Erik Hanson from Universal Audio talks us through the UAD-2 Satellite and the brand new Lexicon 224, Brainworx BX_Digital mastering EQ and the SPL Vitalizer MK2 Plug-ins at the Universal Audio stand at Frankfurt Musikmesse 2011.
Focusrite Novation launched a new controller called Twitch yesterday at this years Musik Messe. Novation did a special Gearjunkies demonstration. Check it here!
The Presonus StudioLive™ 24.4.2 and 16.4.2 changed the game, offering amazing performance and ease of use for a great price. Now we’ve packed the same audio quality, performance, seamlessly integrated software (including remote control) into a smaller, even more affordable package.
The first day of Musikmesse brings a preview of Serato ITCH 2.0. The forthcoming 2.0 release of Serato ITCH includes an array of exciting new software features, to give DJs everything they need to really rock a party and push their creative boundaries.
Native Instruments today announced that the TRAKTOR 2 generation is now available in stores worldwide. The new TRAKTOR generation establishes the next level of versatility and ease-of-use with its TRAKTOR PRO 2 software and TRAKTOR SCRATCH PRO 2 digital vinyl system as well as its two-deck DUO versions.
Today Native Instruments has made the 1.6. update for Maschine available for us all. The official release you can read here, but below we have some cool videos of users of Maschine and their experiences. First off we get to see Darren Price, from Underworld, who invites NI into the studio to witness the performance of a new track for Underworld‘s live set, created in just one day using only Maschine 1.6.
In January 2011 James Jacob, better known to his fans as Jakwob, went to the United States for his first major North American tour. The Propelleheads cameras met up with him in San Francisco, California to see him live in front of five thousand eager Dubstep fans.
For as far I can remember Richie Hawtin a.k.a. Plastikman has been on the forefront when it comes to the usage of the latest gear innovations on stage. The video below is by Future Music. They took an exclusive tour around Plastikman’s very impressive live rig, captured here at Bestival 2010.
Earlier this year Eventide announced the newest addition to its stompbox product line: Space. Space features 12 of Eventide’s signature reverb combination effects taken from the H8000FW and Eclipse V4 along with some startling new magic. These unique effects, previously available only in Eventide rack processors, are now available in a compact, roadworthy package. Never before has there been a more dazzling collection of reverb algorithms combined with delays, pitch shifting, tremolo, modulation, and spatial effects in such a compact and affordable package.
Image-Line Software are pleased to announce the FL Studio 9.9 Beta is available for testing. You can find the download links here. The FL Studio 9.9 Beta introduces the ‘Chainer‘ plugin. In this video theFL Studio Guru runs though some basic operational principles. Chainer will load as an Instrument Channel or Effect and from there you can happily chain both instrument and effects plugins.
Gizmo (Skratchworx) recently did a review on the Novation Dicers. As part of that review he made this video with DJ Woody who does a snippet of his 1 hour “Turntables In Technicolor” using Novation Dicers.
Cakewalk‘s Jimmy Landry talks to TC a.k.a. Spitfire about his various roles as Paul Oakenfold’s songwriter, engineer, and assistant producer. TC also talks about who he is working with in the industry and how SONAR X1 helps him stay successful.
Ear Machine unveiled iQ, an equalizer plug-in designed to learn the user’s preference. iQ recommends equalizer settings by analyzing user ratings of examples. The result is displayed in a traditional equalizer window where users can fine-tune the recommendation.
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.
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.