Activision DJ Hero officially announced
Activision is set to once again revolutionize how consumers interact with music by releasing three new titles this fall – DJ Hero that will redefine the company’s popular music gaming platform.
Posts Tagged 'DJ gear'
MINI MPC2000xl and SP1200 now available
Custom Flash USB Drives for Hip Hop Producers – Introducing the worlds first USB flash memory drive shaped like the Akai MPC 2000XL, one of Hip Hop’s most classic drum machines / samplers. This is the long time favorite Sampler of producers such as Dr. Dre, Pete Rock, Just Blaze, Lil Jon and more! Akai’s powerhouse drum machine has been immortalized as a 4 GB USB flash memory drive. Every nuance of the Akai MPC 2000XL has been captured in extreme detail! These unique devices are perfect for Hip-Hop beat makers, producers, and enthusiast on the go. This is the only portable data storage solution that screams Hip Hop.
Akai APC40 launches worldwide on May 30
Akai Professional, the name synonymous with music production, announces that the APC40 Ableton Performance Controller will launch worldwide on May 30, 2009.
Richie Hawtin on club tour with Twitter enabled Traktor pro setup
Pioneering DJ and producer Richie Hawtin has just started a new tour with a Twitter enabled Traktor setup, which will display the tracklists of his sets online in real-time as he plays them in the club.
Music Making Secrets at The Producers Conferences May 9
Propellerhead Software, makers of the highly acclaimed stand-alone music production system Reason, announces five Producers Conferences to be held on Saturday, May 9th in Stockholm, London, Berlin, New York City and Los Angeles. The Producer Conference offers attendees a direct connection to Propellerhead product specialists, artists, producers and mastering pros.
Compactlab triple turntable furniture
Compactlab shows the compactdecks design of a turntable deck with three integrated turntables to play loop or regular vinyl records.
MOTU BPM 1.02 is now shipping with more new features
BPM version 1.02 is now available as a free, downloadable update for all registered BPM users. Version 1.02 introduces more new features, including Step Sequencer shortcuts and abilities, MIDI beat clock sync, MIDI modulation, expanded Metronome controls, and One Shot pads.
DJ Shiftee demonstrates Traktor Scratch Pro
DMC 2007 Champion (and new comedy talent) DJ Shiftee shows a routine and some tasty household tricks on Traktor Scratch Pro. Traktor Scratch Pro is the premium system for DJs spinning digital tracks on vinyl and CD, and the new gold-standard in professional digital vinyl systems.
Gearjunkies MusikMesse 2009 Roundup
The MusikMesse show is over again, and we’ve spent some quality time in Frankfurt with all the gear lined up ready to play around with. This year’s show was different though, some major players decided not to show and you had to look a bit better to find out what was going on, but there was plenty of new and cool gear to see! Here’s an overview of what we thought was the coolest new gear around.
Our final Messe report – The Babes at the MusikMesse
Allthough our main goal each year is to get all the scoops on new products to you as soon as possible, we do have eyes for other nice … (uhm) stuff too. At many booths on the Messe we get a very warm welcome by very nice and friendly hostesses. Here are a few of our favorits (with all the respect these ladies deserve of course!).
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.