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Here we are, the trusted Gearjunkies but in a completely new look! It’s been time for a while and it has finally happened, we have worked on a total makeover of your trusted and reliable news source for all your gear needs.
Voxengo Polysquasher 2.3 mastering compressor plugin released
Voxengo Polysquasher version 2.3 update is now available for download. Polysquasher is a mastering compressor plugin for professional audio and sound production applications, available in AudioUnit and VST
plug-in formats, for Mac OS X and Windows computers.
reKon Audio releases MKS-80 editor
The VST-AU MKS-80 Editor™ for the Roland MKS-80 Super Jupiter synthesizer. Now with support for Audio Unit™ hosts and as a stand-alone application. Advanced editor & librarian control with patch randomizer and midi monitors.
NI KONTROL S4 – Demo Video
Traktor Kontrol S4 is the first integrated DJ system from Native Instruments, based on the club-standard Traktor platform and full of innovative features. The smooth workflow based on the seamless integration between hardware and software makes it the ultimate performance system for DJs of all styles and experience levels. This video covers all aspect of this all-in-one solution and explains why the S4 looks and feels as great as it sounds! Traktor Kontrol S4 will be available this winter.
NI KONTROL S4 – New level of Kontrol
Native Instruments revolutionized the DJ world nearly a decade ago with the introduction of TRAKTOR, the world’s first professional DJ software. Now Native Instruments is set to do it all again with TRAKTOR KONTROL S4, the only DJ performance system designed from the ground up from the team behind TRAKTOR.
Waves Introduces W43 Noise Reduction Plugin
Ambient noise: Hiss. Hum. Traffic. Wind. Air conditioning. They can all wreak havoc on dialog tracks. With Waves W43, they’re a thing of the past.
Loads of new stuff from Denon DJ at (US) DJ EXPO
Earlier today we showed you the new DN-X600 2-Channel Digital Mixer, featuring MIDI interface and an internal soundcard. But Denon didn’t stop there. They unveiled more new gear. Denon unveiled a full-blown mixer/MIDI controller, with four-deck/four-channel mixer control with built-in soundcard and microphone effect, and the ability to control DJ software for PCs through US, the DN-MC6000. The DN-SC2000 is a single deck MIDI controller. Next to these new products the DN-X1600 is now TRAKTOR® SCRATCH PRO certified, further expanding the unit’s capability.
DenonDJ unveils DN-X600 2-Channel Digital Mixer
Denon DJ, a leading manufacturer of premium-grade DJ equipment, unveils its DN-X600 2-Channel Digital Mixer, featuring MIDI interface and an internal soundcard at the DJ Expo in Atlantic City. This versatile mixing solution is designed for all types of DJs, as it features software compatibility as well as full functionality for non-software DJs. The unit also acts as an interface, making it an ideal mixer for mobile DJs, party DJs, non-performing “bedroom” DJ hobbyists and more.
New EQ module for the SSL X-Rack modular rack system
Solid State Logic, the world’s leading manufacturer of professional digital and analogue consoles, proudly announces a new module for the X-Rack modular rack system: the Stereo EQ Module.
Get Involved at the BPM 2010 Music Event
BPM is about discovering new technology, learning new techniques and being inspired with new ideas, however it is also about getting involved. There will be loads of ways for you to actively take part in BPM this year. The event is now just seven short weeks away!
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.
Open Labs is dead – Long live Open Labs
Recently we brought you the sad news of a foreclosure of Open Labs. We immediately tried to contact every Open Labs contact we had. After a few days we got assurance that we would soon recieve more information on the details of the foreclosure. Sadly we never did recieve that kind of information. But, … checking the Open Labs website this morning gave us surprisingly the news we wanted. And we are glad to inform you it is good news!
Codename: Gearjunkies 2.0 – Just a tease!
To be honest this should have been done many moons ago. Meaning, … changing the way we look. The Gearjunkies layout! We knew long time ago that Gearjunkies could use a freshen up. But there is a reason why this took so long. When we started the website was simple, small and easy to work with. But as the years went by and the website grew and grew, we added feature by feature. Many of them originally programmed by our in-house programmer. In other words … we created a beast! Changing a layout wasn’t as easy as it sounds. Gearjunkies isn’t like a simple Wordpress site where you click and change your theme. Hell no! It took lots and lots of work to create a new layout for Gearjunkies. We called it Gearjunkies 2.0!
Producer & Engineer Richard Sales Gets … Dangerous
Engineer and producer Richard Sales recently finished mixing his daughter Hayley Sales’ follow-up album for Universal using the Dangerous Music 2-Bus analog summing mixer and monitoring with the Dangerous Monitor ST along with the Dangerous DAC-ST D-to-A converter. The album, titled ‘When The Bird Became A Book,’ (Universal Music) is getting radio air-play and climbing the charts in Canada and Japan where the singer-songwriter has a strong following. Describing his new system, Sales says, “This whole experience for me was a giant ‘Ah hah!’ – an epiphany. I had been recording and mixing analog for many years. When I switched over to digital so many of the mysteries that had been plaguing me regarding why DAW mixing was not sounding right just blew apart when I got the Dangerous Music equipment.” Sales has produced and engineered a wide variety of artists, from John Fahey, Danny Gatton, and Bernice Reagon of Sweet Honey In The Rock, to Miles Davis (with engineer Jim Smith), Wavy Gravy and beat literati Ken Kesey.
Novation DICER available now
Novation’s Dicer is an ultra-compact cue point and looping controller for Digital DJs that fits directly onto the turntable, CDJ, mixer or laptop. It has been designed with Serato to integrate into their ‘Scratch Live’ Digital Vinyl System. However, it also works with Native Instruments’ Traktor Sctratch Pro. You can assign the pads to any MIDI function, from triggering effects to browsing your itunes library!