Ableton is pleased to announce that the upcoming Live 9.1 update, is now available as a public beta. This update will be free for all owners of Live 9, and provides several significant improvements for users of Live 9 and Push.
As ADE celebrate 25 years of dance music in the Netherlands, Novation celebrate an equally impressive period within the scene, as they clock up a grand 21 years of providing the community with some of the best in production and performance gear.
Apple today updated iMac with fourth generation Intel quad-core processors, new graphics, next generation Wi-Fi and faster PCIe flash storage options. The updated iMac brings the latest technology to the stunningly thin design and gorgeous display of the world’s leading all-in-one desktop.
UK producer Paul Epworth has recently installed the ultimate Antelope Audio clocking solution for his DAW interfaces and converters with the Isochrone Trinity and 10M Rubidium Atomic Clock. The Isochrone Trinity high-definition master clock has a total of nine independent clocks employing Antelope’s 4th Generation of Acoustically Focused Clocking with 64-bit Digital Signal Processing (DSP) 3 of which are audio generators with up to 384kHz sample rate and +/- 200 cents varispeed.
A few years ago DaDa Life released a software plugin called the ‘Sausage Fatner‘. This week another big name in the EDM scene introduced a plugin. No other then Nicky Romero partnered up with the Cableguys and together they developed Kickstart. This plugin is the fastest way to achieve that sidechain compression effect.
If you’re looking for the very latest thinking and innovations in website design and website usage, or want to know how the live scene is changing, or if you need to find new ways to get your music and message to the world in a DIY-style, there’s only one place to be on the 17th and 18th of October: ADE Tech.
Below are some of the new 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.
Hardware, and with that in mind, modules like the 500 series rack modules used to be the territory of the ‘high-end’ audio gear manufacturers. However, lately we saw a rising availability of these 500 series modules across the board (so to speak). We thought it would be a good plan to look into these 500 series modules and try out some of these modules and see what we would think of these.
Yesterday, the creators of the world’s best-selling iOS DJ software, Algoriddim, release djay 2 optimized for iOS 7, adding fresh UI elements, enhanced audio features, and exclusive “Artist Packs.” Unveiling a whole new interface, while still retaining the award winning design of djay, Algoriddim introduces a new music library, which has been graphically updated to reflect the new iOS 7 design language.
Sugar Bytes dreamt of a WOW2 and recently they released it! With a future-dripping user interface, 21 incredible filter types with the famous vowel mode. With distortions that cover your tracks with gas and put them on fire. Modulations that cause more trouble than your modular dark room. And finally that warm and juicy sound, that you were looking for.
Benjamin Laub or Grieves as he’s known to fans, critics, and rappers the world over graduated from his MPC2000 to Reason after getting introduced to it by his long-time collaborator, Budo. Once he realized the depth and possibility, his production quickly shifted over almost entirely inside Reason. And when Grieves set out to take his latest album on tour he was faced with a problem: How could he get his live band to sound EXACTLY like his record sounds?
Native Instruments today released LAZER DICE – a new MASCHINE Expansion for producers of future bass and related genres. Blending synth-heavy electronic and deep south hip-hop, the Expansion features custom drum sounds and patterns created to reflect the rugged beats and skittering rhythms of the genre.
Kemper went to see this guitar player and artist, to talk with him and to see him perform with the Kemper Profiler amp. But they never would have expected how this turned out as it did. Erlend Krauser is an excellent musician with a fantastic technique. Watching this video, we instantly got excited and had to share it with you guys. We don’t say this often, but this is a ‘must-see’!
There’s nothing virtual about it. The Numark iDJ Live II gives you real DJ controls so you can mix your music with precision. Featuring an updated low-profile design and USB connectivity, iDJ Live II lets you perform your way. Connect to any iOS device or to your laptop computer and use it with your favorite DJ app and software. Work the smooth crossfader, tweak the EQ knobs, spin the capacitive touch-activated platters, and hang on for the ride.
Two years after the release of the BD101 and FT201, Berlin based effects manufacturer KOMA Elektronik has officially added a new unit to their pedal line: The RH301 – Rhythm Workstation / Utility Tool!