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Peavey Introduces New PV Series Mixers

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Peavey has added two new, feature-laden mixers to its long-running PV Series, the PV® 6 USB, and PV® 8 USB. The PV® Series has long been the benchmark of performance and value in audio, and these new PV® mixers reinforce this legacy. With exclusive Peavey reference-quality microphone preamps—featuring an astonishingly low THD (total harmonic distortion) of 0.0007%—these new mixers are equally useful in project studios or live- and program-music mixing situations.

Studio Hardware, Studio Software

Coming soon: A keyboard for your iPod

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Learn to play music with your iPhone! – iDISCOVER KEYBOARD transforms your iPhone or iPod touch into a music creation studio. Virtually anyone can use it to easily create music. 25 piano-style keys and a custom sound app that includes more than two dozen world-class sounds give you everything you need to learn and create music with your iPhone or iPod touch.

DJ GEAR, Studio Hardware, Studio Software

Allen and Heath at the NAMM

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At the NAMM next week Allen & Heath will be launching the iDR-16 MixRack and iLive-R72 rackmountable Control Surface from the iLive digital mixing series. Also the global launch of the ZED-10 and ZED-10FX from the ZED Series of USB-equipped mixers for live performance, recording and production and the US launch for the Xone:DX MIDI USB controller.

Studio Hardware, Studio Software

Rayzoon announces Jamstix 3

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Rayzoon is pleased to announce that Jamstix 3 is now in a public beta for Jamstix 2 owners. Jamstix 2 users who are eligible for a free upgrade to Jamstix 3 (purchased after 05/11/2009) will automatically receive a separate mail with download links and license key when Jamstix 3 is released and do not need to buy the pre-order. Jamstix 3 is scheduled for release in Q1 2010.

DJ GEAR, Studio Hardware, Studio Software, VIDEOS

DJ Spooky Introduces Novation Launchpad

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From humble beginnings as a party DJ in downtown New York, Paul D. Miller (a.k.a. DJ Spooky) is today a formidable force in hip hop. But he’s also an acclaimed multimedia artist who’s written on the subject of the history of hip hop and the aesthetics and art of the genre, and has criss-crossed the globe on the search for art and music. His latest Album, The Secret Song, is a fusion of hip hop, dub, rock, house and breakbeat, with snippets of the numerous genres moulded together to form what reviewers have said “may be the only concept recording of the 21st century that can be considered crucial listening”.

Studio Hardware

API’s JDK Audio Introduces R22 Compressor

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JDK Audio, the new brand developed and engineered by legendary analog innovator API, announces the fourth product in its line of robust signal processing equipment. The R22 is a two-channel, rack-mount compressor with linkable stereo operation that uses true RMS power summing, a patented Thrust circuit for chest-hitting low-end, and easy to use, refreshingly musical control of all parameters. 

DJ GEAR, Studio Hardware, Studio Software

Dr. Dre and NI team up with Hewlett Packard for high-performance laptop

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Dr. Dre and Native Instruments have teamed up with HP to release a super high-performance laptop dedicated to audio production and DJ’ing. The result is the HP Eny 15 Beats Limited Edition. This high performance machine comes with NI’s award-winning AUDIO 2 DJ soundcard and Traktor LE software. And the best thing is that you can WIN one by simply send an email marked ‘Envy‘ before december 31, 2009 to: wintraktor@native-instruments.com

Studio Hardware

AKAI RPM8 monitors now shipping

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Akai Professional, the name synonymous with music production, announces that their RPM8 reference production studio monitors are now shipping to retailers. Perfect for contemporary music production, RPM8 monitors have been specifically tuned for use with the company’s MPC music production workstations and production controllers.