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Jul 1, 2005 12:00 PM

PLASTIC PEOPLE

It turns out you don't have to be a rock star or a mediocre actor these days to get your own action figure. Synth don Bob Moog is now immortalized with the Bob Moog Doll. Authorized by Moog Music Inc., the doll adds another dimension to the ongoing celebration of the Moog's 50th anniversary. Costing about $30, the vinyl doll, designed by Archer Prewitt, comes complete with a miniature Moog and an illustrated box. Head over to www.presspop.com to check it out for yourself.

WEBSITE OF THE MONTH

Because they need to be designed for mass appeal, commercial sample libraries often lack individual flair. Or, at least, they used to. The Freesound Project is an online collaboration that encourages users to submit and borrow audio samples pretty much at will; the only caveat is that the audio material must conform to the provisions of the Creative Commons Sampling Plus License (read all about it at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/sampling+/1.0). The site is intended to host only sample-length material, not entire songs. To get started, head to http://freesound.iua.upf.edu/index.php.

RIP, REMIX AND REDIAL

All right, no offense, but those ringtone commercials are downright creepy, and who really wants to pay for five seconds of music? Certainly not the people at Magix, and that's why they've released their new Ringtone Maker software. Currently available for most PCs, Ringtone Maker allows users to rip, edit and even remix any audio CD track; MP3; or Ogg Vorbis, WAV or WMA file and upload it to a USB- or Bluetooth-equipped phone. Furthermore, the program will convert your current ringtones to a variety of digital formats for tweaking within the software. For more, visit www.magix.com.

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