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Propellerheads Music Making Month Week Three
A pessimist would say that Music Making Month is half over. An optimist would say it’s only half begun. But a regular viewer to our events so far would say, “Don’t bother me with that. I’m busy making music!” This week in Music Making Month is one of our busiest and biggest yet, with some exciting new additions too.
Synth.nl – Interview with a classic Gearjunkie
Many, many years ago when we started Gearjunkies, we had to come up with a name. We wanted it to reflect the thought we had in our minds: the love for gear. Marc, Mark and myself (Eric) had a common love for electronic music but also the affection for the gear that made this music. That was when the name ‘Gearjunkies’ came into the picture and pretty soon we decided that this would be the name for our ‘project’: Gearjunkies!
Tekit Audio 8eqp VST EQ now available
The new VST effect plugin “8eqp” is available now. “8eqp VST” is a fully parametric 8 band equalizer with a particularity, a fixed center frequency range. Each band offers Q-factor, gain and center frequency controls.
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.
World Record Attempt – Most Producers On One Track – Join In!
This just came in from the Beatport Blog. A rare opportunity to get world fame (well kinda). Swedish gent and top notch producer Hakan Lidbo is a true musical maverick who reflects the times we live in. He has produced everything from easy listening electro pop, techno, electroclash, house and electronica for labels like Skam, Pokerflat, PAPER Recordings, Skint, Tommy Boy, and Ministry of Sound. He has remixed for Kool Keith, Plastic City, Ennio Morrocone, Depeche Mode, Trentemøller, Fever Ray and on. He also curates the Stockholm electronic arts festival Voltfestivalen.
Celemony introduces Capstan Wow and Flutter removal
Celemony Software is presenting a new music restoration program at the AES in London. Capstan removes wow and flutter from musical material of all kinds and commends itself therefore to professional restoration and mastering studios. Capstan runs as a stand-alone application under Windows and Mac OS, supports all common two-track formats and will commence shipping in mid June 2011.
Pioneer DDJ-S1 Controller – Video
Recently we posted our review of the Pioneer DDJ-T1 DJ Controller. Where the DDJ-T1 is a Traktor dedicated controller the DDJ-S1 is dedicated to Seratos Itch DJ software. The video below is the (official) introductory video by Pioneer themselves.
Black Lion Audio Sparrow ADC mk2 Introduced
Black Lions long-awaited Sparrow ADC mk2 is now available for purchase! It is available in three separate models, each with a different color, price and performance quality. There is an obvious need for affordable, yet good-quality converters within the professional and project studio world. Certainly there are great two-channel systems available, but they are prohibitively expensive. Those that are within reach of the project studio’s budget usually suffer from the poor sonic qualities that plague mass-produced studio equipment. Black Lion have made it their mission to develop superior-quality, boutique audio equipment but at very “un-boutique,” affordable prices.
Antares announces ATG-6 Auto-Tune Technology for Guitar
Antares Audio Technologies has posted a web preview of their new ATG-6 Auto-Tune technology for guitar. The current preview provides an overview of the ATG-6 technology and focuses on its revolutionary Solid-Tune(TM) Intonation system. Future updates will focus on additional ATG-6 capabilities.
djDecks v1.00 released
djDecks has finally reached v1.00. This release is based on the djDecks DX version that has been in beta for quite a while now, so this means that it will also play video and karaoke, allow video effects, text overlays and picture slide shows. Besides that, the browser, playlist, autoplay and search features have been improved, the audio engine is more flexible (allowing you to mix multiple asio/directsound/wasapi devices) and controller support has been improved too (besides midi, HID and OSC are now also supported).
For Nihon – Japan Earthquake Relief Fund Album
Composer Keith Kenniff: “After learning about the tragic events of the Japanese earthquake on March 11th my wife, Hollie, and I were talking about ways to help. We decided to ask a few friends to join a compilation to help raise money. A few quickly became many as we were overwhelmed and warmed by the eagerness of these musicians to get involved.”
Lynx Studio – Say Hello to Hilo
Lynx Studio unveil Hilo (pronounced hee-low) – probably the finest two channel converter on the market, and a whole lot more than just that. Touch screen, DSP, up to 32 channels possible via expansion, a world-class headphone amp as well as incredible flexibility with multiple internal mixers and capable of running on a battery pack; Hilo is a sweet-sounding Swiss army knife…
FL Studio Mobile – Coming Soon
FL Studio mobile will allow you to create complete multi-track projects on your iPod, iPhone or iPad and, if you want, load mobile projects into FL Studio and take them to the next level. If it’s a beat on the Stepsequencer, a melody on the Piano roll or a full song on the Playlist, FL Studio mobile has you covered. Never lose that idea again. Get it down and happening wherever you are.
Ultranova, Nocturn Keyboards and Automap for Dino Soldo
Dino Soldo is a multi-instrumentalist and singer/songwriter. He plays numerous instruments live for huge stars such as Lionel Richie, Leonard Cohen and Beyoncé, and has various self-penned albums. On stage, a wide assortment of instruments encircles him. Saxophones, wind instruments and harmonica, guitars, keyboards, percussion items, and in his own words, “some damn strange controllers”.
Kurzweil Launches Free PC3K Sound Download Library
Kurzweil is proud to announce the release of the new Sound Download Library exclusively for the PC3K line of Synthesizer Workstations. Now available for free download on Kurzweil’s web site, the first two collections of samples and programs available in the library are from Kurzweil’s acclaimed Synthscapes and Take 6 Vocals. Originally developed for the legendary K Series keyboards, these incredible sound collections have been brought forward to the PC3K series continuing Kurzweil’s commitment to non-obsolescence by design. Many more samples and program collections will be provided in the near future further adding value to owners of PC3K keyboards.