Monthly Archives: June 2010

DJ GEAR, Studio Hardware

Alesis announces the MultiMix 8 USB FX

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Alesis, a leading manufacturer of professional audio electronics and musical instruments, announces the MultiMix 8 USB FX, an eight-channel audio mixer with digital audio effects and USB recording interface. The MultiMix 8 USB FX is an eight-channel desktop mixer designed for easy integration into musicians’ computer-based recording environments. Whether they are mixing a band or sub-mixing a group of inputs, such as a drumset, musicians will find the MultiMix 8 USB FX to be easy to use, rugged and feature-packed. Based on the highly successful MultiMix 8 USB, the MultiMix 8 USB FX introduces effects, improved audio specifications, an attractive new look and environmentally friendly, lower power consumption.

 

DJ GEAR, Studio Hardware, Studio Software

Numark announces iCD DJ IN A BOX

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iCD DJ IN A BOX’s mixer has all the essentials DJs expect: two input channels, main and headphone outputs, mic input and smooth faders. The included iM1 mixer records mixes straight to the iPod and accommodates all dockable iPod models allowing greater flexibility and convenience. Whether a DJ is an experienced veteran or just starting out, iCD DJ IN A BOX offers them a complete solution at an unbeatable price. 

Studio Software

Akai Pro SynthStation For iPhone And iPod Touch available

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Akai Professional, the name synonymous with music production, announces the immediate availability of the SynthStation music production app for both iPhone or iPod Touch in the iTunes App Store. SynthStation also works on the iPad. SynthStation transforms an iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad into a portable music production studio. While the SynthStation app is powerful enough for professional musicians, virtually anyone can use it to easily create music. Built around Akai Professional’s history in synthesis and drawing on the company’s newest MINIAK synth, the SynthStation app sounds great and offers wide-ranging sonic flexibility with its virtual analog synthesis. The app gives musicians three synthesizers for creating melodies, chords and bass lines. For creating melodic and accompaniment parts, the SynthStation contains an on-screen keyboard complete with an arpeggiator and an XY control interface for expressive control of key parameters. 

Studio Software

Sonoma Wire Works Unveils the GuitarJack

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Sonoma Wire Works, makers of the FourTrack recording app, announces the GuitarJack audio device. GuitarJack connects a wide range of instruments, microphones, and other audio hardware to iPod touch(R) (2nd and 3rd generation), iPhone(R) 3GS* and iPhone 3G* via 1/4 inch instrument and 1/8 inch stereo mic/line inputs.

Studio Software

Softube releases Tonelux Tilt EQ plugin

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Go from shimmering bright to warm and wide with a twist of a knob! The Tonelux Tilt plug-in is a fast and easy way of making a track sit better in a mix or make it sound “warmer” or “cooler”. It’s also perfect in a live situation where you need to tweak the whole mix to adjust for ear fatigue.

DJ GEAR, Studio Hardware, Studio Software

Numark announces new powerhouse software controller

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MIXTRACK is a powerhouse controller in a compact chassis for performing and producing with DJ software. The familiar layout works just like two decks and a mixer so whether you’re a seasoned professional or building your DJ skills, MIXTRACK is easy to learn and handles advanced techniques. It’s portable so you can grab MIXTRACK and your laptop and go to wherever the gig is.

Studio Hardware

Audio-Technica introduces ATH-M10 Headphones

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Audio-Technica, a leading innovator in transducer technology for over 45 years, introduces its new ATH-M10 Professional Monitor Headphones. Offering Audio-Technica’s renowned sound quality at a very accessible price point, the ATH-M10’s are an ideal headphone monitoring solution for project studios, home studios and critical music listening.

Synths and workstations

Meet the Propellerheads Crew – Video

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Check out the Propumentary – a behind the scenes look at Propellerhead Software’s HQ in occasionally sunny Stockholm, Sweden. You’ll see a bit of old time history and hear about a lot of the thinking that went into creating Reason 5 and Record 1.5. Why did Reason turn out like it did? What kind of thinking was behind the latest version of Reason and Record? Meet the Propellerheads and get some of the inside story on how we create our software.

Synths and workstations

Ableton Music Challenge for the young and talented

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Over the years, technology-assisted musical learning has become more and more accessible to an ever broader audience. This could not be more true in schools all around the world, where the integration of creative music technology is giving students even more ways to develop and express their ideas. The Ableton Summer Music Challenge is an attempt to support this cause by asking students to get creative with music over their summer vacations and perhaps help their school out in the process.