Native Instruments today announced AUDIO 2 DJ, the world’s smallest USB audio interface for DJs. Delivering the exact same audio quality and performance as the acclaimed AUDIO 8 DJ and AUDIO 4 DJ interfaces that are used by professional club DJs worldwide, the AUDIO 2 DJ offers users of TRAKTOR and other DJ software a unique new balance of quality, size and price.
The free Altiverb 6.3.3 update reduces the memory footprint. With last years 6.3 update Altiverb became considerably lighter on the cpu, this year Audio Ease were able to reduce the memory footprint of Altiverb by 30 to 50%. There is no tradeoff. Everything still functions the way it used to, but your larger sessions will run smoother than before.
MUTEC from Germany, manufacturer of professional digital audio and video equipment, now ships the new MC-4, a digital multichannel audio format and sampling rate converter.
REFLECT is an algorithmic reverberation plugin which combines the flexibility of vintage algorithmic reverbs with the sonic quality of convolution based reverbs. Virsyn just released a version 2.01. update.
Vinyl is on his return. And not only for DJ’s. But a SL1200 in your livingroom? No…U want design. And design it is, a record player concept named Linos by Charlie Pyott.
Beat Kangz Electronics is proud to announce that the Beat Thang Virtual, the Beat Thang software application for Mac and PC, is available for purchase beginning at 8 am on July 17, just in time for Summer NAMM in Nashville.
The evolution of the MuRF continues with the MF-105M MIDI MuRF. The MF-105M combines Bob Moogs classic MuRF and Bass MuRF to make one powerful Moogerfooger. Its warm, resonant, 100% analog Mid and Bass filter bands bring you everything from shimmering timbral morphing and rhythmic stuttering to deep bass grooves, and like all Moogerfoogers, its built like a tank to stand up to the toughest touring and studio use.
DJ Jazzy Jeff is a legendary DJ and producer with countless hits and even signature scratch styles to his name. Jeff’s skills and knowledge have earned him a reputation as one of the industry’s musical godfathers. With over 20 years in the game and a back catalog covering soul, hip hop, jazz and house, he is still making records and developing the art of the DJ. Ableton got the chance to meet Jeff in his studio, so they took their cameras along.
Numark, the world’s leading manufacturer of DJ technology, announces its several new products which will make their debut at Numark’s booth at the Summer NAMM Show held at the Nashville Convention Center, July 17 – 19.
Modartt proudly present the brand new Rock Piano add-on (YC5). It is developed to meet demands for a specific pop/rock piano, modelled from a famous Japanese grand piano, frequently seen on stages and very much appreciated by touring artists for its musical qualities and reliability. Its bright and vivid tone makes it addictive and cuts through elegantly in pop/rock oriented mixes. It is embedded as demo instrument in the latest Pianoteq update 3.0.5.
Native Instruments today released KONTAKT 3.5, a major free update for its leading software sampler. The new version fully utilizes the capabilities of today’s computer systems to overcome existing performance barriers, and includes many improvements that make KONTAKT even more powerful and convenient.
Akai Professional announces their RPM8 reference production studio monitors specifically intended for use with the company’s MPC music production workstations and production controllers. The RPM8 monitors will make their debut at Akai Professional’s booth, number 400, at the Summer NAMM Show held at the Nashville Convention Center, July 17 – 19.
Akai Professional announces the MPK61, the fourth model in the company’s unique line of keyboard/MPC performance controllers. The MPK61 will make its debut at Akai Professional’s booth, number 400, at the Summer NAMM Show held at the Nashville Convention Center, July 17 – 19.
In the spirit of hip-hop, Beat Kangz Electronics has developed a new music production system and a virtual software package for music lovers and beat makers.
Waves Audio, a leading provider of digital signal processing solutions, continues its emphasis on collaboration with top engineers, producers, and mixers as it presents the CLA Classic Compressors, developed in collaboration with Chris Lord-Alge. With an engineering/mixing career spanning almost three decades, Chris Lord-Alge has worked alongside such artists as Green Day, U2, Tina Turner, James Brown, Nickelback, Rod Stewart, Santana, Steve Winwood, Celine Dion and many others. At the heart of his sound is a command of compression that gives each and every track he mixes its radio-ready punch. During the development process of CLA Classic Compressors, Lord-Alge worked closely with the Waves R&D team, resulting in impeccable models of four compressors considered true classics by audio engineers the world over.