It is the time of year that all kinds of lists come out. Best this or best that of 2010. However, the list below is a very nice one. It is a selection of the best musicvideo’s of 2010 according to eclectro.nl. Eclectro is a website dedicated to ‘eclectic electronica’ and is being made by a team of journalists, DJs, producers, designers and people who appreciate all kinds of electronic music.
Ableton is proud to present three new Partner Instruments to add to the growing collection of diverse and essential sounds designed specifically for Live by our partners! Now is the perfect time to buy, with a EUR 10/USD 10 discount on these three Partner Instruments through December 19th.
This week we have a video of the Latronic Notron hardware midi step sequencer. We tried to find more details and specs of this sequencer but this is just on of those little hidden gems from the past that almost anonymously exists in the world of analog vintage gear. There isn’t even a wikipedia page for it!
The dynamic duo behind drum & bass outfit Urban Assault and labels Heavy Artillery and 5 Star Recordings Faust & Shortee perform a scratch and controllerism routine to perfection, taking advantage of the Traktor Kontrol X1‘s intuitive control over track browsing, looping, cue points and effects in Serato Scratch Live.
The dream to combine the power of a PC and the ergonomic of a real musical instrument is becoming reality. Feeltune announces the release of the Rhizome; one of the highlight of the MusikMesse when it was first presented last March. Many sites and magazines rated it best of the 2010 trade show! The Rhizome is the future of groove machines.
Denon DJ has made free firmware updates available for its DN-S3700 and DN-S1200 digital media turntables that upgrade performance with a Hybrid MIDI mode. The updates – DN-S3700 v.2020, DN-S1200 v.3020 – are available to download from the Denon DJ website at www.denon.dj; from the relevant product pages.
Past november NI announced they were working on the Maschine 1.6 update with the most important change, the new feature of hosting VST/AU plugins. A feature that has been requested by many users from the start. So with this coming 1.6 update you will allowed to use VST and AU plugins as sound sources and effects in your Maschine project. This includes both the whole NI range of instruments and effects as well as any third-party plugin.
Fender, the name synonymous with rock ‘n’ roll, brings you the world’s first electric guitar that is also an officially licensed Rock Band 3 video game controller. Blending state-of-the-art gaming and guitar technology with the authenticity of Fender design and engineering, the Squier by Fender Stratocaster Guitar and Controller is created for musicians and gamers alike and rocks both worlds—whether plugged into a guitar amp or into a video game console.
Logic-courses.com is the latest joint venture from sample boutique Loopmasters and online music production academy Producertech LTD, it is a new website which features two online Logic video courses for beginners, intermediate and advanced level students, which has been designed and delivered by our qualified trainer Rob Jones. The concept of this new website is to allow students of all abilities and locations to login and study online whenever they choose, getting professional instruction and support as modules are delivered.
What do you get when you are a product designer and electronic musician? Well … meet Yuri Suzuki! A japanese born designer living in London who makes electronic music as a side gig. Or is it the other way? Anyway, one of his latest projects is the Urushi Musical Interface. It is a touch panel style musical interface which uses principle of gold inlay. Watching the video makes me think it takes a lot of effort to understand the workings behind it and get a decent performance out of it. On the other hand … it just looks stunning!
Carlo Castellano is a professional session keyboard player (piano, organ, synthesizers and programming) with both studio and live experience. As a composer and sound designer he works on short films, documentaries and video games. I came across this video on Vimeo and immediately loved. it. Not only because I am a big fan of Daft Punk, but also because Carlo just did a fantastic job recreating the sounds of the original Aerodynamic track. All in all this is just a great video, really something for the weekend!
The Kontrol One is a professional dj midi controller designed specifically to enjoy the functionality of the most advanced dj pro softwares in the world. Kontrol One will satisfy the needs of the dj’s, that still want the tactile experience of Djing, with digital media in computer based systems. With a touch sensitive jog wheel, scratching experience will never be that easy. KONTROL ONE, for Total control.
Like its 16-channel sibling, the 24-channel StudioLive 24.4.2 is designed for both studio recording and live sound, without compromising the requirements for either. StudioLive 24.4.2 sports the same friendly user interface, robust feature set, and extensive I/O configuration as the StudioLive 16.4.2 but with several significant additions and enhancements. The most obvious difference is that the new mixer provides 24 input channels, rather than 16. As with the 16.4.2, each input features a trim pot, XLR mic input with XMAX™ mic preamp, 1/4-inch TRS balanced line inputs and unbalanced insert points. Like the 16.4.2, the StudioLive 24.4.2 offers 4 subgroup outputs, but where the 16-channel model offers 6 aux buses, the 24.4.2 provides 10 aux buses.
Line 6 is proud to announce a dozen new apps for the MIDI Mobilizer, the only MIDI interface for Apple iPod touch, iPhone and iPad.