Native Instruments today announced TRAKTOR KONTROL S2, a versatile integrated DJ performance system that was designed to set a new professional standard in the two-deck category. Based on a compact version of the market-leading KONTROL S4 hardware, the KONTROL S2 provides a “2+1” setup with sample decks as well as comprehensive mixing and effect features, all based on the included full-featured TRAKTOR PRO 2 software.
The Denon DN-SC2000 is an affordable, professionally spec’d and constructed MIDI controller for Native Instruments TRAKTOR Pro, providing a serious portable control solution for laptop DJs.
Apple’s Board of Directors today announced that Steve Jobs has resigned as Chief Executive Officer, and the Board has named Tim Cook, previously Apple’s Chief Operating Officer, as the company’s new CEO. Jobs has been elected Chairman of the Board and Cook will join the Board, effective immediately.
What can the Keith McMillen Instruments SoftStep do with Ableton Live? Performance, production, stage, studio, SoftStep from Keith McMillen Instruments does it all. This video showcases some of what SoftStep can do when controlling music software such as Ableton Live. Featured are various control setups for performance and studio situations. SoftStep is the worlds first first Multi-Touch, pressure, and motion sensitive foot controller.
Avid today announced the availability of the new M-Audio® Keystation Mini 32 ultra-portable keyboard controller.
TX16Wx is a 100% free VSTi Sampler with professional features and an easy to use graphical interface – and – one of the few sampler instruments, free or commercial, with a fully documented file format. Not a preset-player or disk-streaming library engine, this is a plugin for you to make your own sounds, tweak and experiment. Bring back the fun of the old hardware samplers – in software.
The dance music download store Trackitdown.net is celebrating its seventh year with a new membership service designed to benefit both consumers and record labels. TID Pro enables dance music lovers to buy discounted music, meaning they’re able to purchase more of the tracks they love.
The beat goes on … with Traktor Pro 2. 4Midiloop have added lots of news and a video tutorial on their website. Now you can find tutorial video’s, party video’s, reviews, example midi setups, user manuals, pictures of the 4midiloop, from producers and DJ’s as well as DJ mixes and live recordings from party’s at the 4Midiloop website.
Pro Tools 9.0.5 is an officially qualified and recommended update for all Pro Tools 9 and Pro Tools HD 9 users on Mac OS X 10.6.x (Snow Leopard) and Windows 7. Although not officially qualified, Pro Tools 9.0.5 also adds public beta support for Apple’s OS X Lion operating system.
Kirsten Price‘s music is likely already familiar to you. With TV licensing placements to high profile shows on VH1 and MTV, Price has thrived in the modern music business landscape where publishing is the key to longevity. Her style is eclectic, yet focused. Whether it’s a rock track, a pop ballad, or a hip hop tinged beat it sounds decidedly like a Kirsten Price track. In the video she also takes us through a recent track of hers produced in Reason.
ElliottGarage presents EGDR808, a drum machine that emulates the vintage hardware from the 80′s. Its realistic and clear interface recalls the analog machine from the past, for all the vintage fanatics. You can play with the rythm presets included or you can create your own pattern.
Camel Audio is pleased to announce the release of Ian Boddy: Analogica for Alchemy and the Free Alchemy Player. Ian Boddy: Analogica contains 150 presets and costs just 59USD / 49EUR / 39GBP.
Tone2 Audiosoftware are proud to announce their soon to be released effect plugin AkustiX Enhancer, a collection of enhancement effects designed to complement the mix and mastering process. Each effect is based on the latest developments in psycho-acoustic research and offers multiple ways to customize your recordings by using psycho-acoustic processing to shape and enhance your sound.
SKYLIFE announces the upcoming release of new SampleRobot 4 Sampling Suite. With the Sampling Suite everybody who is into sampling will get a complete software package to master all sampling challenges elegantly and fast. Therefore the Sampling Suite offers a comprehensive and sophisticated set of tools for instrument mapping and export, auto sampling, MIDI remote control, format conversion, batch and auto-loop processing, sample playback and synthesis. It was never easier to build sample-based instruments on a professional top quality level.
Serato Audio Research announce the release of Serato Scratch Live 2.3, the latest free software update for Serato Scratch Live DJs.