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The iPad Orchestra playing Sweet Dream – Video
This just came along (via Matrixsynth). As we just released part one of our iPad story last week we thought to share this with you. Not only because of our own iPad story but also because the video below is really good. The iPad Orchestra was founded in 2010 to demonstrate the latest achievements in digital mobile music. They strongly believe that some day people will be able to play any music instrument from mobile devices, such as an iPad. In this first performance, they used a new iPad app called Seline HD.
Karma-Lab releases new Korg M3/M50 sound set
Karma-Lab introduces Reincarnated – Groove Nirvana, a new set of 32 exciting and inspiring KARMA-fied combis for the Korg M3 and Korg M50. Priced at only US$32, the sound set includes grooves and sonic textures in a wide variety of styles, ranging from a mixture of Hip-Hop, Dance, Electronica, Trance & Techno categories to Ambient, Jazz, New-Age, Film Score, and World/Ethnic categories.
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.
Producer Sessions Live – Final line-up confirmed
Producer Sessions Live is only four weeks away! And our friends at FutureMusicMagazine are gearing up for one of the biggest music-making shows of the year. Ever wanted to ask Dave Spoon which EQ he used on the lead line in At Night? Or pondered the Freemason’s compression settings on Kelly Rowland’s vocal? This is the ultimate opportunity as, over two days, ten famous producers will be presenting live tutorials, taking apart their tracks and giving you the juicy details on how they were made.
DrummerTracks for AmpliTube released
IK Multimedia and Sonic Reality are pleased to introduce DrummerTracks™ – a new series of style-based full-length drum backing tracks performed by top studio drummers. Unlike loops, DrummerTracks are full song drum tracks, recorded in world-class studios by sound powerhouse – Sonic Reality, and designed for use as play-along tracks for the AmpliTube range of software and mobile apps.
Wacom announces MKII of Nextbeat Controller
Wacom today announces the launch of the second generation of nextbeat – an interface device aimed at professional DJs, that provides a new way of creating and performing music. nextbeat MK2 will be available in the UK, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Benelux, Switzerland, Austria, Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic, Finland, Romania, UAE and Lebanon from September,10.
Six analog consoles in your DAW with Slate’s Virtual Console Collection
The Slate Digital “VIRTUAL CONSOLE COLLECTION” brings the sound of 6 of the world’s top analog consoles into your DAW workstation. “Slate Digital CTO Fabrice Gabriel and I studied these consoles inside and out. We meticulously modeled the entire circuit path so that we could recreate every subtle nuance that makes these consoles the legends that they are”, says Slate.
Original founder Alesis passes away – Keith Barr
Alesis founder and chief designer Keith Barr is reported to have passed away of natural causes on August 24, 2010 at age 61. Alesis Studio Electronics was founded in 1984 by Keith Barr (who co-founded MXR) in Hollywood, California. Leveraging his ability to design custom integrated circuits, Barr’s company was able to introduce products with feature sets that, up to that time, had been extremely expensive. Alesis’ products were within the realm of most project studios, making them very successful. Alesis’ first product was the XT Reverb. Introduced in 1985, the XT Reverb was an all-digital reverb that carried an unprecedented low price of $799.
Mixed In Key First iPhone App – DJ Tempo
Mixed In Key, makers of award-winning Harmonic Mixing software used by world-renowned DJs, recently released DJ Tempo, their first app for iPhone OS. This new app takes advantage of the same tempo-detection algorithm of their flagship product to enable fans to quickly find the tempo of music played around them.
iZotope Alloy – Visualize the Mix – Video
The world of DAWs doesn’t need another channel strip. What it needs is a better way of working with the essential tools you need for all of your tracks and busses. Alloy provides the key dynamics and sound shaping effects you’ll use again and again, in a self-contained and completely configurable interface.
Korg now shipping MP-10 PRO professional media player
Korg is now shipping the MP-10 Pro Professional Media Player – the perfect musical companion for mobile entertainers, solo keyboardists, singers and amateur musicians. This revolutionary, all-in-one product brings together a reliable and comfortable performance interface with total control over the most essential forms of media required by the modern performer.
Denon Announces Traktor Scratch Certification for DN-X1600
Denon DJ has announced that its popular leading DN-X1600 digital mixer has been awarded Native Instruments TRAKTOR SCRATCH PRO certification.
Spencer Gibb Finds Truth in Ultrasone’s HFI-680 Headphones
Ultrasone is proud to announce that the celebrated artist and producer, Spencer Gibb, has chosen its HFI-680 as his official reference headphone.
Hypersonic 2 successor HALion Sonic Available – Video
HALion Sonic, the successor to the highly-acclaimed Hypersonic 2, is now available and has been received very positively by Steinberg customers. It definitively sets standards in terms of performance, versatility and ease of use. HALion Sonic sports over 1,000 sounds created by the top sound experts at Steinberg and Yamaha. From finest detailed acoustic instruments to legendary synthesizers, club sounds and soundscapes, from ultra-realistic acoustic drum kits to the latest electronic beats, there’s something in store for everyone. As a VST3 plug-in, HALion Sonic is a fantastic add-on to DAWs such as Cubase 5, but is also the virtual workstation of choice in standalone use.