In random order and without any prejudice what so ever, we have selected some pictures for you of some old and some new gear presented at the Musik Messe in Frankfurt at the moment. Our team is hard at work to get us that much wanted information and pictures from the Messe floors. This is part 1.
Arturia is proud to launch its KeyLab range of professional-grade MIDI keyboard controllers with all-new accompanying Analog Lab synthesizer software at Musikmesse 2013.
Nektar have announced Impact LX49, the first in a new range of Nektar USB controller keyboards, aimed at users looking for an affordable, yet fully featured solution.
Pioneer’s new DJM-750 four-channel digital mixer takes FX manipulation and software synergy to new levels, thanks to the new Boost Colour FX and a built-in 24-bit/96 kHz USB sound card.
With a continuing commitment to DJs of every kind, Numark will introduce CDMix Bluetooth at Musikmesse 2013 in Hall 5.1 at Booth B45 on April 10 in Frankfurt, Germany.
Mixtrack Quad is Numark’s latest offering in an evolving family of professional four-channel DJ systems that began with NS6 and N4 and expanded at this year’s NAMM show to include the groundbreaking NS7 II. In addition to its four-channel capability, Mixtrack Quad incorporates a stunning array of colors on its platters and pads, giving DJs a fully interactive control surface. Numark will display Mixtrack Quad for the first time at Musikmesse 2013 in Hall 5.1 at Booth B45 on April 10 in Frankfurt, Germany.
From the beginning, Numark’s Mixtrack Series has given DJs the perfect mix of essential utility and professional capability. Mixtrack Edge brings the same spirit, offering advanced technology in a sharp design built for DJs on the go. Numark will unveil Mixtrack Edge at Musikmesse 2013 in Hall 5.1 at Booth B45 on April 10th Frankfurt, Germany.
The Mackie MR5 MKII has been available for a while now. So we took a closer look at these active studio monitors in our tech lab. These monitors are affordable studio (and DJ) two-way reference monitors. The MR5 has a 1 inch tweeter, 5.25 inch woofer and 55 watts in the low end and 30 watts in the high end, with a bass port at the back. When unpacking these babies I immediately realised, these compact monitors are quite heavy, weighing about six kilos (per monitor).
With the TRAKTOR DJ app, Native Instruments brought the leading pro DJ software to iOS with an intuitive app for instant, high-impact DJ sets. Now you can create mixes in seconds — put your hands directly on beautiful waveforms and manipulate them using gestures you already know. In the video below DJ Shiftee let’s us see how he uses the app with a hands-on performance.
Hailing from London, Ben Westbeech is one heck of a talent from the British Isles who became known back in 2007, releasing tunes via Gilles Peterson’s label Brownswood Recordings and other equally exciting imprints including Strictly Rhythm, Dirtybird and Cross Town Rebels. Right from his debut album Welcome to the Best Years of Your Life through to the hit single Fatherless, Ben’s been producing his tracks with Steinberg Cubase. As a DJ he’s been playing from New York to Tokyo under his own name or his moniker Breach, which shows a deeper side of his love for house music, and under whom the EP Jack is about to be released on the seasoned Dirtybird label. He also runs his label Naked Naked, releasing music from the likes of Midland, Dusky and Dark Sky.
RP-Dock is a standalone host application for all current Rob Papen products. From BLUE to Blade, and all the RP-FX plug-ins can be loaded as well!
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.
The collaborators is a new series from The Creators Project, which is a partnership between Intel and VICE, with direction from Ed Lachman. In this first episode they take a look at the collaborators behind Random Access Memories, the new album from Daft Punk. In this video they speak with legendary Italian producer Giorgio Moroder.
Mixvibes releases today its first major update of CrossDJ for iPhone, including a brand new keylock and iPhone 5 compatilibility.
Novation just introduced their Launch Pad S controller for Ableton Live. The device is a powerful 64-button music controller that lets you make music or mix tracks using a super-intuitive grid of multi-colour buttons. Launchpad S is the evolution of Novation’s best-selling Launchpad 64-button grid music controller — with much brighter buttons, significantly faster refresh rate and it supports multiple software.