Ok, final video of the day is the new take on the ‘very classic’ TB-303 by Roland. Our own Marc van den Hurk takes a swing to the new TB-3 from the new AIRA series. If there’s one iconic classic then it is probably that TB-303. Like we mentioned before after visiting Roland Europe yesterday we are convinced that Roland is on to something with this new series. No it’s not ‘analog’ but, damn, it sure sounds awesome!
Below the video of Paul Hellings (Kobuz) going through the sounds and performance of the TR-808 follow up, the TR-8. The Roland AIRA series starts off with four instruments: TR-8, TB-3, VT-3 and System-1. In the future the series will be extended with more instruments.
As you know yesterday we had our day at the Roland European headquarters. We saw a lot and heard a lot. Product specialist David Ahlund showed us all the new goodies that are coming in the AIRA series. Below is a short performance of all four instruments: TR-8, TB-3, VT-3 and System-1, in action together.
Two days before the world wide presentation of the new AIRA series of Roland, this saturday, we were invited to see for ourselves if our high expectations are met. Not only did we get some inside info on the Aira development, we als got to play with the new equipment and saw the rehearsal of dutch dj/live artist Sluwe Vos, together with Belgian dj Faisal and product specialist David Ahlund. We were able to make video’s for some exclusive footage of them performing with the new Roland TB-3 (acid), TR-8 (bassss), VT-3 (vocoder) and System-1 (synth).
The Aphex USB 500 Rack rockets the 500 series concept into the 21st century! By combining a 500 series rack and a USB 2.0 audio interface into one product, Aphex has opened up the 500 series platform to a much wider audience.
The WA76 Limiting Amplifier is a modern reproduction of the Classic 1176 Revision D. Every effort was made to remain faithful to the original designs including the use of Reichenbach Engineering’s (now CineMag) transformer design that was originally used.
The next generation mixer is here! Since its announcement at the Frankfurt Musikmesse 2013, Console 1 has been eagerly anticipated. And today (well, yesterday!) is the day: Console 1 begins shipping to Softube dealers around the world.
Radial Engineering tells us that the StageBug SB-7 EarMuff is now shipping. The SB-7 EarMuff is a unique headphone interface that enables the artist to mute one side of his or her headphones to eliminate bleed when recording.
Every student who books a diploma course with Point Blank will receive a free studio setup courtesy of Novation/Focusrite! The brand new gear collection includes KRK Rokit RP5 G3 monitors, Novation LaunchKey 25 keyboard, Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 soundcard and a laptop bag.
Loopmasters have announced that they have launched a new label called “Niche Audio”. This new label focusses on releasing authentic one shot collections, arranged into kits of 16 samples – perfect for Maschine and Ableton Live. Niche Audio is the label for producers looking for top flight mix ingredients and perfectly processed expansion packs in contemporary styles and genres, mixed and engineered with precision, allowing you total flexibility and inspiration to take your music to the next level!
Novation is proud to present 1992 – Today: Iconic synth sounds, a free soundpack for UltraNova and MiniNova users. 40 instantly recognisable sounds from tracks released over 22 years of Novation’s history give you the power to fill your productions and performances with tried, tested, and inspiring sounds.
In the line of focusing on one of the emulations of hardware compressors modelled for Universal Audio by Brainworx we’ll look at the Shadow Hills mastering compressor plug-in. The plug-in combines two compressors in series being an optical and a VCA compressor in stereo or dual mono mode.
As you will probably know, a modulator is a term that is used in synthesizers. They are various types of settings that can change and alter a sound. With RP-AMOD you can use it’s modulators to alter your audio in different ways.
touchAble is THE controller app for Ableton Live. Countless artists around the globe – from bedroom producers to award winning artists – use it on stage, in their studio or while on the road. touchAble Mini offers no-compromise-control of Ableton Live from your iPhone or iPod. The scaled down interface packs most of the features of the touchAble iPad version into a very ergonomic layout, especially designed for iPhone and iPod.
LIVKONTROL is an Ableton Live remote controller for iOS and Android devices. Boasting an extremely simple yet functional design, all the main control features are at a distance of a touch. Alternative application views are toggled via multitouch gestures for a even simpler usage experience.