and try at KVR DC’09. Most of them are VST for Windows.
[free] Propellerhead Folder Icons
I’ve used this set of folder icons for several months but I forgot to share it on my blog. Hope it’s not too late to share. If you’re Propellerhead’s fan (Reason, Record, Recycle) , you’ll love it. It helps a lot to organize files and folders for Propellerhead software.
for both Mac and Windows : http://www.groove-quantize.com/web/r4ccvr/r4ccvr_icons.html
Free : Propellerhead Folder Icons
Too high expectation for NI Kontakt Player
Native Instruments : Kontakt Player
Once I’ve heard of Native Instruments’ new Kontakt Player, I went to NI website to get more info about this product. It explained that Kontakt Player can be used with Kontakt Library Selection, the 650MB library created for Kontakt Player. and it’s also able to be expanded with 3rd party Kontakt Player library.
I downloaded Kontakt Player immediately because I thought it could open my sample libraries which some of them were .nki. But, after installed Kontakt Player into my PC, I used it to open my Old Lady piano sample which I converted from Giga format to nki a few years ago. It could be opend, but it was in Demo mode. The same thing happened when I tried to open my beloved Rhodes samples, Scarbee RSP73, as EXS24 and Halion format.
Kontakt Player itself can’t open samples those are not “Powered by KONTAKT”. When it opens nki, exs24 or Halion samples, it works as demo version of Kontakt 3. So sad, that was my too high expectation for Kontakt Player.
I’ve to keep on searching for free sample player which can open my Rhodes sample. Scarbee RSP73 was and still is my favorite Rhodes sample so far.
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35 Places To Download Free, Legal MP3s
35 Places To Download Free, Legal MP3s
This is the post from www.downloadsquad.com. I blog it here to keep as personal resource. Garage Band used to be my favourite, now Jamendo is. By the way, thanks @DownloadSquad for this list. I’ll use it as a cloud music library.
Links :
http://www.downloadsquad.com/2008/08/31/35-places-to-download-free-legal-mp3s-music/
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