Recently under heavy ‘teasement’ with some teaser videos, it’s now time to unveil what Hercules was teasing about, … The DJConsole RMX2! According to Hercules the DJ Console RMX2 is the ideal instrument to express your creativity, to work on your mixes, to turn your ideas into music, and to hone your performance and conquer your audience.
Korg have just announced that the Kaossilator 2 and Mini Kaoss Pad 2 are available now. Both products were announced at the WinterNamm 2012, past january. The new Kaossilator 2 is a Dynamic Phrase Synthesizer. The Mini Kaoss Pad 2 is a Dynamic Effect Processor.
Last year we had a video in this section from Ko Matsushita where he used a Pioneer DJM-900, CDJ-2000, EFX-1000, Ableton Live, an iPad, Korg Kaossilator and Touch OSC to do a ‘mash-up’ of “Diabla (Metrik Remix)” by Funk D’ Void and “Flashback (Accapella)” by Calvin Harris. And now he returned with a new demonstration video but this time he uses the new Pioneer RMX-1000 FX controller to show his magic. We wanted to post this video as it is a simple hands-on video showing and, for us, seeing the little tricks and moves he makes to create a live mash-up.
Ableton are pleased to announce the beta version of Live 8.4, featuring native 64-bit support. With 64-bit support, Sets in Live 8 can now accommodate much larger memory usage, and third-party plugins that support 64-bit. Registered Live 8, Suite 8, Live Intro or Live Lite 8 users can download the beta now.
The World Famous Beat Junkies, comprised of members J-Rocc, DJ Babu, D-Styles, DJ Rhettmatic, DJ What?!, Mr. Choc, Icy Ice, Curse, DJ Shortkut, Melo-D, Symphony and DJ Havik have been putting in work on the turntables since they were first established in 1992.
Very soon to be released and a pair to arrive at our Gearjunkies Techlab any day now, the Denon SC3900 already made quite the buzz in the DJ scene lately. The stuff we hear is, to say the least, exciting. People who had already have a chance to play and work with them are very positive. We can’t wait!
See some of KONTAKT‘s most illustrious and high profile fans deliver their birthday greeting to the industry-leading software sampler. Includes testimonials by artists such as Jean Michel Jarre, Chris Lowe, Roger Lyons, and Cliff Martinez, as well as sound design partners Heavyocity, Abbey Road, Scarbee and Soniccouture.
With the Terminal Mix 2 Reloop complements its Serato controller series with a dedicated 2-deck variant. Terminal Mix 2 disposes of an integrated 2-channel mixer that besides 3-fold EQ with intelligent kill technique* also offers gain and filter modulation per channel. The crossfader curve can be adjusted comfortably on the device’s front side.
Serato Audio Research are pleased to announce the release of Serato Scratch Live 2.4.2, the latest free software update for Serato Scratch Live DJs. With this update Video-SL is no longer supported in Scratch Live 2.4 and above. Video-SL has been replaced by Serato Video, which is a free upgrade for all existing Video-SL customers.
It’s often the case that the advent of one idea heralds unexpected benefits and developments in other areas, and so it goes with Native Instruments’ Traktor Pro. Having already revolutionised the art of mixing, it could now be about to have a profound effect on the relationship between a DJ and their audience, not to mention the world of performing rights by making sure each and every artist, large or small, is properly compensated for the use of their work.
BEATSURFING is an iPad Organic MIDI Controller Builder. It allows you to draw a 3-dimensional controller and use it in two different and complementary ways. You can tap it like you would with your regular MPC or any other beatmaking device, but the best and most innovative use you can make of it is definitely by surfing your fingers along routes, colliding with objects, triggering samples or effects. It’s all about movement, and bringing back this intuitive way to make music.
For the adventurous DJ who likes to edit, or create ‘personal’ Traktor mappings for his DJ Midi controller there’s a tool for making this task a lot easier. However, only for Mac, Xtreme Mapping is an advanced editor that works like a ‘wizard’ for any Traktor mapping creation or editing.
Beatport, the world’s largest dance music community and music store for DJs, today debuted a new service designed to sell mixtapes from the world’s leading DJs, called ‘Beatport Mixes.’ While other services have attempted to distribute mixtapes through overlay-heavy podcasts or ad-ridden Internet radio-like experiences, Beatport Mixes presents the entire long-form, continuous mixtape as the DJ intended it to be heard—in DRM-free, high-definition files.
AIAIAI and Beatport share a lot of common ground. One common denominator is the love of electronic dance music in all shapes and forms and another is the global DJing scene, which both companies have steadily serviced over the last couple of years.