Denon DJ Hybrid Midi Setup – Video
Denon DJ just posted a quick overview showing you how to setup Hybrid midi mode with Serato Scratch Live 2.1 or above. You can now download the Firmware and Hybrid Mapping files for the Denon DN-S3700 and DN-S1200.
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New Sounds and Samples on Sample Saturday
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.
Live Remixing with The Bridge
Nick from Serato remixes a hip hop classic on the fly using The Bridge software, an Akai APC-40, and a few Novation Dicers. Ableton and Serato bridge the gap between music production and DJing with The Bridge. The Bridge requires Serato Scratch Live 2.1.1 and Ableton Live/Suite 8.2 or above.
DJ World Studio – DJ App for the iPad
Want to DJ anywhere with your iPad? DJ World Studio is here to turn up the heat with everything you need to mix like a pro and throw a kicking party. DJ World Studio is the first iPad DJ application to combine vinyl and CD control styles to suit every DJ. To get you mixing in no time, it comes with 30 great tracks completely free, and lets you import tunes from any source, including your iPod library.
Novation Nocturn 49 – A Closer Look – Video
Our friends at Winksound grabbed themselves a Novation Nocturn 49 to their studios and together with Novation product specialist Brandon Carroll they show us more on the features of this MIDI controller keyboard. The Nocturn Keyboard is an intelligent plug-in/sequencer controller. It has a high quality keyboard, with 8 drum pads and a total of 33 assignable controls, which allow you to get hands-on control of your virtual instruments, effects plugins and music production software such as Pro Tools, Logic Pro, Ableton Live and Reason.
Hit’n’Mix – Tear Apart MP3s and CD Tracks
Where have we seen this before? Yep, you are right! Check out what Hit’n’Mix is all about. Strip CD tracks & MP3s down into their basic building blocks. Change and mash up/remix vocals & individual instruments. Even copy between tracks!
New Sounds and Samples on Sample Saturday
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.
Allen&Heath Release iPad app for iLive digital mixing system
iLive MixPad connects to an iLive MixRack on a wireless network and provides the essential controls for live mixing, including channel faders and mutes, DCA faders and mutes, image controls, aux sends, channel processing, mic-pre control and full metering. Channel processing encompasses high-pass filters, gates, parametric and graphic EQs, compressors, limiters / de-essers and delays.
Pioneer DJM-900 Nexus – Official Video
You probably have noticed, if you’r into DJ gear, that the internet again has flooded with post on the new Pioneer DJM-900 Nexus mixer. And even this is the second post we have on this new mixer today, we still want you to watch the official video of the DJM-900 Nexus. The video has been set to private (all of a sudden by Pioneer) but our good friend Karl Detken has posted it on his Youtube account as well. So here it is! Watch how James Zabiela and Nic Fanciulli demonstrate this new mixer by Pioneer.
Pioneer DJM-900 Nexus Unveiled
Pioneer stirs up the DJ scene with its next generation DJM-900nexus, a high performance digital mixer designed for today’s professional DJ performers. An ideal combination with Pioneer’s latest CDJ line of players, the DJM-900nexus offers a multitude of new features that includes a variety of onboard effects, increased sound quality, and direct PC connection to enable any DJ to perform to their utmost potential.
Allen&Heath releases V1.8 iLive software
Allen & Heath has released the latest version of its iLive firmware and Editor software, V1.8. The software includes support of the new xDR-16 expander hardware, MixPad app, and a range of enhancements, including a new scene safes system, additional channel and mix compressor modes, greater I/O FX capabilities, a speaker matrix rack processor, third party TCP/IP control functionality, and output socket polarity.
Pioneer DJM-900 Nexus – Another mixer, another leak
Officially we can expect the whole ‘shabang’ (product details and images) tomorrow (17th february) but today already an image leaked onto the internet. Like Pioneer mentioned this new mixer will bring the ProDJ Link and Rekordbox to a new level. Just to be clear, we assume that the picture below is of the new DJM-900NXS. However the origin of the picture is unknown so we can’t be 100% sure, but it sure looks like the mixer shown in the original teaser video by Pioneer.
New Sounds and Samples on Sample Saturday
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.
New pioneer DJ mixer – Nexus
Yesterday Pioneer released a new youtube video with James Zabiela, who is showing the new big thing from Pioneer. Rumours say that this new mixer maybe is gonna be called the Pioneer Nexus, DJM900Nexus or DJM800Nexus and would have some new features as a soundcard, Traktor support and Quantized EFX. In a few days we are going to know the truth, aren’t we? Check out the video yourself.
Stanton SCS.1 controller gets major update
Stanton, an industry leader in the design and manufacture of professional audio products for DJs, announces several new update developments to its premier mixer control surface, the Stanton Control System1. The SCS.1, with its built-in FireWire® audio interface, assignable encoders, and tight, two-way software control is now better than ever, offering expanded presets, new ASIO drivers, updated firmware and DaRouter software.