Monthly Archives: April 2013

Native Instruments releases Pulswerk – Maschine expansion
Synths and workstations

Native Instruments releases Pulswerk – Maschine expansion

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Native Instruments released PULSWERK – a new MASCHINE Expansion designed for minimalistic house and techno. Aside from its 30 drum kits, PULSWERK contains 20 unique Special Kits created exclusively with pitched sound sources. The Expansion also features an array of Multi-Effect Kits containing pre-sequenced, tempo synced effect chains and 60 new specially-designed MASSIVE presets. Combining these, PULSWERK provides an extensive toolkit for producers eager to turn deep sonic experimentation into finished professional productions. PULSWERK is out now for MASCHINE, MASCHINE MIKRO, and iMASCHINE. 

Image Line releases FL Studio 11
Studio Hardware, Studio Software

Image Line releases FL Studio 11

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After the recent beta test period Image Line is ready to release FL Studio 11. FL Studio 11 is a complete software music production environment, representing more than 14 years of innovative developments and our commitment to Lifetime Free Updates. Everything you need in one package to compose, arrange, record, edit, mix and master professional quality music. FL Studio 11 is the fastest way from your brain to your speakers.

Extra Online Content for Rob Papen: The 4 Element Synth
Synths and workstations

Extra Online Content for Rob Papen: The 4 Element Synth

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Last year globally renowned sound designer Rob Papen published The 4 Element Synth book with four accompanying DVDs totalling over 10 hours of tutorial content to critical acclaim. According to fellow sound designer Ian Boddy, “The whole package comes in a beautifully packaged book. Superbly bound and elegantly printed, it has the feel of a quality coffee table book — it even has such nice details as a silk bookmark and pull-out 4 Element Synth chart, complete with four DVDs stuffed to the brim to watch in conjunction with the contents of the book.”

Primeloops team up with Circus Records
DJ GEAR, Studio Software

Primeloops team up with Circus Records

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Prime Loops and Circus Records are joining forces to release a range of unique and exclusive sample packs and loops libraries created by the impressive Circus Records roster of Producers. These Sample Packs will be distributed through the extensive Prime Loops network of music producers, artists and music tech consumers.

Novation Dicer Video demo by DJ Miaer
DJ GEAR, Studio Hardware, Studio Software, VIDEOS

Novation Dicer Video demo by DJ Miaer

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When thinking of the ‘Digital DJ‘ you quickly think of the DJ with a two or fourdeck controller witrh your typical Traktor or Serato software, probably. You would almost forget about products like the Novation Dicer. A small little device that integrates the ‘analogue’ with the ‘digital’. Even in this ‘digital dj era’ where innovations follow eachother by month almost, devices like the Dicer are still valid and used by many DJ’s. DJ Miaer shows that to us with a cool video showing off his DJ skills and using the Novation Dicers.

Free Supernova Soundpack for MiniNova and UltraNova
Synths and workstations

Free Supernova Soundpack for MiniNova and UltraNova

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Novation have made a FREE soundbank available for the MiniNova and UltraNova synthesizers.This free soundbank is based on the sounds of the legendary Supernova synth. Novation’s ground-breaking Supernova set the standard for virtual analogue synthesisers when it was released in 1998. With its comprehensive modelling of traditional analogue subtractive synthesis, uniquely powerful multi-effects engine and expressive filter, the award-winning rack-mount Supernova and its successor, Supernova II, were the most powerful synths of their time –class leaders, still revered today.

Genelec M-Series Active Monitors Introduced
Studio Hardware

Genelec M-Series Active Monitors Introduced

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Genelec, the world’s pioneer in active monitoring, debuted its new M Series Bi-amplified Active Monitors in Frankfurt this year. The energy-efficient M Series takes a new approach to monitor design as part of Genelec’s larger on-going sustainable initiatives GES (Genelec Embedded Sustainability). The primary focus in developing the new M Series was to proceed with a sustainable mind-set without sacrificing the accuracy and reliability for which Genelec has been known for the past 35 years – while also offering something new and innovative for project studio customers.

Korg M1 Synth on your Nintendo
Synths and workstations

Korg M1 Synth on your Nintendo

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The KORG M01D is a music workstation based on the KORG M1 the world’s first widely known music workstation. The M1 was released in 1988 by KORG Inc., one of the most famous and leading electronic musical instrument companies. The KORG M01D reproduces the M1’s unforgettable digital sounds of the 80s such as the “M1 piano”, still heard on many songs today.

Gearjunkies MusikMesse 2013 Roundup
Synths and workstations

Gearjunkies MusikMesse 2013 Roundup

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The MusikMesse 2013 show is over again, and the traditional Gearjunkies Roundup looks back at what we have been seeing and hearing. We give us our take on the coolest gear that was introduced at MusikMesse in our gear categories. We didn’t know what to expect in these crisis years, but making music is of all times, and we were met with quite some cool surprises! It looks like smartphones and tablets are already beyond the hype and are integrated in so many equipment, like from M-Audio, Arturia, Behringer, etc. But there’s always room for more news.