To celebrate the imminent arrival of the next major product from Elektron Music Machines, they now premiere the short film Analog Four – The Demon Who Wears Me. The situation for the protagonist Hector is critical, but something buried deep in the ground might give him the strength needed to continue his struggle. But will he get there before his demons consume him?
How would a Roland TR-808 sound like in the real world? A question Moritz Simon Geist has answered with his MR-808 Mechanical Drum Robot installation. The robot installation MR-808 is a replica of the famous 1980s electronic drum machine TR-808 – with robots playing the drum sounds!
As we can expect from Pioneer they also release a special colorsetting for their RMX-1000. At the end of this month you will be able to get a Remix Station in a stylish pearl white finnish.
Native Instruments today announced that the world’s first 2+2 channel control mixer TRAKTOR KONTROL Z2 is now available in stores worldwide and at the NI Online Shop. TRAKTOR KONTROL Z2 is constructed of aircraft-grade aluminum and provides two stand-alone channels with two full Remix channels, a high-quality soundcard, and a host of new features that offer DJs top-of-the line performance coupled with tour-ready reliability. These hardware and software advancements make TRAKTOR KONTROL Z2 the first professional club mixer from Native Instruments.
Here it is! A great give-away from our friends at Reloop. Thanks to them we can give away a Terminal Mix 4 DJ Controller. We had one at our disposal earlier this year for a review. And to be honest this controller impressed us. We liked it! So therefor we are happy to give one out to our followers and friends!
These are the 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.
Through the relase of the video below Elektron announces a new product for the 4th quarter of this year. So that means any day now (kinda). For us, Elektron is famous for not leaking any information before the official release date. And we expect that this time as well, so for now you can only listen to the new product and wait for any visual or detailed specifications information.
Yesterday the Serato DJ software is released. The software had been introduced last month together with the introduction of the Pioneer DDJ-SX. This newest DJ software from Serato offers the best feature set for all-in-one controllers and sets a new standard for controller DJs. With many new features including amazing new FX Powered by iZotope, MIDI mapping and a brand new user interface, Serato DJ delivers the most powerful all-in-one DJ solutions.
Word from Denon DJ is that their new MC2000 DJ controller is now available is stores right now. The MC2000 doesn’t need to be plugged into a mains power supply for you to get thrashing out tunes – it’s USB Bus powered which means if you want to show off your latest mix then you simply need to power up your laptop and plug in the MC2000 with a USB cable (supplied). Serato DJ Intro software detects the controller automatically and is ready to work from the moment you take out of the box and plug in – giving you true ‘plug & play’ functionality.
Big announcement from Ableton today. Not only did they release the details for Live 9 but they also introduced a specific Ableton controller, named Push. Ableton did the design of Push but they got help from the engineers at Akai Professional for this controller. Push combines Ableton’s vision for music making with Akai Professional’s years of experience making instruments.
Reloop have let us know that their active DJ & producer reference monitor station RELOOP WAVE 5 and WAVE 8 are available now. These active reference monitor speakers are in a class of their own due to their precise playback and powerful rich output. The innovative design makes them ideal for DJs monitoring live in the mix, and thanks to the linear frequency-response curve, producers will also appreciate the Reloop Waves series as reference monitor speakers for studio applications.
Just last week we had the pleasure to see mr. Dave Clarke performing at the Amsterdam Dance Event. It was quite the night and we enjoyed the performance of him and all the other DJs. Next to showcase ringmaster Dave Clarke, the Melkweg venue underwent performances by Chicago’s finest Green Velvet, one of house music’s true pioneers DJ Sneak, the Detroit collective Octave One, Berlin based Marcel Fengler, Dutch leading tech lady Estroe, Clone Records artist Blawan and Dutchman Roger Gerressen.
These are the 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.
With the past announcement of the Pioneer DDJ-SX DJ controller there was also the announcement of the new Serato DJ software. The Pioneer controller will be a dedicated Serato DJ controller. Serato DJ delivers all the features and performance to meet the demands of DJs at the top of their game and sets the new standard for controller DJs. The software will be released on November 1st, as will the DDJ-SX.
As they always do, Pioneer has also announced different color settings for their pro DJ headphones, HDJ-2000 and HDJ-1500. Both the new HDJ-2000-W and HDJ-1500-W will be available at the end of this year with suggested retail prices of $450 (320 Euro) and $209 (189 Euro) respectively.