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AudioDamage Pulse Modulator for Free
Audio Damage have released another free plugin for you to grab at the freebies page in the AD store. It is a copy of PulseModulator, the plug-in they made for Computer Music magazine’s cover disk about three years ago.
Follow our Messe report on Twitter
Gearjunkies launches the Gearjunkies Twitter channel. Follow us on our Twitter Channel and we will keep you up to date on all the latest MusikMesse 2009 News!
Closer look at the new Denon DN-X1700
Denon announced their new flagship mixer DN-X1700 this week in Frankfurt. We got a few moments to take some pictures. The new mixer will be available in the summer with a price of around 1500 Euros, according to a Denon representative.
The MIPA awards at this years MusikMesse
For the 10th time, more than 100 magazines from all over the world got together to vote the best products of 2008/2009 in more than 40 categories. The MIPA Musikmesse International Press Award is the “Grammy” of the Musical Instrument/Pro Audio industry. Below we have the most appropriate categories for Gearjunkies.com.
Denon introduces new flagship mixer DN-X1700
The DN-X1700 is a four-channel tabletop mixer with rubberised knobs, 60mm Alps K Series channel faders, 45mm FLEX cross fader, a color LCD display, extended 24-point LED channel and output metering, and LED ring metering around the control knobs.
Serato ITCH goes into Overdrive for Digital DJs
Serato Audio Research are proud to announce the release of a new version of their Serato ITCH DJ software. Serato ITCH 1.0.5 is free update that adds new mixer settings and enhanced performance for Numark NS7 and Vestax VCI-300 owners.
Roland releases Free FG Connects for Fantom-G
Roland Corporation is proud to announce availability of the FG Connects project on the Roland U.S. website. Made exclusively for the Fantom-G series workstations, this free download provides new content to inspire owners of the Fantom-G, including new rhythm patterns, new rhythm kits, chord memories, and new edits of the most popular arpeggio phrases.
More details on Presonus Studio One software
Introducing Studio One – The Future of Music Production is Here. a groundbreaking music creation and production application for Mac OS X and Windows XP/Vista that makes audio recording, MIDI sequencing, and audio mastering ridiculously simple right out of the box, yet provides a wealth of professional features.
Rodec Sherman Restyler video
The Rodec Sherman Restyler at this years MusikMesse. Mixing and Filtering brought together by Rodec and Shermann.
Ableton Live 8 and Ableton Suite 8 available now
Ableton Live 8 and Ableton Suite 8 are out now. Two new instruments, Collision and Latin Percussion are also available; both are included in Ableton Suite 8.
More Teenage Engineering OP-1 Video
David and Johan from Teenage Engineering give us a walkthrough of what the OP-1 will be when it is finished. Still in development but planned for release next year.
Tascam introduces new 16-channel analogue mixing desks
Reintroducing a good thing: Utilizing fine analogue technology and sporting a fresh design, Tascam presents a new series of mixing consoles with 16 input channels, featuring numerous connections, a compact size and light weight, equally suitable as keyboard mixers or sub-mixers on stage, for home-recording purposes or at the heart of a small mobile or fixed PA system.
Toontrack Superior Drummer 2.1. now available
Superior Drummer 2.1 is now available. This major update contains many bug fixes as well as features significantly improving the user experience. It is recommended for all users and is essential for SDX (NY Vol2) support.
Modular Patch Heaven at the Messe
For the oldskool true Gearjunkie, there is only one place at the Messe where they can get their kicks. The Messe floor where manufacturers like Doepfer, Buchla, Synthesizers.com would show their stuff to the public. We went to Doepfer stand and took a few pictures, just to give an impression of it means to be a ‘modular patcher’.
Moog Guitar overview video
Already more then a year old but still an interesting product from Moog. Lou Reed amongst many other guitar ‘heroes’, try out the Moog Guitar.