Media Satellite, Ableton and Rotterdam Pop Academy (a division of Codarts) present an Ableton VIP event in Rotterdam. The event will feature workshops, master classes and showcases of Very Important Projects, and is strictly limited to 150 attendees. Throughout the day, there will be classes and demonstrations of new technologies, focusing on smart ways to use Ableton Live in music production, sound design, live performance, DJing and AV art projects.
The Ohm64 customizer allows you to create your own Ohm64 design in real-time and order it right from the Lvid Instruments store. All custom designs are made to order so please allow up to 10 business days for your order to ship.
Roland is proud to announce that the OCTAPAD SPD-30 digital percussion pad is now available in stores. Featuring eight trigger pads, built-in sounds, multi-effects, and external trigger inputs, the OCTAPAD SPD-30 is the perfect portable electronic percussion instrument for any playing application.
Introducing the new “Artist Video Series” showcasing some amazing artists using and playing Spectrasonics instruments from a huge variety of different genres. In this video, electronic artist Josh Gabriel remixes his track “My Friend” with Trilian for all the synth parts and then takes the new mix out and spins it in his live set to see how it plays in the club.
PreSonus is pleased to announce that the StudioLive 24.4.2 digital mixer is now shipping. Like the 16-channel StudioLive 16.4.2, the 24-channel StudioLive 24.4.2 is designed for both studio recording and live sound, without compromising the requirements for either.
Straightforward and simple, Vintage Amp Room emulates three great guitar amps in a complete studio set-up with speaker cabinets and fully flexible microphone positioning. It’s easy to use for live performances and recordings, as well as for re-amping and last-minute tweaking. This is a short overview of the sound and features of Vintage Amp Room.
Blue Cat Audio has updated its 11 equalizer plug-ins. With these new versions, Pro Tools and 64-bit platforms are natively supported on both Mac OS X and Windows. The new release also brings several enhancements and fixes detailed below.
Element P is a percussion synthesizer that LinPlug discontinued 6 yeas ago. With its simple FM-alike technology it has a unique sound, is easy to edit and fun to play with. It is now compatible with today’s production environment, so it is fully compatible with all Windows versions from XP on up to Windows 7, both 32 and 64 bit. A Mac version will follow , if there is demand.
Almost two months after it’s official US release, Europe is finally next. iPad™ will be available in France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Switzerland and the UK on Friday, May 28. Customers can pre-order all iPad models from Apple’s online store in all nine countries beginning on Monday, May 10. In the US, Apple has already sold over one million iPads and customers have downloaded over 12 million apps from the App Store, as well as over 1.5 million ebooks from the new iBookstore.
iZotope recently learned that under rare circumstances, installing an iZotope product or demo and then applying any Mac OS X 10.6 update can cause some computers to experience problems booting. We have identified the cause of this issue and have provided a simple fix below.
These are the releases we have encountered this week on the Loops and Samples front. Just like the quality of the audio software we use these days the quality of the content we use (loops and samples) equally matches the high standards of this software. Below is this weeks selection.
Rayzoon released Jamstix 3, its Intelligent Virtual Drummer software. Jamstix 3 improves on its predecessor with a larger interface, more styles and drummers, many new features and enhancements as well as the brand-new “song builder” wizard, which can create a complete multi-part drum arrangement with fills in seconds. Memory usage is reduced with the new load-on-demand sample management and meticulously sampled stock kits offer new levels of realism with automatic snare and tom center/offset hit management. A demo version is available for evaluation.
The following isn’t really what we write about on Gearjunkies usually, but still we thought this concept is just so brilliant. So we will share this with you. Many of us have their own studio/gear setup and one of the downsides of having a lot of gear is the issue of … cables. From just a few to dozens and dozens. All tangled up and twisted! We all need them so there isn’t much we can do about it. Lufdesign had the same idea but they came up with a product that makes that same Cable issue kinda … more bearable. Presenting the Leaf Tie!
This is a fantastic video starring the Korg KAOSSILATOR Pro. This PRO version is a supercharged version of the palm-sized KAOSSILATOR, reborn as a powerful track-making tool and loaded with live performance power. This video was originally posted by Korg Inc. with Japanese titles. Now you can enjoy the English version!
Here is a special advance look at SynthStation, Akai Pro’s new synthesizer for iPhone and iPod Touch. Although it is an iPhone app, SynthStation works on the iPad too, which is shown in this video. SynthStation transforms iPhone or iPod touch into a portable music production studio for mobile music creation. SynthStation Studio gives you three powerful synthesizers for creating and modifying sonic textures used for melodies, chords, and bass lines. Built around Akai Professional’s history in synthesis and drawing on the newest MINIAK synth, SynthStation sounds great and offers wide-ranging sonic flexibility with its virtual analog synthesis.