Music software and hardware company Arturia is proud to announce availability of its newly-developed SPARK Vintage Drum Machines (Standalone, VST 2.4 & 3 — 32-bit and 64-bit, RTAS and US — 32- and 64-bit) software instrument, placing 30 legendary drum machines at discerning musicians’ rhythmic fingertips!
In an introduction that marries creative inspiration from the world’s leading DJ with advanced audio and technical design from the preeminent headphone manufacturer, HARMAN today announces the “AKG by Tiësto” range of headphones that feature tuning and styling directed by legendary DJ and producer Tiësto.
In a world where manufacturers keep making the life of a DJ easier with all kinds of ‘sync’ functions, there will always be people who do things … differently! The video below shows us how you still can do a reasonably proper DJ set with a totally exotic approach. Why not use two Elektron Octatracks and just sync it oldskool … by ear!?
Native Instruments recently unveiled the details behind the upcoming debut performance by Mostly Robot. Conceived by the music technology company itself, the band is made up of five highly-renowned musicians, each celebrated in their own field: Jamie Lidell, Tim Exile, Jeremy Ellis, Mr Jimmy and DJ Shiftee.
A giant has returned to life. Oberheim‘s legendary SEM – Synthesizer Expander Module – is back for the first time as a high-end software emulation powered by Arturia’s exclusive TAE® technology.
Kimberly Thompson is truly one of the World’s greatest drummers — she’s versatile, too. In her career, she’s played with the biggest names in jazz, soul, funk, hip hop, R&B and pop: Bobby Hutcherson, Roy Hargrove, Meshell Ndegeocello, Jay Z and Beyoncé, who she’s been touring with for the past six years. Kimberly’s good friend, recording engineer Benedetto ‘Nino’ Caccavale chose Focusrite’s OctoPre MkII Dynamic to be at the centre of her drum recording set-up.
Get an exclusive look at the new MPC virtual software with Andy Mac from Akai Professional. This guided tutorial will bring you through the power and functionality of the new software. This is the platform that will drive the MPC Renaissance and MPC Studio.
Modartt announced theyhave released the new version of Pianoteq. With Pianoteq 4, a new milestone is reached in the piano world, bringing you the best and latest technology of virtual piano software. A thoroughly refined acoustic model is represented by the new astonishing grand piano instrument D4, designed with extreme care, each note being adjusted and voiced up to perfection. Thanks to its extraordinary playability and sonic authenticity, it meets the high demands from live musicians and recording studios.
Allen & Heath has unveiled GLD Series earlier this year, a user-friendly, cost effective and scalable live digital mixing system, conceptually based on the hugely successful digital iLive series. A standard GLD 32 input system offers 28 XLR mic inputs with plug n’ play I/O expanders allowing easy expansion up to 48 inputs (44 XLR mic inputs).
Whether he’s touring the globe or recording with multi-platinum pop stars like Australia’s Kylie Minogue, England’s Sugababes or France’s Christophe Willem, bassist Dishan Abrahams is certain to be carrying his A-Designs REDDI tube direct box along with him.
Native Instruments today announced a permanent lower price for its critically acclaimed KOMPLETE AUDIO 6. Having been out of stock for some time, the high-performance six-channel audio interface is now available for $249/229 EUR.
With EZMIX2 you get the perfect sound for every instrument in your mix. Professional mix engineers provide their way of combining different effects on their mixchannels in an easy-to-use and intuitive interface.
Steinberg today released Dark Planet, the latest expansion pack for HALion 4, HALion Sonic and HALion Sonic SE*. Offering a palette of electronic sounds from which to choose, Dark Planet is a vast, emotional world full of ethereal colors and ghostly shapes.
iZotope Iris is an innovative sampling re-synthesizer that frees you to create sounds that could never before be produced. Start by dissecting up to three distinctive audio samples, using Irisʼs spectrogram display and easy selection tools to spotlight the most interesting spectral characteristics. Blend and layer your modified samples, then beef up their impact with a choice of suboscillator waveforms.
Gemini, an esteemed manufacturer of DJ and Pro Audio equipment, has recently informed us that they are now shipping their new active studio reference monitors, the SR Series. Featuring exceptional accuracy, high-quality components and sleek design, Gemini’s SR monitors deliver true precision for any mixing environment.