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Adobe Voice review: Video storytelling software captures some of Apple’s magic
What's your story? Adobe's brilliant new Voice app, released Thursday, is designed to help you answer that question. Here's our review.Staff Picks
Staff Picks: Rock out with Ultimate Guitar Tabs
You don't have to be a guitar, bass, or ukelele god to have fun and play your favorite songs, thanks to the Ultimate Guitar Tabs app.Reviews
Apogee One for iPad and Mac review: Audio interface does it all (almost)
The second iteration of Apogee's versatile portable audio interface adds support for iOS devices and multi-source recording. Chris Breen generally likes what he hears.Mac Gems
Beamer 2 review: Drag and drop to stream any video to an Apple TV
Beamer makes it easy to stream any video from your Mac to your Apple TV, even if you've got an older Mac or a video format iTunes can't handle.Reviews
Gear We Love: V-moda’s XS portable headphone gets everything right
If you're looking for a great headphone–great sound, great looks, and great fit–the XS is tough to beat among on-ear models. That's why it earns a coveted spot among the Gear We Love.Reviews
Gear We Love: IK Multimedia’s iLoud is a Bluetooth speaker even a musician can love
This week's Gear We Love features IK Multimedia's versatile iLoud speaker, which should appeal to both audio buffs and on-the-go musicians.Mac Gems
AirPlay Recorder review: A solid tool for capturing iTunes streams, ethics aside
There's no getting around the idea that AirPlay Recorder was designed for the purpose of capturing music you don't own. If you're okay with that, it works as advertised.Reviews
Adam F5 review: A terrific and affordable powered audio-monitor system
Adam's F5 is a powered, near-field monitor small enough for a medium-sized desk. When properly positioned, you'd be hard pressed to find a better sounding speaker for the price.Reviews
CanOpener review: Apps makes your iOS music through your headphones sound better
CanOpener works well to improve the sound of older tracks playing on you iPhone or iPad.Reviews
Budget Bluetooth review: Six wireless headphones for a song
Bluetooth is seemingly everywhere, but until recently, getting a good set of wireless headphones meant spending a bunch. We take a look at six Bluetooth headphones for those on a budget.Reviews
USB DAC review: Six compact components for upgrading your computer’s audio
The speakers and headphones you've spent hard-earned money on don't sound as good as they could, because your computer's audio hardware is likely mediocre. These compact accessories are easy audio upgrades.Reviews
Spark Digital microphone review: Cool mic hampered by ungainly stand
Blue Microphones' Spark Digital microphone captures sound well and supports both computer and iOS recording. But its stand makes it more difficult to work with than it should be.Creative Spaces
iMovie for iOS 2 review: Updated video app slow-mos its way to greatness
iMovie for iOS gets an overhaul for Appleu2019s new mobile OS, featuring new options for controlling audio and video.Mac Gems
Muse review: Mac app makes Pandora even easier
Muse is a terrific utility for those who love Pandora, and it may help improve the relationship with those who have yet to fall in love with the service.Creative Spaces
Capo 3 review: Learning a new song? This Mac app’s here to help
If you're trying to figure out how to play a song that's in your iTunes library, Capo 3 makes it fun and easy.
Macworld Podcast
New 2013 iPads
This week on the Macworld Podcast, host Philip Michaels is joined by Editorial Director Jason Snell to discuss Jason's reviews of the iPad mini and iPad Air.Creative Spaces
GarageBand 2.0 for iOS review: More tracks, a few tweaks
GarageBand 1.0 for iOS was great. Version 2.0 is even better, thanks to several strategic improvements.Creative Spaces
GarageBand 10 review: Great tool for musicians (sorry podcasters)
GarageBand 10 could easily have been named Logic Light, given its acquisition of some of its more powerful sibling's finest musical features. But podcasters will regret the loss of some favorite features.Reviews
Amazon Cloud Player review: Desktop version does a few neat tricks, but falls flat
At long last, Amazon has brought a desktop version of its Cloud Player app to the Mac. You'd think that's a good thing. And you'd be wrong.Creative Spaces
iMovie 10 review: A lot to like, a few quibbles
The new version of iMovie is a great tool for families, kids, and budding filmmakers, though it's still missing a few features we'd like to see. Intermediate-to-advanced filmmakers looking to max out iMovie might be better off upgrading to Final Cut Pro X, however.Mac Gems
Playlist Assist review: Drag and drop to create playlists, like iTunes of yore
If you miss being able to open playlists in their own windows, as you could in older versions of iTunes, Playlist Assist is worth a look.Reviews
Audyssey and LouderLogic review: Enhanced audio players make your iOS music sound better
The Audyssey Music Player and LouderLogic are iOS audio players that offer different ways to enhance your music.Mac Gems
HandBrakeBatch review: Easy-does-it batch video conversion
HandBrake can handle batch conversion of video files, but HandBrakeBatch makes the process even easier.Mac Gems
Hourly News review: Be in the know with the latest news
Hourly News sits in your menu bar and provides quick access to the news.
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Premiere Elements 12 review: A compelling choice for video newbies
New features in Premiere Elements 12 will be great for beginning videographers, but existing Elements users can easily skip this versionMac Gems
WavTap review: A free way to capture your Mac’s audio
WavTap is a menu-dar utility for saving your Mac's audio.Mac Gems
Claquette review: Mac app makes it easy to be a video star
Claquette is a great app for making screencasts or videos in front of your Mac.Mac Gems
Nasturtium Player review: Put together iTunes and YouTube playlists with ease
Spend less time creating playlists and more time enjoying them with Nasturtium Player.Mac Gems
Tunesify review: No-fuss audio file conversion
Tunesify is a good compliment to iTunes, allowing you to covert files to different file formats.Reviews
Flash Professional CC review: Solid improvements but no flashy new features
The debut Creative Cloud version of Flash posts a solid evolution of core features and functions without bold headliners.
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Logic Pro X: The right tool for podcasters?
Jason Snell tries using Logic Pro X to edit his podcasts. His verdict: If you're currently using GarageBand for podcast production, you should give Logic Pro X a spin.Mac Gems
Mac Gems: Control sound volume on an individual app basis with SoundBunny
SoundBunny is a helpful app for controlling your Mac's audio.Mac Gems
Mac Gems: Looking for the perfect beat? Start with DM1
Make your Mac a drum machine with DM1.Mac Gems
Mac Gems: Born to hand jive? Use Flutter to control iTunes and out-dance ’em all
Use hand gestures to control iTunes.
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After Effects CC review: Adobe hits a home run
New features in After Effects CC such as a live 3D workflow with Cinema 4D Lite, now included with Creative Cloud, give motion-graphics artists and compositors much-needed integration with true 3D object animation.
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Review: Adobe Premiere Pro CC moves to the cloud
Nothing about Premiere Pro CC screams "gotta have it," with the possible exception of the new closed-captioning capabilities, but Adobe certainly checked several things off of the request list. And if it has fully embraced the cloud, additional tweaks should be appearing frequently.Mac Gems
Mac Gems: Push to Talk creates a mute switch for your Mac’s mic
If you often use your Mac's mic, Push to Talk is a helpful little utility for you.Mac Gems
Mac Gems: Properly tag your videos with IDentify
To help organize your videos, IDentify helps fill in missing metadata.Reviews
StoryPress for iPad review: Create your own audible biography
StoryPress is a fun, easy way to start telling and collecting the real-life stories that mean the most to you.
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Review: Logic Pro X loses none of its power, gains great new features
Apple's latest version of the venerable digital audio workstation, Logic Pro, adds a new, easier-to-use interface; Smart Controls; bass rigs; retro synths; and a free iPad controller app to the mix. We're impressed.Reviews
Review: Adobe Audition CC a solid upgrade hampered by subscription pricing
Adobe's audio editor, Audition CC, offers compelling new features making it a worthy update, but it should not be tied to Creative Cloud's subscription model.Mac Gems
Mac Gems: Instacast for Mac makes listening to podcasts a pleasure
If you listen to podcasts, Instacast belongs on your Mac, particularly if you find yourself switching between devices when you're on the go.Mac Gems
Mac Gems: iFlicks tags and converts video files for iTunes with finesse
Apps that can both transcode video to different formats and tag files with useful metadata can be incredibly useful. And I've found none better than Jendrik Bertram's $20 iFlicks.Reviews
Review: Blue’s new Nessie mic has limitations, but will appeal to beginners
The Blue Nessie looks awesome and has clever features. But Lex Friedman says the audio it captures sounds rather disappointing.Reviews
Review: ScreenFlow 4 a great but quirky video capture and edit tool
ScreenFlow remains a terrific (though occasionally quirky) video capture and editing application.Mac Gems
Mac Gems: Highland is a minimalist, wonderful screenplay tool
Writing a script is fun. Formatting a script? Less so. Highland won't replace Final Draft for most professionals, but it's a wonderful supplemental tool for getting the most important partu2014the writingu2014on digital paper.Reviews
Review: SoundFly BT and SoundFly Air speakers are wall warts for audio
JBL's SoundFly line includes both AirPlay and Bluetooth models, each designed to let you stream your music, wirelessly, to the nearest AC wall outlet. We tested both to see how they stack up…or plug in.Mac Gems
Mac Gems: Delicious Library 3 lets you track your movies, music, and more
Delicious Library 3 makes a real attempt to keep up with the digital nature of todayu2019s bookshelves, but itu2019s not quite all the way there. The appu2019s still worth buying, though, if the vast majority of your media collection remains in physical items like books, albums, and DVDs.Reviews
Review: 9 Rugged Bluetooth speakers for travel and outdoor use
With summer on its way, the temptation to take your music on the go is getting hard to resist. Here are seven Bluetooth speakers designed to take the kind of abuse your handset can't.Mac Gems