When Uprock Audio in Sacramento, California got their hands on the new Balance with Reason Essentials package they set about on a new creative project. The plan was simple enough: They wanted to record a song with a local artist, produce it, then sample it, remix it, and turn it into a second entirely new hip hop song… all in one day!
Yes, finally the guessing is over. The Denon MC3000 has been announced, introduced, you name it. We have known this controller since the past BPM Show, where an obscure, out of focus image had been leaked. More pictures have been released in the months after. Most surprising is the fact that Denon has lost the DN prefix. So we can present you the MC3000 DJ Controller.
Keith McMillen has an interesting project going on at the Kickstarter website. Here you can back interesting projects with (small) financial participations. For his QuNeo project Keith is looking for people who like to invest in the development of this new pad controller for electronic musicians.
Recently I got my hands on Mixed In Key version 5. I knew the program of course by name and also by fame, but I never had used it before. So I was kinda curious what it was all about. If you have never heart of Mixed In Key, it is an analysis program to detect information like the key and bpm of audio files. With this information DJs can elevate their mixes to higher levels because of ‘harmonic mixing‘. DJs can match tracks better or select tracks that are (more) compatible with eachother (key wise). If you need more information on harmonic mixing, checkout this page for a detailed description.
The Pioneer DDJ-ERGO-V controller will offer native support of Serato DJ Intro software from mid December, providing intuitive operability and high quality sound to Serato users who love to play out.
Open Labs, the industry leader and pioneer for nearly a decade in allin-one music production workstations, is proud to expand its product line by introducing, Music OS™ 3.0. Music OS 3.0 or MOS (moss) is the world’s first music creation and live performance software designed specifically to address the needs of both music creators and live performers. With over 7 years of integrated touch screen experience, MOS was purposely developed and optimized for touch screen use; however, a touch screen is not required when installed on PC desktops and laptop systems. Important to note, Open Labs will be releasing an Apple OS X supported platform in early 2012.
Eclectic British musician, Patrick Wolf, has embarked on another European tour with a Dante-enabled Allen & Heath iLive digital mixing system managing both FOH and monitors, supported by PA company, Brit Row.
Alesis, the world’s fastest growing electronic drum brand, introduces SamplePad, a compact four-pad instrument that gives drummers access to a limitless palette of sounds. Alesis will showcase SamplePad at PASIC 2011 in Indianapolis, Indiana from November 9-12.
Controllerist champion Edison gets his hands dirty with Twitch, controlling Ableton Live through a custom-made MIDI map. Novation TWITCH is a DJ controller with a completely new take on DJing. The worlds of digital DJ and Controllerist are colliding; performers are looking for new ways to manipulate music.
CellDNA is designed for realtime performance of video, images, and sounds. The intuitive, easy to learn interface gets you quickly mixing video, images, and sound. Live video input, realtime recording, an advanced database for tagging, organizing, and finding clips, network control, and integration with Ableton Live makes CellDNA one of the most advanced and flexible video tools in your kit. Extensive MIDI learn, and templates for all of Livid’s Controllers as well as a growing library of other controllers (including the Akai APC40 and APC20) allows you to use any MIDI controller for expressive hands-on performance of real-time video. Extensible with Cycling74’s Max software, the possibilities are endless.
Denon DJ are pleased to announce the DN-MC3000. The controller that we got a glimpse of at the past BPM Show, is now finally introduced to the world. The complete details will de released however on the 18th of november. Till then Denon gives us the specifications below and two images.
Automap 4.1 is here, bringing the brand new, full-featured version of Automap control software to all Novation controllers, including the flagship SL MkII. Automap is free software that comes with all Novation controllers. It gives you instant access to your DAW and plug-ins so you can get hands-on control of your music software. It features a software edit page that graphically shows what is assigned to which knob, fader or button on the hardware. Automap 4 has a re-designed GUI and now features a notification system that pops up in the corner of your monitor to tell you what you are controlling when you move a knob, slider or button.
The Xone:DB range exploits the potential of digital mixer technology to bring you maximum DJ creativity. A key element is what we believe to be the highest quality and most sophisticated FX engine in the DJ market. Originally developed for the iLive pro touring system and rated by some of the best ears in the business, the FX algorithms have been painstakingly optimised for DJ use.
Phil Morse from Digital DJ Tips has developed a brand new online video course that gives you all you need to get started from complete beginner to your first DJ gig in just four weeks. With nearly ten years of experience as a professional DJ Phil certainly knows what he’s talking about! Recognising the evolution of DJ’ing into ‘Digital’ DJ’ing at an early stage, he switched to digital about five years ago. Together with his work for Digital DJ Tips he has built a vast experience when it comes to Digital DJ’ing. Now with this online video course you can benefit from this experience and become a Digital DJ in just four weeks!