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If you have ever been, or ever think you might be intested in capturing/copying files directly from your HD camcorder, merging/joining camcorder videos (AVCHD MTS/M2TS, MOD, TOD) without recoding, or splitting/cutting files with frame accuracy, or just want to backup your MTS files in short time, and even export different file formats in one conversion project, you certainly want to take a look at Aunsoft Final Mate. Aunsoft Final Mate, as an entry-level and necessary camcorder assistant software, focuses on making it easy in some very useful functions for HD camcorder users like lossless MKV output just in several seconds, camcorder wizard (For quickest and easiest video capture/backup), lossless merge (For joining file without conversion or no loss of quality), timeline-oriented editing, frame accurate cutting/splitting, video crop, volume up/down, audio replacement, color correction, deinterlace, camcorder video conversion (As powerful as MTS/M2TS Converter), etc. With such a self-explanatory and cover-all tool, you don't have to call in a favor from a friend to make your movies shine. What's more, Final Mate is implemented NVIDIA CUDA and GPU acceleration and second-generation Intel Core optimization to ensure this camcorder assistant software application run quicker and smoother. ♦ Lossless output MKV, MTS, TOD, MOD files without recoding.♦ Get quicker converting expierence with Intel® Media SDK.♦ Split/cut videos on a timeline with frame accuracy.♦ Smart Camcorder Wizard to capture/manage videos with ease.♦ Export different format files in one convert project.

Aunsoft Final Mate for Mac, a useful camcorder software program for Mac OS X, makes it easy to backup AVCHD, TOD, MOD videos from camcorder in backstage, edit in Timeline for quick joining or splitting files, lossless output MKV movie for enjoying Full HD memories on WDTV, convert AVCHD MTS/M2TS to Apple ProRes 422 format or Apple Intermediate Codec for professional editing in Final Cut Pro(FCP), FCE and iMovie. Final Mate for Mac can allow you convert several videos to different formats at one time, and also provides multiple formats for enjoying your memories on portable media players including iPad®, iPhone®, and plenty of Android phones or uploading to YouTube, Facebook for sharing with family and friends. ♦ Lossless output MKV for playing on WDTV♦ Choose output settings for each movie.♦ Convert 1080/60p MTS in camcoder to Apple ProRes♦ Convert MTS, MOD, TOD files for different video players

A set of AbletonLive Tutorials. Each tutorial pack costs $.

AfroDJMac gives tutorials and downloadable abletonlive live racks

Ableton Live YouTube Channel

Nicholas Jaar speaks about his performance with AbletonLive and a live band.

Tutorials on how to create a MIDI map for Traktor

WaveSurfer is an open source tool for sound visualization and manipulation. Typical applications are speech/sound analysis and sound annotation/transcription. WaveSurfer may be extended by plug-ins as well as embedded in other applications.

Qtractor is an Audio/MIDI multi-track sequencer application written in C++ with the Qt4 framework. Target platform is Linux, where the Jack Audio Connection Kit (JACK) for audio, and the Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA) for MIDI, are the main infrastructures to evolve as a fairly-featured Linux desktop audio workstation GUI, specially dedicated to the personal home-studio. Qtractor is free, open-source software, distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL) version 2 or later.

Jokosher is a simple yet powerful multi-track studio. With it you can create and record music, podcasts and more, all from an integrated simple environment. Jokosher is free

Traverso is an audio recording and editing program which is very well suited to record a single voice, a band, an ensemble, a whole orchestra or any other source of music! Traverso is free.

audio editing software

Tutorial  on how to identify the music played during a particular Scratch Live set by looking at the history of sets played. 

Kinect controller hacks

FTE is Free Thinking Environment, an edition of TouchDesigner available at no charge (free) for personal and non-commercial use. FTE is free for non-commercial use ONLY. The critereon is that you are not receiving money or compensation for your work with FTE. FTE is resolution-limited to 1280x1280. FTE will not include a small subset of Pro OPs (such as the Clip Blender CHOP, a motion blender) FTE does not include any support but you can use the Forum for advice and techniques. 2D/3D Compositing * realtime GPU-based compositing with TOPs - replaces CPU-based compositing - GPU 10x faster * GLSL pixel/vertex shaders - new materials and shaders system (MATs) integrated with TOPs (bump, multi-layer, displacement, reflections, etc) * TOP compositing system multi-purpose - build control panels, composite output movies, prepare textures * Floating Point pixel formats (16fpp and 32fpp) * truly mixed 2D and 3D - apply 2D FX to a 3D render and composite with other 2D and 3D layers * streaming and compositing high definition multi-layer movies from disk in realtime * smooth video input from multiple cameras - USB and FireWire cameras, webcams, TV tuner cards, etc * machine-to-machine movie streams - from one TouchDesigner process to another TouchDesigner process on another computer at realtime speeds in high resolution using gigabit Ethernet(1000T) * over 70 image operators - TrueType fonts, render movies to QuickTime / tif / jpg, multi-frame image blending, color correction, feedback, blurs, full RGBA * all renders and composites off-screen at any resolution and multiple realtime 3D renders in one session

Discussion of advantages/disadvantages of using PD or Max/MSP from a PD forum

Discussion regarding the use of various music programming software