The World Famous Beat Junkies, comprised of members J-Rocc, DJ Babu, D-Styles, DJ Rhettmatic, DJ What?!, Mr. Choc, Icy Ice, Curse, DJ Shortkut, Melo-D, Symphony and DJ Havik have been putting in work on the turntables since they were first established in 1992.
Very soon to be released and a pair to arrive at our Gearjunkies Techlab any day now, the Denon SC3900 already made quite the buzz in the DJ scene lately. The stuff we hear is, to say the least, exciting. People who had already have a chance to play and work with them are very positive. We can’t wait!
Award winning audio plug-in developer, Sonnox, has today released AAX DSP and AAX Native versions of its highly acclaimed Oxford EQ and Inflator plug-ins. In making the announcement, Sonnox Managing Director Rod Densham remarked, “We’re delighted to be supporting the next generation of Pro Tools users with AAX and are very optimistic about the Pro Tools|HDX platform. The new AAX format will undoubtedly become an established plug-in standard, just as TDM has been. The Sonnox development team has doubled in size in recent months, and is working hard to port all our remaining plug-ins to AAX as soon as possible.”
Taking you on a journey through an analog world the Analog soundset digs deeper into Saurus‘ offerings with an emphasis on authentic vintage sounds. This collection of 214 classic synth sounds including emulations of the Moog, Oberheim, Phophet, Jupiter, Juno, Arp Solina, Clavinet and many others suits almost every style of Electronic music.
With the Terminal Mix 2 Reloop complements its Serato controller series with a dedicated 2-deck variant. Terminal Mix 2 disposes of an integrated 2-channel mixer that besides 3-fold EQ with intelligent kill technique* also offers gain and filter modulation per channel. The crossfader curve can be adjusted comfortably on the device’s front side.
Introducing Livid Elements, the completely modular MIDI controller platform. Now you can finally create your own controller layout without any soldering, electronics, or complicated assembly required. Element modules come in many different configurations and layouts so you can rearrange, replace, and mix modules, creating your own MIDI controller with ease.
Music software and hardware company Arturia is proud to announce availability of the latest V1.4 firmware update for both the keyboard and desktop versions of its widely acclaimed Origin hardware synthesizer as of June 27. Origin’s V1.4 firmware update introduces a range of new modules and features that further expand the sonic scope of this already versatile synthesizer while enriching the user experience.
Serato Audio Research are pleased to announce the release of Serato Scratch Live 2.4.2, the latest free software update for Serato Scratch Live DJs. With this update Video-SL is no longer supported in Scratch Live 2.4 and above. Video-SL has been replaced by Serato Video, which is a free upgrade for all existing Video-SL customers.
It’s often the case that the advent of one idea heralds unexpected benefits and developments in other areas, and so it goes with Native Instruments’ Traktor Pro. Having already revolutionised the art of mixing, it could now be about to have a profound effect on the relationship between a DJ and their audience, not to mention the world of performing rights by making sure each and every artist, large or small, is properly compensated for the use of their work.
BEATSURFING is an iPad Organic MIDI Controller Builder. It allows you to draw a 3-dimensional controller and use it in two different and complementary ways. You can tap it like you would with your regular MPC or any other beatmaking device, but the best and most innovative use you can make of it is definitely by surfing your fingers along routes, colliding with objects, triggering samples or effects. It’s all about movement, and bringing back this intuitive way to make music.
CRYSONIC released their next incarnation of their Main Flagship Product Called SPECTRALIVE VISION. ‘This is a big announcement for us and we are very excited to introduce a Completely new VISION for SPECTRALIVE which now utilizes a greatly improved version of our proprietary Audio Vitality and Enhancement Engine‘ Said Director of PR James Riley from Crysonic.
Version 4 of the DrMS spatial processor plugin is a native 32-bit & 64-bit VST/AU/RTAS plugin for Mac OSX and Windows. It features massive CPU performance optimisation, while ensuring the same high quality sound DrMS is known for. The update also features an improved GUI with a built in preset management system facilitating simple exchange of settings between different hosts and platforms.
Tired of your drum sounds? Want to mix electronic samples with acoustic drums? In the video below Ryan from The Looploft shows us how to quickly layer and “double” multitrack drums in Logic 9 with electronic samples. This same production technique can be used in almost any DAW (Pro Tools, Ableton, Cubase, etc.) with drum replacement plugins, like Drumagog or Steven Slate Drum Replacer.
For the adventurous DJ who likes to edit, or create ‘personal’ Traktor mappings for his DJ Midi controller there’s a tool for making this task a lot easier. However, only for Mac, Xtreme Mapping is an advanced editor that works like a ‘wizard’ for any Traktor mapping creation or editing.