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New Mackie ProFX16 and ProFX22 mixers announced
Mackie, in conjunction with its exclusive Chinese distributor, Lee Sheng, announces the worldwide launch of the new ProFX16 and ProFX22 mixers at PALM China today. With increased channel count and useful tools like dedicated inline compression, both new models are perfect for mid-sized venues and bands looking for a do-it-all live sound solution.
Rob Papen Punch Introduction
The Beta testing is almost done, so its time to meet the latest Rob Papen creation: Punch. For the introduction, Rob made a introduction video.
Image Line DeckaDance updated to version 1.9
Deckadance, Image-Lines popular DJ mixing application, has received a complete ‘engine’ overhaul and upgrades. Deckadance has now the widest support for MIDI controllers in the industry.
Breezer Free Audio Asset Management Solution
Breezer is a free audio asset management solution which helps you to find and preview your audio files. Breezer can build a catalog of every sound in your system and search it instantly to find the samples you need when you need them. Use Breezer to create custom sets for sound categories and specific projects, with fast file browsing to audition, analyze, process, convert, and move or copy the samples in your library.
Dub FX gets creative with Traktor Kontrol S4
Renowned live performer Dub FX unlocks the creative potential of the new Loop Recorder in the Traktor 2 DJ software. Using the live input on the Traktor Kontrol S4 DJ performance system, he records and overdubs his voice and uses the Sample Decks to arrange different loops while adding Traktor’s exclusive effects like the Beatmasher or Delay.
Happy 77th Birthday, Bob Moog!
In honor of Bob Moog’s 77th Birthday this week, Moog engineer Steve Dunnington summons a Minimoog Voyager Orchestra to play a Mooged Out version of what else?…Happy Birthday!
Rhizome VST Transformer plugin control
Rhizome Vst Transformer, the software that simplify the VST plugins control. One major problem when controlling VST parameters with hardware encoders is that every VST parameters can have different range, you have “switches” “continuous control” etc… while the encoders do not “know” the range of the parameters (ie, you have to turn many times just to switch “on / off”).
Dada Life releases The Sausage Fattener
The Sausage Fattener only has two knobs. But don’t be fooled. With those seemingly simple parameters you can create loads of different sounds. Use the Sausage Fattener on a single channel with moderate settings as a musical compressor. Turn it up and you have a dirty bastard of distortion. But you can also use the plugin on a bus (for example all the drums and the bass) or the whole track as a mastering plugin.
Propellerheads Music Making Month Week Four
Music Making Month has crested over the hill and now we are winding down to the last full week of events. We’ve come a long way, learned a ton, and even survived the end of the world on Saturday. What better way to celebrate that fact than with MORE Music Making Month Events!
Steinberg Cubase 6 Elements available now
Steinberg is web-static to announce the availability of Cubase Elements 6, the latest addition to the Cubase product family. Based on the core technologies of Steinberg’s music production system Cubase 6, the entry-level Elements edition offers intuitive songwriting and recording tools along with great-sounding instruments and effects.
QuikQuak MashTactic mash-up tool – interesting!
Quikquak just posted a youTube video of a new plug-in, to be launched very soon: MashTactic. MashTactic is a plug-in that can separate various parts of a full audio mix. Many sounds, include vocals can be cut or isolated from a track.
Is that a Yamaha Motif XF Rack you got there?
Sometimes you see the ‘strangest’ maybe most interesting stuff on the internet. And yes we see a lot here at the Gearjunkies HQ, or people send us stuff that might be interesting. So this morning we were send this picture below. The Yamaha Motif XF Rack version. First impression is mostly “oh wow” that looks cool. But after a few seconds often this enthusiasm is tempered. Is this thing for real? The picture being a computer rendering, we do have our doubts…
Something for the Weekend: Electronic Beats Richie Hawtin Documentary
Back around 2006, T-Mobile Germany made this rather comprehensive film on techno giant Richie Hawtin for its Electronic Beats marketing series. Thankfully, the doc is pretty bereft of cell-phone branding junk, and focuses solely on the DJ/producer’s rise to fame, from his humble, Canada-by-way-of-Britain beginnings to his current status as the toast of Berlin’s techno scene. This is the first time that the documentary has been viewable online, so enjoy the 70-odd minutes of classic Detroit footage and interviews with the likes of Derrick May, Kevin Saunderson, Mute label head Daniel Miller, DJ Magda, Hawtin’s ever-involved parents, and, of course, Hawtin himself.
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.
Reloop Jockey 3 Now Available
Since the introduction of the highly successful Digital Jockey series, Reloop stands for digital tradition and consistent further development on the DJ controller market. With MISSION III, namely the Jockey 3, the Digital Jockey series will be newly defined.