Focusrite Tape is a beautiful recording solution, with easy to use 2-track recording, instant mastering, customisable tape artwork and social media connectivity. Record from the inbuilt iPad microphone, iTrack Solo, or even any Core Audio compliant audio interface – including interfaces from the Scarlett range – and instantly add polish with one button compression. Then simply add a title and album artwork and share online with friends and fans via SoundCloud.
When it comes to rock and metal guitars, for the past 20 years, ENGL Amplifiers are the goto amps. The clean tones and distortion textures are now avialble at your fingertips thanks to UAD direct developer Brainworx. The superbly crafted ENGL Amp plugins for the UAD Powered Plug-Ins platform and Apollo Audio Interface are now available.
With the rising popularity of DJ apps and having released one of the top DJ apps themselves with TRAKTOR DJ, Native Instruments have now developed a compact audio splitter cable for mobile DJ setups. With this simple solution DJ’s can now split audio from the TRAKTOR DJ app virtual decks into two outputs with the TRAKTOR DJ Cable.
Pulselocker is a music streaming and subscription service that lets DJs and music aficionados play millions of tracks, with the most popular mixing applications, online or off. With Pulselocker, DJs can stream full-length tracks, try new music before they buy, and buy the tracks they want to keep. Additionally, Pulselocker gives artists and labels new ways to monetize their current and back catalog. Based in San Francisco, Pulselocker is funded by Grammy award-winning artist, Ben Harris of Dirty Vegas.
Today we get a closer look at the iZotope Iris sampling re-synthesiser VST/AU/RTAS plugin by veteran EDM producer Dom Kane. This instrument is very innovative and in the beginning maybe daunting. So this video will give you a better view and knowledge about the possiblities of this plugin. Dom goes through an overview of the Iris interface and guides us through the use of the various panel controls, and how you can layer and and creat your own unique sounds!
Below are some of the new 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.
Sample Magic has announced the first update to its ‘Magic AB’ referencing plugin – the reference tool that allows producers to switch between the audio they are mixing and up to nine reference tracks in an instant.
We came across these at the past MusikMesse in Frankfurt, earlier this year. After that it got a bit quiet about them but yesterday Vestax announced that the special editions are now available as limited edition. Red and White have been their strong identify since the birth of Vestax. By tradition, each one of the hardware models has had just a couple of units in this special red finish, mostly not for resales. This time, Vestax is releasing them for everyone. The VCI-380Red and the VCI-380Wht are finished in Japan with a beautiful polished paint.
AudioReverb delivers studio quality reverb for Audiobus and your iTunes music library. It is an algorithmic reverberation app which combines the flexibility of vintage algorithmic reverbs with the sonic quality of convolution based reverbs.
In the world of abundance of USB2 sound interfaces it can be rather challenging to find the unit that fits your needs. With that in mind we took a look at the newly introduced Scarlett 18i8 up close. The interface is another addition to the rather successful Scarlett series. The previous Scarlett series were more like the starter series of USB interfaces. Focusrite now is extending this with new models that have more ins and outs. The 18i8 in that regard seems to be aimed at the mid-range.
Today Pioneer introduces a new series of active monitors to the world with dance music in mind. The S-DJ X series have been developed with high-quality speaker technology. This technology, from Pioneer and sub-brand TAD, delivers accurate monitoring, a strong bass, and clear mid to high frequencies.
What happened to the X32? It’s there… just a little bit smaller. The X32 COMPACT delivers the best of the flagship X32 console in a slightly smaller package for installs at smaller venues, houses of worship, theaters or discerning audio smiths who may not need as many local inputs or motorized faders.
In ‘general’ producers modify dynamics of drums with compressors. Celemony has released a video on how to shape the dynamic range of drum and percussion loops – the Melodyne way. In short, control the dynamic range of drum loops in more detailed ways than any compressor can!
In this video below Felix da Housecat explains why he loves his Traktor Kontrol X1s, the compact add-on controller engineered for seamless Traktor integration. He covers the new touchstrip, looping, using cue points, Flux Mode, and more. “It’s my new secret weapon“, as he states it.
Electrix, the creator of the popular MIDI controller the Tweaker, is proud to release its custom mapping for the Tweaker and Traktor Pro’s Remix Decks. Electrix has always prided itself on being able to create custom mappings for its diverse users of DJs, Producers, and Live Performance Musicians. The quick release of a custom mapping for Traktor Pro’s Remix Decks further solidifies Electrix’s commitment to DJ’s and musicians of all backgrounds.