Monthly Archives: May 2010

DJ Software, REVIEWS

Allen&Heath Xone:DX – Gearjunkies Review

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A professional DJ controller with integrated, high quality soundcard. That’s a way to describe the new Allen&Heath Xone:DX. But that would be missing a whole lot of points of the digital DJ system that Allen&Heath and Serato co-developed. The Xone:DX controller in combination with Serato Itch software is a professional and robust system for the Digital DJ. As a vinyl-DJ with relative extreme little Digital DJ experience, I’ve got the opportunity to check out the Xone:DX and write up my first impressions!

DJ GEAR, Studio Hardware, Studio Software, VIDEOS

Pioneer CDJ-2000 Training – Video

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DJMAGtv posted a series of videos on the recently released Pioneer CDJ-2000. The new standard of top of the line DJ CD players. According to Pioneer, the CDJ-2000 is the ultimate technologically advanced multi-format player in the world. No matter what your media preference is, the CDJ-2000 can handle them all with great performance, reliability, and confidence. It enables playback of MP3, AAC, WAV and AIFF audio files on CD, DVD-ROM, SD card and USB memorydevices.

Studio Software, VIDEOS

Take a Sneak Peak at Audio Damage Discord 3

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Audio Damage Discord2 takes the vintage pitch-shifting style of Discord 1 and 1.5 to an entirely new plateau. With a full-featured delay section and mod routing system, Discord 2 has become a specialized platform for special effects, in addition to its normal skill as a workhorse delay and pitch-shifter. Below is a quick run-through of the main features of Discord3, Audio Damage’s upcoming major update to their hugely popular Discord series of pitch-shifting/delay products.

Studio Software

Lexicon PCM96 Software Update for Snow Leopard OS

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Lexicon has announced its latest software update with Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard compatibility for the PCM96 and PCM96 Surround Reverb/Effects Processors. In addition, the release updates the networking stack and audio drivers which increases performance and stability, and reduces the latency when controlling the processors through the plug-in interface and streaming audio over FireWire.

Studio Hardware, Studio Software

Steinberg Cubase Studio Pack Now Available

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Steinberg today introduces Cubase Studio Pack which comprises the state-of-the-art music production environment Cubase Studio 5 and the popular CI2 USB interface/controller. By purchasing this bundled deal, Cubase Studio Pack saves customers almost 20% off the regular priced purchases. On offer as long as supplies last, this limited summer special is exclusively available from certified Steinberg dealers in selected countries*. Alternatively, order Cubase Studio Pack directly from the Steinberg Online Shop.

Synths and workstations

LinnStrument – Roger Linns research project

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When Roger isn’t working on his cool musical instruments, he is working on a new musical instrument concept. He is interested in the idea of new musical instruments that overcome the limitations of traditional mechanical instruments. His particular interest is in a new instrument that while capable of entirely new sounds and playing techniques, is also able to reproduce the sounds, virtuosic performance capabilities and subtleties that we’ve come to know and love from traditional musical instruments, but without all their problems and limitations.

Studio Software

KORG iELECTRIBE Version 1.1.0 is now available

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This update adds the ability to transfer audio from the iELECTRIBE app into a MAC or PC via iTunes, using CD quality wav files. This feature ultimately allows you to use iELECTRIBE patterns and performances in your DAW or video editing software. Current iELECTRIBE owners can update for free. The iElectribe is Korg’s first dedicated app; bringing the fun of analog-synth style beat making to your iPad. Best of all, the iElectribe takes full advantage of iPad’s 9.7 inch multi touch display to deliver a new style of musical instrument.

Studio Software

Advanced Control with MINIAK Editor

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Miniak-editor is a software editor for advanced controlling over the Akai Miniak (analog modeling synthesizer) in your DAW. Miniak-editor is able to retrieve presets from Miniak memory or load it from hard drive into the editor. You can send a complete program to Miniak via sysex or change any parameter of synthesizer in real time.