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Prince: The internet is completely over – The Mirror interview
Peter Willis from UK’s newspaper The Mirror had an interview with performer and producer Prince. Prince makes a remarkable statement: The Internet’s completely over! Read the entire interview:
Native Instruments TRAKTOR KONTROL X1 – Gearjunkies Review
Finally it arrived! The first official Traktor controller from Native Instruments themselves. This thing is a monster in a tight little box! Never have I used a midi/DJ controller that was so easy and quick to figure out.
New Sounds and Samples for Sample Saturday
Loopmasters Jamie Ball Banging Techno BHK UK Mash Up Total Tech Drum Beats S:amplify Producerloops Deep House Progressions Vol
MHC Synthesizers and Effects release Extreme 1.5.3 for Mac OS X
Version 1.5.3 of Extreme for Mac OS X has been released. Extreme has got the same changes as we have recently implemented for Ambient Keys and Industrial Tones. It includes fixes for Snow Leopard and Logic 9 and we have moved to an Intel only codebase with optimizations for Intel processors, Power PC isn’t supported any longer. In addition, all soundpacks that used to be optional are now included.
New SKYLIFE SampleRobot and WaveRobot Educational Program
From now on all students and teachers can benefit from special rebate conditions for SKYLIFE SampleRobot, SampleRobot Essentials and WaveRobot products. There are also multi licenses available for universities, audio and film schools. The request can be sent via www.samplerobot.com.
Novation Dicer is now shipping worldwide
Novation is pleased to announce that Dicer, the controller for the digital DJ, is now shipping.
Pioneer CDJ series Work in Concert with Scratch Live
Pioneer DJ today announced its collaboration with Serato Audio Research to ensure compatibility of the latest CDJ-2000 and CDJ-900 professional series digital media players with the Scratch Live software.
Steinberg adds CI1 and CI2+ to portable CI product range
Steinberg is proud to announce the release of two new CI interfaces: CI1 and CI2+. Juxtaposing last year’s released CI2, all three portable units make up the CI series. Both CI1 and CI2+ are USB-powered audio interfaces, housing two combo connectors, phantom power and allowing for high-impedance input.
Modartt releases Celeste add-on for Pianoteq
MODARTT releases Pianoteq add-on Celeste which includes a celesta and a glockenspiel. These instruments are appreciated for their pure, bell-like sound, and are still popular today, appearing in everything from marching bands to jazz ensembles.
New Affordable Headphone from Denon DJ – DN-HP500
Following the critical praise lavished on its DN-HP1000 and DN-HP700 headphones, Denon DJ has introduced the DN-HP500 at the commercially all-important market entry price point.
Short impression of the new Vermona MONO Lancet
Arrived on my holiday address last week, today in the Gearjunkies TechLab: The Vermona MONO Lancet. I have made a short video to get an impression of his sound. The review will follow later.
TC Electronic Global Konnekt episode 5 – Mixing
The Global Konnekt Project started out in London, went on to Denmark, the US and Canada, and now, it is back in London to get mixed by UK producer, Robbie Bronnimann. Get all the best mixing tips from one of the greatest producers around.
Brainworx bx_boom MONO out
FREE upgrade for all users. Stripped down to only 2 parameters and an intuitive graphic design these tools enable you to tune, attenuate or boost the impact of your bass drum sound – even in a final mix(!) or a complete stereo drum-loop.
MOTU announces new audio interface: Microbook
MOTU has announced the MicroBook, a USB bus-powered audio interface that delivers studio-grade audio performance in a compact size small enough to fit in your pocket. The MicroBook turns a Mac or PC computer into a personal 4×2 recording studio with all the audio I/O and mixing needed to make professional-quality recordings.
Steinberg VST Workstation HALion Sonic available
Steinberg is excited to announce the release of the premier VST Workstation HALion Sonic, the long-anticipated successor to the highly acclaimed Hypersonic 2, which lets you work more productively than ever before. HALion Sonic excels in the studio as well as on stage, featuring a state-of-the-art sampling and synthesis engine, a world-class library and an intelligent user interface.