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Enter at Your Own Rift: The little things
For me, it's all about the little things in life: the smell of a good cup of coffee, the enthusiastic hug of my two-year-old, an illicit pack of Lemonheads candy, or throwing punny tags into Massively articles. While big things are essential to have and get right, it's the little things I find that give life its unique flavor. So when I enter MMORPGs, I'm always on the lookout for little things. Oh, sure, PvP and raiding and overarching epic stories are all well and good, but it's from the little things that the soul and flavor of a game emerges. I'm often far more delighted when I stumble upon a funny little Easter egg in a game than if I win that roll for a purple piece of armor. Today I want to look at 10 little things in RIFT that I've come to appreciate and savor over the past month or so. Maybe these elements don't get all of the glory, and maybe they're even seen as superfluous to some, but without them the game would be far less to me. So while we rush between rifts and struggle with expert dungeons, I'd encourage all of us to take some time to reflect on all of the supporting cast of features that are just as important to the overall effort.
Adobe Audition moves to Mac with CS5.5, Soundbooth EOL
It's one of those things where you blink and you almost miss it, but part of Adobe's CS5.5 announcement earlier today includes the news that Adobe is finally releasing its Audition software. Adobe Soundbooth, its Mac-only audio toolset, has reached end-of-life status, and development and sales will cease April 24. A beta version of Adobe Audition for the Mac was released in November. Soundbooth users on CS3, CS4 or CS5 can upgrade to Adobe Audition CS5.5 for US$99. Those who upgrade their Production Premium or Master Collection will automatically have full access to the software. Normal retail price of Audition will be $349.
Adobe Audition for Mac public beta now available
Audio editors rejoice! Adobe Audition for Mac is now available for download as a public beta from the Adobe website. Adobe describes Audition for Mac as bringing "modern audio post-production to the Mac." The application looks very full-featured and the performance seems good as well. The company touts the software as having "fast start-up, high performance multi-threaded processing, and parallel workflows." Audition provides standard audio editing and mixing functions and Adobe says that the noise reduction and sound sweetening capabilities of the application are excellent. Audition also provides native Dolby 5.1 Surround support and multi-channel effects. So, what are you waiting for? It's free, it's beta, and it's powerful mojo for sound editing. When the app finally arrives for real, expect it to cost about the same as the PC version at US$399. A couple of videos explaining how the app works can be found on the next page. Update: The correct price of Adobe Audition for PC, version 3.0 is $349, and the Mac version will be about the same. [via MacStories]
