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DJ Midi Controller Gearjunkies Comparison
Playing with ‘gear’ is the average Gearjunkies ‘wet dream‘ (so to speak). As it happened we were able to get four top DJ Midi Controllers in the same room at the same time. As two of the Gearjunkies founders (Marc and Mark) have a strong DJ heritage we’d decided to throw a party to have some good ol’ DJ Fun! Plus at the same time, do a good comparison between the controllers that were available.
SPL Passeq – Gearjunkies Review
After releasing the hardware version of the passive equalizer Sound Performance Lab released a software version of this equalizer. And having checked out the hardware version a few times I found myself intrigued to try out the software version of the SPL Passeq.
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.
ARTURIA Origin 1.3. Now Shipping
The new Origin firmware 1.3 brings numerous improvements and features, that enhance the user experience and sonic possibilities. The long-awaited Jupiter 8 template now allows you to tweak parameters and create your own patches just like the original. The is now even more intuitive thanks to the addition of dialogs, favorites and sequencer switche automation. And sound-wise, it’s more powerful and versatile with the addition of the unison, compressor and sample & hold modules.
Akai APC-80 announced
Ha gotcha! Well, it really is a APC-80 but just not an official one from AKAI Pro. Ray Kawalec, a german DJ known as “Controlled Demolition” shows us how he build an “APC 80” Ableton Live Controller out of an APC 40 and an APC 20.
Synth-Project Hardware Controller for the iPad
Mario Jurisch is a synth enthusiast who has built already several personal hardware controllers for various VSTis. For a complete list of these controllers you should visit his website. And like there’s no tomorrow he has finished yet another project. This time it is a universal controller, specifically designed for use with an iPad.
Smithson Martin Emulator Touchscreen DJ System – Video
Emulator is the most revolutionary experience for DJ’s in the last 30 years!, is the first REAL and USABLE Multi-Touch DJ System that allows the crowd to see exactly what the DJ is doing on a huge transparent touch screen. The art of DJ’ing is now part of the clubs lightshow, this is the next level in DJ performance!
30.8676 Hz sound bank for Ultra Analog VA-1 and AAS Player released
30.8676 Hz is a 100-preset collection for the Ultra Analog VA-1 analog synthesizer and AAS Player plug-ins focusing on analog bass sounds by renowned sound designer Andre Ettema. Split in two, the Movements presets make heavy use of the arpeggiator for some ferocious thumping action while the Stills presets propose a fine dose of fat, snoring, and wobbly analog goodness.
Music Alive 2011 – Rotterdam
Media Satellite proudly presents Music ALIVE 2011, an afternoon around Computer Music products, Audio and Visual Performance.
Dubstep Sounds for Camel Audio Alchemy and Alchemy Player
Camel Audio is pleased to announce the release of a Dubstep Sound Library for Alchemy and Alchemy Player. Dubstep contains 75 presets and works as a standalone instrument when used with the included Alchemy Player and costs just 35USD / 29EUR / 25GBP.
Audio Damage Phosphor – Video Overview
Phosphor is a VSTi/AU instrument modeled on the alphaSyntauri, a vintage digital additive synth. The original alphaSyntauri required an Apple //e to operate, but Audio Damage have gone ahead and eliminated the middle-man, and now you can have this classic digital synth in your DAW of choice.
Turnlab interview – Aurex and Livid Instruments MIDI-controllers
The guys from Turnlab send us this cool video interview with Aurex. Aurex is a minimal techno, elektro artist from Belgium. His music is influenced by artists such as Stephan Bodzin, Oliver Huntemann, Paul Kalkbrenner, … but the aurex-sound is always there. Aurex performed live sets and dj sets at different festivals and clubs such as Forest Festival, Crammerock, Styletraveller XL, Eargasm and the Bootleg club in Rotterdam. When playing live, aurex is using hardware drumcomputers, samplers and synths. This leaves plenty of room for improvisation and interaction with the crowd so no aurex set sounds the same. Expect tight beats, dark sounds and a great vibe.
Pioneer DDJ-T1 Controller – Video
Bundled with TRAKTOR Pioneer DDJ-T1 Edition software, this new controller delivers all of the most popular TRAKTOR features — without the need to upgrade the software. 4-channel deck control, 6 effects and recording all come as standard, meaning that the DDJ-T1 helps DJs unlock the full potential of the software at no extra cost.
Too Many Galapagoose!
No info, no details, no comments… just live!
Elysia new free update 1.0.4 out – free TDM included
FREE UPDATES FOR ALL ELYSIA PLUGINS – All of their plugins have been worked on and now feature some nice improvements. The mpressor and the niveau filter have been updated regarding the display issue in WaveLab 7 and also feature the parameter display from now on. On the alpha compressor, the gain reduction meter in unlinked mode and parameter linking in linked M/S mode have been fixed, and a multichannel mode for the RTAS mix version has been added.