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Serato introduces Serato Remote App
Designed to compliment an existing Scratch Live or Serato DJ setup, Serato Remote will connect seamlessly to your Serato laptop software and work with all supported Scratch Live and Serato DJ hardware.
Elektron Spotlight on Casker
Juno Lee formed the Korean based duo Casker in 2000. The outfit has since then released six albums, garnering much attention and critical acclaim. Their fusion of electronica, pop and world music is the soundtrack for the perfect cocktail party.
Exige 60 tracks in 4 minutes mashup with Novation Launchpad
Here is another video by Exige. A electronic music mavrick from down under with some incredible skills on the Novation Launchpad. In a about four minutes he mashes up 60 tracks! For a complete tracklist check the Youtube page.
Universal Audio introduce Flex Routing for Apollo – Video
This past week we brought ypou the news that Universal Audio’s latest UAD Software v7.1 provides elegant enhancements to the Apollo Audio Interface. Key among them is Flex Routing, which allows inputs to be routed to hardware outputs, headphone bus routing, as well as selectable pre/post Aux send. Now they have released a video that covers this new feature.
New Sounds and Samples on Sample Saturday #161
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.
Something For The Weekend: Eclectic Cooking with Legowelt
With a career of more then 15 years which started with his first album Space Force (on cassette tape), Danny Wolfers alter ego Legowelt is one of the Netherlands most important but also stable sources of West Coast Sound electro.
FabFilter updates all Plugins
FabFilter has released a bug-fix update for all plug-ins to address a couple of small issues that have surfaced after the last update release in June.
Tascam announces TH-2000 Studio Headphones
This week at the SummerNAMM show TASCAM introduced their new TH-2000 headphones. TASCAM has been supplying and revolutionizing the market with professional grade products for decades. The TH-2000 Headphones are top of the line and provide a value that only TASCAM is able to reach. No matter what genre you prefer or what application you use them in, you’ll find in the TH-2000’s.
Chill Out with the Elektron Chill Wave Sound Pack for Octatrack
Brought to you by the Sample Magic team, the Chillwave Sound pack imbues the Octatrack with serenity and tranquillity. Beautiful sonic landscapes, meditative chords and hazy drums. This is a collection of sounds sprung out of sun-faded and thoughtful days.
Shane Hendrickson tours by the light of his Radial Firefly
When you grow up in a small Canadian prairie town with a population of under a hundred people you might set a goal for yourself to expand your horizons. Bass guitarist Shane Hendrickson has long left Crane Valley, Saskatchewan and currently juggles a roster of shows touring with fellow Canadians Natalie MacMaster and Aaron Pritchett and now also Nick and Sophie Tweed-Simmons. Mighty impressive for the completely self taught Hendrickson. (The closest music lessons were an hour drive from his childhood home.) Life is now anything from predictable and can change with one phone call..and Hendrickson wouldn’t have it any other way.
Sonoma Wire Works releases GuitarJack 2 USB Studio Quality I/O
GuitarJack 2 USB ships from Sonoma Wire Works’ online store on July 16th, and will be available from authorized dealers worldwide within the next few weeks.
Focusrites iTrack Studio Everything you need to start making music on the iPad
Focusrite has announced the launch of iTrack Studio, a complete system for recording music on the Apple iPad (or Mac/Windows computer) with everything a musician needs in the box.
Audio Artery launches One DJ modular software
One DJ, is a totally customizable DJ software with revolutionary Timeline Edit Mode. Following a rigorous development project Audio Artery has launched One DJ software; an all-in-one solution for DJing and creating mixes and mashups. One DJ also features a fully customizable user interface with smart audio routing.
UA team up with Brainworx for Millennia NSEQ-2 Plug-In for UAD-2
A mainstay in many of the world’s leading studios and mastering houses, the Millennia NSEQ-2 Parametric EQ is revered for its startling realism and transparent musicality. UAD direct developer Brainworx has now put this high-end EQ at your fingertips with the Millennia NSEQ-2 Plug-In for the UAD Powered Plug-Ins platform and Apollo Audio Interfaces.
TASCAM Announces DA-3000 Master Recorder and AD/DA Converter
TASCAM’s DA-3000 is the new upgrade to the legendary DV-RA1000HD. The DA-3000 builds off of decades of experience, offers the same famous BurrBrown A/D converters, is armed with upgraded pres and packed into a sleeker, more modern design. This brand new high definition master recorder/ADDA converter takes the solid reputation of the DV-RA1000HD and adds to it, offering uncontended quality, versatility and innovation.