Apps: Backwards Machine, Caboodle, iVox
updated 10:50 am EST, Fri March 9, 2007
Caboodle, iVox, AudioLobe
- Backwards Machine ($35) is a cross-platform plug-in that reverses continuous audio in real-time. It reverses and overlaps snippets of the incoming audio to produce an ongoing backwards effect as well as smoothly cross-fades between forward/backward versions of the incoming audio. It can also play the input audio backwards, twice, adding a slight vibrato during the second playback. It supports VST format for Windows and VST and Audio Unit formats for Mac OS X (Universal). [Download - 1.5MB]
- Dejal Caboodle 1.1 ($15) is a useful application to collect text, images, and other content. Users can arrange the items in an outline-like hierarchy, and include both structured fields and free-form text and pictures in each entry, along with web links, lists, tables, PDFs, etc. It supports encryption of sensitive information, searching, and now import/export in several formats and enhanced printing functions. [Download - 2.7MB]
- AudioLobe 1.2 ($20) allows you to independently alter the playback speed and pitch rate of audio files. "If you are a musician or interested in audio this means you can slow down complex sequences of audio without the vocal or instruments sounding unintelligible." All the features of AudioLobe are available in demo mode and it supports AAC (the format commonly used by iTunes, MPEG4 audio, m4a), MP3, AIFF, CD files, AIFC (AIFF Compressed), and WAV file formats. [Download - 1.5MB]
- Infovox iVox 1.1 is a new version of its voice synthesis system that enables users of Mac OS X who suffer from visual impairment and dyslexia to vocally access written information. Version 1.1 can be used on PowerPC- or Intel-based Macs and now offers a selection of new voices such as American Spanish and Canadian French in addition to the other languages available : American English, British English, French, German, Italian, Dutch, Flemish, Spanish, Portuguese, Norwegian and Swedish. Infovox iVox requires Mac OS X 10.3.9. [Download - form]
- SearchBlox v4.0 (starting at $600) brings replication support and a completely re-designed AJAX-based Admin Console to the high-performance Content Search Software. The new release also supports hit highlighting of search terms in HTML and PDF documents. The J2EE Web Component supports major J2EE Application Servers (BEA Weblogic, JBoss, Websphere, etc.) and is also available as a standalone server for Windows, Mac OS X and Unix/Linux. A free edition is available can index up to 1000 documents. [Download - options]
