The CI2 Advanced Integration USB Studio is far more than just another interface – it’s an intelligently integrated system which has all you need for your recording and production projects at home, in your band’s rehearsal room or on the go with your laptop.
Akai Professional, the name synonymous with music production, announces that its MPD18 portable padcontroller is now shipping to retailers.
Motherboard TV heads deep into the bowels of Moby’s Manhattan apartment-studio, where he unveils his prized assemblage of rarified gadgets, bizarre synthesizers, and vintage drum devices. A lovely video for all lovers of vintage gear. Check it put!
Windows 7 has been available for a while now as the pre-installed OS on various new PCs, but the official ship date for accross-the-board availability is October 22. MOTU has worked closely with Microsoft to ensure a smooth transition for your MOTU products when you make the move to Windows 7.
Akai Professional, the name synonymous with music production, announces that the LPD8 laptop pad controller and LPK25 laptop performance keyboard controller are now shipping to retailers. The LPD8 and LPK25 are USB-MIDI controllers for musicians, producers, DJs and other music creators. Each model is less than 13 inches across and weighs less than a pound to easily fit into a laptop case, backpack or messenger bag for extreme portability.
Last month we attended the launch of the new Pioneer CDJ-2000 in Amsterdam. Dutch mega DJ Laidback Luke did a very cool set on the new players. We really enjoyed that set, so we thought we’d share the extra video footage we had with you. Enjoy!
PreSonus has released FaderPort firmware version 1.3.5 for Mac OS X. The new firmware adds support for Apple Logic 9 and Steinberg Cubase 5 and provides Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard) support for all music-production applications that were compatible with the FaderPort under Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard), including Ableton Live, Digidesign Pro Tools, and MOTU Digital Performer.
Block is a compact and programmable MIDI control surface designed for interactive audio performance. Built on the same bi-directional and adaptable platform as the Ohm64, Block provides a powerful interface for creating and interacting with sound in a small easy-to-transport body. Sixty four backlight led buttons provide endless possibilities for visual feedback with the instrument by connecting it to Ableton Live, Max/Msp, our open source sounds apps, or any other software that supports MIDI. The open source blockEditor application lets you reprogram any of the controller’s sixty four clip buttons, eight knobs, two faders, and seven function buttons. Block is hand crafted from lightweight wood and aluminum for easy portability.
MASCHINE combines the flexibility of computer-based music production with the ease of a groove box into one powerful creative tool. Utilizing onboard samples or your own audio files, MASCHINE’s symbiosis of hardware and software not only ensures a fast and fun workflow, but lets you easily turn your ideas into professional productions. Native Instruments have posted several new tutorials on MASCHINE.
Nothing on the M-Audio website but several webshops already are placing the new midi controller keyboard series on their websites. So we can expect that M-Audio is introducing their new (upgraded) OXYGEN series pretty soon. Available with 25, 49 and 61 keys.
Mackie Onyx-i Series Mixers are qualified by Mackie for use with Pro Tools® M-Powered™ 8 on both Mac and PC. At this time, no other Mackie audio interface products are qualified for use with Pro Tools® M-Powered™ 8.
TASCAM has created the Track Pack X1 and Track Pack X2 bundles for musicians looking for an inexpensive way to start recording in their computers. The Track Pack X1 contains the new US-100 USB interface, dynamic microphone and set of closed-ear headphones for under $150. The Track Pack X2 features the new US-122mkII audio interface, TM-78 large-diaphragm condenser microphone and Cubase LE4 48-track recording software for under $200.
At this year’s BPM the TR-1 was introduced which is a collaboration of Vestax and DJ HIROSHI WATANABE, one of the pioneers who established laptop based DJing in Japan.This radical MIDI controller has been designed from a professional’s point of view, making it compact and extremely useful when you’re in the mix. Its compatibility with Traktor Pro is remarkable.
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Launchpad is a dedicated controller for Ableton Live, co-developed by Novation and Ableton. Perfect for DJing, performing live or working in the studio, Launchpad features a multi-color, 64-button grid, control modes for the Session View and Live’s mixer, two fully-programmable User Modes and dedicated scene-launch/function buttons. Despite the big grid, Launchpad is neat, compact and portable: 239 x 239 mm with a slim 24 mm profile and weighing only 717 g.