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We are checking in today to talk about Live Loops performance, sound design, and composition. The obvious application of Novation’s Launchpad integration with Apple’s Live Loops has to be the ability to trigger various vertical slices of a song project in order to rearrange it or just simply perform and record new versions of the original idea. But it is the more creative side of things we are particularly interested in, taking collections of our musical parts not just to alter the arrangement of the verses and choruses but also to create layered sounds and rhythmic ideas that can result in entirely new song ideas/audio resources....

While I’ve always wanted a Mac Pro for bragging rights, it never really fit my usage profile. When the trash can Mac Pro came out in 2013, I chose a fully-equipped iMac instead (and wrote about why). In 2018, when the Mac mini was redesigned with the capacity for a generous amount of RAM and ports, I chose to buy it instead of waiting for the expected upcoming Mac Pro (and wrote about why)....

Apple introduced its first Macs with the Apple Silicon “M1” chip, which brings the ARM architecture to the Mac with improved performance and energy efficiency. While the company said that the M1 chip is more powerful than most PC processors, a new benchmark test revealed that the new MacBook Air with M1 chip can beat all models of the 16-inch MacBook Pro with Intel processors. Earlier today, an independent analysis from AnandTech argued that the M1 chip in fact has the potential to be the fastest laptop CPU on the market, and the new benchmark results seem to prove this....

Just a few minutes ago, Apple officially announced its fiscal first quarter results for 2018, representing the massive holiday shopping season and the first quarter of iPhone X sales. The company reported profits of $20.1 billion on revenue of $88.3 billion, selling 77.3 million iPhones, 5.1 million Macs, and 13.2 million iPads. Next up is Apple’s quarterly earnings call with Tim Cook and CFO Luca Maestri. It will kickoff at 2PM PT/5PM ET....

image via the Verge NOTE: The full coverage is right after the break. McGraw Hill CEO Terry ..wait for it.. McGraw is in attendance. 10:00am: Schiller time! “We’re proud to help students learn”…and “Students are being introducd to the iPad” 10:03: “In general Education is in the dark ages” 10:05: 20,000 EDU apps on iPad. Many more in iBookstore 10:07: 1.5M iPads used in Education. 10:08: “Reinventing Textbooks” 10:09: How do textbooks measure up?...

The continuing skills shortage A 2021 survey found that over 57% of organizations continue to feel the impacts of an ongoing cybersecurity skills shortage. The same survey found that 95% of respondents think the skills shortage hasn’t improved at all over the last few years. CISOs know that proper security risk management depends as much on the right people as having the latest tools and technologies. There are no easy answers for navigating this skills shortage over the coming years, but CISOs do have some options, such as:...

The relationship between Jessica Batten and Mark Cuevas on Love Is Blind has been a strange one, to say the least. Does Batten really love Cuevas, or is she just along for the ride? Cuevas was the first to capture Batten’s attention in the pods. They developed an instant connection, despite their 10-year age difference. Cuevas, 24, won over Batten, 34, with his maturity and readiness for marriage. He even brought a guitar to his dates, though we never saw him actually play it....

Jessica from Love is Blind gave her dog wine and here’s why that’s not OK. Not only that, but the season 1 villain even continued to drink from the same glass after her dog was filmed lapping up the vintage with his big, wet doggy tongue. Viewers of the hit Netflix dating show were shocked to see the controversial participant tip her glass and allow her pet to have a sip....

For a series that’s meant to be dark fantasy, Lucifer can very well qualify as a comedy show as well. One of the ways the Netflix version has bettered the DC Comics incarnation is his penchant for comedy, with Lucifer and the characters around him frequently getting into funny situations. After being saved by Netflix from a FOX cancellation and finishing out the series, Lucifer has had plenty of humorous moments for fans to enjoy....

M. Night Shyamalan has been subjected to a critical rollercoaster, even by his own fanbase. It can be fun and easy to indulge negativity, but there’s more than enough of that going around. Let’s review some of Shyamalan’s most iconic sequences. Even though some might wholeheartedly reject his writing, he’s consistently proven to have a skilled eye for camerawork. Also, he’s developed his own appealing brand— ultimately, a reserved and thematically ambitious approach to genre films....

Apple has released the third developer beta version of macOS 10.13.5 for testing. The beta version includes Messages in iCloud which works with iOS 11.4 beta. Aside from testing Messages in iCloud, the latest update is light on user-facing features and likely focuses on bug fixes. The update follows last month’s macOS 10.13.4 update to High Sierra which includes the ‘Ink Cloud’ wallpaper previously only offered on the iMac Pro, enhanced support for external GPUs, and more....

Do you want to Install any Custom ROM for Teclast M20 4G device? then you are in the right place. Here we will list all the Custom ROM for Teclast M20 4G. If you have a Teclast M20 4G device, then you may be knowing that this device runs on Android OS. Well, the biggest advantage of Android is that it is an open-source project. This allows every community to develop and Customize ROM for their phone....

Logitech announced today that it’s releasing updated versions of its Logitech Type+ and Logitech Ultrathin keyboard cases that work with the new slimmer iPad Air 2. It’s also unveiling the new Keys-To-Go, a stand alone Bluetooth keyboard made to work with any model of iPad. Logitech Type+ and Ultrathin keyboard cases were previously available for other iPad models, but now both are officially available for the approximately 18% thinner second generation iPad Air....

Almost every tech product that you purchase comes with a warranty period. There are things that get covered inside the warranty, whereas some don’t. Most companies follow a traditional way of checking warranty, and that’s using the purchase invoice. But what if you lose it somehow? Well, we will talk about this in the case of the Nintendo Switch today. Suppose you own a Switch, and you lose the invoice and want to get your Joy-Con repaired....

The Mac Studio is a desktop that has been launched by Apple for users who do heavy tasking. The Mac Studio can be said as the CPU which you can use with other hardware to assemble a customized PC. It comes with a lot of features and runs on macOS. The starting price of the Mac Studio is ₹1,89,900. You will be getting a lot of features with it and will be able to do heavy tasking with the Mac Studio....

Do you want to Install any Custom ROM for Sony Xperia 10 II device? then you are at the right place. Here we will list all the Custom ROM for Sony Xperia 10 II. If you have a Sony Xperia 10 II device, then you may be knowing that this device runs on Android OS. Well, the biggest advantage of Android is that it is an open-source project. This allows every community to develop and Customize ROM for their phone....

Do you want to Install any Custom ROM for ZTE Nubia Z11 (nx531j) device? then you are at the right place. Here we will list all the Custom ROM for ZTE Nubia Z11. If you have a ZTE Nubia Z11 device, then you may be knowing that this device runs on Android OS. Well, the biggest advantage of Android is that it is an open-source project. This allows every community to develop and Customize ROM for their phone....

As it revealed earlier this month, Apple will have its quarterly conference call today at 2 PM Pacific/5 PM Eastern to discuss earnings from its fiscal year 2015 first quarter results. These results include sales 74.4 million iPhones, 21.4 million iPads, and 5.5 million Macs. Earlier today the company reported that it earned $74.6 billion in revenue during FY 2015 Q1. While Apple’s previous quarter included the opening weekend of iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus sales, today’s numbers include the bulk of the sales in the United States and the initial sales of the new models in key markets including China....

In this tutorial, you will learn- How to Launch Controller Simulating a Manual Scenario Simulating a Goal-Oriented Scenario Configure Load Generators Schedule a Group Set-up the SLA (Service Level Agreement) Let’s learn more about HP Controller. How to Launch Controller To launch HP Controller, go to Start Menu ->HP Software ->HP LoadRunner ->Controller as demonstrated below: After you’ve launched, you’ll see a splash screen appearing momentarily. A quick snap has been displayed below: The snapshot will automatically lead to the main window of HP Controller....

If fans of the X-Men movie franchise and Wolverine in general had a time machine, they might want to take it back to 2009 when X-Men Origins: Wolverine hit theaters to assure their past selves that everything would be alright. Not only would the series eventually recover from X-Men: The Last Stand with First Class and Days of Future Past, but a true version of Deadpool would make its way to theaters....