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Cross DJ for iPad 1.4 gets MIDI control
Mixvibes Cross DJ for iPad 1.4 ships this week. Big news: it can be controlled by wellknown controllers. Actually, it’s the first time some of these controllers can be used with an iPad.
Native Instruments New Flagship MASCHINE STUDIO Announced
We heard some rumours about a new MASCHINE through the grapevine for a while now, but rumours are rumours. We were pretty excited, but also cautious if these rumours would carry any truth with them. But today, the rumours were confirmed by Native Instruments as they announce MASCHINE STUDIO and MASCHINE 2.0 – the new flagship groove production studio and next generation of MASCHINE software.
Pioneer Going For Gold? – Golden DDJ-SX-N announced
Well, we all know the pearl-white versions of Pioneer CDJs, mixers and controllers, next to the standard black versions. However, the brand is taking the next step, … and are going for gold this time! They now claim their flagship Serato controller has received the Midas touch, with the release of a Limited Edition Digital DJ SX (model name: DDJ-SX-N) in opulent gold.
Native Instruments Maschine Studio?
As seen on the Sweetwater website: the ‘new’ Native Instruments Maschine Studio. Real or fake? Ow please, let this be true! Jogwheel, extended transport control, two display’s and please: let there be an audio interface inside…
Seamless Integration of Melodyne into Cakewalk Sonar X3
This weekend Cakewalk announced the immediate release and availability of the next version of Sonar. One the most interesting new features was the full integration of Celemony Melodyne. Thanks to Celemony’s ARA technology, Sonar users get a particularly user-friendly Melodyne integration, so it’s only fitting that Melodyne essential is included in the bundle.
Focusrite VRM Box – Gearjunkies review
One of the major issues of getting a mix right is to know how well the mix translates on any given speaker system. How more worse it sounds the better in that case. That’s why I use the stock audio system in my car because it sounds abysmal which is perfect to check mixes. Also when your monitors aren’t that pristine, when you are listening to a mix, you’ll often miss out on details. The other way around applies as well. Even when you have a mastering grade sound system you may wonder how it will sound on a consumer grade sound system. Of course you can create your own impulse responses of various environments and use them with a impulse response plug-in to create this effect but that takes effort and time.
MOTU Artist Spotlight: Virtual Boy
With the MOTU Artist Spotlight series, MOTU offers us an insight in the methods and workings of artists, DJs and producers who use their software and equipment. The most recent episode is with Virtual Boy and their use of MOTU audio interfaces and other hardware.
Codec Toolbox from Sonnox and Fraunhofer Available Now
Sonnox and Fraunhofer are proud to present the Codec Toolbox, an affordable yet invaluable solution for encoding your music for the web. Audition codecs in real-time, batch encode multiple files and add metadata such as track name and artwork.
Cakewalk Sonar X3 Available Now
Cakewalk have introduced the new Sonar family, which is available from now. SONAR X3 is the biggest upgrade to date and includes new and exciting core workflow enhancements and features like Color Customization, Comping, VST3 Support, ARA integration, Melodyne Essential, Tape Emulator, our revolutionary QuadCurve EQ Zoom & Analyzer, and much more. Plus they’ve added new effects and instruments including XLN Audio Addictive Drums, Nomad Factory Blue Tubes FX, Lounge Lizard SONAR, and much more.
Accusonus Drumaton – Worlds First Drum Leakage Suppression Tool
Plugin Alliance partners with accusonus to introduce the world’s first drum leakage suppression tool, called Drumaton. Headquartered in Patras, Greece, the international team of engineers and qualified scientists at accusonus have developed drumatom, an advanced tool to reduce microphone crosstalk in multichannel drum recordings. This novel standalone software application for Mac and PC lets users adjust, reduce, or eliminate leakage in hitherto unimagined ways using state-of-the-art artificial intelligence. In fact, drumatom is based on patent-pending Advanced Audio Analysis – A3 technology to cleverly combine progressive principals of acoustics, signal processing, psychoacoustics, and music theory.
New Sounds and Samples on Sample Saturday #172
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.
Ezra Buchla and Brian Crabtree have introduced the Aleph
The Aleph is a a Linux-based open source sound computer designed and developth my Ezra Buchla and Brian Crabtree. It is a open scource device that you can transform in a synthesizer, sampler, drum computer, whatever you like or want it to be.
Arturia iMini (MiniMoog app) iOS 7 update
Arturia initiates iOS 7 support with their iMini iPad app update. The iMini V1.2 is an authentic recreation of the 1971-vintage Minimoog monosynth for Apple’s all- conquering iPad, as of September 26.
Camel Audio updates mobile Alchemy synth (iOS) to version 2.1.3
Camel Audio is happy to announce the release of Alchemy Mobile v2.1.3, which provides support for iOS 7 and Inter-App Audio.
Line 6 introduces new POD HD Pro X effect processor
Line 6 introduced the new POD HD Pro X guitar multi-effects processor and studio interface, replacing the popular POD HD Pro. Like the recently released POD HD500X, POD HD Pro X features more DSP processing power than before, giving musicians even greater flexibility for creating complex signal paths and unique, intricate tones.