Filed under: Audio, iTunes, Universal Binary, Beta Beat
Volume Logic for iTunes 7 goes UB beta
I'm an iTunes user of simple tastes. There are only two plugins that I've stuck with over time: the delightfully trippy G-Force visualizer (gone nagware in the current version, but worth the $20 to upgrade) and the dynamic audio booster Volume Logic from Plantronics. With VL, if I wanted to listen to podcasts in the car, I was able to skip the static-filled search for an open iTrip station and just jack up the PowerBook speakers to audible levels. Unfortunately, VL had not been updated for the Intel transition or for iTunes 7, leaving me out in the cold and the quiet on my MacBook Pro... until now. The beta of VL for iTunes 7 is available (signup required), and it's chock full of Universal Binary goodness. Once released, it'll cost $20 for new licenses, $10 for previous owners who bought before 5/1/2006, and free for anyone who bought after that. Participants in the beta will get $5 off new licenses to boot.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
mikelite said 4:55PM on 1-27-2007
why the hell do they ask for your phone number to sign up?
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Michael Rose said 5:41PM on 1-27-2007
Fair question... it is a beta, so they might want to call you. Why the heck don't you give them a fake number? :-)
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Rubbinz said 5:49PM on 1-27-2007
It's been a few hours since I submitted the form with a fake number and I haven't gotten anything. Maybe it's because of the fake number. LOL
BTW Michael, How's this plug-in compare to iWOW? With Leopard coming in a few months I don't know if I want to plunk down money for an app that may not get updated in a timely manner and be forced to dump it during the upgrade.
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Michael Rose said 5:55PM on 1-27-2007
Hey Rubbinz, good question. I know iWOW got updated in November for later Tiger revisions, but I haven't tried them side by side to compare. iWOW does have the SRS 3D stuff that VL lacks, but I'll have to give them both a listen to know for sure.
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Gilbert said 6:38PM on 1-27-2007
Does this program actually increase the level of volume that I would be able to get out of my MacBook? I've been looking for something to do this.
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Jamus said 11:00PM on 1-27-2007
555-555-5555 all the way for those kind of forms...
Anyway, I liked the previous version on my desktop speakers at work. It gave a warm enough sound out of crappy office speakers without having to crank it up where others could hear.
If it plays nice, I will probably give up the $10 bucks, but come on, why in the crap did it take so long?!?
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artech said 5:18AM on 1-28-2007
No response here either and with real phone entered.
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Galley said 10:27AM on 1-28-2007
Volume Logic is like the greatest thing ever, but they're charging us for an upgrade?
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Mike said 10:35AM on 1-28-2007
Does this differ from Audio Hijack? I have been using that to crank up the volume of my unimpressive macbook for a while now.
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Galley said 10:40AM on 1-28-2007
I'm running the beta now, and it works fine, and of course, sounds great!
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3s said 5:51AM on 2-06-2007
After installing the update Itunes does not work anymore. A big bug that they must test before they bring out a new release.
Plug and pray???
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