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Real-Time Sound Morphing with new Linplug MorphoX
LinPlug MorphoX for Mac and PC is today released! The key feature of MorphoX that distinguishes it from other synths is its Morph Wheel which allows the user to quickly and easily morph between two synth patches. Using the Morph Wheel, it’s easy to create highly expressive performances and complex evolving sounds in real-time by using a quality subtractive sound engine.
The END of another Icon – Sony Walkman
How ironic, … wasn’t past saturday the day the iPod celebrated its ninth birthday. The day after Sony had its last day of the Walkman‘s production. Yep, another icon is being terminated due to economic and technological advancement.
More Fairlight for your Reason – Video
Six months since the release of the original Fairlight CMI Legacy ReFill, Bitley releases this completely new version. Being nearly 10 times as large, here comes the new refill, originally code named “Supersonic“.
New firmware for OTO Machines Biscuit available
BISCUIT is the hardware FX processor from OTO Machines. They just released a free firmware upgrade to version 1.2. With Biscuit you can add depth, texture and organic behavior to synths, basslines, drum machines and virtual instruments. Using true 8-bit converters, digital processing and analog resonant filters, Biscuit opens up a wide range of sounds from harsh distortion, digital and aliasing artifacts to warm and fat 8-bit sounds. Producers, deejays, musicians and sound lovers can use BISCUIT to extend their sound creation possibilties. BISCUIT will find its place in studios, on stages or even in clubs.
Rob Cass talking Liquid Channel at Abbey Road – Video
Rob Cass founded Cave Productions in the late nineties and was soon involved with some of pop’s biggest names, from Robbie Williams to Estelle. Some 13 years later, Rob’s company is proud to be working in association with the world’s most famous studio, Abbey Road.
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.
Swiss Army Knife of Controllers – Kyma Control app
Symbolic Sound‘s new ‘Kyma Control‘ app for the iPad gives sound designers, musicians, and researchers a new wireless multi-touch controller for the Kyma/Paca(rana) sound design workstation.
DJ Blakey and his Novation Dicers – Video
DJ Blakey was the UK DMC Champion in 2004. These days he is working closely on the upcoming video game DJ Hero 2. In the video below he is showing us the use of the Novation Dicers to ‘… whack out some choons‘!
Elektron Octatrack about to arrive…
The Octatrack DPS-1 is a 8 track dynamic performance sampler, introduced to us at the MusikMesse this year. The Octatrack is ideal for radical audio processing and performance oriented sampling. Every track features real-time pitch scaling & time stretch and the next generation Elektron step sequencer has been designed with maximum usability and efficiency in mind.
New Member Reloop Digital Jockey Series with the Master Edition
The successful Digital Jockey series has grown by one new version: the Master Edition. All the critically acclaimed controller features, allowing the perfect control of Traktor, are still on board. A reasonable novelty is the symmetric output – this way nothing can prevent a club PA to be connected directly. And with the second booth output the DJ gets his own monitor.
Next Generation of Auto-Tune available now
Antares has announced the release of Auto-Tune 7, the next generation of the worldwide standard inprofessional pitch correction. Hailed at its introduction as a “Holy Grail of recording,” Auto-Tune has stood for well over a decade as the professional pitch correction tool of choice and has become the world’s best-selling audio plug-in. Now, with its new-from-the-ground-up time manipulation capabilities, Auto-Tune 7 brings the same combination of power, superb audio quality and ease of use to rhythmic editing.
Want Of The Day – Korg Vintage T-Shirts
Korg USA, has announced a collection of retro-style t-shirts that pay tribute to Korg’s long history of electronic musical products while making a fashion statement of their own. Inspired by actual Korg promotional art of the 60s, 70s and 80s, the Korg Vintage T-Shirt Collection captures the retro-cool of some of the hippest, fattest synths ever. With a decidedly vintage look, each of the four limited edition designs features a specific Korg product, with artwork borrowed from logos, bumper stickers, and other original materials from the Korg archives. Available exclusively online at the Korg USA Web site, these fun-to-wear shirts will become classics themselves.
Vinyl DJing … on Life Support?
Vinyl is dead! … Well, that would be bold statement. And no, … it isn’t. But it is safe to say DJ’s that are working with good ol’ vinyl records are getting scares. Earlier this month, Panasonic wrote a letter to retailers that production of all analogue turn-table products is being terminated at the end of this year. This public secret is floating on the internet since 2009, but now we can say it is really over for the magnificent SL-1200.
Novation Launchpad takes DJ Hero to the next level
Activision’s DJ Hero computer game was a big hit when it was launched in 2009. It provided gamplay like that of Guitar Hero, but for the wannabe DJ as opposed to the brooding rockstar. This month sees the release of DJ Hero 2, which is packed with lots of exciting new features to keep players on their toes. One of the new features in the game is the inclusion of Novation’s Launchpad in the on-screen gameplay.
GarageBand updated with iLife 11
Apple today introduced iLife ’11, a major upgrade that gives Mac® users even more great ways to create and share photos, movies and music. iPhoto ’11 has a whole new look, with stunning full screen modes for Faces, Places and Events. iMovie ’11 makes it easier than ever to edit videos and quickly transform them into fun theatrical trailers for easy posting online. GarageBand ’11 introduces new ways to improve your playing and create great sounding songs with Flex Time and Groove Matching. Free with every new Mac, iLife ’11 is available as a $49 upgrade for existing users.