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Livid announces the OhmRGB MIDI Controller
The OhmRGB is a totally customizable, interactive MIDI instrument, designed to give you hands-on control for your performance. High-quality sliders, knobs buttons, expansion jacks, and multicolor LEDs provide the interface for creative expression, whether you’re mixing samples and synths or DJ’ing a cutting-edge set. Constructed with anodized aluminum and hand-finished wood, the quality is felt down to your fingertips. All of our controllers are proudly hand crafted and assembled for artists by artists in our Austin, Texas shop.
Thermionic Culture releases The Nightingale
The Nightingale is the second of Thermionic Culture half rack 4U units, the first being the Freebird 3 channel valve EQ. These are of course all valve. Continuing with the 3 part principle (3 being the most powerful number in the universe) it consists of 3 parts:
Reloop RHP-5 With Smartphone Control released
As is known, Reloop‘s successful RHP series stands for premium headphones that appeal to and inspire quality-spoiled discjockeys. With the RHP-5 Reloop presents new rotatable and retractable compact headphones with highest wearing comfort, intended for DJs as well as leisure time purposes.
Propellerhead Rectangle? – New Product Tuesday!
Rectangle: “A plane figure with four straight sides & four right angles, esp. one with unequal adjacent sides”. Since last friday when we heart about this for the first time Propellerhead have managed to keep a lit on things. Rumours say it would be a hardware device. But … we really have no idea. The only thing we know is that this coming thursday all will be revealed by the heads at noon!
New Fairlight CMI-30A – Sneak Peek Video
Here is a first peek at the Fairlight CMI-30A sampler. Peter Vogel presents a first look at the 30th Anniversary edition of this classic sampler. The new CMI is unique in that it produces the classic “Fairlight sound” that defined music of the eighties as well as the modern Fairlight sound, that of uncompromising signal purity.
Something for the Weekend: Peter Neubaecker – The man behind Melodyne
The man primarily behind such Celemony innovations like Melodyne, DNA Direct Note Access and Capstan is Peter Neubäcker – a passionate musician, researcher and inventor, who sets unusual goals for himself and manages even on occasion to realize in practice things that in theory can’t be achieved.
Fingerlab introduces DM1 – advanced vintage Drum Machine app
DM1 is an advanced vintage Drum Machine. It turns your iPad into a fun and creative beat making machine. Easy and fast to use, loaded with 24 superb electronic drum kits and beautiful hyper-realistic graphics, DM1 has been designed for a lot of instant fun.
New Sounds and Samples on Sample Saturday
These are the 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.
SoundPrism 2.0 released – Video
Audanika, developers of the popular iPhone/iPad touchscreen instrument and MIDI controller app SoundPrism are pleased to announce the release of a new version that adds a whole host of features, sounds and FX to what has already become a vital and indispensable tool for music makers everywhere.
Elektron Machinedrum anniversary trade-in program
Ten years ago Elektron Music Machines released the original Machinedrum. To celebrate this classic drum machine Elektron offers all Machinedrum MKI owners to trade in their old units, pay an upgrade price and receive a brand new Machinedrum SPS-1UW+ MKII in return. The offer is valid until August 31.
TC-Helicon and Beardyman Gone Loopy competition
TC-Helicon’s ‘Gone Loopy’ competition runs from 30 June to 30 September, and the only requirements to participate is a TC-Helicon product with looping capability (VoiceLive Touch, VoiceLive 2 or the VoiceJam app for iPhone), a personal YouTube account and an open, creative mind.
Happy Birthday … VST! – 15 Years already
Steinberg is elated to announce the fifteenth anniversary of Virtual Studio Technology (VST). As an open standard, VST offers a sheer range of possibilities which is constantly growing.
Numark iDJ Live Now With Support for algoriddim djay
Numark, the world’s leading manufacturer of DJ technology, and algoriddim, makers of the line of djay products for Mac and iOS devices, announce that iDJ Live, a portable DJ controller for iPad, iPhone or iPod touch is now available. Designed to work seamlessly with djay, iDJ Live was showcased by Numark at the 2011 NAMM Show in Anaheim, California this past January.
Ed Sheeran talks Focusrite ISA430 MkII
Ed Sheeran is one of the UK’s most hotly tipped young singer/songwriters. Parts of the story of his rise to fame are familiar: making music from a young age, couch-surfing at friends’ places, playing open mics all over the country before running out of money. But some things set him apart, like playing over 300 gigs in 2009, buying a ticket to LA in 2010 with no shows booked, being spotted by Jamie Foxx, selling 7,000 copies of his No.5 Collaborations Project EP and reaching number 1 in the iTunes chart without any label or promotion. Fast forward to Summer 2011, and Ed has deservedly caught the attention of the mainstream. His single ‘The A-Team’ debuted at number 3 in the UK singles chart, before he played to a packed stage at the world-renowned Glastonbury festival.
GlasVegas tours with compact iLive-R72
Scottish band, GlasVegas, is currently on a global tour with a compact Allen & Heath iLive digital mixing system managing its FOH audio. The band has already visited an assortment of venues across Europe and the USA, and is playing at many of the international summer festivals, including a headline spot on the John Peel stage at Glastonbury.