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DJ Shiftee with the Traktor DJ App – Video
With the TRAKTOR DJ app, Native Instruments brought the leading pro DJ software to iOS with an intuitive app for instant, high-impact DJ sets. Now you can create mixes in seconds — put your hands directly on beautiful waveforms and manipulate them using gestures you already know. In the video below DJ Shiftee let’s us see how he uses the app with a hands-on performance.
MFB announces Dominion 1 and Tanzbar
The german MFB announced today the release of the Dominion 1 analog synthesizer, and the Tanzbär: a analog drum machine.
Steinberg interviews Ben Westbeech
Hailing from London, Ben Westbeech is one heck of a talent from the British Isles who became known back in 2007, releasing tunes via Gilles Peterson’s label Brownswood Recordings and other equally exciting imprints including Strictly Rhythm, Dirtybird and Cross Town Rebels. Right from his debut album Welcome to the Best Years of Your Life through to the hit single Fatherless, Ben’s been producing his tracks with Steinberg Cubase. As a DJ he’s been playing from New York to Tokyo under his own name or his moniker Breach, which shows a deeper side of his love for house music, and under whom the EP Jack is about to be released on the seasoned Dirtybird label. He also runs his label Naked Naked, releasing music from the likes of Midland, Dusky and Dark Sky.
Roland RC-505 – Hands-On Looper for Modern Performers
Beatboxers, singers, and club performers, your Loop Station has arrived—introducing the RC-505, a unique and powerful live performance tool that’s perfect for next-generation loop artists. In a compact tabletop device, you have easy fingertip control of five stereo phrase tracks and various loop playback behaviors, plus INPUT FX and TRACK FX that deliver a wide range of real-time processing options for dynamic, expressive sound creation.
Rob Papen RP-Dock – Free host plugin
RP-Dock is a standalone host application for all current Rob Papen products. From BLUE to Blade, and all the RP-FX plug-ins can be loaded as well!
New Sounds and Samples on Sample Saturday
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: Giorgio Moroder talks Synth and Daft Punk
The collaborators is a new series from The Creators Project, which is a partnership between Intel and VICE, with direction from Ed Lachman. In this first episode they take a look at the collaborators behind Random Access Memories, the new album from Daft Punk. In this video they speak with legendary Italian producer Giorgio Moroder.
Cartec Audio introduces THC Hybrid Compressor
The THC is a two channel hybrid compressor that employs eight valves and four discrete amplifiers to achieve a unique level of control over dynamic range, harmonic distortion content, and tonal balance.
Mixvibes CrossDJ gets iPhone 5 optimization
Mixvibes releases today its first major update of CrossDJ for iPhone, including a brand new keylock and iPhone 5 compatilibility.
RME presents the Octamic XTC and MADIface XT
At the Musikmesse in Frankfurt (10th to 13th April 2013) RME will present two new RME MADI-compatible products. The Octamic XTC is designed as a flexible microphone preamplifier with 8 precursors, which continues the award-winning Octamic series. With the MADIface XT RME presents the world’s first audio interface, that supports PCI-EX and USB 3.0.
Novation Launchpad S – Now Brighter and Faster
Novation just introduced their Launch Pad S controller for Ableton Live. The device is a powerful 64-button music controller that lets you make music or mix tracks using a super-intuitive grid of multi-colour buttons. Launchpad S is the evolution of Novation’s best-selling Launchpad 64-button grid music controller — with much brighter buttons, significantly faster refresh rate and it supports multiple software.
Roland introduces not one but three new keyboards: FP-50, FP-80 and BK-9
Today Roland introduced not one, as we were expecting but three keyboards. After they were teasing us with videos we were expecting just one new instrument. Via Roland Connect they now show us the new BK-9, FP-80 and FP-50.
Pioneer WeCai cable for connecting DDJ-WeGO/ERGO to iPad
Pioneer’s popular WeGO and ERGO controllers are now even more portable, with the release of the WeCAi cable – allowing DJs to use the WeGO/ERGO’s tactile controls to mix and mash up tracks on their iPads. The WeCAi cable lets aspiring DJs connect to Algoriddim’s djay app to access music direct from their iTunes library, or get to grips with video mixing using Algorridim’s vjay app.
Innovative post production technologies from Fairlight at NAB 2013
Fairlight will present at NAB 2013 an impressive line up of product innovations, re-claiming its leadership position in providing the post production industry with world-class solutions for advanced audio with video editing and networking technology.
And what is that from Allen & Heath?
Yes, the season of ‘teasement‘ has started. Roland is already hard at work with their teaser videos. And now Allen & Heath joins the club. They just posted this video below in which they introduce some kind of controller/mixer. The first thought that pops into mind is that nice looking design. Furthermore we see motorized faders and a color display. The name would be “Qu” if we are correct. We will know more on april 10th when everything will be revealed.