Mount Kimbie talk Focusrite Gear
Mount Kimbie are an electronic production duo based in South London. Members Dominic Maker and Kai Campos met at university and released their debut album ‘Crooks & Lovers’ on Hotflush Recordings in 2010.
Posts Tagged 'midi'
Serato DJ Update 1.1.1 Available Now
Serato is proud to announce the upgrade for Serato DJ 1.1.1, their newest DJ software for professional DJs at the top of their game. This software delivers the best feature set for all-in-one controllers and is the much-anticipated upgrade option for Reloop Terminal Mix 2 (TM2) and Terminal Mix 4 (TM4) controllers.
Reloop Terminal Mix 2 and 4 bundled with Serato DJ
The limited package consists of the award-winning Terminal Mix controller, the exciting new Serato DJ software, and it even includes the powerful video plug-in Serato Video which is offered as a free download. The Serato DJ software will be available for download via www.serato.com as of now.
Livid Instruments Alias8 Controller – Video Overview
The Livid Alias 8 delivers the quick and dirty control you need in a durable, compact package with high-quality controls. Perfect as a portable mixer control, the Alias 8 is designed to satisfy the essential needs of every studio or a live rig. Eight “channel strips” of knobs, faders, and buttons, and a full-size master fader easily adapt to traditional mixing.
New Sounds and Samples on Sample Saturday
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.
Reactable Gui Boratto – Interactive Music Album app
World renowned music producer Gui Boratto has teamed up with Reactable Systems, along with his music label Kompakt, to create a ground-breaking music experience: “Reactable Gui Boratto”.
Classic Tracks – The real stories behind 68 seminal recordings
Sample Magic has announced the publication of its latest book, Richard Buskin’s Classic Tracks. What really went on behind the doors of the world’s top studios while recording The Beatles, Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, Nirvana and R.E.M.? How did producers and engineers deal with the legendary egos of Oasis and Paul Simon? Or the haunted perfectionism of Michael Jackson and Phil Spector? And how – between the drugs, the sex, the fights, the tears and the tantrums – did some of the most iconic tracks of our times ever get recorded?
DJ Shiftee with the Kontrol Z2, Maschine and a few Gold SL1200s
Watch DJ Shiftee perform a standout scratch routine in a New York warehouse — with Traktor Kontrol Z2 and Maschine. On the Z2, Shiftee works it with Remix Decks, post-fader effects, and Traktor Pro’s new Macro FX and Flux Mode. He also shows how he uses Maschine to control the same Remix Decks and cue points set up on the Z2, making it the ultimate performance partner to the world’s first 2+2 control mixer.
Dave Smith and Ikutaro Kakehashi will receive a Technical Grammy for MIDI
The Recording Academy announced today that Dave Smith and Roland Corporation’s Ikutaro Kakehashi will receive the 2013 Technical GRAMMY Award for the development of MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface).
Making Beats with Ableton Push – Video
Big surprise when Ableton recently announced a hardware controller, Push, alongside the announcement of the Live 9 update. The hardware Live controller has been developed together with Akai Pro, who already had the technologic expertise, of course, because of their APC-40 and 20 controllers for Live.
Pioneer DDJ-WeGO support for Algoriddim djay software
Pioneer announced that its DDJ-WeGO DJ controller can now be used to control Algoriddim’s popular software, djay for Mac. Designed for home DJs, the Pioneer DDJ-WeGO is a compact portable DJ controller that is easy to set up and use anywhere.
New Sounds and Samples on Sample Saturday
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.
Something For The Weekend: Piano Premier – Steinway Sample Library
Normally a “Something For The Weekend” post shows us some nice video of something that intrigued us, made us laugh, interested us, or just something that is cool. Today we show you a video of a new product. Normally we wouldn’t do that because it isn’t supposed to be a ‘product’ post. However the accompanying video is just so wonderfull that we decided to post it here anyway.
Serato DJ 1.1 Update Released
Serato is proud to announce the launch of Serato DJ 1.1, our newest DJ software for professional DJs at the top of their game. This software delivers our best feature set for all-in-one controllers and is the much-anticipated upgrade option for Numark Mixtrack Pro, Pioneer DDJ-ERGO and Denon DJ MC2000 customers.
KOMA Elektronik Kontrol Surface under development
Our friends at Koma Elektronik have a new product in development. It will be named KONTROL SURFACE and it is a two-axis touch screen controller. On release there will be two versions, Pro and Light. Both units will be on display and ready for a thorough test drive at NAMM 2013 and will be shipping in the end of Q1 of 2013!